Yasuhiro Taguchi
Yasuhiro Taguchi (田口泰宏, Taguchi Yasuhiro) is a programmer and game director who was involved in the production of every Shining game developed by Climax, Sonic, and Camelot during the 1990s.
While working as a sound programmer at Cube, Taguchi used the alias Dogen Shibuya (渋谷道玄, Dōgen Shibuya), which also appears in the credits for later games that use his sound driver.[1]
Statements
Shining Force Central Email (2002)
- A 2002 email exchange between Shining Force Central's Moogie and Yasuhiro Taguchi is available on [Shining Force Central][2]
Game Credits
| Release | Title | Programmer | Audio | Director | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-07 | JESUS: Bio-Monster of Terror (FM-7) | ✔ | Audio Creator, Music Assist | ||
| 1987-08 | Dragon Buster (PC-88) | ✔ | Music Program, Support | ||
| 1987-11 | JESUS: Bio-Monster of Terror (X1) | ✔ | Audio Creator, Music Assist | ||
| 1988-02 | Dragon Quest II (MSX) | ✔ | Music | ||
| 1988-07 | Angelus: Devil's Gospel (PC-88) | ✔ | Music Program, Sound Effect | ||
| 1989-08 | Angelus: Devil's Gospel (PC-98) | ✔ | Music Program, Sound Effect | ||
| 1990-05 | A 4.6 Billion-Year Story: The Theory of Evolution | ✔ | Music Programming | ||
| 1990-10 | World Golf III (PC-88) | ✔ | Music Programmer | ||
| 1990-12 | Darius II (MD) | ✔ | Music Programming | ||
| 1991-02 | Jiro Akagawa's Ghost Train | ✔ | Sound Effect | ||
| 1991-03 | Shining and the Darkness | ✔ | Special Effects | ||
| 1991-07 | JESUS II (X68000) | ✔ | Sound | ||
| 1991-08 | Shangri-La (PC-98) | ✔ | Music Compose | ||
| 1991-09 | JESUS II (PC-98) | ✔ | Sound | ||
| 1992-03 | Steel Empire | ✔ | Rerecording Engineer | ||
| 1992-03 | Shining Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Programmer, Sound Effects, Director |
| 1992-06 | Lunar: The Silver Star | ✔ | Cube | ||
| 1992-09 | Rise of the Dragon (M-CD) | Unknown | |||
| 1992-10 | Land Stalker: The Emperor's Treasure | ✔ | Sound Effect Programmer | ||
| 1992-12 | EVO: Search for Eden | ✔ | Sound Creator | ||
| 1992-12 | Shining Force Gaiden | ✔ | ✔ | Program, Sound Effect | |
| 1993-05 | Ex-Ranza | ✔ | Sound Driver | ||
| 1993-06 | Shining Force Gaiden II | ✔ | ✔ | Program, Sound Effects | |
| 1993-10 | Shining Force II | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Programmer, Sound Effects, Director |
| 1994-03 | Triad Stone (LaserActive) | Special Thanks | |||
| 1994-07 | Shining Force CD | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Programmer, Sound Effects, Director |
| 1994-08 | Langrisser II | ✔ | Sound Program | ||
| 1994-10 | Super Tetris 2 and Bombliss (PC-98) | ✔ | Sound Driver | ||
| 1995-06 | Der Langrisser (SFC) | ✔ | Sound Program | ||
| 1995-07 | Shining Wisdom | ✔ | ✔ | Program, Director | |
| 1995-09 | Chō Aniki: Bakuretsu Rantōden | ✔ | Sound Driver | ||
| 1996-12 | Shining the Holy Ark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Program, Sound Direction, Director |
| 1997-12 | Shining Force III Scenario 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Main Program, Sound Direction, Director |
| 1998-04 | Shining Force III Scenario 2 | ✔ | ✔ | Programming Director; Main, Event, and Window System Program, Sound Director | |
| 1998-09 | Shining Force III Scenario 3 | ✔ | ✔ | Programming Director; Main, Window System, Support Tools, and Opening and Ending Program; Sound Director | |
| 1998-12 | Shining Force III Premium Disc | ✔ | ✔ | Programming Director; Window System and Support Tools Program; Sound Director | |
| 1999-06 | Mario Golf (N64) | Supervisor | |||
| 1999-08 | Mario Golf (GBC) | ✔ | ✔ | Lead Programmer, Director | |
| 2000-07 | Mario Tennis (N64) | Opening Director | |||
| 2000-11 | Mario Tennis (GBC) | ✔ | Programming | ||
| 2001-05 | Mobile Golf | ✔ | Programming Support | ||
| 2001-08 | Golden Sun: The Broken Seal | ✔ | System | ||
| 2002-06 | Golden Sun: The Lost Age | ✔ | System | ||
| 2003-07 | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | ✔ | Support Program | ||
| 2004-04 | Mario Golf: Advance Tour | ✔ | ✔ | System Programming, Director | |
| 2004-10 | Mario Power Tennis (GCN) | ✔ | Lead Programming | ||
| 2005-09 | Mario Tennis: Power Tour | ✔ | System Programming, Menu and Minigame Design | ||
| 2009-01 | Mario Power Tennis (Wii) | ✔ | Lead Programming | ||
| 2010-10 | Golden Sun: Jet Black Dawn | ✔ | Programming Director, Field Programming | ||
| 2012-05 | Mario Tennis Open | Technical Supervisor | |||
| 2014-05 | Mario Golf: World Tour | Technical Supervisor | |||
| 2015-11 | Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash | Technical Supervisor | |||
| 2017-03 | Mario Sports: Superstars | Technical Supervisor | |||
| 2018-06 | Mario Tennis Aces | Technical Supervisor | |||
| 2021-06 | Mario Golf: Super Rush | Technical Supervisor |
References
- ↑ Twitter post, Twitter. Kenichi Okuma, June 30, 2017. 「『渋谷道玄』こと、田口氏が作ったFM音源ドライバー『ムーンライト99』（でしたっけ？）を使うにあたり、我々作家陣は門下生となり、それぞれ『渋谷』の名を襲名いたしました。私は公園の名を与えられ、『渋谷公園』と名乗ることになりました。」[Image]
- ↑ "Interview with Yasuhiro Taguchi", Shining Force Central. Aspartate, Landius, Moogie, 2002. [Archived] June 1, 2012. [Image]
![[Image]](/wiki/File:Kenichi_Okuma_Twitter_post.png){kind=link}
![[Image]](/wiki/File:Taguchiverse.jpg){kind=link}
Staff Directory
| Shining Staff | |
|---|---|
| Artists | Yoshitaka Tamaki・Hiroshi Kajiyama・SUEZEN・Fumihide Aoki・Shin Yamanouchi・Tony Taka・Masaki Hirooka・Yuriko Nishiyama・pako・Noizi Ito・Shishizaru・HACCAN・Ryota Murayama |
| Musicians | Masahiko Yoshimura・Motoaki Takenouchi・Motoi Sakuraba |
| Writers | Masaki Wachi・Sami Shinosaki |
| Translators | Victor Ireland |
| Programmers | Kan Naito・Yasuhiro Taguchi・P. E. Jareth Hein |
| Directors | Kenji Orimo |
| Producers | Hiroyuki Takahashi・Shugo Takahashi・Tsuyoshi Sawada |
| Related Staff | |
| Artists | Masanori Sato |
| Translators | Jon Rodgers |