Takao Miyoshi
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| Takao Miyoshi |
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| Place of birth: Himeji, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan |
| Date of birth: 1968-06-23 (age 54) |
| Employment history: Sega of Japan (1992[1] – )
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| Role(s): Designer, director, producer |
| Education: Okayama University of Science |
Takao Miyoshi (見吉 隆夫), also known by his alias Taka Oh, is a planner, game designer, director and producer.
Starting at smaller 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. He is now employed by NJOne.
Production history
Games
- Sonic Eraser (Mega Drive; 1991) — Producer (as Taka Oh)
- 16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to (as Taka Oh)
- Mercs (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks[2] (as Taka Oh)
- Golden Axe II (Mega Drive; 1991) — Checkers[3] (as Taka O)
- Kiss Shot (Mega Drive; 1992) — Game Design (as Taka Oh)
- Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks (as Taka Oh)
- Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks (as Taka Oh)
- J.League Pro Striker (Mega Drive; 1993) — Very Special Thanks (as Takaoh)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Game Designers[4]
- J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (Mega Drive; 1993) — Very Special Thanks (as Takaoh)
- 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)
- Wing Arms (Saturn; 1995) — Director
- F1 Challenge (Saturn; 1995) — Planners
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; ?) — Game Designers
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Head Designer[5]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)[5]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Playfield Design (SOJ)[5]
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Game Designers
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; ?) — Head Designer
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; ?) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; ?) — Playfield Design (SOJ)
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Game Advisors[6]
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Game Designer
- Sonic R (Windows PC; ?) — Game advisors
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy game designers
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Head Designer[7]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)[7]
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Playfield Design (SOJ)[7]
- 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
- Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Director
- ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles
- Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube; 2002) — Assistant Producer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Thunder Force VI (PlayStation 2; 2008) — チーフプロデューサー[8] (as 見吉 隆夫)
- Blazer Drive (Nintendo DS; 2008) — アドバイザー (as 見吉 隆夫)
- Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (Wii; 2009) — プロデューサー (as みよし たかお)
- Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (Wii; 2009) — ディレクダー&きかくげんあん (as みよし たかお)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Game Designers
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Game Designers
Music
- Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Episode IV Sound Track (CD; 2005) — Producer[9]
Interviews
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- SEGA VOICE interview with Takao Miyoshi & Satoshi Sakai (Part 1) (August 3, 2006)
- SEGA VOICE interview with Takao Miyoshi & Satoshi Sakai (Part 2) (August 10, 2006)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Takao Miyoshi
References
- ↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol49/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-07 20:54)
- ↑ File:Mercs MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Golden Axe II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:ThunderForceVI_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ File:PSOBBSoundTrack CD JP Box.jpg
