Yuichi Toyama

Yuichi Toyama (外山　雄一, Toyama Yuichi) is a Japanese video game designer, director, and producer. He used to work at Technosoft, Compile and Eighting, and is currently working at Taito since 2017. He is also a writer for the Game Culture Preservation Institute(IGCC).^[1]

Yuichi Toyama
外山　雄一
Born	(1967-04-23) April 23, 1967 (age 58)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	"Healthy"
Occupation(s)	Video game designer, director, producer
Years active	1985–present
Employer(s)	Technosoft(1987-1988) Compile(1989-1992) Eighting(1994-2017) Taito(2017-present)

Early years

Toyama started his path in the video game industry after his enjoyment of playing Space Invaders. He had read magazines that featured games like Space Invaders, Star Wars, and Gundam. He always wanted to enjoy those games at home. He originally wanted to either get a Sharp MZ-80 or an NEC PC-8001, but in the end, he started with a Hitachi Basic Master Level 2. After testing the games on it, he had no choice but to do game programming on his own.^[2]

Career

Technosoft (1987-1989)

Toyama started at Technosoft when he was a teenager. He started with being a designer for the game, Feedback, then later a planner and programmer for Herzog^[3]

Compile (1989-1992)

Eighting (1994-2017)

Taito (2017-present)

Works

Year	Title	Role(s)	Note(s)	Ref.
1985	Vilzam	Game Designer		[4]
1988	Feedback	Game Designer
	Herzog	Designer
1989	Blazing Lazers	Special Thanks
	Randar II: Revenge of Death	Thanks
1990	Ghostbusters	Programmer
	MUSHA
1991	GG Aleste	Special Thanks
	Seirei Senshi Spriggan	Programmer, Thanks
1992	Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project	Scenario
1993	Sorcer Striker	Programmer
1994	Kingdom Grand Prix	Game Advisor, Programmer
1995	Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W	Production Assistance
1996	Battle Garegga	Special Thanks
1997	Sōkyūgurentai	Programmer
1998	Baroque	Special Thanks
2000	Dimahoo	Programmer
	Brave Blade	Supervisor
2001	Kuru Kuru Kururin	Planning Manager
	Tekken Advance	Producer
2002	The Pinball of the Dead	Director
2005	Inuyasha: Feudal Combat	Integration Advisor
	Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles	Supervising Director
2006	Master of Illusion	Director
2007	Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō	Direction Manager
2009	Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	Producer
2010	Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars	Product Manager
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	Supervisor
	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2013	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
2014	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
2018	Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi	Special Thanks	M2 ShotTriggers port
2019	Darius Cozmic Collection	Coordinator
	Sega Genesis Mini	Supervisor	for Darius
	Bubble Bobble 4 Friends	Special Thanks
	ESP. Ra.De. Psy.
2020	TurboGrafx-16 Mini
	Space Invaders Invincible Collection	Director
	Space Invaders Forever
	Aleste Collection	Special Thanks
2021	Darius Cozmic Revelation	Director		[5]
	Senxin Aleste	Advisor
2023	Ray'z Arcade Chronology	Producer