Difference between revisions of "Yuji Naka"

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* ''[[F-16 Fighting Falcon]]'' (1985) — Programmer
 
* ''[[F-16 Fighting Falcon]]'' (1985) — Programmer
 
* ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Programmer
 
* ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Programmer
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* ''[[OutRun]]'' (Arcade version) (1986) — Lead Programmer
 
 
* ''[[Spy vs. Spy]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Lead Programming
 
* ''[[Spy vs. Spy]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Lead Programming
 
* ''[[Space Harrier]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Produced by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji'''), Screenplay by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji'''), Proposed by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji''')
 
* ''[[Space Harrier]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Produced by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji'''), Screenplay by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji'''), Proposed by (as '''Nitta Tai Yuji''')
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* ''[[OutRun]]'' (Master System Version) (1987)
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* ''[[OutRun]]'' (Master System Version) (1987) — Lead Programming
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1987) — Main Program (as '''Muuuu Yuji''')
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1987) — Main Program (as '''Muuuu Yuji''')
 
* ''[[Space Harrier 3D]]'' (1988) — Special Thanks (as '''Muuu Yuji''')
 
* ''[[Space Harrier 3D]]'' (1988) — Special Thanks (as '''Muuu Yuji''')
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[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. 19: Fighting Vipers]]'' (2005)  — Executive Supervisor)
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 20: Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ ]]'' (2005) — Executive Supervisor
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 23: Sega Memorial Selection]]'' (2005) — Executive Supervisor
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 24: Last Bronx: Tokyo Bangaichi]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 25: Gunstar Heroes: Treasure Box]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 26: Dynamite Deka]]'' (2006) — Executive Supervisor
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (PS2 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (PS2 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Let's Tap]]'' (2008) — Producer
 
* ''[[Let's Tap]]'' (2008) — Producer
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* ''[[Let's Catch]]'' (2008) — Producer
 
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Revision as of 05:19, 17 April 2017

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Yuji Naka
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Date of birth: 1965-09-17 (age 58)
Role(s): Programmer, Designer, Producer, Executive

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Yuji Naka/Magazine articles.
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