Naoki Horii
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Naoki Horii |
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Place of birth: Japan |
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Role(s): Executive[1], Director |
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Naoki Horii (堀井直樹) is a Japanese businessman and founder of video game developer M2, where he currently serves as company President and CEO.[1] In addition to his executive duties, Horii also plays a more direct role in the development of his games, often acting as a corporate director of his company's various projects.
Contents
Career
Production history
Games
- Gauntlet IV (Mega Drive; 1993) — Graphic Converter
- Gunstar Heroes (Game Gear; 1995) — Obj Design, BG Arts, Scene Set, Trouble Make (as N.Horii)
- Sakura Taisen (Dreamcast; 2000) — チームマネージャー (as 堀井 直樹)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx -Tokyo Bangaichi- (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Designer
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 28: Tetris Collection (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 29: Monster World Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Director
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Planner/Coordinator
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Planner
- 3D Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Directors
- 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Directors
- 3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Directors
- 3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Directors
- Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — E-moteLite キャラクター制作協力 (as 堀井 直樹)
- 3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Directors
- 3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Directors
- 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Directors
- Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Directors
- Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Directors
- Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Directors
- Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Directors
- Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Directors
- Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Directors
- Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Directors
- GG Aleste 3 (Game Gear; 2020) — Producer
- Spatter (Mega Drive; 2022) — Director
- Super Locomotive (Mega Drive; 2022) — Director
- Fantasy Zone (Mega Drive; 2022) — Director
Music
- SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection: Original Soundtrack (CD; 2005) — Special Thanks
- New Century (CD; 2006) — Producer[2]
- Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks[3]
- Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Special Thanks[4]
- Sega Motorcycle Music History (CD; 2009) — SPECIAL THANKS to
- Sega SG-1000 30th Anniversary Collection (CD; 2013) — Special Thanks to[5]
- Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (CD; 2019) — Special Thanks
- Mega Drive Mini: Celebration Album (CD; 2019) — Special Thanks
- G-LOC Air Battle: Series Music Collection (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Technosoft Music Collection: Thunder Force III & AC (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Technosoft Music Collection: Herzog & Herzog Zwei (CD; 2020) — Special Thanks
- Go Sega: 60th Anniversary Album (CD; 2021) — Special Thanks[6]
Hardware
- Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Directors
- Mega Drive Mini 2 (Mega Drive; 2022) — Directors
Interviews
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Naoki Horii