Tokuro Fujiwara
Japanese video game designer (born 1961)
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Tokuro Fujiwara (藤原 得郎, Fujiwara Tokurō; born April 7, 1961),[1] sometimes credited as Professor F or Arthur King, is a Japanese video game designer, involved in the development of many 1980s and 1990s Capcom video games. He is notorious for making his titles difficult for the average video game player and strict personality among peers. IGN listed Fujiwara at number 13 in its "Top 100 Game Creators of All Time" list.[2]
Tokuro Fujiwara | |
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藤原 得郎 | |
| Born | April 7, 1961 Japan |
| Alma mater | Osaka Designers' College |
| Occupations | Video game designer, director, producer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Employer(s) | Konami (1982–1983) Capcom (1983–1996) Whoopee Camp (1996–2000) |
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Career
Capcom
Fujiwara directed early Capcom titles such as the run-and-gun shooter Commando (1985), the platformers Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985) and Bionic Commando (1987), and the survival horror game Sweet Home (1989). He was also a main producer for the Mega Man series and worked on the CP System arcade game Strider (1989). He also conceived of Resident Evil as a remake of his earlier game Sweet Home and worked on the game as general producer.[3][4][5][6]
Whoopee Camp
Fujiwara left Capcom in 1996 to form his own studio, Whoopee Camp. He was joined at the new company by Harumi Fujita, who had composed music for his games at Capcom in the 1980s and 1990s.[7] The studio was short lived, producing only Tomba and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return before its closure in 2000. The company had been developing the PlayStation 2 title Extermination before its closure.[8]
Later work
Fujiwara worked as a consultant on Extermination (2001). The game was being developed in the same building as Whoopee Camp's office at the time.[9] Fujiwara has occasionally used the Whoopee Camp name since for his projects including Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (2021),[10] and Tomba: Special Edition (2024).