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'''Yuichi Ueda''' (Japanese: '''植田祐一''' ''Ueda Yūichi'') is a game developer currently employed at [[ILCA]]. He is best known as one of the game directors for {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, alongside [[Junichi Masuda]]. Ueda had previously worked for game companies such as {{wp|Sunsoft}}, {{wp|Konami}}, {{wp|Capcom}} and {{wp|Game Republic}} prior to his employment with ILCA, serving as a director on projects like ''{{wp|Trip World}}'' and ''{{wp|Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors}}''.<ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/person/467248/yuichi-ueda/credits/ Yuichi Ueda - Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> His earlier work often credited him under the {{wp|pseudonym|pseudonyms}} "'''Zap'''" or "'''Zap Yuichi'''".

==Game credits==
* '''Benkei Gaiden''' (1989) - Support
* '''{{wp|Batman: The Video Game}}''' (1989) - Programmer
* '''{{wp|Batman: The Video Game (Game Boy)|Batman: The Video Game}}''' (1990) - Programmer
* '''{{wp|Gremlins 2: The New Batch (video game)|Gremlins 2: The New Batch}}''' ([[Game Boy]] version) (1990) - Programmer
* '''{{wp|Blaster Master Jr.}}''' (1991) - Advisor
* '''{{wp|Looney Tunes (video game)|Looney Tunes}}''' (1992) - Special Thanks
* '''{{wp|Batman: Return of the Joker}}''' ([[Game Boy]] version) (1992) - Special Thanks
* '''{{wp|Trip World}}''' (1992) - Chief Director
* '''{{wp|Batman Returns (NES video game)|Batman Returns}}''' (1993) - Sub Programmer
* '''{{wp|Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors}}''' (1995) - Director
* '''{{wp|Waku Waku 7}}''' (1996) - Director
* '''Stone Walkers''' (1996) - Supervisor
* '''{{wp|Astra Superstars}}''' (1998) - Special Thanks
* '''{{wp|Spawn: In the Demon's Hand}}''' (2000) - Programmer
* '''{{wp|Heavy Metal: Geomatrix}}''' (2001) - Lead Programmer
* '''{{wp|Genji: Dawn of the Samurai}}''' (2005) - Programmer
* '''{{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade}}''' (2006) - Director
* '''{{wp|Knights Contract}}''' (2011) - Director
* '''{{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}''' (2021) - Director
* '''{{g|Sleep}}''' (2023) - Server Engineering Coordinator ([[ILCA]], Inc.)
* '''{{g|Champions}}''' (2026) - Development Manager

==In the games==
===Generation VIII===
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Ueda appears in {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}} in the northwesternmost house in [[Hotel Grand Lake]] alongside a {{p|Gengar}}. Introducing himself as the game director that "really loves Gengar", he gifts the player a [[Catching Charm]] if they have completed the [[National Pokédex]]. Along with [[Junichi Masuda]], he is only referred to in-game as "Game Director".

==Gallery==
===Core series game assets===
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| '''{{GameIcon|BD}}{{GameIcon|SP}}''' <br> Game Director <br> overworld model
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==References==
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[[Category:People|Ueda, Yuichi]]
[[Category:Game staff|Ueda, Yuichi]]

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