Takayuki Hirono
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Takayuki Hirono (better known as Jemini) was born in Hiroshima, Japan on February 27, 1961. He worked for Compile, and though he never wrote music, he still played a significant role in their audio department, programming the sound drivers for most of the platforms the company worked on such as the NES, Game Boy, Game Gear, and MSX, giving Compile's games a unique, distinctive sound.
Hirono previously developed Safari Hunting with Satoshi Fujishima before joining Compile in 1985. He usually worked alongside Masanori Miyamoto in many projects. When Puyo Puyo was released, he created new sound drivers for the Z80 and 68000 processors. Around 1996, Hirono departed Compile and appears to have left the game industry as well.
Audio Development
NES
Hirono programmed a sound driver, in which music was written in assembly macros on an MSX computer.
Gameography
| Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-??-?? | Lunar Ball (MSX2) (ルナーボール) | Sound Program | |
| 1985-12-05 | Lunar Pool (NES) | |
Sound Driver |
| 1986-??-?? | Gulkave (SM3) (ガルケーブ) | Sound Program | |
| 1986-11-28 | Zanac AI (FDS) | Sound Driver | |
| 1987-03-14 | City Adventure Touch: Mystery of Triangle (FC) (シティ・アドベンチャー・タッチ ミステリー・オブ・トライアングル) | Sound Driver | |
| 1987-10-?? | Zanac (NES) | Sound Driver | |
| 1987-10-30 | Romancia (FC) (ロマンシア) | Sound Driver | |
| 1988-02-05 | The Guardian Legend (NES) (ガーディック外伝) | Sound Program | |
| 1988-02-29 | Power Strike (SMS) (Aleste) | Sound Program | |
| 1988-08-03 | Tombs & Treasure (NES) (太陽の神殿) | Sound Driver | |
| 1988-12-09 | Godzilla (NES) (ゴジラ) | Sound Driver | |
| 1989-11-10 | Super Spike V'Ball (NES) (U.S. Championship V'Ball) | Music Programmer | |
| 1990-10-05 | Gun.Nac (NES) (ガンナック) | Sound Driver | |
| 1991-04-12 | Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (FC) (ゴルビーのパイプライン大作戦) | Sound Driver | |
| 1991-10-25 | Puyo Puyo (FDS) (ぷよぷよ) | Sound Driver | |
| 1992-12-18 | Puyo Puyo (SMD) | Sound Driver | |
| 1993-07-23 | Nazo Puyo (GG) (なぞぷよ) | Sound Program | |
| 1993-07-23 | Puyo Puyo (FC) | Sound Driver | |
| Unknown | Radac: Tailor-Made (FC) | Sound Driver |
Picture Gallery
Compile development team (second from the right).
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In the middle. Unknown Source.
Links
- w.atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/10510.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
- youtube.com/watch?v=_gop6t8B4HY - Video Interview.
