Summary

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the video game developer known to wrestling fans as the director of *WWF Superstars* and *WWF WrestleFest*, has died at 64. He died on April 2.

Kishimoto was also widely known as the creator of *Kunio-kun* (*Renegade*) and *Double Dragon*, making him a major figure in arcade game history beyond wrestling.

Kishimoto's wrestling game legacy

For wrestling fans, Kishimoto's name is closely tied to two of the most memorable WWF arcade titles of their era. *WWF Superstars* was released in 1989, and *WWF WrestleFest* followed two years later.

Both games remained part of wrestling's arcade legacy long after their original release, especially for fans who remember the larger-than-life presentation of late 1980s and early 1990s WWF in game form.

What WWF Superstars and WWF WrestleFest meant to fans

Kishimoto's work on *WWF Superstars* and *WWF WrestleFest* helped preserve a piece of WWF history that still resonates with retro wrestling fans. His connection to those titles gives this news weight beyond gaming alone, because the games became part of how many fans experienced wrestling outside the ring and outside weekly television.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.