Difference between revisions of "Shuichi Katagi"

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Shuichi Katagi

Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega CS3 Sega CS1 Cavia AQ Interactive
Role(s): Programmer

Shuichi Katagi (片木秀一) is a programmer and technical director employed by Sega from the '80s until the mid '90s. He would later become affiliated with Cavia and AQ Interactive (present-day Marvelous AQL Inc.).

Common colleagues include Makoto Oshitani and especially Yoji Ishii. Since leaving Sega he continued to work at the same companies as Ishii.

According to Makoto Uchida, Katagi was very good at making punishing games with instant deaths, such as Fantasy Zone or Crack Down.

Production history

Sega Flipper (SG-1000; 1983)
Regulus (System 1; 1983) — Programmed by
Regulus (System 1; 1983) — Security by
Mister Viking (System 1; 1984) — Security by (as S.Katagi)
SWAT (System 1; 1984) — Security by (as S.Katagi)
Flicky (System 1; 1984) — Programming
Flicky (System 1; 1984) — Security/Copy Protection
Teddy Boy Blues (System 1; 1985) — Programmer
Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Program
Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Special Thanks to^[4] (as Ktg)
Time Scanner (System 16; 1987) — Programmer
Hot-Rod (System 24; 1988) — Programmer^[5]
Gain Ground (System 24; 1988) — Programmer
Crack Down (System 24; 1989) — Programmer^[6]
Astal (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[7] (as 片木秀一)
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Technical Director^[8]
Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (Saturn; 1995) — technical directors^[9] (as 片木秀一)
SimCity 2000 (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks To^[10]
F1 Challenge (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[11]
Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Technical Support^[12]
Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu! (Saturn; 1996) — Technical Director^[13]
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — テクニカルディレクター^[14] (as 片木秀一)
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — Technical Directors
Sega Ages Vol. 2 Space Harrier (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[15]
Sega Ages OutRun (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[16] (as Syuichi Katagi)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — テクニカル・ディレクター^[17] (as 片木秀一)
Sega Ages After Burner II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[18] (as Syuichi Katagi)
Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Advisory Staffs^[19]
Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[20] (as Syuichi Katagi)
Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — テクニカルディレクター^[21] (as 片木秀一)
Virus (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[22] (as 片木秀一)
Pen Pen TriIceLon (Dreamcast; 1998)
Godzilla Generations (Dreamcast; 1998) — 協力 (as 片木秀一)
Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — System Support
Time Stalkers (Dreamcast; 1999) — 技術サポート (as 片木秀一)
Time Stalkers (Dreamcast; 1999) — SEGA Enterprises (Technical Support)
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks

Magazine articles

Main article: Shuichi Katagi/Magazine articles.

References

[:File:Harmony_JP_114.pdf_p15-1] Harmony, "1992 12" (JP; 1992-12-01), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_119.pdf_p15-2] Harmony, "1993 5-6" (JP; 1993-05-20), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_128.pdf_p15-3] Harmony, "1994 5-6" (JP; 1994-05-23), page 15

[:File:Fantasy_Zone_SMS_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf

[:File:HotRod_Rankers.png_p-5] File:HotRod Rankers.png

[:File:CrackDown_BestSoldiers.png_p-6] File:CrackDown BestSoldiers.png

[:File:Kisuishou_Densetsu_Astal_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Cyber_Speedway_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Cyber Speedway Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Kanzen_Chuukei_Pro_Yakyuu_Greatest_Nine_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-10] File:Simcity2000 Saturn JP SSCredits.pdf

[:File:F-1_Live_Information_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-11] File:F-1 Live Information Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:BattleArenaToshindenR_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-12] File:BattleArenaToshindenR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:NinkuTYnD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-13] File:NinkuTYnD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Dragon_Force_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Dragon Force JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Ages_Space_Harrier_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sega Ages Space Harrier Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-16] File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sakura_Taisen_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-18] File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Riglordsaga_2_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Riglordsaga 2 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Ages_Fantasy_Zone_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Sega Ages Fantasy Zone Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Hanagumi_Taisen_Columns_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Hanagumi Taisen Columns Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Virus_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-22] File:Virus Saturn credits.pdf

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+Common colleagues include [[Makoto Oshitani]] and especially [[Yoji Ishii]]. Since leaving Sega he continued to work at the same companies as Ishii.
+According to [[Makoto Uchida]], Katagi was very good at making punishing games with instant deaths, such as ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' or ''[[Crack Down]]''.
 ==Production history==
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-* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (Arcade Version) (1986) — Programming
+==Magazine articles==
-* ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (Master System Version) (1986) — Special Thanks
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-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Project Assistant (as '''Syuichi Katagi''')
-* ''[[Sega Ages: Volume 1]]'' (1996) — Special Thanks (Sega) (OutRun) (as '''Syuichi Katagi'''), Special Thanks (Sega) (After Burner II) (as '''Syuichi Katagi'''), Special Thanks (Sega) (Space Harrier)
-* ''[[Virus]]'' (1997) — Sega Enterprises Staff
-* ''[[Godzilla Generations]]'' (1998) — Technical Support
-* ''Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance'' (2005) — Special Thanks (Cavia inc. Staff)
-* ''Bullet Witch '' (2006) — Special Thanks to (Production)
-* ''Vampire Rain'' (2007) — Technical Support (AQ Interactive Inc.)
-* ''Victorious Boxers: Revolution'' (2007) — Development Support (Grand Prix)
-* ''Vampire Rain: Altered Species'' (2008) — Technical Support (AQ Interactive Inc.)
-* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks (AQ Interactive)
-}}
 ==References==

Difference between revisions of "Shuichi Katagi"

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Production history

Magazine articles

References