Yoshitaka Tamaki
aka:
玉木 美孝
Moby ID: 65625
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Yoshitaka Tamaki (玉木 美孝, October 8, 1967 - July 13, 2023) was an illustrator and character designer best known for his work on many fantasy RPG games by Climax Entertainment, particularly the Shining series. After working freelance for many years, he established Salamander Factory in May 1999, and later joined Swallowtails in 2006 as an artist.
He passed away from lung cancer in July 2023 at the age of 55.
Credited on 17 games
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| Takt of Magic (2009, Wii) | 2D CG Work |
| Shining Force EXA (2007, PlayStation 2) | Monster Design |
| Spectrobes (2007, Nintendo DS) | Character Design |
| Shining Force: Neo (2005, PlayStation 2) | Monster Design |
| Shining Tears (2004, PlayStation 2) | Enemy Character Design (SALAMANDER FACTORY) |
| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004, Game Boy Advance) | Character Design |
| Shining Soul II (2003, Game Boy Advance) | Character Design |
| Shining Soul (2002, Game Boy Advance) | Character Design |
| Time Stalkers (1999, Dreamcast) | Character Design |
| FEDA 2: White Surge the Platoon (1997, PlayStation) | Concept Design / Character Design |
| Alundra (1997, PlayStation) | Character Design |
| FEDA Remake! The Emblem of Justice (1996, SEGA Saturn) | Original Story |
| Lady Stalker: Kako kara no Chōsen (1995, SNES) | Character Design |
| FEDA: The Emblem of Justice (1994, SNES) | Director |
| Landstalker (1992, Genesis) | Item OBJ CG Designer |
| Shining Force (1992, Genesis) | Scenario |
| Shining in the Darkness (1991, Genesis) | Outline and Storyboards |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 7 games with Kan Naito
- 6 games with Kenji Orimo
- 5 games with Shinobu Shindo
- 5 games with Tsuyoshi Sawada
- 5 games with Hirotada Kakusaka
- 5 games with Hidehiro Yoshida
- 5 games with Yoshinori Tagawa
- 5 games with Kiyoaki Matsumoto
- 5 games with Masumi Takimoto
- 4 games with Yoshihiro Sakuta
Companies
- 10 games with SEGA Corporation
- 8 games with SEGA of America, Inc.
- 6 games with Climax Entertainment
- 3 games with Max Entertainment
- 3 games with Yanoman Corporation
- 3 games with Atlus U.S.A., Inc.
- 2 games with Matrix Software
- 2 games with Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.
- 2 games with NEX Entertainment Co., Ltd.
- 2 games with Tectoy S.A.
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