Shinya Kumazaki
Shinya Kumazaki (熊崎 信也) is a Japanese video game concept designer, an employee at HAL Laboratory, and a creative force behind Nintendo's Kirby series. He began as a designer on Kirby Air Ride and Kirby: Canvas Curse. The first Kirby game he directed was Kirby Super Star Ultra, released in 2008.
Additionally, Kumazaki has done voice work for the series. He has voiced King Dedede and related characters in various games, and has his voice recorded for Void Termina in Kirby Star Allies.
Kumazaki considers "devices, maps, and tough boss battles" the essential components of quality action games.[1] His favorite main series and spin-off Kirby games are Kirby's Adventure and Kirby Air Ride, respectively.[2][3]
Credits
Director
- Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008)[4]
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)[5]
- Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (2012)[6] — one of two directors
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014)[7]
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe (2014)[8]
- Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe (2014)[9]
General Director
- Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016)[10]
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (2017)[11]
- Kirby's Blowout Blast (2017)[12]
- Kirby Battle Royale (2017)[13]
- Kirby Star Allies (2018)[14]
- Super Kirby Clash (2019)[15]
Design
- Kirby Air Ride (2003)[16]
- Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005)[17]
Special Thanks
Character Supervisor
- Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (2019)[19]
Original Game Supervisors: HAL Laboratory, Inc.
Voice Acting
- King Dedede
- Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe
- Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
- Kirby's Blowout Blast
- Kirby Battle Royale
- Kirby Star Allies
- Shadow Dedede
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Mini Dedede
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe — pitch modified
- Combo Dedede
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe — pitch modified
- Dark Crafter
- Kirby and the Rainbow Curse — uncredited, voice clip modified
- Dedede Clone
- Kirby: Planet Robobot — pitch modified as character splits
- King D-Mind
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
- Super Kirby Clash
- Parallel Dedede
- Kirby Star Allies
- Void Termina
- Kirby Star Allies
Trivia
Kumazaki's Mii on Miiverse
- Satoshi Ishida, an employee at HAL Laboratory, posted and updated Behind the Scenes Miiverse communities on behalf of Kumazaki, specifically for the Kirby's Nintendo 3DS games.[21] Both developers would converse back and forth on some occasions, such as for the Kirby: Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon event.[22]
- Kumazaki owns a pet cat. He recorded its voice and spliced the sound into Star Dream and Star Dream Soul OS's screech in Kirby: Planet Robobot, making it sound more feline-like.[23]
Gallery
External Links
References
- ↑ Iwata Asks: Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- ↑ Miiverse
- ↑ Miiverse
- ↑ Kirby Super Star Ultra credits
- ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land credits
- ↑ Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition credits
- ↑ Kirby: Triple Deluxe credits
- ↑ Kirby Fighters Deluxe credits
- ↑ Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe credits
- ↑ Kirby: Planet Robobot credits
- ↑ Team Kirby Clash Deluxe credits
- ↑ Kirby's Blowout Blast credits
- ↑ Kirby Battle Royale credits
- ↑ Kirby Star Allies credits
- ↑ Super Kirby Clash credits
- ↑ Kirby Air Ride credits
- ↑ Kirby: Canvas Curse credits
- ↑ Kirby and the Rainbow Curse credits
- ↑ Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn credits
- ↑ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate credits
- ↑ Miiverse
- ↑ Miiverse
- ↑ Miiverse