Hiroshi Kataoka

Hiroshi Kataoka
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1991 – ) Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega Software R&D Dept. 2 AM2 of CRI Sega-AM2 Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega AM2
Role(s): Producer, Director, Executive

Hiroshi Kataoka (片岡 洋) is the the head of AM2 as well as an Executive Manager on Sega's arcade business.

He joined Sega AM2 in 1991, originally applying as a programmer. However mandate from Sega came in saying that aside from a group of designers or programmers, "planners" are also needed for each division, including AM2. Just as Kataoka entered the company he was thrust into that position, said to be able to handle it. However after that, he was thrust into another dificult position, managing the development of arcade game Desert Tank, where Kataoka travelled to America communicating to foreigners to developed the game without knowing English too well. All that experience helped him however in his current position of Manager.

Production history

Games

• Fighting Vipers (Model 2;
  1995) — Director
• Fighting Vipers (Model 2;
  1995) — Stage Designers
• Fighting Vipers (Saturn;
  1996) — Director
• Sonic the Fighters () — Director
• Fighters Megamix (Saturn;
  1996) — Director (as 片岡 洋)
• Fighting Vipers 2 (Model 3;
  1998) — Director
• Fighting Vipers 2 (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Director
• Charge 'N Blast (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Special Thanks
• Outtrigger (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Director
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (NAOMI;
  1999) — Coordinator
• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Coordinator
• Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  1999) — R&D Dept. #2 Supervisors
• Rent A Hero No.1 (Dreamcast;
  2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 片岡 洋)
• Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Motion Talent
• De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Motion Talent
• US Shenmue (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Supervisors
• Shenmue II (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Total Advisers
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (NAOMI 2;
  2002) — Coordinator
• Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PlayStation 2;
  2003) — Producer
• The King of Route 66 (NAOMI 2;
  2002) — Coordinator
• Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox;
  2002) — Motion Actor
• Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (PlayStation 2;
  2002) — AM2 Staff
• Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (NAOMI 2;
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  9999) — Producer
• Virtua Quest (GameCube;
  2004) — Special Thanks (as Hiroshi kataoka)
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2;
  2005) — Director
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (PlayStation 2;
  2005) — Stage Designers
• Sonic Gems Collection () — Supervisor
• Virtua Fighter 5 () — Producer
• Virtua Fighter 5 () — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (Lindbergh;
  2006) — Special Thanks
• After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3;
  2010) — Special Thanks
• Virtua Fighter 5 R (Lindbergh;
  2008) — Producer
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (Xbox 360;
  2012) — Producer
• Virtua Tennis 4 () — Chief Producer
• Daytona USA () — Special Thanks
• 3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Special Thanks
• Soul Reverse Zero () — Special Thanks (as 片岡 洋)
• Soul Reverse (Nu;
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  9999) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks

Music

• Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (CD;
  2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to

• Soreike Kokology (1991)
• Virtua Racing (1992)
• Soreike Kokology 2 (1993)
• Desert Tank (1994) — Director
• Sega Yonin Uchi Mahjong MJ (2002) — Producer
• Quest of D (2004) — Producer
• Rhythm Tengoku (2007) — Producer
• Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) — Special Thanks
• Border Break (2009) — Chief Producer
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) R&D Creative Officer (Sega Japan)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2013) — Chief Producer
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (2014) — Chief Producer
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015) — Chief Producer
• KanColle Arcade (2016) — Chief Producer

Magazine articles

Main article: Hiroshi Kataoka/Magazine articles.

Interviews

• Interview: Hiroshi Kataoka (2017-07-14) by Sega Interactive

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Hiroshi Kataoka