Taro Kudou
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese video game designer and video game music composer
. He began his career working for Konami
and Square
in the 1990s, then joined fellow ex-Square designers at Love-de-Lic
in 1996, where he designed UFO: A Day in the Life
. Kudo currently works as director for the developing company Vanpool
.
He is often mistaken for Sotaro Tojima
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game designer and video game music composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He began his career working for Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
and Square
Square Co.
was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
in the 1990s, then joined fellow ex-Square designers at Love-de-Lic
Love-de-Lic
was a Japanese company that developed video games. It was founded by Kenichi Nishi in 1995. Its staff included many former employees of Square. After producing three adventure games, the company disbanded in 2000, going their separate ways to other small and independent game companies such as skip...
in 1996, where he designed UFO: A Day in the Life
UFO: A Day in the Life
UFO: A Day in the Life is an adventure/puzzle game developed by Love-de-Lic and published by ASCII Entertainment.-Gameplay:UFO: A Day in the Life puts the player in the role of an extraterrestrial attempting to save a group of 50 fellow aliens who have been stranded on Earth...
. Kudo currently works as director for the developing company Vanpool
Vanpool (company)
Vanpool, Inc. is a Japanese developer of video games, music software, computer software and toys. Its employees include Taro Kudou and Kazuyuki Kurashima, both of which worked for the independent game developer Love-de-Lic.-Games:...
.
He is often mistaken for Sotaro Tojima
Sotaro Tojima
Sotaro Tojima is a Japanese video game music composer and Audio Director.-Works:*Castlevania: Circle of the Moon*Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots*Halo 4-External links:** at OverClocked ReMix...
.
Works
- AxelayAxelayAxelay is a scrolling shooter video game developed by Konami of Japan for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released on September 11, 1992 in Japan, later in that month in North America, and the following year in Europe...
(composer, credited as "Taro") - Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland (design)
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar SagaMario & Luigi: Superstar SagaMario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, known in Japan as , is a role-playing game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2003...
(design) - Super Castlevania IVSuper Castlevania IVSuper Castlevania IV, known as in Japan, is a platform game developed and published by Konami and the first Castlevania game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was originally released in 1991 and later re-released on the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in 2006...
(composer with Masanori Adachi, credited as "Souji Taro") - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven StarsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as , is an action role-playing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . It was originally released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and on May 13,...
(design) - Moon: Remix RPG AdventureMoon: Remix RPG Adventure, usually referred to simply as Moon, is a 1997 role-playing game developed by Love-de-Lic and published by ASCII Entertainment. The game was first released on October 16, 1997, and was re-released as part of the PlayStation the Best line on November 5, 1998...
(design) - UFO: A Day in the LifeUFO: A Day in the LifeUFO: A Day in the Life is an adventure/puzzle game developed by Love-de-Lic and published by ASCII Entertainment.-Gameplay:UFO: A Day in the Life puts the player in the role of an extraterrestrial attempting to save a group of 50 fellow aliens who have been stranded on Earth...
(design) - EndonesiaEndonesia, sometimes Endnesia or Exotica, is a adventure video game for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Vanpool and published by Enix exclusively in Japan on May 31, 2001.-Gameplay:...
(design) - Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon TripIrozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Tripis an adventure video game developed by Vanpool and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is a sequel to the game Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland and was released in Japan on August 6, 2009...
(design)
External links
- Composer profile at OverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMixOverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs with new technology and software, as well as by various traditional means...
- Developer Profile at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...