Hisato Fukumoto

Fukumoto is linked to 7LY Big King on MobyGames. I don't know if there's a source for it, but I know that in Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection, Ryo Kudou says that senior artist F本 (F-moto) handled background art for The GG Shinobi, which does fit 7LY Big King. I messaged him about that on Facebook a while back, but he didn't respond.

However, Fukumoto graduated university in 1985, and since a lot of developers get employed the same year they graduate, there's a couple 80's aliases that might be Fukumoto.

• Slap Shooter - FUK
• Transformer - FKU
• Choplifter (Master System version) - Funny Fuku
• Secret Command - Sunshine Hisa
• Space Harrier (Master System version) - Fuuuuuk (there is a H.F in the high score table))
• OutRun (Master System version) - H.F
• Space Harrier 3D - Woahmider (there is a FUK in the high score table)
• Dragon Crystal - Fudo (this one feels like more of a stretch so close to 7LY Big King, especially as Fuk-related aliases had dwindled.

He might also e Stresteles, who debuted in Space Harrier II but disappeared just before 7LY Big King appeared. The high scores in Space Harrier II contain the name F.K, but there's a different set of names seen in the manual's screenshot of the name entry, with KOU, FUK. ..., YAM, M.T and ARA, plus one omitted because there's been a blank name registered after the preset. The final name entry just replaces the 2nd letter of each name with a period. Nicolaas Hamman (talk) 08:10, 21 June 2023 (GMT+2)