Toshiyuki Takahashi
aka:
Takahashi Meijin,
高橋名人
Moby ID: 337262
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Toshiyuki Takahashi (高橋利幸), better known by the name Takahashi Meijin (高橋名人, "Famous Takahashi"), was an executive at Hudson Soft and the public face of the company from 1985 until May 2011. His rapid-fire skill in shooting games was turned into Hudson's 16SHOT (16 shots per second!) campaign , promoting Star Force and later Star Soldier; it included such items as the Shooting Watch, which would measure a player's button-pressing ability and compare it with Takahashi's. In 1986, Takahashi got his own game, Takahashi Meijin no Bōkenjima, better known elsewhere as Adventure Island, starring him as the main character.
For nearly his entire tenure at Hudson, Takahashi made regular appearances, getting his own comics and TV cartoons, appearing on television shows like Game Center CX, lending his voice to retro-game-themed music like YMCK, and maintaining an official blog on Hudson's website.
In May 2011, Takahashi announced that he would be leaving Hudson at the end of the month, after nearly 29 years with the company. He has since joined the social media company GaCha Communications.
Credited on 22 games
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| Let It Die (2016, PlayStation 4) | Meijin |
| Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst (2014, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks (スペシャルサンクス) |
| Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 (2012, PlayStation 3) | Gacha Communications, Inc. |
| Marble Saga Kororinpa (2009, Wii) | Special Thanks to |
| Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs (2008, Wii) | Special Thanks to |
| Star Soldier R (2008, Wii) | Special Thanks to |
| Star Soldier (2005, PSP) | Supervisor |
| Tengai Makyō III: Namida (2005, PlayStation 2) | Promotion & Sales (プロモーション＆セールス) |
| Hudson Selection Vol. 4: Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima (2003, PlayStation 2) | Special Thanks to |
| Dream Mix TV: World Fighters (2003, PlayStation 2) | Takahashi Meijin (高橋名人) |
| Hudson Selection Vol. 3: PC Genjin (2003, PlayStation 2) | Supervisor (すーぱーばいざー) |
| Hudson Selection Vol. 2: Star Soldier (2003, GameCube) | Supervisor |
| Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth (1998, Nintendo 64) | Producer |
| Neo Bomberman (1997, Arcade) | Special Thanks |
| Vertical Force (1995, Virtual Boy) | Special Thanks |
| Team Innocent: The Point of No Return (1994, PC-FX) | Special Thanks |
| Battle Heat! (1994, PC-FX) | Special Thanks |
| Quiz Econosaurus (1993, LaserActive) | Package Designer |
| Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru (1992, TurboGrafx CD) | Special Thanks |
| Gyuwambler Jiko Chūshinha: CD dayo Zenin Shūgō!! Gekitō 36 Janshi (1989, TurboGrafx CD) | Manual Written by |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 10 games with Osamu Narita
- 9 games with Shota Takahashi
- 8 games with Shigeki Fujiwara
- 7 games with Keita Hoshi
- 7 games with Kazuhiko Nonaka
- 7 games with Yutaka Satō
- 7 games with Hitoshi Okuno
- 6 games with Jin Kamohara
- 6 games with Masakazu Echigo
- 6 games with Tetsuya Komatsu
Companies
- 19 games with Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.
- 3 games with Red Entertainment Corporation
- 3 games with Hudson Entertainment, Inc.
- 2 games with Studio Riccio
- 2 games with Sting, Inc.
- 2 games with Crest Works Incorporated
- 2 games with Aoni Production Co., Ltd.
- 1 game with MAGES. Inc.
- 1 game with Now Production Co., Ltd.
- 1 game with Will Co., Ltd.
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