Name Neo Hakase | ||
Neo Geo Hakase (ネオジオ博士, Neo Jio Hakase), whose alias literally translates to Doctor Neo Geo, is a producer at SNK Playmore for The King of Fighters series. His real name is Motonori Tsujimura (漢字 不明, Tsujimura Motonori). He is a native of Osaka. In his biography, he implies that he loves 2D more so than 3D games. He is a former professional gamer and relates participating in a Fatal Fury Special tournament. During press events and location testing, he will personally communicate with fans in one-and-one sessions, taking note of criticisms for better improvements. [1]
His avatar is a parody of Kyo; the main differences are glasses, a red headband with the word SNK, and a shirt decorated with a kanji meaning "love". Lately, his avatar has become similar to his press appearances and has adopted a proper doctor's garb. He has a fictional assistant named "Pokeko", a girl with short purple hair. She represents the day when the "professor" first got his Neo Geo Pocket. [2] With these icons, he provides on-line commentary for the games he's been in charge of producing.
Neo Geo Hakase has worked on many The King of Fighters and Metal Slug games. He is the producer of The King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match.