Osamu Hori

Osamu Hori

Place of birth: Miyazaki prefecture, Japan^[1]
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM2 Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 United Game Artists Smilebit Sega Divisions: Sega Sports Design R&D Dept. Sega CS1 Sega Networks Sega Games Sega
Role(s): Programmer

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Osamu Hori (堀修), also known as Hori Chan, is a technical manager at Sega of Japan. He joined Sega as a programmer, with early notable works including the Pyramid Magic series, Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei and the home ports of both Virtua Racing and Sega Rally Championship. He became a technical director starting with the home ports of Manx TT Super Bike, and he would hold this title at United Game Artists, developers of Space Channel 5 and Rez. After United Game Artists was disbanded in 2003, he moved to Smilebit and its successor Sega Sports Design R&D Dept.. He became involved with mobile games at Sega Networks and the Phantasy Star franchise at Sega Games.

He worked closely with Ryuichi Hattori in the 90's, collaborating on 7 or 8 games^[1].

Production history

Sonic Eraser (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks^[3] (as Osamu)
16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[4] (as Horichian)
Pyramid Magic II (Mega Drive; 1991) — Program (as O.Samu)
Pyramid Magic III (Mega Drive; 1991) — Program (as O.Samu)
Flicky (Mega Drive; 1991) — Programmer^[5] (as O.Samu)
Pyramid Magic (Mega Drive; 1991) — Program (as O.Samu)
Pyramid Magic Special (Mega Drive; 1991) — Program (as O.Samu)
Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Programmer (as Horichan)
Wondermega Collection (Mega-CD; 1992) — Program (as Horichan)
Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Mega Drive; 1992) — Programmer^[6] (as Hori Chan)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive; 1992) — Test Driver^[7] (as Horichan)
Virtua Racing (Mega Drive; 1994) — SVP Programmer^[8]
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[4] (as Horichian)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Programmer (as Horichan)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Program^[9] (as Horichan)
J.League Pro Striker 2 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks^[10]
Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X; 1994) — SH Programmer^[11] (as O.Hori)
Ristar (Mega Drive; 1995) — Special Thanks to^[12]
F1 Challenge (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[13]
Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Head Programmers^[14]
Sega Rally Championship Plus (Saturn; 1996) — Head Programmers^[15]
Sega Rally Championship (Windows PC; 1997) — Head Programmers
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Technical Advisor^[16]
Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Technical Advisor
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Technical staff coordinators
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Technical Support
Rez (Dreamcast; 2001) — Technical Director
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Technical Support
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Technical Support
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Technical Support
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Technical Support
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — スペシャルサンクス (as 堀修)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks (as 堀修)
Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
Virtua Pro Football (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Special Thanks
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 (PlayStation 2; 2007) — スペシャルサンクス (as 堀修)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Special Thanks
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Nintendo DS; 2008) — スペシャルサンクス (as 堀修)
Phantasy Star Online 2 (Windows PC; 2012) — Technical Director
Phantasy Star Online 2 (Windows PC; 2012) — Special Thanks
Dragon Coins (iOS; 2012) — Technical Advisor
Dragon Coins (Android; 2013) — Technical Advisor
Ryu ga Gotoku Online (iOS; 2018) — テクニカルマネージャー (as 堀修)
Ryu ga Gotoku Online (Android; 2018) — テクニカルマネージャー (as 堀修)
Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (iOS; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 堀修)
Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (Android; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 堀修)
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Special Thanks

Magazine articles

Main article: Osamu Hori/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Osamu Hori

External links

Staff profile on www.u-ga.com

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20030404102121.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.u-ga.com.2Fjp.2Fcompany.2Flist_staff.php.3FHID_EMP_NO.3DJ00101-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/list_staff.php?HID_EMP_NO=J00101 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-04 10:21)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1994-03.pdf_p74-2] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1994" (JP; 1994-02-08), page 74

[:File:Sonic_Eraser_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic Eraser MD credits.pdf

[:File:16t_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf

[:File:Flicky_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Flicky MD credits.pdf

[:File:Honoo_no_Toukyuuji_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Honoo no Toukyuuji MD credits.pdf

[:File:Super_Monaco_GP_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Super Monaco GP II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Racing_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Virtua Racing MD credits.pdf

[:File:Pyramid_Magic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Pyramid Magic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Pro Striker 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Racing_32X_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Virtua Racing 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Ristar_MD_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Ristar MD credits.pdf

[:File:F-1_Live_Information_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:F-1 Live Information Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Rally_Championship_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sega Rally Championship JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Rally_Championship_Plus_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sega Rally Championship Plus Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Manx_TT_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Manx TT Saturn credits.pdf

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