Chihiro Fujioka

Chihiro Fujioka (藤岡 千尋, Fujioka Chihiro, born on October 24, 1959, in Osaka, Japan) is a video game designer and composer, as well as rock drummer. He has worked at Xtalsoft, Square, and AlphaDream where he is primarily known for directing Super Mario RPG as well as his involvement in several Mario & Luigi games. He is currently a member of Earthbound Papas, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu.

Chihiro Fujioka
Born (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959
Osaka, Japan
Occupation(s)video game composer, director, storywriter

Career

Fujioka began his career as a sound designer and composer at Xtalsoft in 1983 and quickly distinguished himself in a management capacity. He first collaborated with Ryuji Sasai on the soundtrack to Mugen no Shinzou III.[1] When Xtalsoft was absorbed to become the Osaka branch of Technology and Entertainment Software in 1990, Fujioka became a director of the department.[2] His first work with Square was as director of Final Fantasy Legend III on which he work with Sasai again on the soundtrack.[1] His third involvement with Sasai was on Final Fantasy Mystic Quest with Sasai as sole composer and Fujioka writing.[2] His most prominent role was as director of Super Mario RPG.[2][3] Fujioka left Square in 2000 with a number of other employees to form AlphaDream, where he directed a number of their early games, including Tomato Adventure and a number of Hamtaro games, as well as helped design multiple Mario & Luigi games.[3][4]

In addition to his game development work, Fujioka served as a drummer for a progressive rock band called Mr. Sirius.[5] He also joined Nobuo Uematsu's band, Earthbound Papas.[6]

Works
TitleYearPlatform(s)Role
Earthbound (アースバウンド)1983FM-7, MZ-1500, PC-6000Author (excepting music)[7]
Lizard (リザード)1985Home computerComposer
Aspic Special1987Home computerComposer
Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Satsujin Jiken (殺意の階層 ソフトハウス連続殺人事件)1988Home computerComposer
Combat Simulator: Battle Gorilla1988Home computerComposer
Burai (ブライ)1989Home computerComposer
Mugen no Shinzou III (夢幻の心臓III)1990Home computerComposer
Final Fantasy Legend III1991Game BoyProducer, composer
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest1992Super NintendoWriter
Super Mario RPG1996Super NintendoDirector
Pai Shin (牌神)1997PlayStationProducer
Power Stakes Grade 1 (パワーステークスGrade 1)1997PlayStationProducer
Pai Shin 2 (牌神2)1998PlayStationProducer
Power Stakes 2 (パワーステークス2)1998PlayStationProducer
UFO: A Day in the Life1999PlayStation
Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito2001Game Boy ColorDirector
Tomato Adventure2002Game Boy AdvanceDirector
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue2003Game Boy AdvanceDirector
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga2003Game Boy AdvanceSpecial Thanks
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games2004Game Boy AdvanceDirector
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time2005Nintendo DSField design
Hi Hamtaro! Ham-Ham Training2007Nintendo DSDirector
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story2009Nintendo DSField design
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team2013Nintendo 3DSMenu Design
Fairy Fencer F2013PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Microsoft WindowsMain theme, with Earthbound Papas
Megadimension Neptunia VII2015PlayStation 4Composer
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam2016Nintendo 3DSWorld Design
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey2019Nintendo 3DSMusic & Arrangement Sound Effects
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 20202019Nintendo SwitchGame Design
Fantasian2021iOSGame Design

References
  1. Greening, Chris (2014-03-21). "Ryuji Sasai Profile". vgmo. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  2. へほくん (2014-12-14). "藤岡千尋氏への、スクウェア大阪などでのゲーム開発に関するインタビュー。" (in Japanese). ゴッドバード. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. Baker, Justin (2013-07-25). "History of AlphaDream: Ketchup and Plumbers". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  4. "3-2.『とっとこハム太郎４ にじいろ大行進でちゅ』開発者インタビュー". Nintendo. January 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  5. ProgLucky. "Mr. Sirius biography". Prog Archives. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  6. "Earthbound Papas Official Site". Dog Ear Records. 2013. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  7. Chihiro Fujioka (1984). Earthbound (PC-6000) (in Japanese). Xtalsoft. Scene: Source code, lines 60 and 70. Author: C.Fujioka[, ]Music: ちびる
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