Yuuji Horii

Yūji Horii (堀井 雄二, Horii Yūji) (also written as Yuuji Horii) (born January 6, 1954 in Awaji Island, Japan) is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the Dragon Quest series. He has been said to have created the blueprint for the console role-playing game by gaming magazine Nintendo Power. Horii graduated from Waseda University's Department of Literature. He also worked as a freelance writer for magazines, ... more

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