Minoru Maeda

Nintendo Company Limited Entertainment Analysis & Development Division Kyoto Software Development Department Minoru Maeda Planner & Graphic Designer N/A

Minoru Maeda is a former Nintendo Company Limited employee. Maeda originally worked at Toei Animation, and joined Nintendo because of his expertise in the animation department. Shigeru Miyamoto was very impressed with Maeda's talents and put him in charge of design on ExciteBike for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Vs. Arcade platforms. Maeda would continue working for the Entertainment Analysis & Development Division as a full-time and part-time employee before retiring from game development in 1999.

Major Works The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998) - Illustrator Famicom Folk Tale: Brave Spirits (FCD, 1989) - Story Board Design The Mysterious Murasame Castle (FCD, 1986) - Director ExciteBike (NES, 1985) - Design ExciteBike (VS., 1985) - Design

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Personal Information Name: Minoru Maeda Kanji: 前田 実 / まえだ みのる Born: Hobbies: Interests: Hometown: Kyoto, Japan History: Nintendo (1984-1999) Feature:

Author: Kyoto Ninja (13 April 2012)
Source: Japan Net Interviews. Game Credits.