Katsuhisa Sato

Not to be confused with Katsuhiko Sato.

Katsuhisa Sato

Place of birth: Japan
Employment history: Sega Enterprises^[1] Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega CS1 Sega Europe Codemasters Sumo Digital^[1]
Role(s): Artist, Producer, Designer

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Katsuhisa "Kats" Sato (佐藤勝久) is a Japanese artist, producer, and designer most notable for his work at Sega of Japan, first 2 years on arcade games at Sega AM1 such as Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder and OutRunners, then in the CS department working on the Clockwork Knight series and several sports titles, 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

Games

Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (System 32; 1992) — Artists
OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designers (as Katsuhisa Satoh)
Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Visual Coordination^[2]
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — 企画^[3] (as 佐藤勝久)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Visual Coordination
Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — スペシャルサンクス^[4] (as さとうかつひさ)
Baku Baku Animal (Windows PC; 1996) — Special Thanks To^[5]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producer^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOE)^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks to...^[7] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Saturn; 1997) — Special thanks to^[8] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Windows PC; 1997) — Special Thanks to (as Kats Sato)
Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Special Thanks To (as Kats Sato)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks (as Katsu Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Project director (as Kats Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Special Thanks to
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Localization staff (as Katsu Sato)
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
SoulCalibur (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (PAL Version)^[9] (as Kats Sato)
Rippin' Riders (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[10] (as Kats Sato)
Toy Commander (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer of Japanese Version (as Kats Sato)
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast; 2000) — Senior Producer (as Kats Sato)
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Associate Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Toy Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to (as Kats Sato)
Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer^[11] (as Kats Sato)
Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Special Thanks (as Katsu 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 Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Diector Of PD^[13] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Virtua Fighter 4 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Localization / PD^[14] (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)
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)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube; 2002) — Director Of PD (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)
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director-pd (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director of PD^[16] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director Of PD^[17] (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally Championship (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (Xbox; 2003) — Director Of PD (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)
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Windows PC; 2004) — Sega Europe (as Kats Sato)
OutRun 2 (Xbox; 2004) — Producer (as Kats Sato)
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Directors (as Kats Sato)

Music

Sonic R (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)

Magazine articles

Main article: Katsuhisa Sato/Magazine articles.

Interviews

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External links

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

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.terredejeux.net.2F2020.2F05.2Finterview-kats-sato-from-sega-of-japan.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.terredejeux.net/2020/05/interview-kats-sato-from-sega-of-japan.html

[: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:BakuBaku_PC_US_Manual.pdf_p18-5] File:BakuBaku PC US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Manx_TT_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Manx TT Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SkyTarget_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-8] File:SkyTarget Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SoulCalibur_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-9] File:SoulCalibur Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:RippinRiders_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p22-10] File:RippinRiders DC US Manual.pdf, page 22

[: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:Sonic_Advance_GBA_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-14] File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[: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:Sonic_Advance_2_GBA_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf

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