Masanobu Tsukamoto

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Masanobu Tsukamoto
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Local 塚本 雅信 (つかもと まさのぶ)
Born December 10, 1968 (Age 53)
Birth Place Hikone-shi, Shiga, Japan
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases MATS, M. Tsukamoto, Pippicke Mats, 和田素輝美 (Motomi Wada), M•Tsukamoto(MATS)
Website ww5.tiki.ne.jp/~mats/index-e.html

Masanobu Tsukamoto is a Japanese composer, sound designer, and programmer. He is known for his numerous works at Compile. He attended the University of Tsukuba and graduated in 1991. Around this time, he started working for Compile and worked on a great deal of their games. Though most of his credits are for sound effects, he occasionally did music. Later in his career, he started using the moniker "Motomi Wada". He later left in 1996 so he could be a freelancer.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1989-07-07 Blazing Lazers (TG16) (ガンヘッド) With Masatomo Miyamoto, "J.T.S", Sydon Inoue, "Ozono", and Keiji Takeuchi.
1989-??-?? Aleste 2 (MSX) (アレスタ2) Sound Effects
1989-??-?? Aleste Gaiden (MSX) (アレスタ外伝) With Toshiaki Sakoda and Keiji Takeuchi.
1989-??-?? Randar II: Revenge of Death (MSX) (ランダーの冒険・2) With Toshiaki Sakoda and Keiji Takeuchi.
1989-??-?? Rune Master (MSX) (ルーンマスター) Sound Effects
1990-06-29 Xevious: Fardraut Densetsu (PCE) (ゼビウス ファードラウト伝説) Sound Effector with Toshiaki Sakoda.
1990-10-?? Godzilla (GB) (ゴジラくん)
1990-10-05 Gun Nac (NES) (ガンナック) Sound Effect
1990-10-12 Cyber Knight (PCE) (サイバーナイト) Sound Effect
1990-12-21 M.U.S.H.A.: Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor (GEN) (武者アレスタ) Sound Effects
1990-??-?? Rune Master II (MSX) (ルーンマスターII) Sound Effect
1991-04-12 Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (FC) (ゴルビーのパイプライン大作戦)
1991-07-12 Seirei Senshi Spriggan (PCCD) (精霊戦士スプリガン) Sound Effects
1991-10-25 Puyo Puyo (FDS) (ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao and Masaaki Harada.
1991-10-25 Puyo Puyo (MSX2) (ぷよぷよ) With Toshiaki Sakoda, Einosuke Nagao, and Masaaki Harada.
1991-12-29 GG Aleste (GG) (G.G.アレスタ) Sound Effect
1992-10-?? Puyo Puyo (ARC) (ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao.
Includes arrangements of compositions by Masaaki Harada, Toshiaki Sakoda, and "Atarashi."
1992-12-18 Naxat Super Pinball: Jaki Hakai (SFC) (ナグザット スーパーピンボール 邪鬼破壊)
1992-12-18 Puyo Puyo (SMD) (ぷよぷよ)
With Einosuke Nagao.
Includes arrangements of compositions by Masaaki Harada, Toshiaki Sakoda, and "Atarashi."
1993-03-19 Puyo Puyo (GG) (ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao.
1993-03-19 Puyo Puyo (PC98) (ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao.
1993-07-23 Puyo Puyo (FC) (ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao and Masaaki Harada.
1993-12-03 Madou Monogatari I (GG) (魔導物語I 三つの魔導球)
1993-12-10 Super Puyo Puyo (SFC) (す〜ぱ〜ぷよぷよ) With Einosuke Nagao.
1994-05-20 Madou Monogatari II: Arles 16-Sai (GG) (魔導物語II ~アルル16才~) With Tomonori Minami.
1995-??-?? Gensei Kaitou Den (PC98) (幻世快盗伝)
1996-12-13 Pocket Puyo Puyo Tsuu (GB) (ぽけっとぷよぷよ通)
1996-??-?? Rude Breaker (PC98)
1998-01-?? Armed Police Batrider (ARC) Sound Effect
1999-12-23 Evolution 2 (DC) (神機世界エヴォリューション2 遠い約束) Sound Composer
2002-07-26 Evolution Worlds (GC) (新世界エヴォルシア) Sound Composer with Einosuke Nagao.
Unknown Knuckle Kid (PC98) (ナックルキッド)

Aliases

Tsukamoto is probably best known under his pseudonym MATS. The name comes from the first two letters of his first and last name, respectively.

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