Yuichi Ueda
Yuichi Ueda (Japanese: 植田祐一 Ueda Yūichi) is a game developer currently employed at ILCA. He is best known as one of the game directors for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, alongside Junichi Masuda. Ueda had previously worked for game companies such as Sunsoft, Konami, Capcom and Game Republic prior to his employment with ILCA, serving as a director on projects like Trip World and Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors.[1] His earlier work often credited him under the psuedonyms "Zap" or "Zap Yuichi".
Game credits
- Benkei Gaiden (1989) - Support
- Batman: The Video Game (1989) - Programmer
- Batman: The Video Game (1990) - Programmer
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Game Boy version) (1990) - Programmer
- Blaster Master Jr. (1991) - Advisor
- Looney Tunes (1992) - Special Thanks
- Batman: Return of the Joker (Game Boy version) (1992) - Special Thanks
- Trip World (1992) - Chief Director
- Batman Returns (1993) - Sub Programmer
- Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors (1995) - Director
- Waku Waku 7 (1996) - Director
- Stone Walkers (1996) - Supervisor
- Astra Superstars (1998) - Special Thanks
- Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (2000) - Programmer
- Heavy Metal: Geomatrix (2001) - Lead Programmer
- Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (2005) - Programmer
- Genji: Days of the Blade (2006) - Director
- Knights Contract (2011) - Director
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (2021) - Director
- Pokémon Sleep (2023) - Server Engineering Coordinator (ILCA, Inc.)
In the games
Generation VIII
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Ueda appears in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in the northwesternmost house in Hotel Grand Lake alongside a Gengar. Introducing himself as the game director that "really loves Gengar", he gifts the player a Catching Charm if they have completed the National Pokédex. Along with Junichi Masuda, he is only referred to in-game as "Game Director".
Gallery
Core series game assets
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BD SP Game Director overworld model |