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Takao Miyoshi

Place of birth: Himeji, Hyōgo prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1968-06-23 (age 56)
Employment history: Sega Enterpsies (1992^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team^[2] Sega (?? – 2009^[3]) Divisions: Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 3
Role(s): Designer, director, producer
Education: Okayama University of Science

Takao Miyoshi (見吉隆夫), also known by his alias Taka Oh, is a planner, game designer, director and producer.

Starting at smaller projects, his first projects with lead game designer roles were Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit, Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, Burning Rangers and Sonic Adventure.

Miyoshi has since become a mainstay of the Phantasy Star series as its Director starting with Phantasy Star Online and Producer as of Phantasy Star Universe (succeeding original series producer Yuji Naka). After numerous Chief Producer roles, he left Sega for Yuji Naka's Prope. He is now employed by NJOne.

Production history

Games

Sonic Eraser (Mega Drive; 1991) — Producer^[5] (as Taka Oh)
16t (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks to^[6] (as Taka Oh)
Mercs (Mega Drive; 1991) — Special Thanks^[7] (as Taka Oh)
Golden Axe II (Mega Drive; 1991) — Checkers^[8] (as Taka O)
Kiss Shot (Mega Drive; 1992) — Game Design^[9] (as Taka Oh)
Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks^[10] (as Taka Oh)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks^[11] (as Taka Oh)
J.League Pro Striker (Mega Drive; 1993) — Very Special Thanks^[12] (as Takaoh)
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega-CD; 1993) — Game Designers^[13]
J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (Mega Drive; 1993) — Very Special Thanks^[14] (as Takaoh)
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks to^[6] (as Taka Oh)
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Director^[15] (as Taka_Oh)
Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Game Designer^[15] (as Taka_Oh)
Wing Arms (Saturn; 1995) — Director
F1 Challenge (Saturn; 1995) — Planners^[16]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Game Designers^[17]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Head Designer^[18]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[18]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Playfield Design (SOJ)^[18]
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Game Designers
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Head Designer
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Playfield Design (SOJ)
Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Game Advisors^[19]
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Game Designer^[20]
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Game advisors
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy game designers
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Head Designer^[21]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[21]
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Playfield Design (SOJ)^[21]
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — パズルエディット (as みよしたかお)
ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Director
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles^[22]
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst (Windows PC; 2004) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; 2006) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360; 2006) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Windows PC; 2007) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Producer
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Xbox 360; 2007) — Producer
NiGHTS into Dreams (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Special Thanks
Thunder Force VI (PlayStation 2; 2008) — チーフプロデューサー^[23] (as 見吉隆夫)
Blazer Drive (Nintendo DS; 2008) — アドバイザー (as 見吉隆夫)
Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (Wii; 2009) — プロデューサー (as みよしたかお)
Chindouchuu! Pole no Daibouken (Wii; 2009) — ディレクダー&きかくげんあん (as みよしたかお)
Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Xbox 360; 2011) — Game Designers
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Game Designers

Music

Phantasy Star Online Original Sound Track (CD; 2001) — Director
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst Episode IV Sound Track (CD; 2005) — Producer^[24]

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takao Miyoshi

References

↑ http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol49/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-07 20:54)
↑ http://sega.jp/segamoba/about/column.html (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-19 12:39)
↑ https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2020/8/2/21348946/phantasy-star-online-director-diablo-cut-features-christmas-nights
↑ Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
↑ File:Sonic Eraser MD credits.pdf
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Mercs MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Golden Axe II MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Kiss Shot MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Honoo no Toukyuuji MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Super Monaco GP II MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Pro Striker MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf
↑ File:Pro Striker Kanzenban MD credits.pdf
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf
↑ File:F-1 Live Information Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
↑ File:ThunderForceVI_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf
↑ File:PSOBBSoundTrack CD JP Box.jpg

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[4] Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

[:File:Sonic_Eraser_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Sonic Eraser MD credits.pdf

[:File:16t_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:16t MD credits.pdf

[:File:Mercs_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Mercs MD credits.pdf

[:File:Golden_Axe_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Golden Axe II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Kiss_Shot_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Kiss Shot MD credits.pdf

[:File:Honoo_no_Toukyuuji_MD_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Honoo no Toukyuuji MD credits.pdf

[:File:Super_Monaco_GP_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Super Monaco GP II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_MD_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Pro Striker MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_MCD_JP_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sonic CD MCD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_Kanzenban_MD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Pro Striker Kanzenban MD credits.pdf

[:File:Heavenly_Symphony_MCD_credits.pdf_p-15] 15.0 ^15.1 File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf

[:File:F-1_Live_Information_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-16] File:F-1 Live Information Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_CD_PC_DirectX_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Sonic CD PC DirectX good ending credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-18] 18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Burning_Rangers_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ChuChu_Rocket.21_GBA_credits.pdf_p-22] File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf

[:File:ThunderForceVI_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-23] File:ThunderForceVI_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:PSOBBSoundTrack_CD_JP_Box.jpg_p-24] File:PSOBBSoundTrack CD JP Box.jpg

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 ==Interviews==
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-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007205400/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol49/ ''SEGA VOICE'' interview with Takao Miyoshi & Satoshi Sakai (August 3, 2006)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081007205400/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol49/ ''SEGA VOICE'' interview with Takao Miyoshi & Satoshi Sakai (Part 1) (August 3, 2006)]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080308154340/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol50/ ''SEGA VOICE'' interview with Takao Miyoshi & Satoshi Sakai (Part 2) (August 10, 2006)]
 ==Photographs==