Motohiko Higashiguchi

Motohiko Higashiguchi

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1995^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega AM4 Sega Mechatro Sega Divisions: Sega Mechatro Product R&D Sega Interactive Divisions: Product R&D Sega
Role(s): Engineer
Education: Waseda University^[4]

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Motohiko Higashiguchi (東口元彦) is a Japanese engineer. He joined Sega in 1995 after graduating from Waseda University,^[4] and has since worked in mechanical and product design at AM4, Mechatro, and Product R&D.^[1] Early games he worked on, alongside credited examples such as Sky Target and Manx TT Super Bike, included Indy 500 and Sega Ski Super G.^[1]

After the success of these titles, Higashiguchi has most often led design on deluxe and super deluxe cabinet versions of games. Whilst in charge of design on the deluxe The Lost World: Jurassic Park machine, Shinichi Ogasawara is said to have thought of him as having the best personality in AM4.^[1]

Patents assigned to his name suggest he designed The House of the Dead 4 Special and super deluxe cabinet of After Burner Climax during the 2000s,^[5] and Facebook posts by his account imply he was also involved with Rec Check Golf, Nail Puri, and The World of Three Kingdoms in the 2010s.^[6]

Production history

Sky Target (Model 2; 1995) — Mechanical Engineer
Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — Mechanical Engineers
Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — Mechanical Engineers
Sega Ski Super G (Model 2; 1996) — Cabinet Engineer
The House of the Dead (Model 2; 1997) — AM4 Staff
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — engineers (as Higashiguchi Motohiko)
Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (Model 3; 1998)
Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (Model 3; 1998)
Flash Beats (Arcade; 1999) — Mechanical Engineer
Crackin' DJ Part 2 (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Mechanic Designer
Inu no Osanpo (NAOMI; 2001) — Mechanical Engineers
F-Zero AX (Triforce; 2003) — Mechanical Engineers
Ghost Squad (Chihiro; 2004) — Mechanical Engineer
Ami-Gyo (Lindbergh; 2006) — Analog Lottery Device
OutRun 2 SP SDX (Lindbergh; 2006) — Support of Designer
Ghost Squad Evolution (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Mechanical Engineer
Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Support
Showdown (Europa-R; 2015) — Special Thanks
Soul Reverse (ALLS UX; 2018) — Mechanical Engineers
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Product Management
Ongeki bright Memory (ALLS HX; 2022) — メカニカルエンジニア (as 東口元彦)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Arcade Game Development Support

Magazine articles

Main article: Motohiko Higashiguchi/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Motohiko Higashiguchi

External links

References

[:File:SSM_JP_19970801_1997-26.pdf_p162-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-26 (1997-08-01)" (JP; 1997-07-18), page 162

[:File:SSM_JP_19970801_1997-26.pdf_p163-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-26 (1997-08-01)" (JP; 1997-07-18), page 163

[Soul_Reverse-3] Soul Reverse

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fmotohiko.higashiguchi.2Fabout-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://www.facebook.com/motohiko.higashiguchi/about

[https:.2F.2Fpatents.google.com.2F.3Finventor.3DMotohiko.2BHigashiguchi-5] ttps://patents.google.com/?inventor=Motohiko+Higashiguchi

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fmotohiko.higashiguchi-6] ttps://www.facebook.com/motohiko.higashiguchi

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