Yuji HoriiDeveloper BIO
Yuji Horii (堀井 雄二) was born on January 6, 1954 in Awaji Island. He graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature. He also worked as a freelance writer for magazines, newspapers, and comics, before joining
Enix Corporation as a video game designer. His early work mostly includes text adventures with detective mystery themes. Horii rose to fame with his
Dragon Quest series, which became one of the most popular Japanese RPG franchises.
Websites
Games Credited
- Fortune Street (2011), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest Wars (2009), Square Enix, Ltd.
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (2008), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (2007), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (2005), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004), Square Enix Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Cobi's Journey (2001), Enix America Inc.
- Dragon Warrior VII (2000), Enix Corporation
- D-2 (1999), SEGA Enterprises Ltd.
- Dragon Warrior I & II (1999), Enix Corporation
- Dragon Warrior Monsters (1998), Enix Corporation
- Chrono Trigger (1995), Square Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi (1995), Enix Corporation
- Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon (1993), Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome (1992), Enix Corporation
- Dragon Warrior IV (1990), Enix Corporation
- Dragon Warrior III (1988), Enix Corporation
- Dragon Warrior II (1987), Enix Corporation
- Dragon Warrior (1986), Enix Corporation
- Karuizawa Yūkai Annai (1985), Enix Corporation
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (1983), Enix Corporation
