List of staff (SSB)

This is a list of the staff involved with the game Super Smash Bros. The game and its follow-up Super Smash Bros. Melee feature extended versions of their credit rolls in which the credited personnel are matched to their specific roles (for example, the voice actors are matched to the characters they portrayed).^[1] The credits vary depending on which regional version is being played, and some can only be seen by changing the language settings.

Director

Masahiro Sakurai (HAL)
- Game Design
- Planning
- Direction
- Motion Coaching
- Kirby Original Design

Chief Programmer

Yoshiki Suzuki (HAL)
- Program Management System, Player Programming

Programmers

Kouichi Watanabe (HAL)
- Library, Map, Display, Effect, Computer Player, 1P Game, Boss, Training Mode Programming
Yasuyuki Nagashima (HAL)
- Character & Game Mode Select Screen, Ranking, Opening, Screen Adjust, Backup Ram Programming
Yoshimi Takahashi (HAL)
- Item, Device, Sound Test, Staff Roll, Title Programming
Katsuhiro Sakoda (HAL)
- Pikachu, Ness Special Moves Programming
Yoshiya Taniguchi (HAL)
- Link, Kirby, Yoshi, C. Falcon Special Moves Programming

Chief Designer

Tsuyoshi Wakayama (HAL)
- Design Management
- Modeling Support

Designers

Hitoshi Kikkawa (HAL)
- Mario, Luigi, Fox, Yoshi, Pikachu, Kirby, Jigglypuff Model
- Mario, Luigi, Yoshi Motion
- Bonus Stage Map Support
Junsuke Sugiura (HAL)
- DK, Samus, C. Falcon, Link, Ness Model
- DK, Link Motion
- Bonus Stage Map Support
- Motion Capture Actor
Satoko Nakamura (HAL)
- Samus Motion
- Item, Effect, 1P Start Screen
- Training Screen Design
Tadashi Hashikura (HAL)
- Effect Design
- Samus, DK, Fox, Kirby, Pikachu, Boss Map Design
Michiko Takahashi (HAL)
- Menu, Character Select Screen, Mark, Title Design
- Mario, Yoshi, Classic Mario Map Design
Akio Hanyu (HAL)
- Mario, DK, Samus, Fox Motion Support
- Yoshi Damage Motion
- Bonus Stage Map Support
Isao Takahashi (HAL)
- Fox, Kirby, Boss Motion
- Motion Capture Data Convert
- Bonus Stage Map Support
Youichi Sukino (HAL)
- Pikachu Motion
- Samus, Fox Damage Motion
Kazu Ozawa (HAL)
- Item Design
Kunio Watanabe (HAL)
- Opening, Effect Design
- Bonus Stage Map
Shigeru Hashiguchi (HAL)
- Pokémon Model Confusion Design Support
Tatsuhiko Oi
- C. Falcon, Ness, Jigglypuff Motion
Masaya Akiyama
- C. Falcon, Ness, Jigglypuff Motion
Senji Hirose
- C. Falcon, Ness, Jigglypuff Motion
Eriko Suzuki
- C. Falcon, Ness, Jigglypuff Motion
C Shane Allala
- Pikachu Motion
- Ness Damage Motion
Takeshi Iizuka (Creatures)
- Pikachu Map Design
Nachi Sugiyama (Creatures)
- Opening Design
Ryuta Kusumi (Creatures)
- Opening Design

Sound Composer

Hirokazu Ando (HAL)
- BGM Compose & Arrange
- FGM Compose

Support

Hisatoshi Takeuchi (HAL)
- Project Support

Voice Actors

Charles Martinet^{[n 1]}: Mario, and Luigi Voice
Nobuyuki Hiyama (ARTSVISION): Link Voice
Kazumi Totaka (NINTENDO): Yoshi Voice, and Yoshi's Story Original Sound Composer
Makiko Ohmoto (AONI Prod.): Kirby, and Ness Voice
Shinobu Satouchi (AONI Prod.): Fox Voice
Ikue Ootani (EZAKI:Prod.): Pikachu Voice, Goldeen (Japanese, uncredited)
Ryo Horikawa (AONI Prod.): C. Falcon Voice
Mika Kanai^{[n 2]} (ARTSVISION): Jigglypuff Voice (Japanese)
Rachael Lillis^{[n 3]}: Jigglypuff Voice (English, and Chinese), Chansey (English, uncredited)
Guylaine Gibert^{[n 4]} (ARES-FILM): Jigglypuff (French)
Mara Winzer^{[n 5]} (FFF Grupe): Jigglypuff (German)
Jeff Manning^{[n 6]} (Mickey's Company): Narrator Voice, Master Hand (uncredited)
J. M. Delhausse^{[n 4]} (ARES-FILM): Announcer (French)
Frank Wölfen^{[n 5]} (FFF Grupe): Announcer (German)

Uncredited

Unsho Ishizuka: Onix, Blastoise (Japanese), Koffing (Japanese)
Shin'ichiro Miki: Charizard, Charmander (Japanese)
Katsuyuki Konishi: Hitmonlee, Snorlax (Japanese)
Rikako Aikawa: Starmie
Koichi Yamadera: Mew
Mayumi Iizuka: Chansey (Japanese), Clefairy (Japanese)
Ryuzaburo Otomo: Venusaur (Japanese)
Michael J. Haigney: Charmander (English), Koffing (English, and Chinese), Snorlax (English, and Chinese)
Eric Stuart: Blastoise (English, and Chinese), Venusaur (English, and Chinese)
Tara Jayne: Clefairy (English, and Chinese)
Veronica Taylor: Goldeen (English, German, and Chinese)
Thomas Rau: Koffing (German)
Ulrike Jennie: Chansey (German)

Original Game Staff

Yoshiaki Koizumi (NINTENDO)
- Mario, Luigi, Link, Yoshi Source Model
Koji Kondo (NINTENDO)
- Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox 64 Original Sound Composing
Hiroji Kiyotake (NINTENDO)
- Samus Original Design
Tomoyoshi Yamane (NINTENDO)
- Super Metroid CG Design
RARE
- Donkey Kong Country Original Sound Composing
- Rendered 3-D Donkey Kong
- Character used with permission of Rare.
Hirokazu Tanaka (NINTENDO)
- Metroid Original Sound Composing
Takashi Tezuka (NINTENDO)
- Yoshi's Story Production Advice
Shigefumi Hino (NINTENDO)
- Yoshi Original Design
Jun Ishikawa (HAL)
- Kirby Super Star Original Sound Composing
Takao Shimizu (NINTENDO)
- Star Fox 64 Direction
Takaya Imamura (NINTENDO)
- Fox, C. Falcon Original Design
Satoshi Tajiri (GAME FREAK)
- 'Pokémon' Game Design, Direction
Benimaru Itoh (Creatures)
- Pokémon Stadium Source Modeling Chief
Makoto Wada (NINTENDO)
- Pikachu Source Model
Hikaru Jinguji (HAL)
- Jigglypuff Source Model
Taro Bando (NINTENDO)
- F-ZERO X Original Sound Composing
Tsunekaz Ishihara (Creatures)
- Pokémon Products Supervisor
- Pokémon, EarthBound Produce
Shigesato Itoi
- EarthBound Producer
- Title, Story Concept
- Advice

NOA Staff

Bill Trinen (NOA)
- Localization
Michelle Powers (NOA)
- Localization
Greg Richardson (NOA)
- Localization

NOE Staff

Claude M. Moyse
Marcus Pfiztner
John D. Kraft
Patrick R. Fabri
Keiko Okamoto

French localization team

Julien Bardakoff
Jean-Baptiste Fleury

Special Thanks

Satoshi Ishida (HAL)
- Debug Support
Chieko Obikane (HAL)
- Debug Support
Tetsuya Notoya (HAL)
- Editorial Support
Jun Yamazaki (HAL)
- Model Converter
- Programming
Chiharu Itoh (HAL)
- Model Converter
- Programming
Yoshiaki Shinohara (HAL)
- SGI Support
Sigezo Kawase (HAL)
- Data Support
Shinya Takahashi (NINTENDO)
- Motion Capture SE & OP
Tsuyoshi Watanabe (NINTENDO)
- Motion Capture SE & OP
Yoshiyuki Tagawa (Creatures)
- Data SE
Kensuke Tanabe (NINTENDO)
- Diplomacy
Yasuhiro Sakai (NINTENDO)
- Advice
Shingo Okamoto (NINTENDO)
- Super Mario Club
- Debug Support
Super Mario Club
- Debug
- Assessment
HAL Debug Team
- Debug
- Game Balance Support
4Kids Productions
- US Pokémon voices
TOP-INSIGHT International Co., Ltd.^{[n 7]}
- China Pokémon voices

Project Manager

Ryuki Kuraoka (HAL)
- Project Management
- Traffic Management
- Motion Capture Actor

Progress Manager

Kimiyoshi Fukui (NINTENDO)
- Sales Schedule
- Management

Producer

Hiroaki Suga (HAL)
- Negotiations
Satoru Iwata (HAL)
- Negotiation Chief
- Computer Player, Test Version Programming
- Program Support
Kenji Miki (NINTENDO)
- Diplomacy, Advice
Shigeru Miyamoto (NINTENDO)
- Mario, Luigi, Link, DK Original Design
- Various games
- Production & Direction
- Advice

Executive Producer

Hiroshi Yamauchi (NINTENDO)
- Company President of Nintendo, Japan

Presents

NINTENDO Co., Ltd
- 60 KAMITAKAMATSU-CHO
- FUKUINE, HIGASHIYAMA-KU
- KYOTO, 605-8660 JAPAN
HAL Laboratory, Inc.
- 1999-9 Ryuoushinmachi,
- Ryuou-cho, Nakakomagun,
- Yamanashi, 400-0111
- Japan

Chinese localization (iQue)

iQue Engineering

This^[sic] staff credits are based on the Original N64. (iQue)

Copyright

©︎1999-2005 Nintendo/HAL Laboratory, Inc. ©︎2005 iQue Character©︎Nintendo/HAL Laboratory, Inc./Creatures inc./GAME FREAK inc.

Notes

^ miscredited as "Charles Martinee"
^ Only credited in the Japanese version.
^ Only credited in the English version.
^ ^a ^b Credited in the European version when the language is set to French.
^ ^a ^b Credited in the European version when the language is set to German.
^ Only credited in the Japanese, English, and Chinese versions.
^ Only credited in the iQue version.

References

^ http://themushroomkingdom.net/ssb_credits-full.shtml

[2] scredited as "Charles Martinee"

[3] Only credited in the Japanese version.

[4] Only credited in the English version.

[frc-5] Credited in the European version when the language is set to French.

[gec-6] Credited in the European version when the language is set to German.

[7] Only credited in the Japanese, English, and Chinese versions.

[8] Only credited in the iQue version.

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