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'''Ryoichi Hasegawa''' (長谷川 亮一) is an overseas coordinator and domestic localizer that worked with various [[Sega]] titles from late 1992 to early 1998. He was also a lyricist for ''[[Daytona USA 2]]'' alongside [[Fumio Ito]] as well as the [[Sega Saturn]] classic ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' for its menu theme, "We are Burning Rangers." For the latter game's overseas release he is credited as '''Talking Moon''' - an alias previously used by vocalists [[Curtis King, Jr.]] & [[Dana Calitri]] for the [[NiGHTS Theme Song "DREAMS DREAMS" c/w "Message from Nightopia"|single release]] of [[NiGHTS]]' main theme, "Dreams Dreams" - despite being credited regularly in the original version. As such, Hasegawa is also credited for translating [[Tomoko Sasaki]]'s lyrics for "Angels with Burning Hearts" and "I Just Smile."
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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (長谷川 亮一) is a Japanese video game developer and former [[Sega of Japan]] overseas coordinator and domestic localizer.
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==Career==
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{{PAGENAME}} has worked with various [[Sega]] titles from late 1992 to early 1998. He was also a lyricist for ''[[Daytona USA 2]]'' alongside [[Fumio Ito]] as well as the [[Sega Saturn]] classic ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' for its menu theme, "We are Burning Rangers." For the latter game's overseas release he is credited as '''Talking Moon''' - an alias previously used by vocalists [[Curtis King, Jr.]] & [[Dana Calitri]] for the [[NiGHTS Theme Song "DREAMS DREAMS" c/w "Message from Nightopia"|single release]] of [[NiGHTS]]' main theme, "Dreams Dreams" - despite being credited regularly in the original version. As such, Hasegawa is also credited for translating [[Tomoko Sasaki]]'s lyrics for "Angels with Burning Hearts" and "I Just Smile."
  
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Hasegawa then took a similar job at [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] and remained there until mid 2007, but later returned to [[Sega]]. He would remain with the company until early 2012, this time engaging in more executive roles such as a producer for the [[PSN]] & [[XBLA]] version of ''[[Crazy Taxi]]''.
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Hasegawa then took a similar job at [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] and remained there until mid 2007, but later returned to [[Sega]]. He would remain with the company until early 2012, this time engaging in more executive roles such as a producer for the [[PSN]] & [[XBLA]] version of ''[[Crazy Taxi]]''.
  
 
He is now a Localization Producer for DeNA Co., Ltd..
 
He is now a Localization Producer for DeNA Co., Ltd..
  
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==Production History==
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==Production history==
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*''[[Robo Aleste]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Robo Aleste]]'' (1992)
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* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Additional Features
 
 
*''[[Shining Force II]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Shining Force II]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Night Trap]]'' (1993)
 
 
*''[[Yumemi Mystery Mansion]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[Yumemi Mystery Mansion]]'' (1993)
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* ''[[J. League Pro Striker 2]]'' (1994) — Special Thanks
 
 
*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
 
*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
 
*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1994)
 
*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1994)
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*''[[Jurassic Park (Mega CD)|Jurassic Park]]'' (Mega CD Version) (1994)
 
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*''[[Ecco: The Tides of Time]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1994)
 
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* ''[[Cosmic Carnage]]'' (1994) (Unspecified role)
 
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* ''[[Virtua Racing Deluxe]]'' (1994) — Special Thanks (as '''R.Hasegawa''')
 
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* ''[[Ristar]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Metal Head]]'' (1995) — Text Coordinator
 
 
*''[[Shinobi Legions]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Shinobi Legions]]'' (1995)
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* ''[[Tempo]]'' (1995) — Supervisor
 
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* ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' (1995) — Text Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Tempo Jr.]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Stellar Assault]]'' (1995) — Text Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Mega Drive)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Blazing Heroes]]'' (1995) — SOJ Coordinator
 
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* ''[[Iron Storm]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Tails Adventures]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks to (as '''R.Hasegawa''')
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' (32X Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Overseas Coordination
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition|Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks [NOTE: Manual credit]
 
 
*''[[The Story of Thor 2]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[The Story of Thor 2]]'' (1996)
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) — Overseas Coordination
 
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* ''[[Baku Baku]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Corpsified Overseas Coordinator (SOJ Staff) (as '''Ryoichi "Trueno" Hasegawa''')
 
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* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) — Overseas Coordination
 
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — SOJ Liaison (SEGA U.S. Credits)
 
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* ''[[Enemy Zero]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Sega Enterprises Ltd. (For US version)
 
 
*''[[Sonic Blast]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Sonic Blast]]'' (1996)
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*''[[World Series Baseball II]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive)|Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1997) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1997/1998) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Resident Evil]]'' (Saturn Version) (1997) — Special Thanks (Saturn Version Staff) (as '''Ryouichi Hasegawa''')
 
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*''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1997) — Sega Special Thanks to (Sega of America Credits)
 
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* ''[[Last Bronx]]'' (Saturn Version) (1997) — SOJ Text Coordination
 
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (Saturn Version) (1997) — Overseas Coordinator (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
 
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* ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Game Gear)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1997) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (Japanese edition) (1998) — English words by (Theme Music - "Burning Hearts ~Burning Angel~"), Words by ("We are Burning Rangers"), English words by ("I Just Smile"), Overseas Coordination
 
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* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (Overseas edition) (1998) — English words by (Theme Music - "Angel with Burning Hearts") (as '''Talking Moon'''), Words by ("We are Burning Rangers") (as '''Talking Moon'''), Words by ("I Just Smile") (as '''Talking Moon''')
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2]]'' (1998)
 
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* ''Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped'' (1998) — Associate Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
 
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* ''Spyro the Dragon'' (Japanese edition) (1999) — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
 
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* ''Crash Team Racing'' (1999) — Associate Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
 
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* ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'' (1999) — Associate Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Japan)) [NOTE: Manual credit]
 
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* ''Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'' (Japanese edition) (2000) — Associate Producer (SCEI)
 
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* ''Spyro: Year of the Dragon'' (2000) — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Japan) [NOTE: Manual credit]
 
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* ''Crash Bash'' (2000) — Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (Special Thanks)
 
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* ''Crash Bash'' (Japanese edition) (2000) — Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
 
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* ''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' (2001) — Associate Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Japan))
 
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* ''Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus'' (2002) — Very Special Thanks
 
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* ''Formula 1 04'' (2004) — Producer (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan)
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (PS2 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead: Overkill]]'' (2009) — Sega Corporation
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2]]'' (2009) — Special Thanks (Sega of Japan)
 
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (PSN & XBLA Versions) (2010) — Producer (Sega of Japan)
 
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* ''[[Rise of Nightmares]]'' (2011) — Special Thanks
 
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* ''[[Renegade Ops]]'' (2011) — Sega Corporate
 
 
* ''[[CRUSH3D]]'' (2012) — Producer (Sega Corporate)
 
* ''[[CRUSH3D]]'' (2012) — Producer (Sega Corporate)
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==Song Credits==
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==Song credits==
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===''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (Japanese edition)===
 
===''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (Japanese edition)===
 
* We are Burning Rangers — Words
 
* We are Burning Rangers — Words
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* I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with [[Fumio Ito]])
 
* I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with [[Fumio Ito]])
 
* Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with [[Fumio Ito]])
 
* Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with [[Fumio Ito]])
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==Interviews==
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* [https://shmuplations.com/ecco/ Ecco the Dolphin interview] (2004)
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* [https://sega.jp/fb/album/11_ecco/interview1.html ''Meisaku Album'' interview (Japanese)]
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* [https://note.com/beep21/n/n5b3c49c00dd9#f4f0346e-a170-4aae-8c0d-300c076f16b4 Excavation! Sega's DNA: Masanobu Tsukamoto and Ryoichi Hasegawa interview "The Dawn of Sega Localization": Roppyaku Tsurumi with Naoki Horii / Yosuke Okunari (October 21, 2022)]
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==Photographs==
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Photos of {{PAGENAME}}|Photos of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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==External links==
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryoichihasegawa1 {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://www.linkedin.com LinkedIn]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/ryoichi.hasegawa.56 {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://www.facebook.com Facebook]
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 12 October 2024

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Ryoichi Hasegawa
Place of birth: Japan
Employment history:
Sega Enterprises (1992-11[1] – 1998-03[1])
Sega (2007-07[1] – 2012-01[1])
Divisions:
DeNA (2012 – )
Role(s): Localiser
Education: West Virginia University[1]
Twitter: @rio_hasegawa

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Ryoichi Hasegawa (長谷川 亮一) is a Japanese video game developer and former Sega of Japan overseas coordinator and domestic localizer.

Career

Ryoichi Hasegawa has worked with various Sega titles from late 1992 to early 1998. He was also a lyricist for Daytona USA 2 alongside Fumio Ito as well as the Sega Saturn classic Burning Rangers for its menu theme, "We are Burning Rangers." For the latter game's overseas release he is credited as Talking Moon - an alias previously used by vocalists Curtis King, Jr. & Dana Calitri for the single release of NiGHTS' main theme, "Dreams Dreams" - despite being credited regularly in the original version. As such, Hasegawa is also credited for translating Tomoko Sasaki's lyrics for "Angels with Burning Hearts" and "I Just Smile."

Hasegawa then took a similar job at Sony Computer Entertainment and remained there until mid 2007, but later returned to Sega. He would remain with the company until early 2012, this time engaging in more executive roles such as a producer for the PSN & XBLA version of Crazy Taxi.

He is now a Localization Producer for DeNA Co., Ltd..

Production history

Games

Music

Song credits

Main article: Ryoichi Hasegawa/Song credits.

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

  • We are Burning Rangers — Words

Burning Rangers (Overseas edition)

  • Angels with Burning Hearts — Words
  • We are Burning Rangers — Words
  • I Just Smile — Words

Daytona USA 2

  • Battle on the Edge — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • Sling Shot — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • I Can Do It — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • Skyscraper Sequence — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)
  • Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (with Fumio Ito)

Interviews

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Photographs

Main article: Photos of Ryoichi Hasegawa

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryoichihasegawa1
  2. ↑ https://cedil.cesa.or.jp/cedil_sessions/view/390 (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-02 04:50)
  3. ↑ File:Ecco the Dolphin MD JP credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Pro Striker 2 MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Virtua Racing 32X credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:TomcatAlley MCD JP SSCredits JP.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Cosmic Carnage 32X credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Ristar MD credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Metal Head 32X credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Stellar Assault 32X credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Tempo Jr GG credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:Zaxxon's Motherbase 32X credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28
  17. ↑ File:Tails Adventures GG credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:Baku Baku Animal Saturn credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Batr sat us manual.pdf, page 30
  21. ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Nightsintodreams sat us manual.pdf, page 30
  23. ↑ File:Wsbii sat us manual.pdf, page 44
  24. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 2 MD credits.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Daytonausacce sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  26. ↑ File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:Sws97 sat us manual.pdf, page 38
  28. ↑ File:Fightersmegamix sat us manual.pdf, page 42
  29. ↑ File:Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Saturn credits.pdf
  30. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  31. ↑ File:Last Bronx Saturn credits.pdf
  32. ↑ File:Lastbronx sat us manual.pdf, page 26
  33. ↑ File:Lost World GG credits.pdf
  34. ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  35. ↑ File:Stellar Assault SS Saturn credits.pdf
  36. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  37. ↑ File:Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 Saturn credits.pdf
  38. ↑ File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf
  39. ↑ File:NiGHTSPerfectAlbum CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 11
  40. ↑ File:MDLAH Music JP inlay front.png
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