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Tomoyoshi Yamane (sometimes misspelled as Tomomi Yamane), born January 2, 1968, is a coordinator at Nintendo. He was originally a designer for Nintendo R&D1, working on the Metroid and Wario Land franchises. He designed the Varia Suit, Samus's iconic outfit in Metroid II: Return of Samus, as well as her CG design in Super Metroid, which led up to him supervising her 3D model in various Metroid games. He also redesigned most of the bosses in Super Metroid, making them significantly scarier.
In recent years, he has been involved as a coordinator on titles developed outside of Nintendo, like the Mario & Sonic franchise. Since Mario Tennis Aces, Yamane has been art director or supervisor for various Mario spin-offs.
Game Works[]
- Game Boy Wars (1991) - Illustrator [note: uncredited]
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (1991) - Designer
- Super Scope 6 (1992) - Designer
- Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (1992) - Character Designer
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) - Testing Player
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) - Testing Player
- Super Metroid (1994) - Object Designer, Samus Designer
- Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995) - Designer
- Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Super Famicom) (1998) - Animation / Art
- Pocket Monsters Stadium (1998) - Pokémon Modeling
- Pokémon Stadium (1999) - Pokémon Modeler
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000) - Graphic Design
- Wario Land 4 (2001) - Designer
- Metroid Fusion (2002) - Game Design, Visual Director, Enemy Character Design
- Metroid Prime (2002) - Supervisor (Samus Model)
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003) - Art Director (Panel de Pon), Character Design (Panel de Pon), Artist (Panel de Pon)
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) - Supervisor (Samus Model)
- Super Mario 64 DS (2004) - Development Environment Support
- Eyeshield 21: MAX Devil Power (2006) - Supervisor
- Tetris DS (2006) - Design
- Eyeshield 21: DevilBats DevilDays (2006) - Supervisor
- Eyeshield 21: Field Saikyō no Senshi Tachi (2007) - Supervisor
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) - Supervisor (Samus Model)
- Mario Party DS (2007) - Associate Producer
- DS Uranai Seikatsu (2009) - UI Advisor
- Mario Sports Mix (2010) - Design Support
- Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan (2011) - UI Advisor
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) - Associate Producer
- Culdcept (3DS) (2012) - UI Advisor
- Rayman Legends (Japanese Localization) (2013) - Supervisor
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) - Associate Producer
- Hey! Pikmin (2017) - Graphic / UI Supervisor
- Mario Tennis Aces (2018) - Art Director
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) - Graphic Supervisor
- Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) - Art Director
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) (2024) - Graphic Supervisor
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) - Art Supervisor
Special Thanks[]
- Mario Paint (1992)
- Tetris Attack (GB) (1996)
- Wario Land II (GBC) (1998)
- Super Smash Bros. (1999) - Original Game Staff ("Super Metroid" CG Design)
- Pokémon Puzzle League (2000)
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (2000) - Pokémon Stadium: Staff
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (CG Design: Super Metroid)
- Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003)
- Master of Illusion (2006)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Glory of Heracles (2008)
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
- WarioWare D.I.Y. (2009)
- DS Kokoro Nurie (2010)
- And-Kensaku (2010)
- Pushmo (2011)
- Mario Party 9 (2012)
- Nintendo Pocket Football Club (2012)
- Wii Party U (2013)
- Mario Party: Island Tour (2013)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (2014)
- BOXBOY! (2015)
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) - Original Game Supervisor
- Tetris 99 (2019)
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (2020)
Interviews[]
- Super Metroid Staff Interview (translated by Metroid Database)
- N.O.M.: Metroid Fusion (translated by Metroid Database)
- N.O.M.: Tetris DS
- N.O.M.: Mario Party DS
- Iwata Asks: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games