Osamu Sato

Osamu Sato

Employment history: Sega of Japan Smilebit Sega of Japan
Role(s): Producer, Tester

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Osamu Sato (佐藤修) is a Sega employee who was the producer of the original Jet Set Radio. Though previously involved in system programming, He has since moved into the marketing department for Sonic Team titles (2006-2007) and later product testing and QA support management for various Sega titles.

Sato is also part of the company's motion capture team, whose work is mainly seen in Amusement Vision titles.

Production history

Games

Space Harrier (32X; 1994) — Special Thanks^[1] (as O.Sato)
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (Mega Drive; 1995) — Coordinator (as O.Sato)
After Burner Complete (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks^[2] (as O.Sato)
Blue Seed: Kushinada Hirokuden (Saturn; 1995) — スペシャルサンクス (as 佐藤修)
Linkle Liver Story (Saturn; 1996) — Director
Sega Ages Vol. 2 Space Harrier (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages OutRun (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[3]
Sega Ages After Burner II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[4]
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — スペシャルサンクス (as 佐藤修)
Fighter's History Dynamite (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[5]
Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (Saturn; 1997) — CS R&D Publicity Team^[6] (as 佐藤修)
Sega Ages Columns Arcade Collection (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Publicity (as 佐藤修)
Sega Ages Power Drift (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks
Dragon Force II: Kami Sarishi Daichi ni (Saturn; 1998) — Publicity (as O.Sato)
Nihon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu, Soccer RPG (Saturn; 1998) — Sega Special Thanks
Wachenröder (Saturn; 1998) — パブリシティ担当^[7] (as 佐藤修)
Dreamcast Middleware Conference Demo Disc Part. 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Making Staff (as Sato Osamu)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — アシスタントプロデューサー (as 佐藤修)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — アシスタントプロデューサー (as 佐藤修)
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
Derby Tsuku: Derby Ba o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to
Motto Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — アシスタントプロデューサー (as 佐藤修)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — 砲撃戦システムプログラミング (as 佐藤修)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Battle System Programmers
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2000) — アシスタントプロデューサ (as 佐藤修)
De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer (as Osamu Satou)
Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Association Producer (as 佐藤修)
Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (Dreamcast; 2001) — 原画 (as 佐藤修)
Sakura Taisen 3: Paris wa Moeteiru ka (Dreamcast; 2001) — プログラマー (as 佐藤修)
Derby Tsuku 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Public relations
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — アシスタントプロデューサー (as 佐藤修)
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — アシスタントプロデューサ (as 佐藤修)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Middleware Support
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Assistant Producers
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Association Producer (as Osamu Satou)
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Character/Enemy/Boss (as Osamu Satou)
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — Assistant Producers
Skies of Arcadia (GameCube; 2002) — Programmer
Ollie King (Chihiro; 2003) — PR
Virtua Striker 4 (Triforce; 2004) — Publicity Staffs
Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox; 2005) — Public Relations
Sangokushi Taisen DS (Nintendo DS; 2007) — プロモーション (as 佐藤修)
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Sales Promotion Leader
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Marketing
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Marketing
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii; 2008) — Supervisors (Original Games)
Blazer Drive (Nintendo DS; 2008) — テストチーム (as 佐藤修)
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Animation Capture Assistance
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Product Testing (as Osamu Satou)
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Product Test
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Product Test
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — ソフトウェアテスト (as 佐藤修)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Product Test
Puyo Puyo 7 (Wii; 2009) — Product Test
Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — QA Managers
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — SEGA Motion Capture Team
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Product Testing (as Osamu Satou)
After Burner Climax (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Product Support (as Osamu Satou)
Saka Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (Nintendo DS; 2010) — ソフトウェアテスト (as 佐藤修)
K-On! Houkago Live!! (PlayStation Portable; 2010) — テストチーム (as 佐藤修)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010) — Product Test
Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360; 2010) — TEST Department
Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — QA Managers
Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (RingWide; 2010) — MotionCapture Engineers
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Product Test
7th Dragon 2020 (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — Product Test (as 佐藤修)
Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Product Test
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Product Test
Puyo Puyo!! (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — Product Test
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Product Test
7th Dragon 2020-II (PlayStation Portable; 2013) — Product Test (as 佐藤修)
3D Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — SOJ Quality Assurance
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Product Test
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Product Test
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Product Test
3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — SOJ Quality Assurance
3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — SOJ Quality Assurance
Transformers Human Alliance (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Motion Capture Section
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — プロダクトサポートチーム (as 佐藤修)
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Product Test
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Product Test
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — SOJ Quality Assurance
3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — SOJ Quality Assurance
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — SOJ Quality Assurance
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Product Test
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Product Test
Sonic Mania (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Product Test
Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Product Test
Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — SOJ Test Team
Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — SOJ Test Team
Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — SOJ Test Team
Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — SOJ Test Team
Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — SOJ Test Team
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Product Testers
Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — SOJ Test Team
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Product Support

Music

Jet Set Radio Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2000) — Producer
Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Sales Promotion^[8]

Hardware

Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Software Quality Control
Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1996) — Special Thanks (Sega) (OutRun), Special Thanks (Sega) (After Burner II), Special Thanks (Sega) (Space Harrier)
Resonance of Fate (2010) — Sega Motion Capture Studio (Motion Actors), QA Manager (Sega of Japan)
Yakuza: Dead Souls (2011) — Sega Motion Capture Team (Animation Capture Support) (Development Support) ("Yakuza: Dead Souls" Technical Support Team) (Staff), Staff (CS Product Support Team) (Sega of Japan Staff Credits) (Localization)
CRUSH3D (2012) — QA Supervisor (Sega Corporate)
Binary Domain (2012) — Sega Motion Capture Team (Animation Capture Assistance - Sega Motion Capture Team) (Development Assistance) ("Binary Domain" Technical Support Team) (Staff), Product Testing (Sega of Japan)
The Cave (2013) — QA Supervisor (Sega Corporation)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Product Test (Sega Games)

External links

Osamu Sato on Facebook

References

[:File:Space_Harrier_32X_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Space Harrier 32X credits.pdf

[:File:After_Burner_32X_credits.pdf_p-2] File:After Burner 32X credits.pdf

[:File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-3] File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Fighter.27sHistoryD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-5] File:Fighter'sHistoryD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-6] File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-7] File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SevenRingsInHand_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p11-8] File:SevenRingsInHand CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11

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