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Shinichi Ogasawara

Place of birth: Japan
Employment history: Sega Enterprises^[1] (1994-04-01^[2] – ) Hitmaker Sega (?? – 2014-03^[1]) Divisions: Sega AM3 Sega AM1 Sega Amusements International^[1] (2014-04^[1] – )
Role(s): Director^[1], Designer^[1]
Education: Doshisha University^[2]

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Shinichi Ogasawara (小笠原慎一) is a Japanese businessman and game designer. He joined Sega in April 1994 as a graduate of Doshisha University,^[2] choosing the company for its then-involvement in a diverse range of businesses.^[3] During the 1990s, he was mainly involved in arcade video games at AM3.

As AM3 became Hitmaker in 2000, Ogasawara's attention turned to less conventional titles, including games for the Plus e restaurant touchscreen terminals and later support for the Dinosaur King series.^[3] After moving to AM1, he has led game development at Sega Amusements International since 2015.^[3]

Career

Production history

Rail Chase 2 (Model 2; 1995) — Assistant Director
Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — Planner & Assistant Director
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Model 3; 1997) — director/planner (as Ogasawara Shinichi)
Jambo! Safari (NAOMI; 1999) — director
Virtua Athlete 2K (Dreamcast; 2000) — Director Planner
Virtua Athlete (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2002) — Producer
The Maze of the Kings (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2002) — Producer
The Maze of the Kings (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2002) — Game Design
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 15: Decathlete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Special Thanks (as Shinichi Ogasasawara)
Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Director
Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice (Lindbergh; 2006) — Game Designers
Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — ゲームデザイナー (as おがさわらしんいち)
Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Game Designers
Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Special Thanks to
Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Director & Game Designer
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Arcade (RingWide; 2011) — Special Thanks
Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics (RingWide; 2010) — Director
Derby Owners Club (iOS; 2012)
Derby Owners Club (Android; 2013)
Transformers Human Alliance Special (RingEdge 2; 2014) — Director
Transformers Human Alliance (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Director
Target Bravo: Operation G.H.O.S.T. (Arcade; 2016)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (Nu; 2016) — Special Thanks
Daytona Championship USA (Arcade; 2017) — Assistant Director
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Special Thanks
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (ALLS UX; 2020) — Special Thanks
Transformers Shadows Rising (Arcade; 2018) — Directors
Mission: Impossible Arcade (Arcade; 2021) — Directors

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Shinichi Ogasawara

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinichi Ogasawara/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara (2021-04-18) by Arcade Belgium

External links

Shinichi Ogasawara at LinkedIn
Shinichi Ogasawara at Twitter
Shinichi Ogasawara at Hitmaker (Japanese) (Wayback Machine)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinichi-ogasawara-188341154/ (archive.today)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 10
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara (2021-04-18) by Arcade Belgium

[https:.2F.2Farchive.is.2Fmqzx5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinichi-ogasawara-188341154/ (archive.today)

[:File:Harmony_JP_127.pdf_p10-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 10

[Interview:_Shinichi_Ogasawara_.282021-04-18.29_by_Arcade_Belgium-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara (2021-04-18) by Arcade Belgium

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-* ''[[Virtua Athlete]]'' (2000) — Director & Planner
+==Interviews==
-*''[[Project Carbondale]]'' (2003) (Cancelled) — Game Designer
+*[https://segaretro.org/Interview:_Shinichi_Ogasawara_(2021-04-18)_by_Arcade_Belgium Interview: Shinichi Ogasawara (2021-04-18) by Arcade Belgium]
-*''[[Dinosaur King]]'' (2005) — Game Designer
-*''[[Dinosaur King]]'' (Nintendo DS Version) (2008) — Game Designer
-*''[[Daytona 3 Championship USA]]'' (2017)
 ==External links==
 *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinichi-ogasawara-188341154/ {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://www.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn]
+*[https://twitter.com/oga_gicho {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://twitter.com Twitter]
 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20021022101519fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/top/lounge/corumun/site/corumun_txt01.html {{PAGENAME}}] at [http://web.archive.org/web/20021022101519fw_/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp Hitmaker] (Japanese) (Wayback Machine)
 ==References==
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