Difference between revisions of "Yuji Naka"

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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Producer
 
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Producer, Director
 
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Producer, Director
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]'' (1999) — Superviser (as '''Y. Naka'''), Produce (as '''Y. Naka''')
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]'' (1999) — Superviser (as '''Y.Naka'''), Produce (as '''Y.Naka''')
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) — Producer
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) — Producer
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo|Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) — Producer
 
* ''[[Samba de Amigo|Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) — Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) — Producer
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II|Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II|Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus]]'' (2003) — Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Producer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Producer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
 
* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Producer
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star generation:1]]'' (2003) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team)
 
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Producer
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Virtua Quest]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation (Japan))
 
* ''[[Virtua Quest]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation (Japan))
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (GBA Version) (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (GBA Version) (2004) — Producer
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star generation:2]]'' (2005) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team Div)
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* ''[[Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love]]'' (PS2 Version) (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Producer
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Original Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) — Original Executive Producer

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Yuji Naka

Yuji Naka (中 裕司), born 17 September 1965 in Osaka, Japan, is a video game designer, programmer, the former head of Sonic Team (usually credited by his alias, YU2), and currently the head of the video game development company, Prope.

History

When Yuji Naka was 17 years old, he decided that he wanted to program video games. He owed this fascination to Ryuichi Sakamotos "Yellow Magic Orchestra" program, which allowed the composition of music on your computer.

Being a large fan of Namco, Yuji Naka aimed to work for them after he graduated from college. However, Namco only accepted work from university graduates, and thus Yuji Naka would not be eligible as he did not want to go to university.

He did however score a job at Sega as a programming assistant. His first release was a game for the Sega Mark III called Girl's Garden, but his massive breakthrough wasn't far off. In 1990 Yuji Naka, along with Naoto Ohshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara began work on the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Naka became a leading programmer for the newly founded "Sonic Team" which would be the team in control of most projects featuring Sega's mascot. After the completion of Sonic 2, he became the producer of Sonic Team.

On March 16, 2006 it was announced that Naka would be creating his own game studio, independent of Sega. Naka left Sega to set up this studio, called Prope, but has since come back as a consultant for various Sega titles, including Sonic the Hedgehog titles.

Production History

Song Credits

OutRun (Master System Version)

  • Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
  • Passing Breeze — Arrangement
  • Splash Wave — Arrangement
  • Last Wave — Arrangement

Interviews

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