Tetsu Katano
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Tetsu Katano |
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Date of birth: 1970-06-13 (age 52) |
Employment history:
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Role(s): Programmer, Director, Producer |
Education: Tohoku University (1989-1993) |
Tetsu Katano (片野 徹) was instrumental in transforming Sonic into the third dimension, carrying the programming torch from Yuji Naka. Joining Sega in 1993, earliest examples of his programming in Sonic were the Special Stages in the Saturn Version of Sonic 3D Blast, and being one of the most foremost programmers on Sonic Jam. He then was Main Programmer on Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes, with his last time doing hands-on coding being Sonic and the Secret Rings.
Production history
Games
- Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks (as Tetsu)
- Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Boss Enemies & Traps[1]
- Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Boss Enemy Programmers/Trap Programmers
- Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — プログラマー[2] (as 片野 徹)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — A-Life Programmer[3]
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Supervisors
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Programmers (SOJ)
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Programmers
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Programmers
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Main programmer
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Player character programmers
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Lead field programmers
- De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Motion Talent (as Tetsu)
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Main Programmer
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Player Character Programmer
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Enemy Programmers
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Main Programmer
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Player Character Programmer
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Enemy Programmers
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Technical Support
- Sonic Heroes () — Main Programmer
- Sonic Heroes () — Player Programmer
- Sonic Heroes () — Enemy Programmers
- Sonic Heroes (Windows PC; 2004) — Main Programmers
- Sonic the Hedgehog () — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Technical Programmer
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Player Character Programmers
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity () — Special Thanks
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Unleashed () — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Producer & Director
- Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Technical Supervisor
- Sonic Generations () — Technical Supervisor
- Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Director
- Sonic Lost World (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
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Project Support
- Sonic Forces () — 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 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
Music
- Tales of Knighthood: Sonic and the Black Knight Original Soundtrax (CD; 2009) — Producer & Director[4]
- Face to Faith: Sonic and the Black Knight - Vocal Trax (CD; 2009) — Producer & Director[5]
- Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Technical Supervisor
- Sonic Runners (2015) — Project Support
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Project Support (Sega Games Development Team)
- Puyo Puyo Chronicle (2016) — Producer
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2017) (Switch Version) — Port Producer
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2017) (PS4 Version) — Localization Producer
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (2018) — Development Support
- Shin Sakura Taisen (2019) — Producer
Interviews
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Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Tetsu Katano