Hiromichi Tanaka (田中弘道, Hiromichi Tanaka^?) (January 1, 1962 – ) is a Japanese video game developer working at Square Enix. He is best known as lead developer of the Final Fantasy XI team, and is currently working on seeing the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy III through to proper completion, having been apart of the original team. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Final Fantasy XI ), also known as Final Fantasy Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Final Fantasy series. ... The Nintendo DS (sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS) is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, released in 2004. ... For information regarding the game originally released in America as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo, see Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy III ) is a role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ...

In 1983, Tanaka dropped out of Yokohama National University along with Hironobu Sakaguchi to join Square, a newly formed software branch of the Denyuusha Electric Company. Along with Sakaguchi and Kazuhiko Aoki, Tanaka was part of Square's original Planning and Development department. Yokohama National University (横浜国立大学) is a university in Yokohama, Japan. ... Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy series Hironobu Sakaguchi (坂口 博信, born 1962) was the Director of Planning and Development for Square Co. ... Kazuhiko Aoki, also known as K. Aoki, is a well renowned videogame producer. ...

Game credits

• The Death Trap (programmer)
• Genesis (producer/scenario/game design)
• Alpha
• Crystal Dragon
• Yokohama Minato Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
• Final Fantasy (game design)
• Final Fantasy II (game design)
• Final Fantasy III (game design)
• Final Fantasy Legend II (scenario/game design)
• Secret of Mana (producer/scenario/game design)
• Seiken Densetsu 3 (director/scenario/game design)
• Xenogears (producer)
• Chrono Cross (producer)
• Threads of Fate (producer)
• Final Fantasy XI (producer)
  • Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart (producer)
  • Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia (producer)
  • Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (producer)
• Final Fantasy III (DS version) (executive producer/director)

The Death Trap is a video game developed and published by Square for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, and Fujitsu FM-7 in 1984. ... Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī, colloq. ... For information regarding the game originally released as Final Fantasy II in America, see Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy II (ファイナルファンタジーII Fainaru Fantajī II) is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... For information regarding the game originally released in America as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo, see Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy III ) is a role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy Legend II is a Game Boy video game. ... Secret of Mana ) is the second video game in the Seiken Densetsu series of role-playing games, the first game of the series on the Super NES and the only Seiken Densetsu or Mana game released on this platform outside Japan. ... Seiken Densetsu 3 ) is the third installment of the Seiken Densetsu series, released exclusively for the Super Famicom by Square Co. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Chrono Cross ) is a PlayStation RPG created by Square Co. ... Threads of Fate is a computer role-playing game for the PlayStation console developed by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy XI ), also known as Final Fantasy Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Final Fantasy series. ... Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia is an expansion pack for the existing Final Fantasy XI Online for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and PC. This expands the world of Vanadiel by adding the following: - New locations to explore - New Non-Player Characters (NPCs) to interact with - New... For information regarding the game originally released in America as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo, see Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy III ) is a role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ...

External links

• Hiromichi Tanaka profile at MobyGames