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Naohiro Hirao

Employment history: Sega Enteprises Divisions: Sega CS5 Sega AM2 Sega AM11 Sega Software R&D Dept. 4 Amusement Vision Smilebit Sega Divisions: Sega Sports Design R&D Dept. Sega CS2 Sega Games
Role(s): Programmer, Director
Twitter: @7016Hirao

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Naohiro Hirao (平尾直裕) is a former programmer at Sega, most prominently involved with [Tempo]], Virtua Fighter 3, Virtua Striker 3 and 4, F-Zero AX/GX and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Since the latter, he has become a game director involved with further Mario & Sonic games, as well as the Puyo Puyo franchise. He was also the head of the Amusement Vision Guitar Club.^[1]

Career

After joining Sega, Naohiro Hirao spent a year studying the Mega Drive, at the Kansai R&D.^[2] He made his debut with Tempo as the enemy programmer, and then spent a brief period at Sega CS5 woking Sega Game Gear instead of Sega 32X. After the CS department merged in 1995, Hirao and several other CS5 members transferred to Sega AM2 to developer arcade games. His first project at AM2 was Virtua Fighter 3^[3]. He went with Sega AM11 after the new department was spun off from AM2, and while developing Spikeout: Digital Battle Online, he met his wife.^[3].

He continued at AM11's successor Amusement Vision, but in 2003 the department swapped various staff with Smilebit. Having been a recurring developer on the different version of Virtua Striker 3, Hirao went with Smilebit, and at its successor Sega Sports Design R&D Dept., continued to program Virtua Striker 4. He retired from being a programmer after Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games^[3]

Now a director, Naohiro Hirao continued to work on the Mario & Sonic series, but in 2016 directed Puyo Puyo Chronicle instead of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and continued to direct the series' Tetris crossover games.

Production history

Games

Tempo (32X; 1995) — Enemy Programmer^[4]
Mahou Kishi Rayearth 2: Making of Magic Knight (Game Gear; 1995) — プログラマー (as N.Hirao)
Virtua Fighter 3 (Model 3; 1996) — Polygon Management
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — スペシャルサンクス (as 平尾直裕)
Digital Dance Mix Vol. 1 Namie Amuro (Saturn; 1997) — Coordinator
Virtua Fighter 3tb (Model 3; 1997) — Polygon Management
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (Model 3; 1998) — Texture Management Programmer
Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Polygon Management
Spikeout: Final Edition (Model 3; 1999) — Texture Management Programmer
Planet Harriers (Hikaru; 2000) — Motion control & texture system programmer
Virtua Striker 3 (NAOMI 2; 2001) — programmers
Spikers Battle (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Special Thanks to
Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002 (Triforce; 2002) — Programmers
Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002 (GameCube; 2002) — Programmers
F-Zero AX (Triforce; 2003) — Programmers
F-Zero GX (GameCube; 2003) — Programmers
Virtua Striker 4 (Triforce; 2004) — Programmers
Virtua Striker 4 Ver. 2006 (Triforce; 2006) — Programmers
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Program Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Program Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Programming Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Game Director
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Lead Game Designer
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PlayStation 4; 2014) — Director
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Director
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Director
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Director

Music

Planet Harriers The Original Soundtrack (CD; 2001) — Programmers

Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch Version) (2017) — Director
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) — Director

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Naohiro Hirao

External links

References

↑ http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_21.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-22 16:32)
↑ @7016Hirao on Twitter
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 @7016Hirao on Twitter
↑ File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf

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[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2F7016Hirao.2Fstatus.2F1560893297941692416-2] @7016Hirao on Twitter

[https:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2F7016Hirao.2Fstatus.2F101826746965430272-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 @7016Hirao on Twitter

[:File:Tempo_32X_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf

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+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (平尾 直裕) is a former programmer at [[Sega]], most prominently involved with ''[Tempo]]'', ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'', ''[[Virtua Striker 3]]'' and ''[[Virtua Striker 4|4]]'', ''[[F-Zero AX]]''/''[[F-Zero GX|GX]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''. Since the latter, he has become a game director involved with further ''Mario & Sonic'' games, as well as the ''[[:category:Puyo Puyo (franchise)|Puyo Puyo]]'' franchise. He was also the head of the [[Amusement Vision]] Guitar Club.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040422163228/http://www.amusementvision.com/column/heard_21.html}}
+==Career==
+After joining Sega, {{PAGENAME}} spent a year studying the [[Mega Drive]], at the [[Kansai R&D]].{{ref|https://twitter.com/7016Hirao/status/1560893297941692416}} He made his debut with ''[[Tempo]]'' as the enemy programmer, and then spent a brief period at [[Sega CS5]] woking [[Sega Game Gear]] instead of [[Sega 32X]]. After the CS department merged in 1995, Hirao and several other CS5 members transferred to [[Sega AM2]] to developer arcade games. His first project at AM2 was ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]''{{ref|https://twitter.com/7016Hirao/status/101826746965430272}}. He went with [[Sega AM11]] after the new department was spun off from AM2, and while developing ''[[Spikeout: Digital Battle Online]]'', he met his wife.{{ref|https://twitter.com/7016Hirao/status/101826746965430272}}.
+He continued at AM11's successor [[Amusement Vision]], but in 2003 the department swapped various staff with [[Smilebit]]. Having been a recurring developer on the different version of ''[[Virtua Striker 3]]'', Hirao went with Smilebit, and at its successor [[Sega Sports Design R&D Dept.]], continued to program ''[[Virtua Striker 4]]''. He retired from being a programmer after ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''{{ref|https://twitter.com/7016Hirao/status/101826746965430272}}
+Now a director, {{PAGENAME}} continued to work on the ''Mario & Sonic'' series, but in 2016 directed ''[[Puyo Puyo Chronicle]]'' instead of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', and continued to direct the series' ''Tetris'' crossover games.
 ==Production history==