Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan), sometimes credited as Kihaji Okamoto, is a video game designer credited with producing many of Capcom's popular titles.
Okamoto's early games such as Gyruss and Time Pilot set new and innovative standards in the shoot 'em up genre during the golden age of arcade games. Although these games turned out to be successful titles for Konami, Okamoto's employer was not too happy as apparen...
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Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan), sometimes credited as Kihaji Okamoto, is a video game designer credited with producing many of Capcom's popular titles.
Okamoto's early games such as Gyruss and Time Pilot set new and innovative standards in the shoot 'em up genre during the golden age of arcade games. Although these games turned out to be successful titles for Konami, Okamoto's employer was not too happy as apparently Okamoto had been told to create a driving game instead. Internal disagreements, financial and credible, caused his termination from Konami.
Joining Capcom in 1984, Okamoto directed several arcade games such as 1942, SonSon , Gun.Smoke and Side Arms. The last game he directed was the 1988 CP System game Forgotten Worlds. He would oversee the development of Capcom's subsequent games as a producer and was responsible for recruiting character designer Akira Yasuda for Capcom, best known for his work on Final Fight and Street Fighter II....
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