Tatsuya Uemura
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
arcade game
musician
and programmer
.
He is regarded as one of the better music programmers and composers in this genre, and is the creator behind the following arcade game scores:
After Toaplan
closed its doors in 1994, Uemura joined the Toaplan offshoot company Gazelle, and served as director of the 1996 shooter Air Gallet (Akuu Gallet; distributed by Banpresto
). In 1999, he worked for 8ing/Raizing
as a programmer for the shooter Battle Bakraid
(a follow-up to 1996's Battle Garegga
).
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and programmer
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
.
He is regarded as one of the better music programmers and composers in this genre, and is the creator behind the following arcade game scores:
- Flying SharkFlying SharkSky Shark, known in Japan as and known in Europe as Flying Shark, is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito...
- Tiger HeliTiger Heliwas one of the first games developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1985. It is a predecessor to Twin Cobra...
- HellfireHellfire (video game)is a horizontally scrolling shooter, developed by Toaplan and released by Seismic Software Inc. in 1989. It was released both as an arcade cabinet and as a cartridge for the Sega Genesis.-Story:...
- Twin CobraTwin CobraTwin Cobra, known in Japan as , is a 1987 helicopter-themed shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan. It was published by Taito Corporation in Japan, and by Romstar in North America, and is one of Toaplan's most popular arcade games...
- Out ZoneOut Zoneis a 1990 arcade game by Toaplan and distributed in the US by Romstar.Out Zone is a run and gun, in which the player controls a soldier who must fight his way through seven increasingly difficult levels. At the end of each level a boss must be defeated before the player can progress any further...
- Dogyuun
- Zero WingZero Wingis a 1989 side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. The player is a lone hero who will save the universe from an evil force....
(with Toshiaki Tomisawa and Masahiro Yuge)
After Toaplan
Toaplan
, sometimes written as Toa Plan, was a video game developer from Japan. They were responsible for the creation of a wide array of relatively famous scrolling shooters and arcade games, yet the company declared bankruptcy in 1994.-Games developed :...
closed its doors in 1994, Uemura joined the Toaplan offshoot company Gazelle, and served as director of the 1996 shooter Air Gallet (Akuu Gallet; distributed by Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
). In 1999, he worked for 8ing/Raizing
8ing/Raizing
Eighting Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game company mainly known for its shoot 'em ups and its fighting games....
as a programmer for the shooter Battle Bakraid
Battle Bakraid
This version adds 5 extra fighters and special course, unlockable by using following codes:*Phase 2: To unlock 3 more fighter planes, insert a coin and press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Start....
(a follow-up to 1996's Battle Garegga
Battle Garegga
is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by 8ing/Raizing in 1996.-Battle Garegga New Version/Type 2:It is a version without hidden fighters, Extended Mode, Harder Mode, Stage Edit, Special mode, and with different enemy bullets.-Story:...
).
External links
- Homepage in japanese
- CDs with Uemura's music
- Artist 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...