Difference between revisions of "Keiji Okayasu"
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Okayasu is also known for ''[[Rent A Hero No.1]]'', a game that failed to reach overseas. He served as Executive Producer; his last role with the company. | Okayasu is also known for ''[[Rent A Hero No.1]]'', a game that failed to reach overseas. He served as Executive Producer; his last role with the company. | ||
| − | Okayasu left [[Sega]] the following September to found studio fake, Co.,Ltd. with Noriko Ishimoto, with the title of Vice President. He has since directed titles such as ''Custom Robo: Battle Revolution'' and ''Odama''. | + | Okayasu left [[Sega]] the following September to found studio fake, Co.,Ltd. with [[Noriko Ishimoto]], with the title of Vice President. He has since directed titles such as ''Custom Robo: Battle Revolution'' and ''Odama''. |
Following the Kickstarter success ''[[Shenmue III]]'', he joined the development team of that title. | Following the Kickstarter success ''[[Shenmue III]]'', he joined the development team of that title. | ||
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| Role(s): Programmer |
| Education: Shibaura Institute of Technology (Telecoms Engineering)[1] |
Keiji Okayasu (岡安 啓司) is a former AM2 member known for his work on console titles. He took over for Toru Ikebuchi as main programmer for the Saturn release of Virtua Fighter and, by extension, Virtua Fighter Remix. He would then act as Director for the home release of its sequel. He is best known, however, as the Game and Program Director for Shenmue.
Okayasu is also known for Rent A Hero No.1, a game that failed to reach overseas. He served as Executive Producer; his last role with the company.
Okayasu left Sega the following September to found studio fake, Co.,Ltd. with Noriko Ishimoto, with the title of Vice President. He has since directed titles such as Custom Robo: Battle Revolution and Odama.
Following the Kickstarter success Shenmue III, he joined the development team of that title.
Production history
Games
- Power Drift (Y Board; 1988) — Programming
- Dynamite Dux (System 16; 1988) — Ranking Program[2] (as oka_chan "punk boy")
- Turbo OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1989) — Program (as Okape)
- Rent A Hero (Mega Drive; 1991) — Plan & Program[3] (as Kei)
- Batman Returns (Master System; 1993) — Program[4] (as K.O)
- Virtua Fighter (Model 1; 1993) — Program Supports
- Metal Fangs (Mega Drive; 1993) — Assistant[5] (as K.O)
- Virtua Fighter (Saturn; 1994) — Main Programmer[6]
- Daytona USA (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks[7]
- Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Main Programmer[8]
- Virtua Fighter (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks[9]
- Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Director[10] (as 岡安 啓司)
- Virtua Fighter PC (Windows PC; 1996) — Main Programmer
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Game Director
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Program Director
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director
- Rent A Hero No.1 (Dreamcast; 2000) — エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー (as 岡安 啓司)
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Game Director
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Program Director
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director
- Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Programmers
- Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation 3; 2013) — ディレクター (as 岡安 啓司)
- Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation Vita; 2013) — ディレクター (as 岡安 啓司)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 8: Euro Plus (PlayStation Portable; 2013) — ディレクター (as 岡安 啓司)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 8: Euro Plus (PlayStation Portable; 2013) — プランナー (as 岡安 啓司)
Music
- Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Game Director[11]
- Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Program Director[11]
- Renta no Kyoku: Rent A Hero No.1 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Executive Producer
- Sword of Vermillion (1989) — Manual Write, Main Program
- Shenmue III (2017)— Director
Magazine articles
- Main article: Keiji Okayasu/Magazine articles.
External links
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/keiji.okayasu/about?section=edu_work
- ↑ File:DynamiteDux arcade credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Rent A Hero MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Batman Returns SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Metal Fangs MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaF1 Saturn JP SSOpening.pdf
- ↑ File:Daytonausa sat us manual.pdf, page 18
- ↑ File:VirtuaFR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf
- ↑ File:VirtuaF2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:ShenmueOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15