Osamu Ohashi

Osamu Ohashi
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Executive

Osamu "Sam" Ohashi (大橋 修) is an executive member of Sega whose first title was Sonic the Hedgehog 3, where he served as an art assistant. Following this, however, he undertook several roles (first as Planner, then Director, and finally Producer) for the Soccer Club series produced for the Saturn, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 consoles.

He became a General Manager of Sega, following Takayuki Kawagoe.

Production history

• Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD;
  1994) — Special Thanks (as Sam Ohashi)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn) (Saturn;
  1996) — 企画 (as 大橋 修)
• Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn;
  1996) — Planner
• Daytona USA Circuit Edition (Saturn;
  1997) — Planner
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn;
  1997) — Planners (as 大橋 修)
• Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC;
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  9999) — Special Thanks to
• Nippon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu, Soccer RPG (Saturn;
  1998) — Sega Special Thanks
• Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (Model 3;
  1998) — Coordinator (as Sam Ohashi)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast) (Dreamcast;
  1999) — ディレクター (as 大橋 修)
• Virtua Striker 4 (Triforce;
  2004) — Thanks to
• Jet Set Radio (2012) () — Chief Producers
• 7th Dragon 2020-II (PlayStation Portable;
  2013) — Chief Producers (as 大橋 修)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Chief Producers
• 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Chief Producer
• 3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Chief Producer
• 3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Chief Producer
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (2013) () — Chief Producer
• 3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS;
  2015) — Chief Producer
• 3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS;
  2015) — Chief Producer
• Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch) (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Chief Producers
• Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Chief Producers
• Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Chief Producers
• Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Chief Producers
• Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Chief Producers
• Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Chief Producers
• Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Chief Producers
• Mega Drive Mini (??;
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  9999) — Head of Japan Asia Publishing

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Art Assistant
• Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Art Assistant
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Art Assistant
• Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2000)
• Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2001)
• Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2002)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (2003)
• J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (2004) — Producer
• Let's Make a Soccer Team! (2006) — Producer
• Virtua Pro Football (2006) — Producer (Development Staff - Sega of Japan)
• J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 (2007) — Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) — Producer
• Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360 & PS3 Versions) (2008) — Special Thanks
• Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Special Thanks
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) — Producer
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
• Sonic Free Riders (2010) — Chief Producer
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (2010) — Chief Producer
• Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary (2011) — Chief Producer
• Sonic Generations (2011) — Chief Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) — Chief Producer
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (2012) — Chief Producer
• Sonic Lost World (2013) — Chief Producer
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Executive Supervisor (Sega)
• Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) — Chief Producer (Sega)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Executive Supervisor (Sega Games)
• Sonic Mania (2017) — Chief Producer (Sega Games Co Ltd)
• Sonic Forces (2017) — Chief Producer

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

• Osamu Ohashi interview by Sonic Channel (August 1, 2008)