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Akito Nakatsuka(JP) is a sound designer at Nintendo. He joined the company on the R&D2 department, where he initially provided the soundtrack of various Famicom titles such as Zelda II and NES Open Tournament Golf. In the Super Famicom era, he worked on some Satellaview games such as Sutte Hakkun and on hardware sound design.
In recent years, Nakatsuka has been one of the managers of Nintendo SPD's sound division, where he has provided sound supervision and support for several games rather than composing music.
Game Works[]
- Devil World (1984) - Sound Composer
- Clu Clu Land (1984) - Sound Composer
- Excitebike (1984) - Sound Composer
- Ice Climber (1985) - Sound Composer
- FamicomBox (1986) - Sound Program
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) - Sound Composer (as Tsukasan)
- Famicom Golf: Japan Course (1987) - Sound Composer
- Famicom Golf: U.S. Course (1987) - Sound Composer
- Punch-Out!! (NES) (1987) - Music Composer
- Ice Climber (FDS) (1988) - Sound Composer
- Kaettekita Mario Bros. (1988) - Sound Composer
- Vs. Excitebike (FDS) (1988) - Sound Programmer
- NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) - Sound Composer
- Clu Clu Land (FDS) (1992) - Sound Composer
- Super Game Boy (1994) - Sound Design
- BS-X (1995) - Sound Design
- BS Zelda no Densetsu (1995) - SFC Sound
- Pilotwings 64 (1996) - Sound Arrangement
- BS Sutte Hakkun: Event Version (1997) - Sound Programmer
- Heisei Shin Onigashima (1997) - Sound
- Super Game Boy 2 (1998) - Sound Composer
- Sutte Hakkun (1998) - Sound Programmer
- BS Sutte Hakkun: Event Version 2 (1998) - Sound Programmer
- BS Sutte Hakkun: '98 Winter Event Version (1998) - Sound Programmer
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999) - Coordinator
- Game Boy Music (canceled) - Sound
- Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (2002) - Recording
- The Legend of Zelda: Navi Trackers (2004) - Sound
- Daigasso! Band Brothers (2004) - Sound
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (2005) - Music Composition
- Magnetica Twist (2008) - Sound Adviser
- Mario Super Sluggers (2008) - Sound Support
- Jam with the Band (2008) - Sound Advisor
- Wario Land: Shake It! (2008) - Sound Supervisor [note: credited only in the instruction booklet]
- Style Savvy (2008) - Sound Advisor
- Excitebike: World Rally (2009) - Music of NES "Excitebike"
- Fossil Fighters: Champions (2010) - Sound Adviser
- Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011) - Sound Support (International Version)
- Kiki Trick (2012) - Sound Support
Special Thanks[]
- Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima (1996)
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - Original Game Staff (Music Composition: Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda)
- Super Princess Peach (2005)
- Super Mario Strikers (2005)
- Tetris DS (2006)
- Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten DS (2006)
- Otona no Jōshiki Ryoku Training DS (2006)
- Mario Strikers Charged (2007)
- Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) - Supervisor (Original Games)
- Art Style: PiCOPiCT (2009)
- Mario Party 9 (2012)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (2014) - Supervisor (Original Games)
Song Credits[]
As sole composer[]
Akito Nakatsuka is known to have composed the entire soundtracks for the following titles:
- Clu Clu Land
- Excitebike
- Ice Climber
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- NES Open Tournament Golf [note: NES version]
Trivia[]
- He Was the Expert Nintendo Staff Ghost for Dry Dry Ruins in Mario Kart Wii.