Takashi Yuda
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Takashi Yuda |
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Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil |
Date of birth: 1965-09-21 (age 59) |
Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1990[1] – )
Divisions:
Sega of America (1993 – 1994)
Divisions:
Divisions:
Divisions:
AQ Interactive (2006[3] – )
Square Enix (2009[3] – )
8Bit Monkey Studio (2018[3] – )
Daido University (2023[3] – )
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Role(s): Artist, Director, Producer |
Education: Musashino Art University (1989) |
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Takashi "Thomas" Yuda (湯田 高志) is a game planner. He joined Sega in 1990 and was assigned to Sega R&D 6 as an artist, serving as main designer and other such roles for the Disney series titles on the Mega Drive. Afterwards, he worked as director for Space Channel 5 on the Dreamcast at United Game Artists and transferred to Sonic Team. He is known for being the character designer of Knuckles the Echidna. He later went on to direct the Puyo Puyo series and serve as producer for Sonic Riders. After leaving Sega in March 2005, he worked at several companies such as Artoon and Square Enix before founding the company Neilo in January 2013. He left Neilo in October 2018.
Contents
Career
Production history
Games
- The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1989) — Designer[4] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks to[5] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive; 1990) — Assistant Coordinator[6] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive; 1990) — Artists[6] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Art Director[7] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artists[7] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- Sports Talk Baseball (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphic Designer (as Thomas ♥ Yuuda)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks[8] (as Thomas Y)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System; 1992) — Thanks[9] (as Thomas Y)
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1992) — Art Director[10] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1992) — Artist[10] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Designer[11] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists[11] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Graphic Designer[12] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Original Character Concept[13] (as Takashi "Thomas" Yuda)
- Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Design (as Takashi T Yuda)
- Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Designers[14] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー[15] (as 湯田 高志)
- J.League Victory Goal '97 (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks To[16]
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 湯田 高志)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Supervisors (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Puyo Pop Fever (NAOMI; 2003) — Director
- Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
- Puyo Pop Fever (Dreamcast; 2004) — Director
- Puyo Pop Fever (GameCube; 2004) — Director
- Puyo Pop Fever (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Director[17]
- Puyo Pop Fever (Windows PC; 2004) — Director
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Producer
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Voice Actors
- Puyo Pop Fever (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Director
- Puyo Pop Fever (PlayStation Portable; 2004) — Producer
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Producer
Music
- Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Art Direction & Design[18] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix (CD; 2002) — Fuse[19] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "Speedbeats Grand Prix" (CD; 2006) — Producer[20]
Interviews
Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN). |
- Takashi Yuda interview by Sega (January 29, 2004) (Japanese)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (September 21, 2005)
- SEGA VOICE interview (November 24, 2005)
- Akinori Nishiyama & Takashi Yuda interview by Kikizo (November 30, 2005)
- Takashi Yuda interview by JeuxActu (December 12, 2005) (French)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (January 20, 2006)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (January 27, 2006)
- SEGA VOICE interview (February 23, 2006)
External links
- Staff profile on www.u-ga.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol18/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-08 06:09)
- ↑ http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.daido-it.ac.jp/dept/information_design/prof/prof15.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-17 06:27)
- ↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:Castle of Illusion MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:World of Illusion MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Victory Goal '97 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Puyo Puyo Fever GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:SC5P2MMCRS CD JP card4.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
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