Masahiko Mashimo

Masahiko Mashimo (born January 30, 1966 in Kyoto Prefecture) is a Japanese sprite artist who created graphics for Super Metroid. He drew the backgrounds for Crateria, Norfair and the Wrecked Ship, and designed Crocomire. He claimed in the developer interview that he originally drew Crocomire as "cute" and "charming", which would cause the player to feel sad after they defeated him. After Tomoyoshi Yamane's input, the characters became harsher in design. He joked that he wanted to put a shopping bag in Mother Brain's hands when Toru Osawa had designed her, as she resembled an "old lady".http://www.metroiddatabase.com/old_site/sm/interview.php
Mashimo had also worked on F-1 Race, which features Samus Aran. His other credits include the Game Boy titles For the Frog the Bell Tolls and Super Mario Land. He quipped in the interview that his favorite movies were "dull", but he enjoyed The Manhattan Transfer. He was able to clear Super Metroid in 4 hours, and did not have a secret of Samus Aran to share.
Recently, Mashimo has become a coordinator for externally-developed titles, such as Elite Beat Agents.
==External links==
*Mashimo on MobyGames
*Mashimo on IMDb
*Mashimo on Giant Bomb
*Mashimo on Metacritic
==References==
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