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[[Osamu Hori]] (堀 修) - O.Samu, Horichan
 
Original Meganet versions of Pyramid Magic and Flicky credit O.Samu, later MCD versions credit Horichan in otherwise identical credits.
 
 
[[Toru Yoshida]] (吉田 徹) - Yoshibon
 
Confirmed in an interview.
 
  
 
[[Hitoaki Minami]] (南 人彰) - Shakkin Oh
 
[[Hitoaki Minami]] (南 人彰) - Shakkin Oh
 
Official SEGA interviews have listed Super Daisenryaku (MD, 1989) and Advanced Daisenryaku (MD, 1991) as being designed by him. Both games credit a variation of this alias as such.
 
Official SEGA interviews have listed Super Daisenryaku (MD, 1989) and Advanced Daisenryaku (MD, 1991) as being designed by him. Both games credit a variation of this alias as such.
 
[[Satoshi Mifune]] (三船 敏) - BIN, BIN-chan
 
Directly confirmed in official SEGA interviews.
 
  
 
[[Chieko Aoki]] (青木 千恵子) - Otegami Chie (お手紙チエちゃん), Chiemushi
 
[[Chieko Aoki]] (青木 千恵子) - Otegami Chie (お手紙チエちゃん), Chiemushi
 
Left Sega after getting married. Earned her nickname because she would always personally respond to fan letters.
 
Left Sega after getting married. Earned her nickname because she would always personally respond to fan letters.
 
[[Miki Morimoto]] (森本 三樹) - Gamer Miki
 
Confirmed in an interview.
 
 
[[Hiroto Saeki]] (佐伯 広人) - S2, Psyche
 
Known to have directed Phantasy Star 2 and 3, which credit Psyche and S2 respectively.
 
 
[[Shiro Kinemura]] (杵村 史朗) - Rouly.S.Kine, Rouly
 
The name is already a gimmie, plus he previously used the Twitter handle @rskine.
 
 
[[Izuho Takeuchi]] (竹内 出穂) - Ippo
 
Well-known. Her maiden name is Numata, she was born Izuho Numata (沼田 出穂).
 
 
[[Toyonaka Ozaki]] (尾崎 豊中) - Toyo.Ozaki
 
Confirmed on his personal site.
 
 
[[Kazunari Tsukamoto]] (塚本 一成) - Tsukapon, ???
 
Joined Sega in 1987, programmed Phantasy Star 3. Must have had at least one other alias?
 
 
[[Kazuyoshi Tsugawa]] (津川 一吉) - L.C.
 
Has confirmed that Sorcerian (MD, 1990) was the first title he worked on.
 
 
[[Atsuhiko Nakamura]] (中村 篤彦) - Kyamura
 
Lists Mercs (MD, 1991), Super Monaco GP II (MD, 1992), and Columns III (MD, 1993) as titles he worked on.
 
 
[[Hiroshi Momota]] (百田 浩司) - Momonga Momo
 
Credited under his real name as early as 1987 (SMS Penguin Land). May have had another alias?
 
 
[[Kazuo Ikeda]] (池田 和男) - Ikepon, Dandadanikeda
 
Credited as programmer on every Pro Striker game under different variations. Dandadanikeda is rather obvious, but several people worked on both MD Awoge and MD Teddy Boy Blues including this guy, Kazuyuki Hoshino, "Sunset", and "DSK".
 
 
[[Tomohiro Kondo]] (近藤 智宏) - Mu, Mu.Kondo
 
Joined the consumer division in 1989 as a planner, and lists MD Shadow Dancer as his first work.
 
 
[[Kazuma Fujii]] (藤井 一馬) - K.Fuzzy, Fuzzy
 
The name lines up (Fujii/Fuzzy), and he's credited together on several titles with Kazuo Ikeda, Junichi Tsuchiya, and Tetsuo Shinyu among others.
 
 
[[Ho-Gang Lee]] (李 浩康) - Hiroyasu Lee, Mr.Lee
 
Name confirmed through a Japanese patent listing.
 
 
[[Junichi Tsuchiya]] (土屋 淳一) - J. Yatsuchi, Jun Tsu Chi, Jun Izy, J.T?
 
Really, really obvious aliases here. Used several variations throughout the Pro Striker series, and J.Yatsuchi on MD Crying which shares several other staff.
 
 
[[Koki Sadamori]] (貞森 康毅) - Sadamorian, 3712 SK, Alien Sadamo, Sad
 
Has specifically stated he joined Sega in 1986 working as an artist on Master System games, with Space Harrier being the first.
 
 
[[Atsushi Seimiya]] (清宮 敦嗣) - Seishi Atsumiya
 
Well-known and obvious alias. Still with Sega today.
 
 
[[Naohiro Warama]] (??) - Tarō Shizuoka (静岡 太郎), Shizuoka Taro
 
Confirmed in interview.
 
  
 
[[Tsukasa Mori]] (森 司) - Sakatsu Rimo
 
[[Tsukasa Mori]] (森 司) - Sakatsu Rimo
 
Simply the hiragana for his name spelled backwards (さかつりも).
 
Simply the hiragana for his name spelled backwards (さかつりも).
  
[[Takako Kawaguchi]] (川口 貴子) - Choko (チョウコ), Choko Kawaguchi
 
Confirmed by CRV as she used the twitter handle @choko_k
 
 
[[Tatsuo Matsuda]] (松田 達夫) - Healthy Tats, Dandy Matsu, Good Luck Matsuda
 
Used his real name on SMS Penguin Land. Later went to work for Arc and Aspect, and today is a teacher at a game development school.
 
 
[[Tadashi Ihoroi]] (五百蔵 容) - 500ZO
 
Listed GG Sonic & Tails as his first project in an interview. Name is a play on the characters in his family name; 五百 = 500, 蔵 can be pronounced "ZO".
 
 
[[Yukinobu Arikawa]] (??) - Tombo
 
Confirmed via interview.
 
  
  
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[[Daisuke Yamamoto]] (山本 大輔) - DSK?
 
[[Daisuke Yamamoto]] (山本 大輔) - DSK?
 
Seems like a reasonable guess and the time-frame matches up, but I'm not 100% sure yet...
 
Seems like a reasonable guess and the time-frame matches up, but I'm not 100% sure yet...
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[[Koki Sadamori]] (貞森 康毅) - 3712 SK
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Has specifically stated he joined Sega in 1986 working as an artist on Master System games, with Space Harrier being the first.
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[[Junichi Tsuchiya]] (土屋 淳一) - J. Yatsuchi, Jun Tsu Chi, Jun Izy, J.T?
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Really, really obvious aliases here. Used several variations throughout the Pro Striker series, and J.Yatsuchi on MD Crying which shares several other staff.
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[[Ho-Gang Lee]] (李 浩康) - Hiroyasu Lee, Mr.Lee
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Name confirmed through a Japanese patent listing.

Latest revision as of 16:50, 8 December 2013

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/665725/sega_aliases.txt

Hitoaki Minami (南 人彰) - Shakkin Oh Official SEGA interviews have listed Super Daisenryaku (MD, 1989) and Advanced Daisenryaku (MD, 1991) as being designed by him. Both games credit a variation of this alias as such.

Chieko Aoki (青木 千恵子) - Otegami Chie (お手紙チエちゃん), Chiemushi Left Sega after getting married. Earned her nickname because she would always personally respond to fan letters.

Tsukasa Mori (森 司) - Sakatsu Rimo Simply the hiragana for his name spelled backwards (さかつりも).



Atsutoshi Takahashi (高橋 敦俊) - Tonsyun? Alternate reading of his given name.

Matsuhide Mizoguchi (??) - Mizoran?

Minoru Kanari (金成 貫) - Will Cane?

Noriyoshi Oba (大場 規勝) - The "Over", The Alive, Wanta/Wanter? Joined Sega in 1987, and was the project lead for the Super Shinobi and Streets of Rage series. Wanter/Wanta is yet unconfirmed. The studio name "Overworks" is a play on his name (Ōbaworks).

Koichi Nagata (永田 浩一) - Papa? There's a "Papa Koichi" credited on Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS, 1986). Nagata is said to have been the second-in-command of AM2 as late as 1990 (lines up with MD Rent-a-Hero) and later wound up in charge of CS4 which was created to do 32X software. Hard to discern as the credits to "Papa" are a mix of art, programming, and thanks.

Masaki Segawa (せがわ まさき) - Masa (雅), ??? Did character and monster design for Phantasy Star 3, along with the cover art. Now works as a manga artist. Did he ever actually *work* for Sega, or was he just a freelancer? Supposedly did the large ninja illustration when you lose the bonus game in AC Shinobi, and some of the story images in PS3 look like his work as well (confirmed: his signature can be clearly seen in the original paintings).

Kazuyuki Shibata (柴田 和幸) - Chaotic Kaz, Kaz the Werewolf, ??? Said in a 1993 interview that he worked on Phantasy Star 1 & 2, Pyramid Magic (!), and Surging Aura (!?) among others... Doesn't give a specific name he used.

Chie Yoshida (吉田 千恵) - Chie sama?, Chieriita? Well-known? Need to check this one...

Daisuke Yamamoto (山本 大輔) - DSK? Seems like a reasonable guess and the time-frame matches up, but I'm not 100% sure yet...

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Koki Sadamori (貞森 康毅) - 3712 SK Has specifically stated he joined Sega in 1986 working as an artist on Master System games, with Space Harrier being the first.

Junichi Tsuchiya (土屋 淳一) - J. Yatsuchi, Jun Tsu Chi, Jun Izy, J.T? Really, really obvious aliases here. Used several variations throughout the Pro Striker series, and J.Yatsuchi on MD Crying which shares several other staff.

Ho-Gang Lee (李 浩康) - Hiroyasu Lee, Mr.Lee Name confirmed through a Japanese patent listing.