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'''Rieko Kodama''' (小玉 理恵子) (perhaps better known by her alias, '''Phoenix Rie''') is a major designer for the original [[Phantasy Star]] series.  By the time her work on the Phantasy Star games had concluded, Kodama had taken on directorial roles within her department (for ''[[Phantasy Star IV]]'' and later ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)|Magic Knight Rayearth]]'') and would later act as a producer for titles including ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' and the 2005 incarnation of ''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]''. On Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handhelds she produced several edutainment titles and also produced the [[7th Dragon]] series.
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'''Rieko Kodama''' (小玉 理恵子) (perhaps better known by her alias, '''Phoenix Rie''') is a major designer for the original ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' series.  By the time her work on the ''Phantasy Star'' games had concluded, Kodama had taken on directorial roles within her department (for ''[[Phantasy Star IV]]'' and later ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)|Magic Knight Rayearth]]'') and would later act as a producer for titles including ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' and the 2005 incarnation of ''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]''. On Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handhelds she produced several edutainment titles and also produced the ''[[7th Dragon]]'' series.
  
She was also involved with the first two entries in the ([[Mega Drive]]) [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series, serving as a graphic designer in the [[Sonic 1|first game]] and a zone artist in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|second]].
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She was also involved with the first two entries in the ([[Mega Drive]]) ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, serving as a graphic designer in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|first game]] and a zone artist in the [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|second]].
  
 
==Production History==
 
==Production History==
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* ''[[Ninja Princess]]'' (1985)
 
* ''[[Ninja Princess]]'' (1985)
 
* ''[[Quartet]]'' (System 16 version) (1986)
 
* ''[[Quartet]]'' (System 16 version) (1986)
* ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'' (1986) — By (as '''Rie Wakashimazu''') [NOTE: Unspecfied role]
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* ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'' (1986) — By (as '''Rie Wakashimazu''') [NOTE: Unspecified role]
 
* ''[[Double Target: Cynthia no Nemuri]]'' (1987)
 
* ''[[Double Target: Cynthia no Nemuri]]'' (1987)
 
* ''[[The Black Onyx]]'' (SG-1000 Version) (1987) [NOTE: Additional Graphics]
 
* ''[[The Black Onyx]]'' (SG-1000 Version) (1987) [NOTE: Additional Graphics]
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==External links==
[[Category:Sega WOW Developers]]
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* [https://twitter.com/phoenix_rie {{PAGENAME}} on Twitter]
[[Category:Overworks Developers]]
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* [[wikipedia:Rieko Kodama|{{PAGENAME}} on Wikipedia]]
[[Category:Sega AM7 Developers]]
 

Revision as of 19:08, 30 July 2016

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Rieko Kodama
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Date of birth: 1963-05-23 (age 61)
Company(ies): Sega WOW, Overworks, Sega AM7
Role(s): Designer

Rieko Kodama (小玉 理恵子) (perhaps better known by her alias, Phoenix Rie) is a major designer for the original Phantasy Star series. By the time her work on the Phantasy Star games had concluded, Kodama had taken on directorial roles within her department (for Phantasy Star IV and later Magic Knight Rayearth) and would later act as a producer for titles including Skies of Arcadia and the 2005 incarnation of Altered Beast. On Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handhelds she produced several edutainment titles and also produced the 7th Dragon series.

She was also involved with the first two entries in the (Mega Drive) Sonic the Hedgehog series, serving as a graphic designer in the first game and a zone artist in the second.

Production History

External links