Takashi Tezuka
Takashi Tezuka is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer; a senior officer of Nintendo EPD and Executive at Nintendo.
Biography
A graduate of the Design Department of Osaka University of Arts, he joined Nintendo in April 1984 and was involved with some of the most critically acclaimed Nintendo series, including Mario and The Legend of Zelda. Tezuka is fond of fantasy novels such as J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and wrote the story and script for The Legend of Zelda and . Tezuka was also involved in the creation process of Yoshi, after Shigeru Miyamoto originally wanted Mario to ride a dinosaur in Super Mario Bros. 3.Design philosophy
Works
| Year | Title | Position |
| 1984 | Devil World | Game designer |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Assistant director, game designer |
| 1986 | ' | Director, game designer |
| 1986 | 'The Legend of Zelda' | Director, game designer, writer |
| 1987 | ' | Writer |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Director, game designer |
| 1990 | Super Mario World | Director |
| 1991 | ' | Director |
| 1993 | ' | Director |
| 1995 | ' | Director |
| 1995 | BS The Legend of Zelda | Game Designer |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Assistant director |
| 1997 | ' | Supervisor |
| 1997 | Star Fox 64 | Supervisor |
| 1997 | Yoshi's Story | Producer |
| 1998 | ' | Supervisor |
| 1999 | Mario Golf | Supervisor |
| 2000 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2001 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2001 | Luigi's Mansion | Producer |
| 2001 | Pikmin | Progress manager |
| 2001 | 'Animal Crossing' | Producer |
| 2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | Producer |
| 2002 | ' | Producer |
| 2003 | ' | Producer |
| 2004 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2004 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2004 | Pikmin 2 | Producer |
| 2004 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2005 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Producer |
| 2005 | ' | Producer |
| 2006 | New Super Mario Bros. | General producer |
| 2006 | Yoshi's Island DS | Senior producer |
| 2008 | Wii Music | Producer |
| 2009 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Producer |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Producer |
| 2011 | Super Mario 3D Land | General producer |
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Producer |
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. U | Producer |
| 2012 | ' | General producer |
| 2013 | Flipnote Studio 3D | Producer |
| 2014 | Yoshi's New Island | Producer |
| 2015 | Yoshi's Woolly World | Producer |
| 2015 | Super Mario Maker | Producer |
| 2015 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2015 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2016 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2016 | Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Producer |
| 2016 | Super Mario Run | Director |
| 2017 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2017 | Arms | Production manager |
| 2017 | Hey! Pikmin | Producer |
| 2017 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2018 | ' | Supervisor |
| 2019 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Producer |
| 2019 | Yoshi's Crafted World | Producer |
| 2019 | Super Mario Maker 2 | Producer |
| 2020 | Producer |