Fukio Mitsuji

Mitsuji, Fukio
Mitsuji, Fukio
Born	August 6, 1960
Died	December 11, 2008
Occupation	Game designer

Fukio Mitsuji (三辻富貴朗, Mitsuji Fukio, 1960–2008),^[2] also known as "MTJ", was a Japanese game designer and artist.

Mitsuji is best known for his work at Taito, where he created popular arcade platform game Bubble Bobble and its follow-up Rainbow Islands. He later ran a game design school,^[3] and worked freelance creating games such as Magical Puzzle Popils for Game Gear.

According to reports from Japanese Bubble Bobble forums, Mitsuji died on December 11, 2008, at the age of 48. The cause was attributed to cardiopulmonary arrest caused by kidney problems.^[4]

List of confirmed works

Title	Year released	Platform	Role
Super Dead Heat	1985	Arcade	Game Design & Character ^[5]
Land Sea Air Squad	1986	Arcade	Staff ^[6]
Halley's Comet	1986	Arcade	Designer
Bubble Bobble	1986	Arcade	Game Design, Character Design
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2	1987	Arcade	Story and Game Design, Character Design
Syvalion	1988	Arcade	Staff
Darius II	1989	Arcade	Game Designer
Omega Fighter	1989	Arcade
Volfied	1989	Arcade	Game Design, Character Design
Sybubblun	1990	X68000	Director, Graphic Design, Map Design ^[7]
Magical Puzzle Popils	1991	Game Gear (unreleased PCE, NES)	Concept, Game Design, Graphics, Map Design
Star Trader	1992	X68000	Graphics, Map Design

List of other works

Title	Year released	Platform	Reference
SegaSonic Bros.	1992	Arcade	Credit string in game data: ORIGINAL GAME CONCEPT BY MTJ ^[8]
Tinkle Pit	1993	Arcade	Disabled title screen credit: ©MTJ/TENGEN LTD ^[9]
Bonk's Adventure	1994	Arcade	Hi-score table initials: MTJ

References

External links

Fukio Mitsuji interviewed by CVG
Video interview on YouTube from Taito Legends compilation

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List of other works

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