Yoji Ishii
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Yoji Ishii (石井 洋児) is a producer and project manager who worked on various Sega titles. Joining the company in 1978, Ishii designed and directed '80s arcade titles such as Fantasy Zone, Hang On and OutRun and, as head of the Sega CS headquarters[1] which oversaw all 3 CS departments, produced Saturn titles such as NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon and Sakura Wars. Common colleagues include Noriyoshi Oba, Yutaka Sugano, Makoto Oshitani and Hiroshi Aso.
Ishii has since left Sonic Team for Naoto Ohshima's Artoon, having held the title of Executive Producer until 2005, when he was appointed C.E.O and President of AQ Interactive (currently Marvelous AQL Inc.) into which Artoon was absorbed. Following Artoon's disbandment in 2010, he is now the C.E.O. and President of Arzest, another video game development company he founded with Ohshima.
Contents
Production history
- Zaxxon (Zaxxon hardware; 1982) — Sound
- Congo Bongo (Zaxxon hardware; 1983) — Sound
- Up'n Down (System 1; 1983) — Staff
- Sega Flipper (SG-1000; 1983) — Planner
- Regulus (System 1; 1983) — Designed by
- Golgo 13 (SG-1000; 1984) — Planner
- Flicky (System 1; 1984) — Game Design
- Hang-On (Hang-On hardware; 1985) — Staff (as ISH)
- Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Planner[2]
- Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Special Thanks to[3] (as Ici)
- Enduro Racer (Hang-On hardware; 1986) (as ICI)
- Shinobi (System 16; 1987) — Staff[4] (as Fanta Jijii)
- Scramble Spirits (System 24; 1988) — 協力 (as しんこんいしい)
- Scramble Spirits (System 24; 1988) — Special Thanks to (as Newlyweds Ici)
- Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Original Game Design (as Ici)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Producers[5]
- The Mansion of Hidden Souls (Saturn; 1994) — Producers
- Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Producer[6] (as Youji Ishii)
- Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Producers[7]
- Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
- Ristar (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producers
- Panzer Dragoon (Saturn; 1995) — Producers[8]
- Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (Saturn; 1995) — Producers (as 石井 洋児)
- Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Saturn; 1995) — プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Saturn; 1995) — Producers[9] (as Youji Ishii)
- Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
- Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — プロデューサー[10] (as 石井 洋児)
- SimCity 2000 (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks To[11]
- Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producer
- World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Producers[12]
- Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks (as Youji Ishii)
- Guardian Heroes (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブ プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Omakase! Savers (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer
- Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (as Youji Ishii)
- NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Product Manager[13] (as Youji Ishii)
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOJ)[14]
- Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producers
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
- Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou (Saturn; 1997) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — プロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
- Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producer[15] (as 石井 洋児)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Exective Producer (as 石井 洋児)
- Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Project Manager[16] (as Youji Ishii)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1998) — EXプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
- Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井 洋児)
- Deep Fear (Saturn; 1998) — Executive Producer[17] (as Youji Ishii)
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Project management (as Youji Ishii)
- Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Youji Ishii)
- Time Stalkers (Dreamcast; 1999) — セガエンタープライゼス (as 石井 洋児)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (SOJ)[18]
- Teddy Boy Blues (1985) — Game Design
- OutRun (OutRun Hardware version) (1986)
- Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008) — Special Thanks (AQ Interactive)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS version) (2016) — Executive Producer (Arzest Corp.)
Song credits
- Main article: Yoji Ishii/Song credits.
Hang-On (Arcade version)
- Goal — Music & Arrangement
- Name Entry — Music & Arrangement
Magazine articles
- Main article: Yoji Ishii/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Yoji Ishii
References
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-03 (1998-01-23)" (JP; 1998-01-09), page 20
- ↑ File:SSM JP 19970307 1997-06.pdf
- ↑ File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Shinobi Arcade credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28
- ↑ File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf
- ↑ File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34
- ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Deep Fear Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf