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*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]] | *'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]] | ||
| source=In-game credits | | source=In-game credits | ||
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+ | *'''Conversion:''' [[Hirofumi Murasaki]] | ||
+ | | source=Creators Note{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20060521024157/http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_3/4.html}} | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | To do confirm: Is this credit referring to Hirofumi Murasaki specifically, or to [[Megasoft]] in general? Megasoft's [[Masayuki Nagao]] is credited as sound assistant and Nagao had mentioned has mentioned Megasoft's [[Morihiko Akiyama]] was supposed to make the sound effects.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231021192711/https://twitter.com/MasaNagao/status/1697607972283904124}} | ||
+ | {{hr}} | ||
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+ | *'''Japanese cover artist:''' [[Akira Watanabe]] | ||
+ | *'''Japanese cover artist:''' [[Sega Research and Development Dept.]] | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
+ | | source=[[Sega TV Game Genga Gallery]] | ||
+ | | pdf=Sega TV Game Genga Gallery.pdf | ||
+ | | pdfpage=53 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{hr}} | ||
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+ | *'''Debugging:''' [[Takashi Iizuka]]{{ref|https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/zKgfzcghU0M|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgfzcghU0M}} | ||
+ | | source=Developer mentions | ||
+ | | console=MD | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Breakdown== | ==Breakdown== | ||
+ | ====[[Hirokazu Yasuhara]]==== | ||
+ | *Supervised schedules for the developers, including programmer and artists.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *Designed all zones.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *Designed patterns for enemies.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *Designed game mechanics.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *Designed gameplay, including [[sonic:Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 2 16-bit)|special stages]].{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *Created the entire game's story.{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | *"Established character standards and worked with TV animation program team".{{ref|https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/}} | ||
+ | |||
===[[Yasushi Yamaguchi]]=== | ===[[Yasushi Yamaguchi]]=== | ||
*Oversaw all artwork in the game. | *Oversaw all artwork in the game. | ||
− | *Updated Sonic sprites, created special stage Sonic and Tails graphics. | + | *Updated Sonic sprites{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20221129190404/https://twitter.com/judy_totoya/status/1595403450845892608}}, created special stage Sonic and Tails graphics. |
*Designed Miles "Tails" Prower and came up with the Miles Prower name. | *Designed Miles "Tails" Prower and came up with the Miles Prower name. | ||
*Designed Mecha Sonic. | *Designed Mecha Sonic. | ||
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*Created graphics for [[sonic:Metropolis Zone|Metropolis Zone]]. | *Created graphics for [[sonic:Metropolis Zone|Metropolis Zone]]. | ||
*Created graphics for the scrapped [[sonic:Genocide City Zone|Genocide City Zone]]. | *Created graphics for the scrapped [[sonic:Genocide City Zone|Genocide City Zone]]. | ||
+ | *Created several enemies. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[Masaru Setsumaru]] (Oyz)=== | ||
+ | *Created sound effects.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040529092122/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_setsumaru.html}} | ||
+ | *Created music data.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20040529092122/www.wave-master.com/wm/company/staff/s_setsumaru.html}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Music credits=== | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsTable|format=MD|noname=yes| | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=01 | ||
+ | | desc=2P results | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=02 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Emerald Hill Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=03 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Mystic Cave Zone}} (2P) | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=04 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Oil Ocean Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=05 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Metropolis Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=06 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Hill Top Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=07 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Aquatic Ruin Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=08 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Casino Night Zone}} (2P) | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=09 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Casino Night Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0A | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Death Egg Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0B | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Mystic Cave Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0C | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Emerald Hill Zone}} (2P) | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0D | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Sky Chase Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0E | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Chemical Plant Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=0F | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Wing Fortress Zone}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=10 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Hidden Palace Zone}} | ||
+ | | used=no | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=11 | ||
+ | | desc=Options | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=12 | ||
+ | | desc={{SonicLink|Special Stage (Sonic the Hedgehog 2 16-bit)}} | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=13 | ||
+ | | desc=Boss | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=14 | ||
+ | | desc=Final boss | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=15 | ||
+ | | desc=Ending | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=16 | ||
+ | | desc=Super Sonic | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=17 | ||
+ | | desc=Invincibility | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=18 | ||
+ | | desc=1-UP | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=19 | ||
+ | | desc=Title screen | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1A | ||
+ | | desc=Act clear | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1B | ||
+ | | desc=Game over | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1C | ||
+ | | desc=Continue | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1D | ||
+ | | desc=Chaos Emerald | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1E | ||
+ | | desc=Credits | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{MusicCreditsRow | ||
+ | | ID=1F | ||
+ | | desc=Drowning countdown | ||
+ | | credits= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | <references /> | + | <references/> |
+ | |||
+ | {{Sonic2MDOmni}} |
Latest revision as of 03:02, 9 April 2024
- Back to: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive).
Contents
Sonic 2 Cast of Characters
- Executive Producer: Hayao Nakayama
- Producer: Shinobu Toyoda
- Director: Masaharu Yoshii
- Chief Programmer: Yuji Naka (YU2)
- Game Planner: Hirokazu Yasuhara (Carol Yas)
- Character Design and Chief Artist: Yasushi Yamaguchi (Judy Totoya)
- Assistant Programmers: Bill Willis, Masanobu Yamamoto
- Object Placement: Hirokazu Yasuhara, Takahiro Anto, Yutaka Sugano
- Special Stage Object Placement: Yutaka Sugano
- Zone Artists: Yasushi Yamaguchi, Craig Stitt, Brenda Ross, Jina Ishiwatari, Tom Payne, Phenix Rie
- Special Stage Art and CG: Tim Skelly, Peter Morawiec
- Music Composer: Masato Nakamura (© 1992 Dreams Come True)
- Sound Programmer: Tomoyuki Shimada
- Sound Assistants: Macky, Jimita, Milpo, Ippo, S.O, Oyz, N.Gee
- Project Assistants: Syuichi Katagi, Takahiro Hamano, Yoshiki Ooka, Steve Woita
- Game Manual: Youichi Takahashi, Carol Ann Hanshaw
- Executive Supporters: Daizaburou Sakurai, Hisashi Suzuki, Thomas Kalinske, Fujio Minegishi, Takaharu Utsunomiya
- Special Thanks to: Cindy Claveran, France Tantiado, Daisuke Saito, Kunitake Aoki, Tsuneko Aoki, Deborah McCracken, Tatsuo Yamada, Rick Macaraeg, Locky P, Masaaki Kawamura
- Presented by: Sega
- Conversion: Hirofumi Murasaki
To do confirm: Is this credit referring to Hirofumi Murasaki specifically, or to Megasoft in general? Megasoft's Masayuki Nagao is credited as sound assistant and Nagao had mentioned has mentioned Megasoft's Morihiko Akiyama was supposed to make the sound effects.[3]
- Japanese cover artist: Akira Watanabe
- Japanese cover artist: Sega Research and Development Dept.
- Debugging: Takashi Iizuka[5]
Breakdown
Hirokazu Yasuhara
- Supervised schedules for the developers, including programmer and artists.[6]
- Designed all zones.[6]
- Designed patterns for enemies.[6]
- Designed game mechanics.[6]
- Designed gameplay, including special stages.[6]
- Created the entire game's story.[6]
- "Established character standards and worked with TV animation program team".[6]
Yasushi Yamaguchi
- Oversaw all artwork in the game.
- Updated Sonic sprites[7], created special stage Sonic and Tails graphics.
- Designed Miles "Tails" Prower and came up with the Miles Prower name.
- Designed Mecha Sonic.
Craig Stitt
- Created graphics for Oil Ocean Zone[8].
- Created graphics for the scrapped Hidden Palace Zone[8].
Brenda Ross
- Created graphics for the scrapped Wood Zone[9].
- Created graphics for a scrapped desert/winter stage[9].
Tom Payne
- Created graphics for Metropolis Zone.
- Created graphics for the scrapped Genocide City Zone.
- Created several enemies.
Masaru Setsumaru (Oyz)
Music credits
ID | Description | Credits | Used | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | 2P results | Yes | ||
02 | Emerald Hill Zone | Yes | ||
03 | Mystic Cave Zone (2P) | Yes | ||
04 | Oil Ocean Zone | Yes | ||
05 | Metropolis Zone | Yes | ||
06 | Hill Top Zone | Yes | ||
07 | Aquatic Ruin Zone | Yes | ||
08 | Casino Night Zone (2P) | Yes | ||
09 | Casino Night Zone | Yes | ||
0A | Death Egg Zone | Yes | ||
0B | Mystic Cave Zone | Yes | ||
0C | Emerald Hill Zone (2P) | Yes | ||
0D | Sky Chase Zone | Yes | ||
0E | Chemical Plant Zone | Yes | ||
0F | Wing Fortress Zone | Yes | ||
10 | Hidden Palace Zone | No | ||
11 | Options | Yes | ||
12 | Special Stage | Yes | ||
13 | Boss | Yes | ||
14 | Final boss | Yes | ||
15 | Ending | Yes | ||
16 | Super Sonic | Yes | ||
17 | Invincibility | Yes | ||
18 | 1-UP | Yes | ||
19 | Title screen | Yes | ||
1A | Act clear | Yes | ||
1B | Game over | Yes | ||
1C | Continue | Yes | ||
1D | Chaos Emerald | Yes | ||
1E | Credits | Yes | ||
1F | Drowning countdown | Yes |
References
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_3/4.html (Wayback Machine: 2006-05-21 02:41)
- ↑ @MasaNagao on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-21 19:27)
- ↑ Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 53
- ↑ https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/zKgfzcghU0M
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://www.linkedin.com/in/hirokazu-yasuhara-4555133/details/experience/
- ↑ @judy_totoya on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-11-29 19:04)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Craig Stitt interview by ICEknight (January 2001)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Brenda Ross interview by Deviance (February 2001)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 htt (Wayback Machine: 2004-05-29 09:21)
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