Katsuhisa Sato

Katsuhisa Sato

Place of birth: Japan
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega R&D 2 Sega Europe
Role(s): Artist, Producer, Designer

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Katsuhisa "Kats" Sato (佐藤勝久), sometimes credited as Katsuhiko Sato, is a Japanese artist, producer, and designer most notable for his work at Sega of Japan, and for later serving as senior producer at Sega Europe.

History

Katsuhisa Sato served as producer on a number of spin-off Sonic the Hedgehog games, such as Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic R.

Production history

Golden Axe (System 16; 1989)
OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designer (as Katsuhisa Satoh)
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Art^[1] (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Visual Coordination^[2]
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Art Coordination (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Visual Coordination
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — 企画^[3] (as 佐藤勝久)
Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — スペシャルサンクス^[4] (as さとうかつひさ)
World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Graphic Designers (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producer^[5] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[5] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOE)^[5] (as Kats Sato)
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks to...^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Saturn; 1997) — Special thanks to^[7] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Windows PC; No results?) — Special Thanks to (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; No results?) — Producer (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; No results?) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (as Kats Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; No results?) — Project director (as Kats Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; No results?) — Special Thanks to
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; No results?) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
SoulCalibur (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (PAL Version)^[8] (as Kats Sato)
Rippin' Riders (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[9] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producer^[10] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[10] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (SOE)^[10] (as Kats Sato)
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Localization Producer (as Kats Sato)
Toy Commander (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer of Japanese Version (as Kats Sato)
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment (as Kats Sato)
Toy Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to (as Kats Sato)
De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer^[11] (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assidtant Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — SOE Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Associate Director of PD (as Kats Sato)
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Localization Producer (as Kats Sato)
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director of Product Development^[12] (as Kats Sato)
Headhunter (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Diector Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Virtua Fighter 4 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Localization / PD^[13] (as Kats Sato)
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director - PD (as Kats Sato)
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Baseball Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Graphic Designers (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director of Product Development^[14] (as Kats Sato)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (PlayStation 2; 2002) — And last, but not least Special Thanks to^[14] (as Kats Sato)
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Sega Europe (as Kats Sato)
Comix Zone (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Special Thanks^[15] (as Kats Sato)
Sega Smash Pack (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director-pd (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally Championship (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director of PD^[16] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Director Of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Director of PD (as Kats Sato)
OutRun 2 (Xbox; 2004) — Producer (as Kats Sato)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — 2D Designer (as Katsuhiko Sato)

Golden Axe (1989)^[17]

Interviews

No results

External links

From Sega of Japan to Europe: Kats Sato interview by Manga/Asta at Terre de jeux

References

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_MD_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Sonic Spinball MD credits.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-2] File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-3] File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:BakuBaku_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:BakuBaku_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Manx_TT_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Manx TT Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SkyTarget_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:SkyTarget Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SoulCalibur_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-8] File:SoulCalibur Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:RippinRiders_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p22-9] File:RippinRiders DC US Manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Metropolis_Street_Racer_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p25-11] File:Metropolis Street Racer DC US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Shenmue_II_.28Discs_1_.26amp.3B_2.29_DC_EU_Manual.pdf_p81-12] File:Shenmue II (Discs 1 & 2) DC EU Manual.pdf, page 81

[:File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-13] File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Ecco_DotF_PS2_UK_Manual.pdf_p16-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:SegaGT2002_Xbox_US_Manual.pdf_p29-15] File:SegaGT2002 Xbox US Manual.pdf, page 29

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-16] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:SSM_UK_22.pdf_p22-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1997" (UK; 1997-07-16), page 22

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