Takashi Nishiyama

Takashi Nishiyama is a Japanese game director, producer, and video game designer. He is credited to have created the Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting series. He joined SNK in 1988 after he had finished directing the first Street Fighter game with Hiroshi Matsumoto. He is sometimes credited as "Piston Takashi" or "T. Nishiyama".

Capcom Games

Street Fighter - director

SNK Games

Ghost Pilots - executive director
Neo Turf Masters - "boss"; executive director
Super Sidekicks (series)/The Ultimate 11 - SNK Football Championship - executive producer
Fatal Fury (series) - (III~Real Bout 2: producer)
Art of Fighting (series) - producer
The King of Fighters series ('94~'99: producer)
Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden - executive producer
Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage - executive producer
Metal Slug (series)/Metal Slug series (2, X: producer)
Savage Reign series - producer
Art of Fighting (anime) - special thanks to
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf - special thanks to
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle - special thanks to
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture - executive producer