Falcoon
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Tatsuhiko Kanaoka, better known by the art-name
Falcoon (ファルコン), is a Japanese artist formerly working for SNK Playmore
. He has been involved in several iterations of The King of Fighters franchise.
Falcoon had worked with the old SNK back in 1998 as a designer. He was also a card designer in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
. http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/ngpc/a/snkcard.htm http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/ngpc/a/snkcardcap.htm
Falcoon started as a fan-artist doing renditions of different company games such as The King of Fighters, Street Fighter
, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
. From here he grew quite a fanbase that made SNK Playmore
take note. He was chosen to create the ingame artwork for SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom
. http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/c/svc.htm
Falcoon mostly contributed on character designs and was responsible for the character artwork for The King of Fighters 2003
. He was responsible for the alternate designs and new characters seen in the KOF: Maximum Impact
series, and was the KOF:MI series' producer and art director.
Falcoon left SNK Playmore sometime in 2008 or 2009 for undisclosed reasons. All projects related to the Maximum Impact series were officially cancelled in October of 2009.
His art is recognized by its heavy emphasis on muscle and weight for both genders (the proportions vary though it has a very anime-like influence), shaded with sharp gradients and highlights. His designs are also influenced by the bizarre yet colorful clothing found in Japanese street fashion, particularly Lolita and Fruits fashions. In several interviews, he insists that he uses no reference for his work, relying only on "strong images from memory". He was once an avid gamer and loves to visit the local game center on his time off. He hopes to make games where people can practice them like a sport and "perfect their skills like I used to."
Art-name
An art-name is a pseudonym, or penname, used by an East Asian artist, which they sometimes change. The word and the idea to use a pseudonym originated from China, then became popular in other East Asian countries ....
Falcoon (ファルコン), is a Japanese artist formerly working for SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....
. He has been involved in several iterations of The King of Fighters franchise.
Falcoon had worked with the old SNK back in 1998 as a designer. He was also a card designer in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash is a series of SNK Playmore games between 1999 and 2006 for hand-held consoles.This game has a CCG theme, spun off from the popular series of fighting games by SNK and Capcom, and also including references to many other kinds of games from both companies. The...
. http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/ngpc/a/snkcard.htm http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/ngpc/a/snkcardcap.htm
Falcoon started as a fan-artist doing renditions of different company games such as The King of Fighters, Street Fighter
Street Fighter
, commonly abbreviated as SF, is a series of Fighting Games developed in Japan in which the players pit the video games' competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style, against one another...
, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Every main character's name in each part can be read as JoJo. The manga, published by Shueisha, first ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1987 to 2002, before being transferred to the seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2004. The current story...
. From here he grew quite a fanbase that made SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....
take note. He was chosen to create the ingame artwork for SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom
SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom
is a competitive fighting game produced by Playmore for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. The game is a crossover featuring characters from SNKs and Capcoms respective fighting game properties such as The King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, Street Fighter, and Darkstalkers...
. http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/c/svc.htm
Falcoon mostly contributed on character designs and was responsible for the character artwork for The King of Fighters 2003
The King of Fighters 2003
The King of Fighters 2003 is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK Playmore for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. It is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series and the first KOF game to become a tag tournament as well as the first one to be published by SNK Playmore...
. He was responsible for the alternate designs and new characters seen in the KOF: Maximum Impact
KOF: Maximum Impact
The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact is a fighting game for the PlayStation 2, produced by SNK subsidiary Noise Factory published by SNK Playmore in 2004-2005. An enhanced version was released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 under the title KOF: Maximum Impact — Maniax...
series, and was the KOF:MI series' producer and art director.
Falcoon left SNK Playmore sometime in 2008 or 2009 for undisclosed reasons. All projects related to the Maximum Impact series were officially cancelled in October of 2009.
His art is recognized by its heavy emphasis on muscle and weight for both genders (the proportions vary though it has a very anime-like influence), shaded with sharp gradients and highlights. His designs are also influenced by the bizarre yet colorful clothing found in Japanese street fashion, particularly Lolita and Fruits fashions. In several interviews, he insists that he uses no reference for his work, relying only on "strong images from memory". He was once an avid gamer and loves to visit the local game center on his time off. He hopes to make games where people can practice them like a sport and "perfect their skills like I used to."
SNK Works
- Off Beat Racer! - first work; part of debugger team
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters ClashSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters ClashSNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash is a series of SNK Playmore games between 1999 and 2006 for hand-held consoles.This game has a CCG theme, spun off from the popular series of fighting games by SNK and Capcom, and also including references to many other kinds of games from both companies. The...
- SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters Clash 2 Expand Edition - main illustrator
- SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS - producer and main illustrator
- Capcom vs. SNK (promotional)
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (promotional, cover image)
- The King Of Fighters 2003The King of Fighters 2003The King of Fighters 2003 is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK Playmore for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. It is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series and the first KOF game to become a tag tournament as well as the first one to be published by SNK Playmore...
- main illustrator - The King of Fighters XIThe King of Fighters XIThe King of Fighters XI is a 2D competitive fighting game produced by SNK Playmore originally released in as a coin-operated arcade game for the Atomiswave platform...
(special ending artwork; also part of story development) - KOF: Maximum ImpactKOF: Maximum ImpactThe King of Fighters: Maximum Impact is a fighting game for the PlayStation 2, produced by SNK subsidiary Noise Factory published by SNK Playmore in 2004-2005. An enhanced version was released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 under the title KOF: Maximum Impact — Maniax...
- character designer - KOF: Maximum Impact 2KOF: Maximum Impact 2KOF: Maximum Impact 2, released in North America as The King of Fighters 2006, is a 3D competitive fighting game produced by SNK Playmore and released for the PlayStation 2 in...
- producer, character designer and art director - KOF: Maximum Impact Regulation A - producer, character designer and art director
- The King of Fighters: Another DayThe King of Fighters: Another DayThe King of Fighters: Another Day is an animated series based on the popular fighting game series The King of Fighters. It was produced by Production I.G, and revolves around the plot of the 3-D version titled The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact, along with some touches of the current 2-D series...
- original character designer - The King Of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match - art director
External links
- Falcoon's blog at the official website of SNK PlaymoreSNK PlaymoreSNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....
- Interview on IGN website
- Interview on Gamasutra website