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{{stub}}'''Rikiya Nakagawa''' is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series.  Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years, Nakagawa originally headed Sega DD #3, the branch responsible for titles created by [[Team Shinobi]].
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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (中川 力也) is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer, with his with first game being ''[[Water Match]]''{{magref|dmjp|2000-28.pdf|94}} He remained a programmer until 1993, with his last known programming work being ''[[Air Rescue]]''{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book.pdf|page=30}}. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the ''Dynamite Deka'' and ''The House of the Dead'' series.
  
==Production History==
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On January 1st 2004, after 20 years of being employed at Sega, he moved to [[Sammy]] to be the head of their NEWS R&D Department.{{ref|http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1144960_1124.html}}{{ref|https://dengekionline.com/data/news/2003/12/25/83531cd63edb0253e2e6aafcde1f5d7f.html}} After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.{{ref|http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080919/taito.htm}}
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* ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1996/1997) — Producer
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Based on his known works, he may used the names '''DAI''' and/or '''D&K''' (short for DAI & KEN{{fileref|LineofFire title.png}}) in high score tables. During his programming days, he worked on 2 games which were cancelled, one between ''[[Ninja Princess]]'' and ''[[Alien Syndrome]]'', the other between ''[[Thunder Blade]]'' and ''[[Sega Super Circuit]]''{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book.pdf|page=30}}.
* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997) — Producer
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* ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1997/1998) — Producer
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==Production history==
* ''[[Dynamite Cop]]'' (1998/1999) — Producer
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (1998/1999/2001) — Producer
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* ''[[The Ocean Hunter]]'' (1998) — Producer
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==Magazine articles==
* ''[[Airline Pilots]]'' (1999) — Producer
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* ''[[Brave Fire Fighters]]'' (1999) — Producer
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* ''[[Sega Tetris]]'' (Arcade Version) (1999) — Executive Producer
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==Photographs==
* ''[[Zombie Revenge]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Producer
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* ''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (Dreamcast and Versions) (2000) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sega Tetris]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (Xbox Version) (2002) — Producer
 
* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003) — Executive Producer
 
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==References==
[[Category:Producers]]
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[[Category:Sega AM1 Developers]]
 
[[Category:WOW Entertainment Developers]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 30 June 2024

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Rikiya Nakagawa
Place of birth: 1959-10-24[1][2]
Employment history:
Divisions:
Sammy (2004-01-01[5] – )
Paon
Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Executive
Education: Tokai University[6]

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Rikiya Nakagawa (中川 力也) is the former head of Sega AM1 and WOW Entertainment. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer, with his with first game being Water Match[6] He remained a programmer until 1993, with his last known programming work being Air Rescue[7]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series.

On January 1st 2004, after 20 years of being employed at Sega, he moved to Sammy to be the head of their NEWS R&D Department.[8][4] After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.[9]

Based on his known works, he may used the names DAI and/or D&K (short for DAI & KEN[10]) in high score tables. During his programming days, he worked on 2 games which were cancelled, one between Ninja Princess and Alien Syndrome, the other between Thunder Blade and Sega Super Circuit[7].

Production history

Games

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Rikiya Nakagawa/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Rikiya Nakagawa

References