Shigeharu Isoda

Shigeharu "Nasu" Isoda (磯田 重晴), born November 3, 1965, is a sound technician at Wave Master who has also composed music for a few games and has been involved with ports of Sega titles since the late '80s. He originally programmed sound effects and produced music for PC Engine (aka TurboGrafx-16) and X68000 titles alongside Kenichiro Isoda, mainly for the Darius series.

Notable Sega works include Bio-Hazard Battle (which he directed) and Roommania #203 (for which he was also a motion and voice actor).

Production History

• Space Harrier (PC Engine Version) (1988) — Sound Effector (as ROM Writer Nasu) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Namco Video Game Music Library Vol. 1 (1989) [NOTE: Programming and Sound Data]
• Fantasy Zone (X68000 Version) (1989) — Music Programer (as Kazumi Nasu) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Ryukyu (1989) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• PC Engine's World of Darius (CD) (1989) (as Shigeharu "Nasu" Isoda)
• Daisenpuu (PC Engine Version) (1990) — Music Driver
• Super Darius (1990) — Sound Effect
• Darius Plus (PC Engine Version) (1990) — Music Driver
• After Burner II (PC Engine Version) (1990) — Sound [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Darius Alpha (1990) — Music Driver
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive Version) (1990) [NOTE: Sound Data and Advisor!?]
• OutRun (PC Engine Version) (1990) [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Ys (X68000 Version) (1991) [NOTE: Programming]
• Cameltry (X68000 Version) (1991) [NOTE: Offer exclusive use of DOS]
• Morita Shogi PC (1991) [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Tougi-Ou King Colossus (1992) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Bio-Hazard Battle (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Programmed by (as Kazumi Nasu), Sound Directed by (as K.N.U.), Directed by (as Kazumi Nasu) [NOTE: Planning, Programming, Sound Data]
• Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton (X68000 Version) (1993) — Sound Programmer (X68K Staff) (as S.Isoda) [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Keeper (1993) [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Panorama Cotton (1994) — Sound Driver & Sound Effect
• Shanghai: Banri no Choujou (SNES, X68000 and PC98 Versions) (1994) [NOTE: Sound Data and Sound Driver]
• Shanghai: Triple Threat (3DO, PSX and FM Towns Versions) (1994/1995) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Shanghai: Triple Threat (ST-V and Saturn Versions) (1995) [NOTE: Sound Data and PCM Driver]
• Popoitto Hebereke (ST-V Version) (1995) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• RPG Tsukuru: Super Dante (1995) [NOTE: All Sound and Sound Driver]
• Game no Tatsujin (Saturn, PSX and 3DO Versions) (1995) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Quantum Gate I: Akumu no Joshou (1995) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• RPG Tsukuru 2 (1996) [NOTE: All Sound and Sound Driver]
• Ryouri no Tetsujin: Kitchen Stadium Tour (1996) [NOTE: CD Steam PCM Driver Offer]
• Game no Tatsujin 2 (1996/1997) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Ongaku Tsukuru: Kanade-Ru 2 (1996) [NOTE: Sound Driver and Maker Common Timbre]
• Sound Novel Tsukuru (1996) [NOTE: All Sound and Sound Driver]
• Sega Ages: OutRun (1996)
• Civilization (1997) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• World Evolution Soccer (1997) [NOTE: Sound Data]
• Saturn Music School (1997) [NOTE: MIDI Driver]
• Sound Novel Tsukuru 2 (PSX Version) (1997) [NOTE: Maker Common Use Sound Data Creation]
• Magical Night Dreams: Cotton 2 (Saturn Version) (1997) — Special Thanks (Cotton 2 Saturn Version Staff)
• Sound Novel Tsukuru 2 (Saturn Version) (1997) [NOTE: Sound Data Creation]
• Ongaku Tsukuru: Kanade-Ru 2 (1998) [NOTE: Maker Common Use Sound Data Creation]
• Oekaki Logic (1999) [NOTE: Main Program]
• Columns (SNES Version) (1999) — Main Staff [NOTE: Main Program]
• Robot X Robot (1999) [NOTE: Sound Design]
• Oekaki Logic 2 (1999) [NOTE: Main Program]
• Roommania #203 (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Programmer, Motion Actor (Motion Capture Studio - Links DigiWorks) [NOTE: Program, Motion Actor, Voice Actor]
• Turnabout (2000) [NOTE: Sound Design]
• ChuChu Rocket! (GBA Version) (2001) — Sound Producer
• Super Galdelic Hour (2001) — Technical Support (Sound Section - Wavemaster)
• Puyo Pop (GBA Version) (2001) — Sound Producer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Sound Technical Support
• The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood (2002) — Sound Composed by
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 (2002) — Wave Master's Special Thanks to
• Gunvalkyrie (2002) — Sound Programmer
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Vol. Chu!! (CD) (2002)
• Ghost Vibration (2002) — Sound Engineer (Development)
• Roommania #203 (PS2 Version) (2002) — Programmer (Original Staff), Motion Actor (Motion Capture Studio - Links DigiWorks) (Original Staff), Sound Programmer (PlayStation 2 Version Staff)
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (2002/2003) — Sound Technical Director
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Surround System Programmer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff)
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003) — Technical Support
• Space Channel 5 Part 2 Special Edition (2003) — Wave Master's Special Thanks to
• New Roommania: Porori Seishun (2003) — Sound Technology & Technical Support
• Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (2003) — Sound Technical Director
• Sonic Heroes (2003) — Technical Supervisor
• Rez HD (2008) — Sound Engineer
• Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection (2008) — Special Thanks (Wave Master)
• Let's Tap (2008) — Sound Creator (Wavemaster co., ltd.)
• Sonic Generations (2011) — Special Thanks (Wave Master Inc.)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Original Soundtrack (2014) — Mastered by

~Other works~
Ooparts (Sega System 14) [NOTE: All Sound and Sound Driver]
PC-9801/Mega Drive development machine

• SDB Z80 — Design and Programming (Mega Drive development use - Z80 Debugger)
• MIDI Editor — Design and Programming (Mega Drive development use - Sound Editor)
• SDB 68K — Design and Programming (Mega Drive development use - MC68000 Debugger)

Macintosh

• ADPCM Encoder — Sega Saturn use CD-ROM XA ADPCM Encoder
• SSBug — Design and Programming (Sega Saturn sound development use debugger) [For Saturn sound board]
• ToneEditor32X — Design and Programming (Super 32X use sound development tool)

Song Credits

After Burner II (PC Engine Version)

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

OutRun (PC Engine Version)

• Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
• Passing Breeze — Arrangement
• Splash Wave — Arrangement
• Last Wave — Arrangement

Sega Ages: OutRun

• Last wave with... — Edit

Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Vol. Chu!!

• Ringtone Medley — Music & Arrangement