Tokuro Fujiwara

Game designer

Birthday April 7, 1961

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Japan

Age 62 years old

Nationality Japan

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Tokuro Fujiwara (藤原 得郎), sometimes credited as Professor F or Arthur King, is a Japanese video game designer, involved in the development of many classic Capcom video games.

1985

He 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).

1988

He worked as the general manager of the Capcom Console Games Division from 1988 to 1996.

After working at Capcom for thirteen years, he left the company to form his own studio, Whoopee Camp.

His last game was Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection for former employer Capcom.

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.

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.

1993

, which introduced the Super Famicom platform in 1993.