Akinori Nishiyama
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Role(s): Artist, Director[1], Producer |
Twitter: @Locky_hca |
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Akinori Nishiyama (西山彰則), also known by the alias Locky★P[4], is a Japanese game designer and Sega Games Director of Online Administration[1], most known for his long and notable history as a producer on a number of flagship Sega of Japan franchises like Phantasy Star and Puyo Puyo.
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Career
Nishiyama joined Sega Enterprises in 1989 as a graphic designer, with some of his earliest notable works being Ghostbusters, Putter Golf and Ikasuze! Koi no Doki Doki Penguin Land MD[5]. He also had some involvement with the original Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991[2] and its 1992 sequel. He was best-known to hardcore Japanese gamers as Locky★P, an illustrator and interviewer who wrote for the Sega Players Enjoy Club newsletter[6] and later illustrated promotional comics for Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, a game he was heavily involved with in terms of script and art.
Nishiyama retained his position as a scenario writer through the Saturn era with Magic Knight Rayearth. He then served once more as scenario writer for Sonic Adventure and reacquainted himself with the Phantasy Star series with Phantasy Star Online. Additionally, he served as Director for the majority of the Sonic the Hedgehog series titles released for Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS and Producer for the Puyo Puyo series.
He also acted as the managing head of Sonic Team between Yuji Naka's 2006 resignation and Takashi Iizuka coming on board in 2010. Afterwards he acted in general manager roles for titles from Sega. With Iizuka becoming the head of Sonic Team, Nishiyama would migrate the Phantasy Star Online franchise to Sega's CS3 division, acting as a Senior Producer for that series and allowing Sonic Team the freedom to focus entirely on further Sonic the Hedgehog & Puyo Puyo games.
Production history
Games
- Sorcerian (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks[7] (as Locky P)
- Ghostbusters (Mega Drive; 1990) — Designer[8] (as Locky P)
- Columns (Game Gear; 1990) — Artists
- Putter Golf (Mega Drive; 1990) — Designer[9] (as Locky P)
- Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen (Mega Drive; 1991) — Model Maker[10] (as Locky★P)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive; 1991)
- Ikasuze! Koi no Doki Doki Penguin Land MD (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphic Designer[11] (as Locky P)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special thanks to[12] (as LOCKY.P)
- Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks[13] (as Locky★P)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to[14] (as Locky P)
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人[15] (as 西山 彰則)
- Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Graphic Design[16]
- Columns III: Revenge of Columns (Mega Drive; 1993) — Assistant Design[17] (as Locky P)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Script[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Monster Graphic Design[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — System Plan[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Mechanic Design[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Map Design[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Object Design[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Font Design[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Papet Event Plan[18] (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (Mega Drive; 1993) — Planners[19]
- Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Graphic Designer[11] (as Locky P)
- Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Designer[9] (as Locky P)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn; 1995) — ゲームデザイン&シナリオ[20] (as 西山 彰則)
- Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn; 1995) — Game Design & Scenario
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks[21]
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Story event director
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Scenario writer
- Sonic Shuffle (Dreamcast; 2000) — Supervisors
- Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — City/Quest/Script Writer
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Recording Coordinator
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Product Support
- Puyo Pop (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Director
- Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Director[22]
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Product Coordinator
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Recording Coordinators
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Product Support
- Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — グラフィックデザイン助っ人 (as 西山 彰則)
- Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director[23]
- Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Director
- Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Director
- Sonic Advance 3 (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — Director[24]
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Gems Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Chief Producer
- Sonic Gems Collection (GameCube; 2005) — Chief Producer
- The Rub Rabbits! (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Chief Manager
- Sonic Rush (Nintendo DS; 2005) — Director
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — General Manager
- Shadow the Hedgehog (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Development Support
- Shadow the Hedgehog (GameCube; 2005) — Development Support
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Xbox; 2005) — Development Support
- Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Recording Coordinators
- Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Recording Coordinators
- Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Recording Coordinators
- Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Recording Coordinators
- Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Chief Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Chief Producer
- Puyo Puyo! (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Producer
- Puyo Puyo! (Wii; 2007) — Chief Producer
- Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Producer
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — General Producers
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — General Producers
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
- Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — GE1
- Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — GE1
- Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — GE1
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Chief Producers
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Chief Producers
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Sonic Family Character Supervisors
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Sonic Character Supervisors
- Puyo Puyo 7 (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Chief Producers
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Special Thanks
- Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Special Thanks
- Resonance of Fate (Xbox 360; 2009) — Chief Producers
- K-On! Houkago Live!! (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — シニアプロデューサー (as 西山 彰則)
- Shining Hearts (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — 開発サポート (as 西山 彰則)
- Senjou no Valkyria 3 (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — 開発サポート (as 西山 彰則)
- Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Chief Producers
- 7th Dragon 2020 (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — Special Thanks (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (Windows PC; 2012) — Special Thanks
- Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — Special Thanks
- Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Producer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Steam; 2012) — Senior Producer
- Jet Set Radio (iOS; 2012) — Senior Producer
- Jet Set Radio (Xbox 360; 2012) — Senior Producer
- Jet Set Radio (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Senior Producer
- Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (iOS; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山 彰則)
- Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (Android; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山 彰則)
- Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Special Thanks
- Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Special Thanks
Videos
- Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; ?) — Special Thanks
Music
- Sonic X: Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2004) — スーパーバイザー[25] (as 西山 彰則)
- Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2007) — Producer[26]
- Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight - Vocal Trax (CD; 2009) — Special Thanks To[27]
- Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax (CD; 2009) — Special Thanks To[28]
- Sonic X (2003) — Supervisor
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (2010) — Special Thanks
- Crush 3D (2012) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporate)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend (2010) — Special Thanks
- Shining Blade (2012) — Chief Producer
- ToeJam & Earl Collection — Senior Producer (Sega of Japan)
- Nights Into Dreams (Sega Heritage Version) (2012) — Senior Producer (Sega of Japan)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Akinori Nishiyama/Magazine articles.
Interviews
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Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Akinori Nishiyama
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.linkedin.com/in/彰則-西山-0156a716b/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211418_1124.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-23 02:26)
- ↑ https://sega-sapporo-studio.co.jp/
- ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 15
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1992" (JP; 1992-09-xx), page 47
- ↑ Sega Players Enjoy Club, "Vol. 6 Summer" (JP; 1990-09-10), page 63
- ↑ File:Sorcerian MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ghostbusters MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Putter Golf MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Advanced Daisenryaku MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:Penguin Land MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Honoo no Toukyuuji MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Switch MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Columns III MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 File:Phantasy Star Sennenki no Owari ni MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Psiv md us manual.pdf, page 42
- ↑ File:Mahou Kishi Rayearth Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SonicXOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
- ↑ File:SRAOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
- ↑ File:FacetoFaith CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:TalesofKnighthood CD JP booklet.pdf, page 10
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