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Takashi Oda

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1992^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega Software R&D Dept. 1 WOW Entertainment Sega WOW Sega Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega R&D1 Sega Interactive Divisions: R&D1 Sega
Role(s): Designer, Director

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Takashi Oda (小田隆志) is a a game designer and director at Sega of Japan. He joined in 1992 and was assigned to Sega AM1^[1] began working on theme park equipment^[2]^[1] such as the fortune telling attraction Astronomicon^[1]. Following several department changes, he returned to AM1 where he created The House of the Dead^[1], though these did not spawn franchises. In this period he also designed the new arcade titles Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt, Motor Raid and Brave Firefighters^[1].

At WOW Entertainment, he continued to director The House of the Dead series as well as the adjacent Namco title Vampire Night^[1]. After directing the console-exclusive Altered Beast^[1] for Sega WOW, the split into AM1 and GE2 had him return to arcade development to continue THOTD', and even create a new shooter in its footsteps: Rambo^[3].

He became planning manager of Sega R&D1 by 2014.^[4]

Production history

Games

Astronomicon (Large attraction; 1994)
Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt (Sega Titan Video; 1995) — Designer
Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt (Saturn; 1996) — アーケード版企画^[5] (as 小田隆志)
The House of the Dead (Model 2; 1997) — Director & Planner
Motor Raid (Model 2; 1997) — Planner
The House of the Dead (Saturn; 1998) — Director & Planner^[6]
The House of the Dead (Windows PC; 1998) — Director & Planner
The House of the Dead 2 (NAOMI; 1998) — Director & Planner
The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director & Planner
Dynamite Cop (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
Brave Firefighters (Hikaru; 1999) — Directors & Planners
The House of the Dead 2 (Windows PC; 2001) — Director & Planner
Vampire Night (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Director
Altered Beast (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Directors
The House of the Dead 4 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Director
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM1
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM1
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
Rambo (Lindbergh Red EX; 2008) — Director
Harley-Davidson: King of the Road (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Director
The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Special Thanks
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Windows PC; 2013) — R&D#1
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn (ALLS UX; 2018) — Director
Sega Heroes (Android; 2018) — House of the Dead
The House of the Dead: Remake (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Made in association with SEGA
The House of the Dead: Remake (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Made in association with SEGA

Music

The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2005) — Director
House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2019) — Director

Starlight Fortune (1993)
The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation Network Version) (2012) — Special Thanks

Magazine articles

Main article: Takashi Oda/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takashi Oda

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-08 06:09)
↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-05 (1997-05, 06)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 60
↑ http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?tag=the-house-of-the-dead-interviews-takashi-oda (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-18 13:52)
↑ http://careerlaboratory.jp/archives/702 (Wayback Machine: 2020-04-11 00:28)
↑ File:Puzzle & Action 2do Arukoto ha Sand-R Saturn credits.pdf
↑ File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20081008060950.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fsegavoice.2Fvol28.2F-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-10-08 06:09)

[:File:Sega_Magazine_JP_Issue_07_19970506.pdf_p60-2] Sega Magazine, "1997-05 (1997-05, 06)" (JP; 1997-04-11), page 60

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20160418135256.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.thewebsiteofthedead.com.2F.3Ftag.3Dthe-house-of-the-dead-interviews-takashi-oda-3] ttp://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?tag=the-house-of-the-dead-interviews-takashi-oda (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-18 13:52)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200411002817.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fcareerlaboratory.jp.2Farchives.2F702-4] ttp://careerlaboratory.jp/archives/702 (Wayback Machine: 2020-04-11 00:28)

[:File:Puzzle_.26amp.3B_Action_2do_Arukoto_ha_Sand-R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Puzzle & Action 2do Arukoto ha Sand-R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:House_of_the_Dead_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (小田 隆志). Became planning manager of [[Sega R&D1 (2000-2015)|Sega R&D1]] by 2014.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200411002817/http://careerlaboratory.jp/archives/702}}
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (小田 隆志) is a a game designer and director at [[Sega of Japan]]. He joined in 1992 and was assigned to [[Sega AM1]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}} began working on theme park equipment{{magref|segamagjp|7|60}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}} such as the fortune telling attraction ''[[Astronomicon]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}}. Following several department changes, he returned to AM1 where he created ''[[The House of the Dead]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}}, though these did not spawn franchises. In this period he also designed the new arcade titles ''[[Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt]]'', ''[[Motor Raid]]'' and ''[[Brave Firefighters]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}}.
+At [[WOW Entertainment]], he continued to director ''The House of the Dead'' series as well as the adjacent [[Namco]] title ''[[Vampire Night]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}}. After directing the console-exclusive ''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}} for [[Sega WOW]], the split into [[Sega AM1 (2005-2011)|AM1]] and [[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 2|GE2]] had him return to arcade development to continue ''THOTD''', and even create a new shooter in its footsteps: ''[[Rambo]]''{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418135256/http://www.thewebsiteofthedead.com/?tag=the-house-of-the-dead-interviews-takashi-oda}}.
+He became planning manager of [[Sega R&D1 (2000-2015)|Sega R&D1]] by 2014.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200411002817/http://careerlaboratory.jp/archives/702}}
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 *''[[Starlight Fortune]]'' (1993)
-*''[[Vampire Night]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20081008060950/http://sega.jp/segavoice/vol28/}} (2001)
-*''[[Harley-Davidson: King of the Road]]'' (2009) — Director
 *''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'' (PlayStation Network Version) (2012) — Special Thanks