Takanori Kurihara
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| Takanori Kurihara |
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| Role(s): Programmer, executive |
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Takanori Kurihara (栗原 孝典) was a programmer at Westone. Following his work as an assistant on Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, he became chief programmer for Wonder Boy in Monster World and Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.[1]
Outside of Wonder Boy, he has also been a chief programmer for Aurail and the 2021 game Clockwork Aquario, which holds the Guiness World Record for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.[2]
After leaving Westone, Kurihara became the representative director of RUCSiS.[3][4]
Production history
- Aurail (System 16; 1990) — Chief Programmer
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Mega Drive; 1990) — Assistant
- Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive; 1991) — Chief Programmer[5]
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Game Gear; 1992) — Programmer
- Dungeon Explorer (Mega-CD; 1995) — Prodgrammers[6]
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Special Thanks
- Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Special Thanks
Interviews
- SEGA VOICE interview with Shinichi Sakamoto, Takanori Kurihara & Maki Ohzora (March 22, 2007)
- Takanori Kurihara & Shinichi Sakamoto interview by Institute of Game Culture Conservation (June 6, 2022)
External links
References
- ↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 09:39)
- ↑ https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/679871-longest-time-between-a-videogame-project-start-and-final-release
- ↑ https://igcc.jp/anko-48/
- ↑ https://rucsis.co.jp/
- ↑ File:Wonder Boy in Monster World MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Dungeonexplorer mcd us manual.pdf, page 26