Yuichi Toyama

Yuichi Toyama
Yuichi Toyama
外山　雄一
Born	April 23, 1967 (age 57)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	"Healthy"
Occupation(s)	Video game designer, director, producer
Years active	1985–present
Employer(s)	Technosoft(1987-1988); Compile(1989-1992); Eighting(1994-2017); Taito(2017-present)

Yuichi Toyama (外山　雄一, Toyama Yuichi) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He used to work at Technosoft, Compile and Eighting, and is currently working at Taito since 2017. He is also a writer for the Game Culture Preservation Institute(IGCC).^[1]

Early years

Toyama started his path in the video game industry after his enjoyment of playing Space Invaders. He had read magazines that featured games like Space Invaders, Star Wars, and Gundam. He always wanted to enjoy those games at home. He originally wanted to either get a Sharp MZ-80 or an NEC PC-8001, but in the end, he started with a Hitachi Basic Master Level 2. After testing the games on it, he had no choice but to do game programming on his own.^[2]

Career

Technosoft (1987-1989)

Toyama started at Technosoft when he was a teenager. He started with being a designer for the game, Feedback, then later a planner and programmer for Herzog^[3]

Compile (1989-1992)

Eighting (1994-2017)

Taito (2017-present)

Works

Year	Title	Role(s)	Note(s)	Ref.
1985	Vilzam	Game Designer		^[4]
1988	Feedback	Game Designer
1988	Herzog	Designer
1989	Blazing Lazers	Special Thanks
1989	Randar II: Revenge of Death	Thanks
1990	Ghostbusters	Programmer
1990	MUSHA	Programmer
1991	GG Aleste	Special Thanks
1991	Seirei Senshi Spriggan	Programmer, Thanks
1992	Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project	Scenario
1993	Sorcer Striker	Programmer
1994	Kingdom Grand Prix	Game Advisor, Programmer
1995	Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W	Production Assistance
1996	Battle Garegga	Special Thanks
1997	Sōkyūgurentai	Programmer
1998	Baroque	Special Thanks
2000	Dimahoo	Programmer
2000	Brave Blade	Supervisor
2001	Kuru Kuru Kururin	Planning Manager
2001	Tekken Advance	Producer
2002	The Pinball of the Dead	Director
2005	Inuyasha: Feudal Combat	Integration Advisor
2005	Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles	Supervising Director
2006	Master of Illusion	Director
2007	Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō	Direction Manager
2009	Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	Producer
2010	Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars	Product Manager
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	Supervisor
2011	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2013	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
2014	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
2018	Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi	Special Thanks	M2 ShotTriggers port
2019	Darius Cozmic Collection	Coordinator
	Sega Genesis Mini	Supervisor	for Darius
	Bubble Bobble 4 Friends	Special Thanks
	ESP. Ra.De. Psy.
2020	TurboGrafx-16 Mini
	Space Invaders Invincible Collection	Director
	Space Invaders Forever	Director
	Aleste Collection	Special Thanks
2021	Darius Cozmic Revelation	Director		^[5]
2021	Senxin Aleste	Advisor
2023	Ray'z Arcade Chronology	Producer

References

^ "Writer Introduction: Yuichi Toyama Game Culture Preservation Institute". Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ "Raizing Interview with Yuichi Toyama and Yokoo Kenichi". Retrieved February 15, 2022.
^ Manami, Rei (24 November 2017). ""エムツーショットトリガーズ"第3弾『魔法大作戦』発売記念ロングインタビュー（エイティング編）振り向けば仲間がいた。原作開発時の熱き情熱を当時のスタッフに聞く". Famitsu (in Japanese). Gzbrain. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
^ "This page isn't available". Retrieved August 20, 2023.^{[dead link]}
^ "SwitchArcade Presents: An Interview with the Developers of 'Darius Cozmic Revelation'". Retrieved February 25, 2022.

External links

[1] "Writer Introduction: Yuichi Toyama Game Culture Preservation Institute". Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[2] "Raizing Interview with Yuichi Toyama and Yokoo Kenichi". Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[3] Manami, Rei (24 November 2017). ""エムツーショットトリガーズ"第3弾『魔法大作戦』発売記念ロングインタビュー（エイティング編）振り向けば仲間がいた。原作開発時の熱き情熱を当時のスタッフに聞く". Famitsu (in Japanese). Gzbrain. Archived from the original on 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2020-07-07.

[4] "This page isn't available". Retrieved August 20, 2023.^{[dead link]}

[5] "SwitchArcade Presents: An Interview with the Developers of 'Darius Cozmic Revelation'". Retrieved February 25, 2022.

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Yuichi Toyama
外山　雄一
Born	(1967-04-23) April 23, 1967 (age 57)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	"Healthy"
Occupation(s)	Video game designer, director, producer
Years active	1985–present
Employer(s)	Technosoft(1987-1988) Compile(1989-1992) Eighting(1994-2017) Taito(2017-present)