Shun Nakamura

Shun Nakamura
Date of birth: 1972-09-11 (age 49)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan, Sonic Team
Role(s): Designer, Director, Producer

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Shun Nakamura (中村 俊) is a Japanese businessman and Sega of Japan director, designer, and producer.

Career

Shun Nakamura joined Sega in 1997 and was attached to the CS3 R&D division as a planner. After participating in the Sega Saturn title Sonic R and Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure, his directorial debut was the 1999 arcade game Samba de Amigo. His other works include Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Sonic the Hedgehog and Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, all of which he served as director.

Production history

• Sonic R (Saturn;
  1997) — Game Designers (as Syun Nakamura)
• Sonic R (Windows PC;
  1998) — Game designer (as Syun Nakamura)
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast;
  1998) — Field designers
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Puzzle Editors
• ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance;
  2001) — Normal Puzzles
• Samba de Amigo (NAOMI;
  1999) — Director
• Samba de Amigo (NAOMI;
  1999) — Main Planner
• Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Director & Main Planner
• Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI;
  2000) — Director
• Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI;
  2000) — Main Planner
• Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Director & Main Planner
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube;
  2001) — Special Thanks
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube;
  2003) — Director
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube;
  2003) — Lead Game Designer
• Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2;
  2004) — Special Thanks
• Sonic the Hedgehog () — Director
• Sonic the Hedgehog () — Chief Game Designers
• Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track (CD;
  2007) — Director
• Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills (CD;
  2007) — Director
• Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS;
  2012) — Producer & Director
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Project Support
• Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS;
  2014) — Project Support
• Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric () — Project Support
• Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U;
  2014) — Project Support
• Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS;
  2016) — Project Support
• Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Puyo Puyo (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Wonder Boy: Monster Land (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks
• Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch;
  2018) — Project Support
• Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch;
  2019) — Special Thanks
• Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch;
  2020) — Special Thanks

• Sonic R (1997/1998) — Game Designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega) (as Syun Nakamura)
• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Field designer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Heroes (2003) — Development Support
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Director, Chief Game Designer
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) — Planning Supervisor
• Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360 & PS3 Versions) (2008) — Level Design Special Thanks
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii Version) (2009) — Lead Game Designer (Game Design Section)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
• Sonic Lost World (Wii U & 3DS Version) (2013) — Sonic Character Supervisor (Sega Corporation)
• Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Project Support (Sega Development Team)
• Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
• Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) — Supervisor (Sega)
• Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Project Support (Sega Games Development Team)
• Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016) — Project Support
• Sonic Forces (2017) — Producer
• Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) — Development Support
• Shin Sakura Taisen (2019) — Battle System Director

Interviews

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

• Shun Nakamura interview by Sega (October 9, 2003)
• Shun Nakamura interview by Sonic Channel (February 1, 2007)

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shun Nakamura

External links

• Shun Nakamura on Twitter