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Masaki Kondoh

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1985^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega R&D 1 Sega AM1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 1 WOW Entertainment^[2] Sega WOW Sega
Role(s): Artist, designer

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Masaki Kondoh (近藤正樹) is an artist and designer at SEGA, famous for creating the character Opa-Opa.^[3] Opa-Opa's game of origin, Fantasy Zone, was Kondoh's first project.^[1]

More often, Kondoh worked as a chief background artist, starting with SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative and Galaxy Force. He was the first credited graphic designer on nearly all of his works after this, the only known exception being Sega Water Ski.

He reached retirement age in 2019, the same year Sega Ages Fantasy Zone was released on the Nintendo Switch.^[3]

Production history

Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Design
Action Fighter (System 16; 1986) — Artist
SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (System 16; 1987) — Character Design (as 8940 Kon)
Galaxy Force (Y Board; 1988) — Designer
Galaxy Force II (Y Board; 1988) — Designer (as 8940 Kon)
Super Monaco GP (X Board; 1989) — Artist
Super Monaco GP (X Board; 1989)^[4] (as 8940 Kon)
Stadium Cross (System 32; 1992) — Artist^[5]
OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designers
Indy 500 (Model 2; 1995) — Design (as M.Kondo)
Columns '97 (Sega Titan Video; 1997) — Designer (as Kondoh,M)
Sega Water Ski (Model 2; 1997) — Graphic Design (as M.Kondo)
Sega Ages Galaxy Force II (Saturn; 1998) — Thanks to^[6] (as Masaki Kondo)
Dynamite Baseball NAOMI (NAOMI; 1998) — Designer^[7]
World Series 99 (NAOMI; 1999) — MODEL&GRAPHIC DESIGNERS (as KONDO,Masaki)
Dynamite Baseball '99 (NAOMI; 1999) — デザイナー (as 近藤正樹)
Altered Beast (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Artists
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Special Thanks

Magazine articles

Main article: Masaki Kondoh/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masaki Kondoh

External links

Masaki Kondoh on Facebook

References

[:File:SSM_JP_19970307_1997-06.pdf_p88-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-06 (1997-03-07)" (JP; 1997-02-21), page 88

[:File:SegaAges2500_V03_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf_p2-2] File:SegaAges2500_V03_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf, page 2

[https:.2F.2Fgame.watch.impress.co.jp.2Fdocs.2Finterview.2F1219793.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1219793.html

[:File:SMGPTO_LD_JP.mp4_p-4] File:SMGPTO LD JP.mp4

[:File:StadiumCross_courserecord.png_p-5] File:StadiumCross courserecord.png

[:File:Sega_Ages_Galaxy_Force_II_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Sega Ages Galaxy Force II Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:DynamiteBaseballNAOMI_NAOMI_JP_credits.pdf_p-7] File:DynamiteBaseballNAOMI NAOMI JP credits.pdf

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 {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (近藤 正樹) is an artist and designer at [[SEGA]], famous for creating the character Opa-Opa.{{ref|https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1219793.html}} Opa-Opa's game of origin, ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'', was Kondoh's first project.{{magref|ssmjp|1997-06|88}}
-More often, Kondoh worked as a chief background artist, starting with ''[[SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative]]'' and ''[[Galaxy Force]]''. He was the first credited graphic designer on nearly all of his works after this, the only exception being ''[[Sega Water Ski]]''.
+More often, Kondoh worked as a chief background artist, starting with ''[[SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative]]'' and ''[[Galaxy Force]]''. He was the first credited graphic designer on nearly all of his works after this, the only known exception being ''[[Sega Water Ski]]''.
 He reached retirement age in 2019, the same year ''[[Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (Nintendo Switch)|Sega Ages Fantasy Zone]]'' was released on the [[Nintendo Switch]].{{ref|https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1219793.html}}