Yasushi Adachi

Yasushi Adachi (アダチヤスシ, Adachi Yasushi), born in 1965, at Nara Prefecture, Japan; is a Japanese director, designer and video game producer. He is credited as the creator of Samurai Shodown Series. He worked on most titles in the series during his time at SNK. He's now the CEO of Engines, working with former SNK staffs.

Works at SNK

 * Savage Reign (Front Designer)
 * Beast Busters (Special Thanks)
 * Samurai Shodown Series (1~3: producer)
 * Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden (Co-Producer)
 * Capcom vs. SNK (SNK Staff)
 * Capcom vs. SNK Pro (SNK Staff)
 * SNK 40th Anniversary Collection (Co-Producer)
 * Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection (Co-Producer)

Other works

 * Kirby: Mass Attack (Producer)
 * Kirby: Squeak Squad (Producer)
 * Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (Producer)
 * The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Product Management)
 * Rhythm Tengoku (Debug)
 * Picross 3D (Special Thanks)
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra (Special Thanks)
 * Folklore (Game Republic Special Thanks)
 * Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (Special Thanks)
 * Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming (In Cooperation With)
 * Half-Minute Hero (The Engines)

Trivia

 * His favorites Samurai Shodown character is Basara,
 * His favorites Samurai Shodown stage is Sukigahara Field, Japan: Genjuro 's stage from Samurai Shodown II. He thought the image looks cool on the Hanafuda card and that it reminds him of Nara, his hometown.