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'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext|山上仁志|やまがみ ひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')]</ref>
'''Hitoshi Yamagami''' (Japanese: {{alttext|山上仁志|やまがみ ひとし}}) is an employee of [[Nintendo]] of Japan. He is a director of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' and a producer of the other four games in [[The Legendary Starfy (series)|''The Legendary Starfy'' series]]. Hitoshi Yamagami and [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]] of [[TOSE]] have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of ''Densetsu no Starfy'')].</ref>


Hitoshi Yamagami was notorious as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as [[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi's Cookie]] and [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2] for the NES and Game Boy. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto]</ref>  As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami]</ref>
Hitoshi Yamagami was known as a key member of [[wikipedia:Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo Research & Development 1]], in charge of the direction of games such as ''[[mariowiki:Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi's Cookie]]'' and ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/ehj/index.html Tetris 2]'' for the NES and [[nwiki:Game Boy|Game Boy]]. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. <ref>[http://www.metroid-database.com/features/profile_Sakamoto.php Metroid Database:: Developer Profile : Yoshio Sakamoto].</ref>  As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of [[wikipedia:Software Planning & Development|Software Planning & Development]] Group No. 2. <ref>[http://kyoto-report.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/profile-hitoshi-yamagami.html Kyoto Report - Hitoshi Yamagami].</ref>


=='Floaty Platformer'==
=='Floaty Platformer'==
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=='Floaty Platformer'==
Hitoshi Yamagami and Yasuhiro Minamimoto's first work together was on producing a 'floaty platformer' game that was originally a balloon-lifting game for the Game Boy. Hitoshi Yamagami received a directive from his boss to make it but had difficulties on having the balloon move where it was intended to. According to Hitoshi Yamagami, it turned out to be an "annoying game that wasn't any fun at all". Hitoshi Yamagami asked his boss if he could operate the balloon itself and he approved his request. In a 2009 conference call between [http://nintendolife.com Nintendo Life] and six developers of [[The Legendary Starfy]], Hitoshi Yamagami states that he worked on the idea of a floating character being pushed through a maze for six months. It is unclear whether he is referring to the balloon or not.
 
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Hitoshi Yamagami and Yasuhiro Minamimoto's first work together was on producing a 'floaty platformer' game that was originally a balloon-lifting game for the Game Boy. Hitoshi Yamagami received a directive from his boss to make it but had difficulties on having the balloon move where it was intended to. According to Hitoshi Yamagami, it turned out to be an "annoying game that wasn't any fun at all". Hitoshi Yamagami asked his boss if he could operate the balloon itself and he approved his request.


When Hitoshi Yamagami met Yasuhiro Minamimoto, they decided that using a water based character would be a good idea, as long as that character fit the environment. Initially they came up with the idea of changing the balloon into a bubble with a Nintendo character in it, but this apparently "wasn't a very practical setup". Later they talked about making the bubble itself into a character, and a jellyfish and a starfish were proposed. A starfish was chosen for the game. This game would eventually become ''[[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|Densetsu no Starfy]]'' for the Game Boy Color and later for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. [[Starfy]] was originally a starfish, but plans were carried out so that he would fall from the sky unlike an actual starfish.
When Hitoshi Yamagami met Yasuhiro Minamimoto, they decided that using a water based character would be a good idea, as long as that character fit the environment. Initially they came up with the idea of changing the balloon into a bubble with a Nintendo character in it, but this apparently "wasn't a very practical setup". Later they talked about making the bubble itself into a character, and a jellyfish and a starfish were proposed. A starfish was chosen for the game. This game would eventually become ''[[Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)|Densetsu no Starfy]]'' for the Game Boy Color and later for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. [[Starfy]] was originally a starfish, but plans were carried out so that he would fall from the sky unlike an actual starfish.
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*''[[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery 3|Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (1998) - Director
*''[[wikipedia:Game & Watch ports and remakes#Game & Watch Gallery 3|Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' (1998) - Director
*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League|Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' (2000/1) - Director & Program
*''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon Puzzle League|Pokémon Puzzle League]]'' (2000/1) - Director & Program
*''[[wikipedia:Sin and Punishment|Sin and Punishment]]'' (2000) - Supervisor <ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/366184-sin-and-punishment-successor-of-the-earth/credit Sin and Punishment credits on GameFAQs]</ref>
*''[[wikipedia:Sin and Punishment|Sin and Punishment]]'' (2000) - Supervisor <ref>[http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/366184-sin-and-punishment-successor-of-the-earth/credit Sin and Punishment credits on GameFAQs].</ref>
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario 64|Dr. Mario 64]] (2001) - Director
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario 64|Dr. Mario 64]] (2001) - Director
*''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ayaj/ Dokodemo Taiyoku - Yakuman Advance]'' (2001)
*''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ayaj/ Dokodemo Taiyoku - Yakuman Advance]'' (2001)
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*''[[jawikipedia:のののパズルちゃいリアン|Nonono Puzzle Chalien]]'' (2005) - Project Manager
*''[[jawikipedia:のののパズルちゃいリアン|Nonono Puzzle Chalien]]'' (2005) - Project Manager
*''[[mariowiki:Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix|Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix]] (2005) - Producer
*''[[mariowiki:Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix|Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix]] (2005) - Producer
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]] (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario & Puzzle League|Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
*''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' (2005) - Producer with Yasushiro Minamimoto
*''[[wikipedia:Chōsōjū Mecha MG|Chou Soujuu Mecha MG]]'' (2006) - Producer with Shirō Kuroda<ref>[http://shelloop.s15.xrea.com/data/bikou/ds_note/ds_st/mg_st.html 『超操縦メカMG』:スタッフリスト (in Japanese) - Transcription of credits hosted on shelloop].</ref><ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12828801 超操縦メカMG RTA(スタッフロール含 2 02) Part6/6 - Niconico Video GINZA (staff roll starting at 23:38)].</ref>
*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer
*''[[mariowiki:Wario: Master of Disguise|Wario: Master of Disguise]] (2007) - Producer
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer
*''[[mariowiki:Dr. Mario Online Rx|Dr. Mario Online Rx]] (2008) - Producer
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*''[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6AMyCDP1zXZGAPJpY_NOg4KBqjrxG1jR Spin Six]'' (2009)
*''[http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/6AMyCDP1zXZGAPJpY_NOg4KBqjrxG1jR Spin Six]'' (2009)
*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
*''[[wikipedia:Xenoblade Chronicles|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010/2011) - Producer
*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011) - 2010/2011
*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters|Fossil Fighters]]'' (2008/2009) - Producer
*''[[wikipedia:Fossil Fighters: Champions|Fossil Fighters: Champions]]'' (2010/2011)
*''Code Name S.T.E.A.M'' (2015) - Producer<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWOeGFKIEc Play Nintendo - Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Roundtable - Youtube, Nintendo's channel].</ref>


List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志|Japanese Wikipedia article]].
List derived from the Kyoto Report and [http://themushroomkingdom.net/credits/name/52 The Mushroom Kingdom]. There are possibly more on the [[jawikipedia:山上仁志|Japanese Wikipedia article]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://www.nintendopower.com/images/NP244_Starfy.jpg p. 73]</ref>
*Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009 ([[:File:NP244_Starfy p72-73.jpg]]).</ref>
*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009, [http://i2.minus.com/jJM8mSopmpPyk.jpg p. 74]</ref>
*When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and [[Kirby]] would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". <ref>[[wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine, Volume 244, Future Publishing, August 2009 ([[:File:NP244_Starfy p74.jpg]]).</ref>
*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".
*With ''The Legendary Starfy'', Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".



Latest revision as of 19:08, 18 October 2020

Hitoshi Yamagami

Hitoshi Yamagami (Japanese: 山上仁志) is an employee of Nintendo of Japan. He is a director of Densetsu no Starfy and a producer of the other four games in The Legendary Starfy series. Hitoshi Yamagami and Yasuhiro Minamimoto of TOSE have worked together on the series for over fifteen years (as of 2009).[1]

Hitoshi Yamagami was known as a key member of Nintendo Research & Development 1, in charge of the direction of games such as Yoshi's Cookie and Tetris 2 for the NES and Game Boy. He was also the founder of Team Shikamaru, a team for scriptwriting at Nintendo. [2] As of 2004 he was promoted to the key manager and producer of Software Planning & Development Group No. 2. [3]

'Floaty Platformer'

Main article: Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)

Hitoshi Yamagami and Yasuhiro Minamimoto's first work together was on producing a 'floaty platformer' game that was originally a balloon-lifting game for the Game Boy. Hitoshi Yamagami received a directive from his boss to make it but had difficulties on having the balloon move where it was intended to. According to Hitoshi Yamagami, it turned out to be an "annoying game that wasn't any fun at all". Hitoshi Yamagami asked his boss if he could operate the balloon itself and he approved his request. In a 2009 conference call between Nintendo Life and six developers of The Legendary Starfy, Hitoshi Yamagami states that he worked on the idea of a floating character being pushed through a maze for six months. It is unclear whether he is referring to the balloon or not.

When Hitoshi Yamagami met Yasuhiro Minamimoto, they decided that using a water based character would be a good idea, as long as that character fit the environment. Initially they came up with the idea of changing the balloon into a bubble with a Nintendo character in it, but this apparently "wasn't a very practical setup". Later they talked about making the bubble itself into a character, and a jellyfish and a starfish were proposed. A starfish was chosen for the game. This game would eventually become Densetsu no Starfy for the Game Boy Color and later for the Game Boy Advance. Starfy was originally a starfish, but plans were carried out so that he would fall from the sky unlike an actual starfish.

Works

The Legendary Starfy series

Other Games

List derived from the Kyoto Report and The Mushroom Kingdom. There are possibly more on the Japanese Wikipedia article.

External links

Trivia

  • Hitoshi Yamagami wanted to sell the Starfy series overseas from the first game, but the game staff "just couldn't make it fit in with the North American climate". He explains that the reason why the games prior to The Legendary Starfy weren't released in North America was because the details in the stories and games were "geared too much towards Japanese players" and the team didn't think the games would "resonate with players overseas". [8]
  • When asked by Nintendo Power how "Starfy and Kirby would get along if they met one another?", Hitoshi replied "since Starfy and Kirby are both very friendly" "don't you think they would become friends right away?". He notes that Kirby is "very active in the sky", in the same way Starfy is "very active in the sea". [9]
  • With The Legendary Starfy, Hitoshi Yamagami feels that the game "is like his own child", and with the North American release, he feels like "his own child [was] making a major debut".

References