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Kazunobu Shimizu (also credited as Isshin Shimizu) is a game designer Nintendo known for his work on racing games, like the F-Zero series.
History[]
Shimizu joined the company in 1986 and initially assisted with design on various titles, until he directed the two Famicom Grand Prix titles, F-1 Race and 3D Hot Rally, on the Famicom Disk System. However, after Nintendo of America criticized the style of the series, he started directing F-Zero on SNES as a futuristic racer, while also working on some of the graphic and course design himself.
He later directed other titles like Top Rank Tennis, Snoopy Concert, Star Wars Episode I: Racer and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity with external companies, although he was also involved as part of the design teams on those titles.
After several years of working on hardware projects, Shimizu came back to game planning with the 1-2-Switch series.
Game Works[]
- FamicomBox (1986) - Picture Design
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) - Designer (as Isshin)
- Famicom Golf: Japan Course (1987) - Designer
- Famicom Golf: U.S. Course (1987) - Designer
- Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) - Title Design (as Isshin)
- Shin Onigashima (1987) - Designer
- Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race (1987) - Director, Designer
- Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) - Designer (as Yonque Isshin)
- F-Zero (1990) - Director, Graphic Designer, Course Designer
- Top Rank Tennis (1993) - Director, Graphic Designer
- Snoopy Concert (1995) - Director, Graphic Staff
- Game Boy Camera (1998) - Graphic Designer
- Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Game Boy Color) (1999) - Game Designer, Director, 2D Artist, Animator
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (2001) - Game Designer, Director, Machine Designer, Scene Designer, Course Designer, Layout Designer
- Slide Adventure MAGKID (2007) - Director, Character Design
- 1-2-Switch (2017)
- Everybody 1-2-Switch! (2023) - Game Designer
Special Thanks[]
- Mario's Tennis (1995)
- BS F-Zero Grand Prix (1996)
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000)
- F-Zero: GP Legend (2003)
- Swapnote (2011)