River City Ransom Game Creator Mitsuhiro Yoshida Passes Away
Yoshida directed Super Dodge Ball, Downtown Smash Dodgeball, more
The studio Miracle Kidz! announced on Saturday that its president Mitsuhiro Yoshida passed away suddenly on August 30. Miracle Kidz! describes Yoshida as the "father" of the
Downtown Nekketsu franchise, best known in English for the
River City Ransom entry on the
Nintendo Entertainment System. The studio added that Yoshida was working hard on a new title up until his passing.
Yoshida served as a director for such titles as
Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball-Bu (reworked in English as
Super Dodge Ball) and
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (reworked as
River City Ransom) at Technōs Japan from the late 1980s to the 1990s. He founded Miracle Kidz! in 2008, and released such games as
Downtown Dodgeball da yo Zenin Shūgō!! (River City Dodge Ball All Stars!!),
Downtown Gekitotsu Dodgeball! (Downtown Smash Dodgeball), and
Downtown Nekketsu Dodgeball for Wii and other platforms.
Sources: Miracle Kidz! via Hachima Kikō, Famitsu
Yoshida directed Super Dodge Ball, Downtown Smash Dodgeball, more
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R.I.P to a legend