Takao Miyoshi

Fast facts on Takao Miyoshi
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Designer

Takao Miyoshi (見吉 隆夫), also known by his alias Taka Oh, is a planner, game designer, director and producer.

Starting at smaler projects, his first projects with lead game designer roles were Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit, Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, Burning Rangers and Sonic Adventure.

Miyoshi has since become a mainstay of the Phantasy Star series as its Director starting with Phantasy Star Online and Producer as of Phantasy Star Universe (succeeding original series producer Yuji Naka). After numerous Chief Producer roles, he left Sega for Yuji Naka's Prope.

Production history

• 16t (Mega Drive;
  1991) — Special Thanks to (as Taka Oh)
• Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Special Thanks (as Taka Oh)
• Burning Rangers (Saturn;
  1998) — Game Designer
• Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn;
  1996) — Game Designers
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — パズルエディット (as みよし たかお)
• ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast;
  1999) — Puzzle Editors
• ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance;
  2001) — Puzzle Editors
• F1 Challenge (Saturn;
  1995) — Planners
• Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD;
  1994) — Director (as Taka_Oh)
• Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD;
  1994) — Game Designer (as Taka_Oh)
• Golden Axe II (Mega Drive;
  1991) — Checkers (as Taka O)
• Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Special Thanks (as Taka Oh)
• J. League Pro Striker (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Very Special Thanks (as Takaoh)
• J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (Mega Drive;
  1993) — Very Special Thanks (as Takaoh)
• Kiss Shot (Mega Drive;
  1992) — Game Design (as Taka Oh)
• Mercs (Mega Drive;
  1991) — Special Thanks (as Taka Oh)
• NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2;
  2008) — Special Thanks
• Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast;
  2000) — Director
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II () — Assistant Producer
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube;
  2002) — Assistant Producer
• Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast;
  2001) — Director
• Phantasy Star Universe () — Producer
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus () — Producer

• Sonic Eraser (1991) — Producer (as Taka Oh)
• Sonic CD (1993) — Game Designer
• Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive & Saturn Versions) (1996/1997) — Head Designer (Sega), Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega), Playfield Design (SOJ) (Sega)
• Sonic R (1997/1998) — Game Advisor (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
• Sonic Adventure (1998) — Character game designer, Field designer, Enemy game designer
• Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (2003) — Assistant Producer
• Sonic Heroes (2003) — Assistant Producer
• Phantasy Star Online Episode IV: Blue Burst (2004) — Assistant Producer
• Valkyria Chronicles (2008) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation)
• Phantasy Star Portable (2008) — Chief Producer
• Phantasy Star 0 (2008) — Producer
• Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (2009) — Producer