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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (吉本 昌男) is a Japanese engineer and developer. He joined [[Sega]] on 2nd April 1987,{{ref|https://archive.ph/lRnbc|https://www.facebook.com/yoshimoto.sega/about_work_and_education}} and held supervisory general manager roles at [[AM4]], [[Mechatro]], and [[Sega Sammy Creation]] during his career at the company, all making him a chief member of amusement machine design. His notable works included the [[R360]], as well as cabinets for many of Sega's biggest arcade hits.{{fileref| | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (吉本 昌男) is a Japanese engineer and developer. He joined [[Sega]] on 2nd April 1987,{{ref|https://archive.ph/lRnbc|https://www.facebook.com/yoshimoto.sega/about_work_and_education}} and held supervisory general manager roles at [[AM4]], [[Mechatro]], and [[Sega Sammy Creation]] during his career at the company, all making him a chief member of amusement machine design. His notable works included the [[R360]], as well as cabinets for many of Sega's biggest arcade hits.{{fileref| | ||
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| Masao Yoshimoto |
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| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1987-04-02[1] – )
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| Role(s): Engineer, General Manager |
| Education: Kindai University[1] |
| Twitter: @yoshimoto105 |
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Masao Yoshimoto (吉本 昌男) is a Japanese engineer and developer. He joined Sega on 2nd April 1987,[1] and held supervisory general manager roles at AM4, Mechatro, and Sega Sammy Creation during his career at the company, all making him a chief member of amusement machine design. His notable works included the R360, as well as cabinets for many of Sega's biggest arcade hits.[3] Following several retrospective interviews looking back on his achievements during 2020, Yoshimoto retired from Sega in February 2021. He received a 1:12 scale mini R360 as a parting gift from his colleagues.[4]
Contents
Production history
Games
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Videos
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Music
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Books
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Hardware
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Accessories
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Magazine articles
- Main article: Masao Yoshimoto/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Masao Yoshimoto
External links
- Video Game Storytellers Part 19: Sega's genes, passed down to the next generation by the development team of the ultimate sensory game cabinet, R360. interview with Fumio Kurokawa at 4Gamer.net (Japanese)
- Sega 60th Anniversary Special Interview. Arcade developers such as the legendary chassis R360 and "Virtua Fighter" tell a lot of development secrets! interview with Famitsu at famitsu.com (Japanese)