Noritaka Funamizu (船水 紀孝, Funamizu Noritaka, born December 14, 1965), sometimes credited as Poo,[1] is a Japanese video game designer, director and producer formerly employed by Capcom. In 2004, he left Capcom to help found Crafts & Meister.
Noritaka Funamizu | |
|---|---|
船水 紀孝 | |
| Born | December 14, 1965 Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Video game designer, director, producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Employer(s) | Capcom (1985–2004) Crafts & Meister (2004–present) |
Career
editFunamizu was employed by Capcom in 1985. Prior to that, he wrote for Beep as a part-time contributor until he was invited into the company by senior staff. When he joined Capcom, he befriended fellow Capcom designer Yoshiki Okamoto while playing a game of catchball. During the late 1980s and up until the mid-1990s, Funamizu designed and co-designed several of the company's arcade games, including games in the Street Fighter series[2] (particularly Super Street Fighter II and the Street Fighter Alpha series).
Funamizu was later promoted to General Manager of Capcom's Production Studio 1 which produced several of the company's arcade and consumer titles. He, along with producer Katsuhiro Sudo left Capcom in April 2004 to form Crafts & Meister.[3]
Works
editReferences
edit- Studio Bent Stuff (September 2000). All About Capcom Head-to-Head Fighting Game. A.A. Game History Series (Vol. 1) (in Japanese). Dempa Publications, Inc. ISBN 4-88554-676-1.
- ^ Capcom Co., Ltd (September 9, 1996). X-Men vs. Street Fighter. Capcom Co., Ltd. Scene: staff credits.
- ^ "Street Fighter producer forms new studio".
- ^ Tanaka, John (June 22, 2004). "Street Fighter Creator Opens New Studio". IGN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
External links
edit- Craft & Meister (in Japanese)