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[[File:Tokuhiko uwabo.jpg|right]]'''Tokuhiko Uwabo''' (上保 徳彦), born April 26, 1960, is one of the older sound members in [[Sega]]'s history, more commonly known by his alias, '''Bo'''.  He mainly dealt with sound porting during the [[Master System]] era and shifted to a more advisory role for the [[Mega Drive]] era.  He also composed the music for the first two [[Phantasy Star]] titles.
 
[[File:Tokuhiko uwabo.jpg|right]]'''Tokuhiko Uwabo''' (上保 徳彦), born April 26, 1960, is one of the older sound members in [[Sega]]'s history, more commonly known by his alias, '''Bo'''.  He mainly dealt with sound porting during the [[Master System]] era and shifted to a more advisory role for the [[Mega Drive]] era.  He also composed the music for the first two [[Phantasy Star]] titles.
  
Though Uwabo's last known game with [[Sega]] was ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' in 1994, he has stayed in touch with the company following its release.  In 1995 he transferred to [[Sega of Europe]]'s development team, residing in Richmond, London, England.  In 1997, he returned to [[Sega|Sega of Japan]], but quit sometime afterward.  He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.
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Though Uwabo's last known game with [[Sega]] was ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' in 1994, he has stayed in touch with the company following its release.  In 1995, he transferred to [[Sega of Europe]]'s development team, residing in Richmond, London, England.  In 1997, he returned to [[Sega|Sega of Japan]], but quit sometime afterward.  He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.
  
 
In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore based Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd., Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left [[Sega]] (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent [[Wave Master]] soundtrack releases of his compositions.
 
In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore based Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd., Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left [[Sega]] (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent [[Wave Master]] soundtrack releases of his compositions.

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Tokuhiko Uwabo (上保 徳彦), born April 26, 1960, is one of the older sound members in Sega's history, more commonly known by his alias, Bo. He mainly dealt with sound porting during the Master System era and shifted to a more advisory role for the Mega Drive era. He also composed the music for the first two Phantasy Star titles.

Though Uwabo's last known game with Sega was Sonic 3 & Knuckles in 1994, he has stayed in touch with the company following its release. In 1995, he transferred to Sega of Europe's development team, residing in Richmond, London, England. In 1997, he returned to Sega of Japan, but quit sometime afterward. He then spent the next 10 years between some number of investment companies, including a new role as a Venture Capitalist in Tokyo looking over different investment portfolios in Asia.

In June 2007 he joined Winlight Co., Ltd., a mobile gaming company, and worked there as a director. After Winlight was bought in 2012 by Singapore based Pole To Win Asia Pte. Ltd., Uwabo was promoted to Managing Director. Despite having left Sega (which was unofficially publicized as early as April 2006 via liner notes), he has provided commentary for recent Wave Master soundtrack releases of his compositions.

Uwabo currently lives and works in Singapore.

Production History

Song Credits

Satellite 7

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Fantasy Zone (Master System Version)

  • Title — Arrangement
  • Opa-Opa! [Rd. 1] — Arrangement
  • Boss [Rd. 1~7 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Round Up [Round Clear] — Arrangement
  • Keep on the Beat [Rd. 2] — Arrangement
  • Saari [Rd. 3] — Arrangement
  • Prome [Rd. 4] — Arrangement
  • Hot Snow [Rd. 5] — Arrangement
  • Don't Stop [Rd. 6] — Arrangement
  • Dreaming Tomorrow [Rd. 7] — Arrangement
  • Shop — Arrangement
  • Ya-Da-Yo [Rd. 8 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Victory Way [Ending] — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Choplifter (Master System Version)

  • Round Start — Arrangement
  • Round 1 BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Round Clear — Music & Arrangement
  • Round 2 BGM — Arrangement
  • Round 3 BGM — Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Start — Music & Arrangement
  • Alex Kidd (Main Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  • Swimming — Music & Arrangement
  • Item Obtain — Music & Arrangement
  • Scopaco Cycle (Unused) — Music & Arrangement
  • Petit-Copter — Music & Arrangement
  • Castle — Music & Arrangement
  • Jung-Keng — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Miss — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier (Master System Version)

  • Main BGM — Arrangement
  • Squilla — Arrangement
  • Ida — Arrangement
  • Godarni — Arrangement
  • Wiwi Jumbo — Arrangement
  • Battle Field — Arrangement
  • Syura — Arrangement
  • Valda — Arrangement
  • Stanray — Arrangement
  • Haya-Oh — Music & Arrangement
  • Lake Side Memory — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement
  • White Summer — Arrangement
  • Lovers — Music & Arrangement

Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Battlin' Days (Action BGM 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • In Search of Freedom (Action BGM 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • The Will to Love (Ending BGM) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

The Black Onyx (SG-1000 Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Main BGM — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

After Burner (Master System Version)

  • Maximum Power — Arrangement
  • Final Take Off — Arrangement
  • Red Out — Arrangement
  • Super Stripe — Arrangement
  • After Burner — Arrangement
  • City 202 — Arrangement

Phantasy Star

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Opening — Music & Arrangement
  • Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Dungeon 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • Palma — Music & Arrangement
  • Battle — Music & Arrangement
  • Sun — Music & Arrangement
  • Shop — Music & Arrangement
  • Land Master — Music & Arrangement
  • Motavia — Music & Arrangement
  • Church — Music & Arrangement
  • Dezoris — Music & Arrangement
  • Event — Music & Arrangement
  • Dungeon 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • Lassic — Music & Arrangement
  • Sky City — Music & Arrangement
  • Dark Force — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll (Dungeon 2 Reprise) — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Space Harrier II

  • Motion — Music & Arrangement
  • Harrier Saga — Music & Arrangement
  • Nuclear Shock — Music & Arrangement
  • Mind Quake — Music & Arrangement
  • Neo — Music & Arrangement
  • Giga — Music & Arrangement
  • Winner's Flight — Music & Arrangement
  • The Stairs to Z — Music & Arrangement
  • Handcuff — Music & Arrangement
  • Perspective — Music & Arrangement
  • Machine Henge — Music & Arrangement
  • Jelly Syndrome — Music & Arrangement
  • Outsider — Music & Arrangement
  • An Omen — Music & Arrangement
  • Mega Chance — Music & Arrangement
  • Reverse Infect — Music & Arrangement
  • An Epitaph — Music & Arrangement
  • Illusion — Music & Arrangement
  • A — Music & Arrangement
  • Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II

  • Phantasy Sprite — Music & Arrangement
  • Step Up — Music & Arrangement
  • A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
  • Pleasure Stream — Music & Arrangement
  • Pressure — Music & Arrangement
  • My Home — Music & Arrangement
  • Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
  • Restration — Music & Arrangement
  • Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
  • Movement — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced Position — Music & Arrangement
  • Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
  • Promised Mystery — Music & Arrangement
  • Hidepipe — Music & Arrangement
  • Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Musik — Music & Arrangement
  • Exciting Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Violation — Music & Arrangement
  • Power — Music & Arrangement
  • Under — Music & Arrangement
  • The Place of Death — Music & Arrangement
  • Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
  • Never Dreaming — Music & Arrangement
  • Over — Music & Arrangement

Super Daisenryaku (Mega Drive Version)

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Prot It — Music & Arrangement
  • A Bottom — Music & Arrangement
  • Spirits — Music & Arrangement
  • Splend — Music & Arrangement
  • Out All — Music & Arrangement
  • Ahead — Music & Arrangement
  • Fire — Music & Arrangement
  • Surrender — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Extra — Music & Arrangement

Phantasy Star II (Overseas)

  • Phantasy — Music & Arrangement
  • Step Up — Music & Arrangement
  • A Prologue — Music & Arrangement
  • Pleasure — Music & Arrangement
  • Pressure — Music & Arrangement
  • My Home — Music & Arrangement
  • Blacky News — Music & Arrangement
  • Restration — Music & Arrangement
  • Rise or Fall — Music & Arrangement
  • Movement — Music & Arrangement
  • Advanced — Music & Arrangement
  • Secret Ways — Music & Arrangement
  • Mystery — Music & Arrangement
  • Silent Zone — Music & Arrangement
  • Excite Town — Music & Arrangement
  • Violation — Music & Arrangement
  • Power — Music & Arrangement
  • Noah — Music & Arrangement
  • Death of Place — Music & Arrangement
  • Exclaim — Music & Arrangement
  • Never Dream — Music & Arrangement
  • Over — Music & Arrangement

Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

  • Title — Music & Arrangement
  • Select — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 1 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 2 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 3 — Music & Arrangement
  • BGM 4 — Music & Arrangement
  • Birdie — Music & Arrangement
  • Par — Music & Arrangement
  • Bogey — Music & Arrangement
  • Out of Bounds — Music & Arrangement
  • Score Display — Music & Arrangement
  • Coffee Break — Music & Arrangement
  • Awards Ceremony — Music & Arrangement
  • Ending — Music & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Music & Arrangement

Sorcerian (Mega Drive Version)

  • On Earth — Music & Arrangement
  • In the Sky — Music & Arrangement
  • Earthwind — Music & Arrangement
  • Ice Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
  • Ice Dragon — Music & Arrangement
  • Twin Islands — Music & Arrangement
  • Windy Cave — Music & Arrangement
  • High Minotaur — Music & Arrangement
  • Melody I — Music & Arrangement
  • Melody II — Music & Arrangement
  • Fairy's Harp — Music & Arrangement
  • Human World — Music & Arrangement
  • Marionette's World — Music & Arrangement
  • King of Marionette — Music & Arrangement
  • Behind the Marionette — Music & Arrangement
  • Eerie Village — Music & Arrangement
  • Underground Dungeon — Music & Arrangement
  • Fire Dragon — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Arcade Version)

  • Coin — Music & Arrangement
  • Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • Clotho (Theme) — Music & Arrangement
  • Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement
  • Arabian Jewelry (U.S.A. Version) — Music & Arrangement

Columns (Mega Drive Version)

  • Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement

Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive Version)

  • F1 Grand Prix — Arrangement
  • Exhaust Fumes — Music & Arrangement
  • Extreme Tension — Arrangement
  • Qualify — Arrangement
  • A Break — Arrangement
  • The Checker Flag — Arrangement
  • Super License — Arrangement
  • The Heat Waves — Arrangement
  • At a Loss — Arrangement
  • Concentration — Music & Arrangement
  • Contentment — Music & Arrangement
  • Hold in Check — Music & Arrangement
  • Impatience — Music & Arrangement
  • The Bitterness — Music & Arrangement
  • Theme of Monaco — Arrangement

Columns (Game Gear Version)

  • Filthy (Select) — Music & Arrangement
  • Quagmire (Start/Unused Tune) — Music & Arrangement
  • Clotho (Theme 1) — Music & Arrangement
  • Lathesis (Theme 2) — Music & Arrangement
  • Atropos (Theme 3) — Music & Arrangement
  • Conciliation (Game Over) — Music & Arrangement
  • Boy Wonder (Name Entry) — Music & Arrangement