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He is best known for his time at [[Westone]], particularly for his work on the ''[[:category:Wonder Boy (franchise)|Wonder Boy]]'' franchise, creating music and sound effects for ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'', ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'', ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' and ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]''. His skill with guitar can also be heard in ''[[Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080228093907/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/}}
 
He is best known for his time at [[Westone]], particularly for his work on the ''[[:category:Wonder Boy (franchise)|Wonder Boy]]'' franchise, creating music and sound effects for ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster Land]]'', ''[[Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair]]'', ''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' and ''[[Wonder Boy in Monster World]]''. His skill with guitar can also be heard in ''[[Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080228093907/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/}}
  
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He retired from sound creation in the mid-2000's in favor of directing and managing mobile games,{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/shin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369/}} but returned to the field in the 2021 with ''[[Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World]]'', the [[Game Gear Micro]], and ''Clockwork Aquario'', which holds the [[wikipedia:Guinness World Records|Guiness World Record]] for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.{{ref|https://twitter.com/sintan_jp/status/1468818736199368705}}
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He retired from sound creation in the mid-2000's in favor of directing and managing mobile games,{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/shin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369/}} but returned to the field in the 2021 with ''[[Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World]]'', the [[Game Gear Micro]], and ''[[Clockwork Aquario]]'', which holds the [[wikipedia:Guinness World Records|Guiness World Record]] for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.{{ref|https://twitter.com/sintan_jp/status/1468818736199368705}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 16 September 2024

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Shinichi Sakamoto
Employment history:
Westone (1986[1] – 2011[1])
impact (2012[1] – 2013[1])
Media vision (2013-01[1] – 2013-09[1])
Amata K.K. (2013-10[1] – )
Role(s): Composer, Director

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Shinichi Sakamoto (坂本 慎一) is a game developer with roles as a director and composer since the early 80's. He has also been a producer and programmer.[1]

He is best known for his time at Westone, particularly for his work on the Wonder Boy franchise, creating music and sound effects for Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap and Wonder Boy in Monster World. His skill with guitar can also be heard in Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track.[2]

He retired from sound creation in the mid-2000's in favor of directing and managing mobile games,[1] but returned to the field in the 2021 with Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, the Game Gear Micro, and Clockwork Aquario, which holds the Guiness World Record for the longest time between a videogame project start and final release.[3]

Production history

Games

Music


Magazine articles

Main article: Shinichi Sakamoto/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shinichi Sakamoto

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shin-ichi-sakamoto-09435369/
  2. ↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol64/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-02-28 09:39)
  3. ↑ @sintan_jp on Twitter
  4. ↑ File:Wonder Boy in Monster World MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 File:Dungeonexplorer mcd us manual.pdf, page 26
  6. ↑ File:Wachenroder_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  7. ↑ File:MWCCOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 7
  8. ↑ File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 12
  9. ↑ File:SS16CSTV3 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
  10. ↑ File:GoSega60thAnniversaryAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 20
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