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'''Shun Arai''' was the president of [[Smilebit]] from 2000-2003. In 1998, after Team Andromeda disbanded, he replaced the president of Team Andromeda, Yukio Futatsugi. After the team disbanded, many of its members moved into [[Sega]]'s restructured [[Smilebit]] and [[SEGA United Game Artists|United Game Artists]] development teams. After Arai left, the Assistant President of [[Smilebit]], [[Takayuki Kawagoe]], president of [[Smilebit]].
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'''Shun Arai''' (新井 瞬) joined Sega in 1985 as a programmer, working on little projects for the [[Sega SG-1000]] and [[Mark III]]{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|95}}. When the idea came up for Sega and [[CRI]] to develop software for education, he was reassigned here because of his mathematics teaching license{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|96}}. He became Sega's go-to person for handling projects that expanded Sega's horizons, such as the [[Mega Modem]]{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|35}}. He was also in charge of home banking{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|35}}{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|page=92}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011031202803/http://sega.jp/studio/sb.html}}, which the Mega Modem provided through [[Mega Anser]].
  
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==Production History==
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In the 90's he was transferred to [[Sega CS2]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220330021536/https://twitter.com/gdri/status/1508991182491332610}}, and it may have been here that he became involved mainly with systems, including developing tools for the [[Sega Saturn]] and providing technical support{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|35}}{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|page=92}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011031202803/http://sega.jp/studio/sb.html}}. In 1996 he became head of [[Sega PC]] which porting various titles to said platform{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|35}}. In 1999 he became the head of [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 6]]{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|35}}{{magref|dmjp|2000-35|page=92}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20011031202803/http://sega.jp/studio/sb.html}} (formerly [[Sega CS1 (1996-1999)|Sega CS1]]) and the division became [[Smilebit]] in 2000, where remained this position until 2003 when he was replaced by [[Takayuki Kawagoe]].
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]] (PC Version)'' (1995) — Assistant Producer
 
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* ''[[Virtua Cop 2]] (PC Version)'' (1997) — Assistant Producer
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) — Executive Producer
 
  
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==Production history==
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==Photographs==
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 28 January 2024

Shun arai 2001.JPG
Shun Arai
Place of birth: Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Date of birth: 1959-06-15[1][2] (age 65)
Employment history:
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Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Executive
Education: Yokohama City University

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Shun Arai (新井 瞬) joined Sega in 1985 as a programmer, working on little projects for the Sega SG-1000 and Mark III[5]. When the idea came up for Sega and CRI to develop software for education, he was reassigned here because of his mathematics teaching license[6]. He became Sega's go-to person for handling projects that expanded Sega's horizons, such as the Mega Modem[7]. He was also in charge of home banking[7][1][2], which the Mega Modem provided through Mega Anser.

In the 90's he was transferred to Sega CS2[3], and it may have been here that he became involved mainly with systems, including developing tools for the Sega Saturn and providing technical support[7][1][2]. In 1996 he became head of Sega PC which porting various titles to said platform[7]. In 1999 he became the head of Sega Software R&D Dept. 6[7][1][2] (formerly Sega CS1) and the division became Smilebit in 2000, where remained this position until 2003 when he was replaced by Takayuki Kawagoe.

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Main article: Photos of Shun Arai

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 File:DCM JP 20001103 2000-35.pdf
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://sega.jp/studio/sb.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-10-31 20:28)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 @gdri on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-03-30 02:15)
  4. ↑ https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2006/cedecadviser.html
  5. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-35 (2000-11-03)" (JP; 2000-10-20), page 95
  6. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-35 (2000-11-03)" (JP; 2000-10-20), page 96
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 35
  8. ↑ File:Seima Densetsu MCD credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:LastBronx PC US Manual.pdf, page 34
  10. ↑ File:Greatest Nine GBA credits.pdf
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