List of developers significant to Super Smash Bros.: Difference between revisions

==Toby Fox==

[[File:TobyFox.jpg|thumb|left|Toby Fox's public image, which is the Annoying Dog from the {{uvm3|Undertale}} franchise.|alt=A picture of Toby Fox's public image.]]

'''Robert F. Fox''', born October 11, 1991, and known professionally as '''Toby Fox''', is an American video game developer and video game composer. He is known for developing the role-playing video games ''{{iw|wikipedia|Undertale}}'' in 2015, and ''{{iw|wikipedia|Deltarune}}'' in 2018, for which the former garnered acclaim and he received numerous nominations. He is also responsible for giving [[Masahiro Sakurai]] contact info of 8-4, a localization company known for translating the aforementioned games, for translating in English the YouTube channel ''Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Tracker_TD/status/1576179827501326337|title=Tracker on Twitter|date=October 1, 2022|accessdate=October 1, 2022|work=Twitter}}</ref> Additionally, Fox has participated in a few competitions for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', with "[[Smasher:Radiation|Radiation]]" as his tag name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/czt4dt/a_set_of_toby_fox_playing_melee_his_tag_is/|title=A set of Toby Fox playing melee. His tag is Radiation.|date=September 5, 2019|work=Reddit}}</ref>

The success of ''Undertale'', especially in Japan, afforded Fox the opportunity to visit Masahiro Sakurai at his home, where they discussed the series and played ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' against each other. It is also explained during the ''[[Mr. Sakurai Presents#Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie"|Mr. Sakurai Presents "Banjo & Kazooie"]]'' video. [[Sans]], a character from ''Undertale'', was later included in ''Ultimate'' as a Mii costume available through downloadable content, along with his instrumental composition "''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|MEGALOVANIA}}''", for which Fox provided a new arrangement.

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==Katsuhiro Harada==

Harada co-worked with Masahiro Sakurai on adding [[Kazuya Mishima]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/harada-praises-sakurai-smash-bros-tekken |title=Harada Praises Sakurai: Probably the Only One Who Could Properly Make Smash Bros. |date=September 15, 2022 |accessdate=January 7, 2024 |author=Kat Bailey |work=IGN }}</ref>

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==Yuji Horii==

[[File:YujiHorii.jpg|thumb|left|Yuji Horii at Palo Alto in 2011.|alt=A picture of Yuji Horii.]]

{{art-wikipedia|Yuji Horii}}

{{art-mdfw|Yuji Horii}}

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==Hideo Kojima==

'''Hideo Kojima''' ({{ja|小島 秀夫|Kojima Hideo}}), born August 24, 1963, is a video game designer formerly employed by [[Konami]], and the creator of the {{uv|Metal Gear}} series. His involvement was instrumental in bringing [[Solid Snake]] to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', along with participating in the game's development.

During an interview with Geoff Keighley for Twitch on March 2014, Kojima was asked about the possibility of Snake reappearing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', to which Kojima replied that he had no input on the game and felt Snake's return was unlikely, although he was supportive of Snake returning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKS1gdnIGU|title=Hideo Kojima Twitch Interview - London 13/03/2014|author=Tecnhophilz|publisher=YouTube|date=March 13, 2014|accessdate=April 6, 2024}}</ref> Upon the release of ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', it was confirmed that Snake does not make an appearance in the game, and indeed all elements of the ''Metal Gear'' [[universe]] from ''Brawl'' do not return. In late 2015, Kojima left Konami amidst rumors of disagreements with the company's management, and in December of that year reestablished himself as the head of the now independent Kojima Productions studio.

==Yuji Naka==

[[File:YujiNaka.jpg|left|thumb|Yuji Naka at the 2015 edition of the "Monaco Anime Game International Conferences" (MAGIC).|alt=A picture of Yuji Naka.]]

'''Yuji Naka''' ({{ja|中 裕司|Naka Yūji}}), born September 17, 1965, was a Japanese video game programmer, designer, and producer. He is the former head of the [[Sega]] studio Sonic Team, where he was the lead programmer of the original {{uv|Sonic the Hedgehog}} series on the Sega Mega Drive, or Sega Genesis in PAL region.

Additionally, content from his company were featured in the series, with Iris Archwell and the Demon King Arzodius from ''Monster Manor'' in ''Smash for 3DS'', and spirits in ''Ultimate'', along with Coraline from ''Ultimate Angler'', Shinobu from ''Ninja Launcher'', and Crispin from ''Feed Mii''.

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==Tetsuya Nomura==

{{art-wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}}

{{art-xenoserieswiki|Tetsuya Nomura}}

{{art-kingdomheartswiki|Tetsuya Nomura}}

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==Ken Sugimori==

[[File:KenSugimori.jpg|thumb|left|A picture of Ken Sugimori.|alt=A picture of Ken Sugimori.]]

'''Ken Sugimori''' ({{ja|杉森 建|Sugimori Ken}}), born January 27, 1966, is a graphic artist from Japan who is the art director of the {{uv|Pokémon}} games. Sugimori designed the first 151 [[Pokémon]] virtually by himself, and since ''{{iw|bulbapedia|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Version}}'', he has been part of a character design team. His other work for the series includes the design for the human characters such as {{iw|bulbapedia|Gym Leader}}s, as well as the first and second Generation of Pokémon trading cards. Sugimori's art pieces of each Pokémon are commonly used for generic images of each character on forums and websites. Sugimori is a close friend of {{iw|bulbapedia|Satoshi Tajiri}}, the creator of ''Pokémon'', and co-founded [[Game Freak]] with him.  

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