Virtua Tennis/Production credits
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NAOMI version
- Producer: Mie Kumagai
- Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
- Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
- Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
- Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
- Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
- Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
- Motion Actor: Tetsuya Sato, Takahiro Terachi
- Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Opel, Bridgestone, Yonex, Citizen, Evian, Weiter, Tennis Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- Presented By: Sega
- ©Sega 1999
The game also references up to 20 of its developers in the preset high score tables.
- OGU: Hisao Oguchi
- TAT: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- MTR: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- SIM: Kenji Shimizu
- MIE: Mie Kumagai
- KAZ: Kazuko Noguchi
- YAS: Yasuhito Tanaka
- KAJ: Takahiro Kajimoto
- AZ.: Harumi Azuma
- KAW: Kazuyuki Kawanuma
- TAK: Takeshi Numazawa
- KOB: Chiho Kobayashi
- INO: Masayuki Inoue
- FUJ: Akira Fujiki
- NIS: Yuko Nishimura
- TNC:
- TER:
- ACH:
- ISA:
- Todo:
Dreamcast version
- Producer: Mie Kumagai
- Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
- Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
- Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
- Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
- Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
- Assistant Director: Masaru Futaki
- Package/Manual Production: Kaoru Ichigozaki, Yoshihiro Sakuta, Osamu Nakazato
- Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- Promotion: Takayoshi Ohuchi
- Isao Staff: Keiichiro Suzuki, Takeshi Hotta, Rikiya Katagai, Tomomi Saito, Taku Hirose
- Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Head, Opel, Philips, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Yonex, Babolat, Citizen, IBM, Evian, Volvo, Weiter, Tennis Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu
- Produced & Created By: Sega
- Created In Cooperation With: Hitmaker
- Original Game ©Sega Corporation, 1999, 2000
- ©Sega/Hitmaker, 2000
- Producer: Mie Kumagai
- Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
- Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
- Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
- Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
- Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
- Assistant Director: Masaru Futaki
- Localization Team (SOJ): Shinobu Shindo, Kaoru Ichigozaki, Luke Valentine
- Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- SOE Product Development: Naohiko Hoshino, Matt O'Driscoll, Akiko Koutstaal, Roberto Parraga-Sanchez, Angelika Michitsch, Dave Thompson
- SOE Thanks: Jim Pride, Mat Quaeck
- Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Opel, Bridgestone, Yonex, Citizen, evian, weider, Tennis Monthly Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu, Head, Philips, Dunlop, Babolat, IBM, Volvo
- Presented by: Sega
- Translated by: Hitmaker
- ©Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1999, 2000
- Product Development:
- Localization Producer: June Honma
- Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
- Lead Testers: Mike Rhinehard, Ed Brady
- Assistand Leads: Pedro Ponce, Joey Edwards
- Product Marketing:
- Product Manager: Stacey Kerr
- Director: John Golden
- Specialist: Dennis Lee
- Manual Staff:
- Writer/DTP: Luke Valentine
- Supervisor: Kaoru Ichigozaki
- Special Thanks: Jin Shimazaki, Shinobu Shindo, Arnold Feener, Sean Doidge, Angela Santos, Bob Schonfisch, Martha Hill
Breakdown
NAOMI version
Mitsuharu Saikawa
Kazuyuki Kawanuma
- Assigned which sounds play where.[5]
Masayuki Inoue
- Programmed stages, including 3D elements, background characters, shadows and clouds.[4]
Takahiro Kajimoto
- Created player models.[5]
Kenji Shimizu
- Created motion capture.[5]
References
- ↑ https://youtu.be/UEhx76eWYAo?si=r-UZ7syctdZAAgoA&t=1302
- ↑ https://youtu.be/wlpV2-gCxY0?si=49SQcWxszodvm1Yc&t=520
- ↑ File:VirtuaTennis DC US Manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-06 (2000-02-25)" (JP; 2000-02-11), page 154
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-06 (2000-02-25)" (JP; 2000-02-11), page 155
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