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Kazuaki Morita (born November 27, 1965) is a director and Technical Fellow of SRD. He was one of the few people who worked on the original Super Mario Bros. He has worked on many Mario and The Legend of Zelda games, as well as Star Fox 64. Nowadays, he mainly works as a program director on the The Legend of Zelda series.
Game Works[]
- Vs. Ice Climber (1984) - Programmer
- Ice Climber (1985) - Programmer
- Super Mario Bros. (1985) - Programmer
- Vs. Super Mario Bros. (1985) - Programmer
- The Legend of Zelda (1986) - Programmer
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'Super Mario Bros. 2 (FDS) (1986) - Programmer
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) - Programmer (as Morikazu)
- Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) - Programmer (as Morikazu)
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) (1988) - Programmer
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) - Programmer
- Super Mario World (1990) - Object Programmer
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) - Object Programmer
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) - Programmer [Note: Main System]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) - Programmer
- Star Fox 64 (1997) - Chief Programmer
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) - Boss Enemy Program
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) - Boss Enemy Program
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) - Programming Director
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) - Program Director
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) - Programming Director
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2013) - Additional Programming
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013) - Supervisor
- Star Fox Zero (2016) - Supervisor
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Supervisor
- Ring Fit Adventure (2019) - Special Adviser
Special Thanks[]
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009)
- Nintendo Land (2012)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch) (2019)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)
Interviews[]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Staff Interview (translated by GlitterBerri)
- Nintendo Power: Inside Zelda: Twilight Princess (archived)
- Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Original Development Staff
Trivia[]
- Kazuaki Morita is known for being an avid fan of fishing; in fact, he designed and programmed by himself the Fishing Pond of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time before Nintendo had any knowledge.