Yoji Ishii

Yoji Ishii

Employment history: Sega Enteprises (1978-04^[1] – 1999) Divisions: Sega R&D 1 Sega AM1 Sega CS1 Sega CS Artoon (1999-08^[1] – ) AQ Interactive (2003-06^[1] – ) feelplus (2006-04^[1] – ) Cavia (2006-04^[1] – ) Microcabin (2008-05^[1]^[6] – ) Link Think (2009-05^[1]^[6] – ) Arzest (2010-06^[1] – )
Role(s): Executive, Director, Producer

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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^[7] 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, alongside Cavia and feelplus.^[6] 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.

Production history

Zaxxon (Zaxxon hardware; 1981) — 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
Teddy Boy Blues (System 1; 1985) — Game Designer
Hang-On (Hang-On hardware; 1985) — Staff (as ISH)
Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Planner^[8]
Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Special Thanks to^[9] (as Ici)
Enduro Racer (Hang-On hardware; 1986)
OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1986) — Designer
Shinobi (System 16; 1987) — Staff^[10] (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^[11]
Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Producer^[12] (as Youji Ishii)
The Mansion of Hidden Souls (Saturn; 1994) — Producers
Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Producers^[13]
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
Ristar (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producers
Panzer Dragoon (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[14]
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
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^[15] (as Youji Ishii)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — プロデューサー^[16] (as 石井洋児)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
SimCity 2000 (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks To^[17]
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producer
World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[18]
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)
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (as Youji Ishii)
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Product Manager^[19] (as Youji Ishii)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producers
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOJ)^[20]
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^[21] (as Youji Ishii)
Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producer^[22] (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^[23] (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^[24] (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)^[25]
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Executive Producer

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 https://irbank.net/E27280/officer?m=%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%95%E6%B4%8B%E5%85%90 (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-29 22:14)
↑ @sekiro_51 on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-04-22 05:31)
↑ Harmony, "1992 11" (JP; 1992-11-01), page 25
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 15
↑ Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 37
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 https://corp.marv.jp/company/img/brochure2204e.pdf (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-29 22:22)
↑ 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:Sonic Jam Saturn 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

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[:File:Harmony_JP_113.pdf_p25-3] Harmony, "1992 11" (JP; 1992-11-01), page 25

[:File:Harmony_JP_119.pdf_p15-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_119.pdf_p37-5] Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 37

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230729222258.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fcorp.marv.jp.2Fcompany.2Fimg.2Fbrochure2204e.pdf-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 https://corp.marv.jp/company/img/brochure2204e.pdf (Wayback Machine: 2023-07-29 22:22)

[:File:SSM_JP_19980123_1998-03.pdf_p20-7] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1998-03 (1998-01-23)" (JP; 1998-01-09), page 20

[:File:SSM_JP_19970307_1997-06.pdf_p-8] File:SSM JP 19970307 1997-06.pdf

[:File:Fantasy_Zone_SMS_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Shinobi_Arcade_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Shinobi Arcade credits.pdf

[:File:Dr._Robotnik.27s_Mean_Bean_Machine_MD_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MD credits.pdf

[:File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-12] File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-13] File:Clockworkknight Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Panzer_Dragoon_US_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Mystaria_sat_us_manual.pdf_p28-15] File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-16] File:Clockworkknight2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-17] File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Wsb_sat_us_manual.pdf_p34-18] File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-22] File:ZenNihonProWres Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-23] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Deep_Fear_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-24] File:Deep Fear Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-25] File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

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