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Junichi Masuda was born in the {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, located in the real-life {{wp|Kantō region}}, on January 12, 1968. His family would vacation in the {{wp|Kyūshū region}}, which became the basis for the Pokémon world's [[Hoenn]]. As a teenager, he played the trombone and had interest in classical music, while also maintaining an interest in arcade games and their programming. He was working in a corporate office in 1989 when [[Satoshi Tajiri]] approached him and asked if he would like to join [[Game Freak]], which was just beginning to form at the time. Masuda agreed and became one of the founding members of the company. 2009 | Junichi Masuda was born in the {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, located in the real-life {{wp|Kantō region}}, on January 12, 1968. His family would vacation in the {{wp|Kyūshū region}}, which became the basis for the Pokémon world's [[Hoenn]]. As a teenager, he played the trombone and had interest in classical music, while also maintaining an interest in arcade games and their programming. He was working in a corporate office in 1989 when [[Satoshi Tajiri]] approached him and asked if he would like to join [[Game Freak]], which was just beginning to form at the time. Masuda agreed and became one of the founding members of the company. 2009 marked his 20th anniversary with Game Freak. | ||
The first game that Masuda worked on with Game Freak was composing the music for {{wp|Mendel Palace}}, which was released in 1990. He also composed for [[Nintendo]]'s {{smw|Mario and Wario}} in 1993 and {{wp|Sega}}'s {{wp|Pulseman}} in 1994. Recently, he co-produced the Game Freak title {{wp|Drill Dozer}}. | The first game that Masuda worked on with Game Freak was composing the music for {{wp|Mendel Palace}}, which was released in 1990. He also composed for [[Nintendo]]'s {{smw|Mario and Wario}} in 1993 and {{wp|Sega}}'s {{wp|Pulseman}} in 1994. Recently, he co-produced the Game Freak title {{wp|Drill Dozer}}. | ||