Yoshiki Okamoto
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Yoshiki Okamoto (岡本 吉起, Okamoto Yoshiki, born June 10, 1961), sometimes credited as Kihaji Okamoto, is a Japanese video game designer. He is credited with producing popular titles for Konami, including Gyruss and Time Pilot, and for Capcom, including 1942, Gun.Smoke, Final Fight and Street Fighter II. He later founded the companies Flagship and Game Republic, and then created the hit mobile games Dragon Hunter and Monster Strike for Mixi. He also played a role in the creation of Rockstar's Red Dead franchise. Several franchises he helped create are among the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time, including Street Fighter II, Monster Strike and Red Dead.
Yoshiki Okamoto | |
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Born | (1961-06-10) June 10, 1961 (age 62) Ehime Prefecture, Japan |
Other names | Kihaji Okamoto |
Occupation | Video game designer |
Years active | 1981–present |