Hirofumi Matsuoka

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Hirofumi Matsuoka was one of the many people who designed Samus Aran for Metroid. He later worked on Super Metroid's graphics. In a post-development interview, Matsuoka claimed that Samus was a trans woman. A later interview with Yoshio Sakamoto would later joke about the same quote from said interview, elaborating that a Metroid game was as likely to come to PS2 as Samus was to be a transvestite.

Born on June 25, 1961 in Hyougo Prefecture, his work on the game includes numerous backgrounds. Besides Metroid, he has also worked on graphics for Famicom Wars.

Interview Description

• Birthday: June 25, 1961
• Hometown: Hyougo Prefecture
• Masterpieces: Metroid, Famicom Wars, Super Mario Land, Game Boy Wars, Mario Paint
• Duties and Content: Background Production
• Favorite Films and Music: I don't watch too many movies, and also especially music... I listen to FM radio in the car.
• Secret of Samus that only I know: Samus isn't a woman. As a matter of fact, she's actually a shemale.
• Clear Time: 3:30

External Links

• Translated interview.
• Translated version of the Interview with Sakamoto.