Toshinori Asai

Toshinori Asai

Place of birth: Okazaki, Aichi, Japan^[1]
Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega R&D 2 Sega CS3 Dwango^[5]^[6]^[7] Sammy Networks (2012-06^[8] – ) Tecotec (2019-07-01^[9] – )
Role(s): Programmer, Producer
Education: Nagoya University (1984)^[8]

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Toshinori Asai (浅井敏典) is a producer and former programmer at Sega. He also wrote the lyrics to the Alex Kidd main theme which were included in Sega Game Music Vol. 1 (being credited in Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album for being used in Alex Kidd no Uta^[10]).

Asai is a known fan of basketball^[11], hence some of his aliases using the word dunk, as in a slam dunk.

Production history

Teddy Boy Blues (Master System; 1985)
Pit Pot (Master System; 1985) — By
Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Programmed by^[12] (as Dunk Asi 12)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System; 1986) — Programmer (as Bullied Toshi)
Zillion (Master System; 1987) — Program (as Dunk PPak Toshi)
Astro Warrior / Pit Pot (Master System; 1986)
Phantasy Star (Master System; 1987) — Assistant Programmers^[13] (as Asi)
Altered Beast (Mega Drive; 1988) — Programmer^[14] (as Tasi)
Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[15] (as Asi)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — スーパーバイザー^[16] (as 浅井敏典)
Panic! (Mega-CD; 1993) — Supervisors^[17]
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[15] (as Asi)
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[18]
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Technical Director^[18]
Astal (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[19] (as 浅井敏典)
Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (Saturn; 1995) — technical directors^[20] (as 浅井敏典)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — テクニカル・ディレクター^[21] (as 浅井敏典)
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producer & Technical Director
Baku Baku Animal (Windows PC; 1996) — Producer^[22]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Team Manager^[23]
Virtua Cop (Windows PC; 1996) — Producer
Daytona USA (Windows PC; 1996) — Producers
Daytona USA (Windows PC; 1996) — Produtor
Formula Karts Special Edition (Windows PC; 1997) — Product Director
Sega Rally Championship (Windows PC; 1997) — Produced by^[24]
Sonic & Knuckles Collection (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer^[25]
Panzer Dragoon (Windows PC; 1996) — Producer
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer
Sky Target (Windows PC; 1997) — Product Director
Virtua Fighter 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer
Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC; 1997) — Product Director
Virtua Cop 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer
Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Product Director
Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Executive Producers
Last Bronx (Windows PC; 1998) — Producer
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Product manager
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Executive coordination
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Producers
Flag to Flag (Dreamcast; 1999) — Thanks to
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Producers
Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — ネットワークシステム協力 (as 浅井敏典)
Guru Guru Onsen 3 (Dreamcast; 2002) — ネットワークシステム協力 (as 浅井敏典)
Panic! (PlayStation 2; 2002) — スーパーバイザー (as 浅井敏典)
Online Games: Dai Guru Guru Onsen (PlayStation 2; 2002) — ネットワークシステム協力 (as 浅井敏典)
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (Nintendo DS; 2006) — Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Xbox 360; 2012) — Business Division Manager

Music

Sega Sound Unit 1st Album (CD; 2011)

"Alex Kidd no Uta" — Lyrics (as 浅井敏典)

Magazine articles

Main article: Toshinori Asai/Magazine articles.

External links

References

↑ https://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_places
↑ Harmony, "1992 12" (JP; 1992-12-01), page 15
↑ Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 15
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Harmony, "1994 5-6" (JP; 1994-05-23), page 15
↑ https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1146303_1124.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 17:09)
↑ https://slidesplayer.net/slide/11482728/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 17:11)
↑ https://dwango.co.jp/download/6447721577709568/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 16:46)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E6%95%8F%E5%85%B8-%E6%B5%85%E4%BA%95-31507753/
↑ https://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_work_and_education
↑ https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/494370.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-25 09:46)
↑ https://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_details
↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
↑ File:Altered Beast MD credits.pdf
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:Teddy Boy Blues MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Switch MCD credits.pdf
↑ File:Panic MCD credits.pdf
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 File:Victory Goal Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Clockworkknight2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:BakuBaku PC US Manual.pdf, page 18
↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX about credits.pdf
↑ File:SegaRally PC US Manual.pdf, page 21
↑ File:S&KC US manual.pdf, page 14

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fasai.toshinori.2Fabout_places-1] ttps://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_places

[:File:Harmony_JP_114.pdf_p15-2] Harmony, "1992 12" (JP; 1992-12-01), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_119.pdf_p15-3] Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_128.pdf_p15-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Harmony, "1994 5-6" (JP; 1994-05-23), page 15

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230807170950.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.famitsu.com.2Fgame.2Fnews.2F1146303_1124.html-5] ttps://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1146303_1124.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 17:09)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230807171117.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fslidesplayer.net.2Fslide.2F11482728.2F-6] ttps://slidesplayer.net/slide/11482728/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 17:11)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230807164602.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fdwango.co.jp.2Fdownload.2F6447721577709568.2F-7] ttps://dwango.co.jp/download/6447721577709568/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-07 16:46)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2F.25E6.2595.258F.25E5.2585.25B8-.25E6.25B5.2585.25E4.25BA.2595-31507753.2F-8] 8.0 ^8.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/%E6%95%8F%E5%85%B8-%E6%B5%85%E4%BA%95-31507753/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fasai.toshinori.2Fabout_work_and_education-9] ttps://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_work_and_education

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230725094652.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fgame.watch.impress.co.jp.2Fdocs.2Fnews.2F494370.html-10] ttps://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/494370.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-25 09:46)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.facebook.com.2Fasai.toshinori.2Fabout_details-11] ttps://www.facebook.com/asai.toshinori/about_details

[:File:Fantasy_Zone_SMS_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Phantasy_Star_SMS_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Altered_Beast_MD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Altered Beast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Teddy_Boy_Blues_MD_credits.pdf_p-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:Teddy Boy Blues MD credits.pdf

[:File:Switch_MCD_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Switch MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Panic_MCD_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Panic MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Victory_Goal_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-18] 18.0 ^18.1 File:Victory Goal Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Kisuishou_Densetsu_Astal_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Kanzen_Chuukei_Pro_Yakyuu_Greatest_Nine_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-21] File:Clockworkknight2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:BakuBaku_PC_US_Manual.pdf_p18-22] File:BakuBaku PC US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Sonic_CD_PC_DirectX_about_credits.pdf_p-23] File:Sonic CD PC DirectX about credits.pdf

[:File:SegaRally_PC_US_Manual.pdf_p21-24] File:SegaRally PC US Manual.pdf, page 21

[:File:S.26amp.3BKC_US_manual.pdf_p14-25] File:S&KC US manual.pdf, page 14

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