Nick Trahan

Nick Trahan is a game designer and former lead artist at Nintendo Software Technology. He was responsible for designing the Bounty Hunter Heads-Up Displays (HUD) and creating artwork for Metroid Prime Hunters, in which he is credited as Nicholas Trahan.
Trahan also provided additional art for Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. According to Richard Vorodi, Trahan designed the HUD used by Samus in Metroid Prime, but he is not credited in that game. He may have meant to refer to Echoes, the sequel."All of their visor heads up displays were created by the same artist that made Samus's in Metroid Prime. An NST artist by the name of Nicholas Trahan." Interview: Richard Vorodi, Shinesparkers, 2020-08-06. Retrieved on 2020-08-06. Trahan had flown to Austin, Texas, where Retro is based, for six months to a year to help them create the Visors, before returning to NST to make the HUDs for Hunters.Kiwi Talkz. #122 - Richard Vorodi Interview (Metroid Prime Hunters, Game Design, Lore, Darksiders III etc.). YouTube. January 29, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022. (starts at 45:00)
He left Nintendo in 2006 to found his own company, Studio Walljump, which provided contract video game UI and design. Studio Walljump released Liight for WiiWare, which was a PAX 10 selection in 2009.
==External links==
*Trahan on LinkedIn
*Trahan on MobyGames
==References==
Category:Nintendo Software Technology employees
Category:UI Artists