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Tadashi Sugiyama (born April 15, 1959) is a Nintendo producer and former manager of the Nintendo EAD Group 5. He has worked on a number of franchises, including the F-Zero, Mario Kart, Star Fox, and Wii Fit franchises.
History[]
Sugiyama joined Nintendo in 1982, one year before the release of the Famicom. During his first years at the company, he worked on graphic design and creating characters such as the Ice Climbers. Later on, he became a director, starting with Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
His first project on the SNES was Pilotwings; after that, he directed Super Mario Kart with Hideki Konno, where he was in charge of design and course planning. He was also the assistant director of Super Mario All-Stars. Later, on the Nintendo 64, he was the visual director of Mario Kart 64 and the main director of F-Zero X. During his work on those titles he was also involved directly in some of the graphic design himself.
After his work on Luigi's Mansion and Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, he had a mostly supportive role, until he was appointed as the head of Nintendo EAD 5. Ever since, he has been the main producer of the Wii Fit, Star Fox, and Steel Diver franchises, as well as Tank Troopers.
Due to Sugiyama's lack of credits since 2016, it is unknown what his current occupation at Nintendo is or whether he remains in the company.
Game Works[]
- Baseball (1983) - Graphic Design
- Pinball (1984) - Graphic Design
- Clu Clu Land (1984) - Graphic Design
- Ice Climber (1985) - Graphic Design
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) - Director (as Sugiyan)
- Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) - Character Design (as Sugiyan)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) - Character Design
- Pilotwings (1990) - Director
- SimCity (SNES) (1991) - Director
- Super Mario Kart (1992) - CG Designer, Director
- Super Mario All-Stars (1993) - Assistant Director
- Mario Kart 64 (1996) - Visual Director
- F-Zero X (1998) - Director, Machine Modeler, Course Design
- F-Zero X Expansion Kit (2000) - Director
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) - Supervisor
- Luigi's Mansion (2001) - Design Director
- Ice Climber-e (2002) - Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) - Supervisor
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003) - Producer
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) - Advisor
- Picross DS (2007) - Supervisor
- Super Paper Mario (2007) - In-Game Graphic Supervisor
- Wii Fit (2007) - Producer
- Wii Fit Plus (2009) - Producer
- Steel Diver (2011) - Producer
- Star Fox 64 3D (2011) - Producer
- Wii Fit U (2013) - Producer
- Steel Diver: Sub Wars (2014) - Producer
- Star Fox Zero (2016) - Producer
- Star Fox Guard (2016) - Producer
- Tank Troopers (2016) - Producer
Special Thanks[]
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (Character Design: Ice Climber)
- Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (2001)
- F-Zero GX (2003)
- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004)
- Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (2004)
- Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005)
- Mario Kart DS (2005)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
- Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Wii Music (2008)
- Art Style: PiCOPiCT (2009)
- Pushmo (2011)
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition (2012) - Collaboration Contents Advisor
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins (2016)
Interviews[]
- Super Mario Kart - 1992 Developer Interview (translated by Shmuplations)
- Mario Kart 64 - 1996 Developer Interview (translated by Shmuplations)
- F-Zero X Staff Interview (via F-Zero Central)
- N.O.M.: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Iwata Asks: Wii Fit
- Iwata Asks: Super Mario All-Stars
- Iwata Asks: Steel Diver
- Iwata Asks: Wii Fit Meter
- Nintendo Topics Interviews: Zelda 30th Anniversary: Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
- Super NES Classic Interviews: Super Mario Kart