Shun Nakamura

Shun Nakamura

Date of birth: 1972-09-11 (age 51)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1997^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team (company) Sega of Japan Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 1 Sega CS2
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

Games

Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Game Designers^[3] (as Syun Nakamura)
Sonic R (Windows PC; No results?) — Game designer (as Syun Nakamura)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
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
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles
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 and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Game Title
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Planning Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Planning Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Lead Game Designer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — CS2 R&D
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — CS2 R&D
Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Development Support
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Producer & Director
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Project Support
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Project Support
Tembo the Badass Elephant (Steam; 2015) — Supervisor
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
Sonic Forces (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Producer
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 Virtua Racing (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
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Project Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Development Support
Sonic Origins (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Development Support

Music

Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Director^[4]
Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal Traxx: Several Wills (CD; 2007) — Director^[5]
Rhythm Kaitou R: Koutei Napoleon no Isan Original Soundtrack (CD; 2012) — Producer

Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Project Support (Sega Games Development Team)
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).

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shun Nakamura

External links

Shun Nakamura on Twitter

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol59/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-07 20:54)
↑ http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:StHOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
↑ File:SeveralWIlls CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20081007205442.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol59.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol59/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-07 20:54)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20091219123904.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegamoba.2Fabout.2Fcolumn.html-2] ttp://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:StHOST_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p6-4] File:StHOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6

[:File:SeveralWIlls_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p15-5] File:SeveralWIlls CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15

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