Yuji Horii: Difference between revisions

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*Horii describes himself as a mischievous man, and finds that shocking and surprising players to be one of the most rewarding parts of his career as a game designer.

*Though admittedly his skills have deteriorated since his college days, Horii draws a [[~~Slime~~]] as part of his signature when signing autographs.

*Though admittedly his skills have deteriorated since his college days, Horii draws a [[slime]] as part of his signature when signing autographs.

*Time travel is one of Horii's favorite themes in media, and he cites watching [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Tunnel| The Time Tunnel] when it aired in Japan as an example<ref>編: 映画とかもかなりご覧になられるんですか?

堀井: 映画は、最近忙しくてあまり見ないですけど。好きな映画てパターンがあって、時間旅行ものが好きなんですよ。タイムスリップものというのが大好きで。

編: それが「クロノ・トリガー」などに出ているんですね。

堀井: ええ。あと、昔テレビでやってた「タイムトンネル」が大好きで、毎週欠かさず見ていたんですよね。他には二面性があるものが好きなんですよ。水戸黄門(笑)とか、スーパーマンとか。映画では、「天国から来たチャンピオン」。小説だと司馬遼太郎さんとか好きです。

編: では、二面性の魅力ってなんでしょう。ゲーム批評 volume 8, April 1996</ref>.

*On July 15th, 2017, a bronze statue depicting a slime, alongside the sword and shield of [[Erdrick]], was built in Sumoto city of Hyogo prefecture to celebrate Horii as one of the city's finest sons.

*In {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, an infamous king slime is named [[Hori (Recruit)|Hori]], presumably after Yūji Horii.

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 [[File:Sumoto City Monument of Dragon Quest.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]
 *Horii describes himself as a mischievous man, and finds that shocking and surprising players to be one of the most rewarding parts of his career as a game designer.
-*Though admittedly his skills have deteriorated since his college days, Horii draws a [[Slime]] as part of his signature when signing autographs.
+*Though admittedly his skills have deteriorated since his college days, Horii draws a [[slime]] as part of his signature when signing autographs.
+*Time travel is one of Horii's favorite themes in media, and he cites watching [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_Tunnel| The Time Tunnel] when it aired in Japan as an example<ref>編: 映画とかもかなりご覧になられるんですか?
+堀井: 映画は、最近忙しくてあまり見ないですけど。好きな映画てパターンがあって、時間旅行ものが好きなんですよ。タイムスリップものというのが大好きで。
+編: それが「クロノ・トリガー」などに出ているんですね。
+堀井: ええ。あと、昔テレビでやってた「タイムトンネル」が大好きで、毎週欠かさず見ていたんですよね。他には二面性があるものが好きなんですよ。水戸黄門(笑)とか、スーパーマンとか。映画では、「天国から来たチャンピオン」。小説だと司馬遼太郎さんとか好きです。
+編: では、二面性の魅力ってなんでしょう。ゲーム批評 volume 8, April 1996</ref>.
 *On July 15th, 2017, a bronze statue depicting a slime, alongside the sword and shield of [[Erdrick]], was built in Sumoto city of Hyogo prefecture to celebrate Horii as one of the city's finest sons.
 *In {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, an infamous king slime is named [[Hori (Recruit)|Hori]], presumably after Yūji Horii.