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Kunitake Aoki

Employment history: Sega of Japan (1987-04^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega R&D 1 Sega of America (?? – 2001-09^[1]) Divisions: Sega Technical Institute Nintendo (2001-09^[1] – 2014-07^[1]) Recurrence (2018-01^[1] – 2018-09^[1]) STEAM for Teens (2017-03^[1] – ) EcoSystemOne (2019-01^[1] – )
Role(s): Artist
Education: Tokyo Zokei University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Design Management, 1983-1987)^[2]

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Kunitake Aoki is a former Sega of Japan and Sega of America artist who began his career in 1987 with arcade games in Japan, switching to consoles with the Sega Genesis in 1992, working on a mix of arcade and console games between 1996 and 2001. He notably led the art team of Sonic the Hedgehog 3^[2] and is the original creator of Knuckles the Echidna^[1].

After leaving Sega in 2001, he was employed by the US-based Nintendo Software Technology Corporation, where he mainly produced artwork for Nintendo DS titles, most notably the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series which he developer for 11 years^[1]^[3]. He left Nintendo in 2014 and in 2017 founded STEAM for Teens, where he provides STEM courses to teenagers^[1]^[3].

Aliases

In the 80s, on the rare occasion he was credited for his work on an arcade game, Kunitake Aoki used the name KAO. Years later he would incorporate these initials into his email address.

Production history

Games

Heavyweight Champ (System 16; 1987) — Designers (as K A O)
Sonic Boom (System 16; 1987) — Artist (as KAO)
Hot-Rod (System 24; 1988) — Artist
Gain Ground (System 24; 1988) — Graphic Design By (as KAO)
Shadow Dancer (System 18; 1989) — Artist
Bonanza Bros. (System 24; 1990) — Artist^[4] (as KAO)
Ribbit! (System C2; 1991) — Artist
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks to^[5]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — CG Artist^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists^[6]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — C.G. Artist^[7]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists^[7]
Comix Zone (Mega Drive; 1995) — Backgrounds^[8]
Comix Zone (Windows PC; 1995) — Backgrounds^[8]
Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996) — Chief Artist
Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Chief Artists^[9]
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Artist^[10]
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Artist^[11]
Alien Front Online (Dreamcast; 2001) — Senior Artists^[12]
Alien Front (NAOMI; 2001) — Senior Artists
Frog Pond (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Artist
Geist Force (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Artist
I'Q Sang 21 (Arcade; unreleased) — Artist
Sonic X-treme (Saturn; unreleased) — 3D Modeler
Tornado (Arcade; unreleased) — Artist

Music

Virtual Sonic (CD; 1996) — Cover Art^[13]

I'Q Sang 21 (1990, Arcade) [NOTE: Black Jack for arcade]^[1]
Tornado (1992, Arcade)^[1]
Frog Pond (1998, Dreamcast)^[1]
Voice chat for Dreamcast (2000)^[1] [NOTE: Possibly related to the Dreamcast Microphone]

External links

References

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FtdHZb-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 https://archive.ph/tdHZb

[https:.2F.2Farchive.li.2FKxvL5-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://archive.li/KxvL5

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231012133742.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.steamforteens.com.2F-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://www.steamforteens.com/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-12 13:37)

[:File:BonanzaBros_System24_SuperGangs.png_p-4] File:BonanzaBros System24 SuperGangs.png

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:Comix_Zone_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:Comix Zone MD credits.pdf

[:File:Die_Hard_Arcade_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Smash_Pack_Volume_1_DC_emulator_credits.png_p-10] File:Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC emulator credits.png

[:File:Sega_Smash_Pack_Volume_1_DC_credits.png_p-11] File:Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 DC credits.png

[:File:Alienfrontonline_dc_us_manual.pdf_p24-12] File:Alienfrontonline dc us manual.pdf, page 24

[:File:VirtualSonic_CD_US_back.jpg_p-13] File:VirtualSonic CD US back.jpg

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 ==External links==
+*[http://wasurete.com/index.html Kunitake's Resume]
 *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunitake/ {{PAGENAME}}] at [https://www.linkedin.com/ LinkedIn]
-* [https://realitynext.net/kunitake-aoki/ Profile on Reality Next]
+*[https://realitynext.net/kunitake-aoki/ Profile on Reality Next]
 ==References==
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