Difference between revisions of "Wave Master"

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'''Wave Master''' (ウェーブマスター) is the successor to [[Sega Digital Studio]]. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employ nearly 40-50 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office.
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'''Wave Master''' (ウェーブマスター) is the successor to [[Sega Digital Studio]]. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employed nearly about 25 of Sega's sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office.
  
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Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.
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Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, like several titles of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field.  
  
 
At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
 
At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
  
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There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''[[Roommania #203]]''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include [[Radio DC]] (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the [[Sonic Cafe]] suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
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There's more to Wave Master than just game music. When it was called Sega Digital Studio, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''[[Roommania #203]]''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include [[Radio DC]] (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the [[Sonic Cafe]], among others suites of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
  
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Since 2004, following a Sega wide studio restructure, Wave Master is only a record label, the various musicians and sound members are located within their respected game development teams.
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Since July of 2004, following a Sega wide studio restructure, Wave Master is only a record label, the various musicians and sound members are located within their respected game development teams, being credited as either the "Sega Sound Team" or "Sound Section".
  
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To date, Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, [[Enix]]'s ''Super Galdelic Hour'' for the PlayStation 2.
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Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, [[Enix]]'s ''Super Galdelic Hour'' for the PlayStation 2.
  
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==Current members==
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==Members==
 
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*[[Chihiro Aoki]]
 
 
*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
 
*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
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*[[Fumio Ito]]
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]]
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]] (Current Head of Team and Sega Digital Studio)
 
 
*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
 
*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
 
*[[Hideki Abe]]
 
*[[Hideki Abe]]
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*[[Hidenori Shoji]]
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
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*[[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]
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*[[Hirofumi Murasaki]]
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
 
*[[Jun Senoue]]
 
*[[Jun Senoue]]
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*[[Kazushi Kyogoku]]
 
 
*[[Keiichi Sugiyama]]
 
*[[Keiichi Sugiyama]]
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*[[Keisuke Tsukahara]]
 
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*[[Keitaro Hanada]]
 
 
*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
 
*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
 
*[[Mariko Nanba]]
 
*[[Mariko Nanba]]
 
*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
 
*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
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*[[Megumi Takano]]
 
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*[[Mitsuharu Fukuyama]]
 
 
*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
 
*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
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*[[Sachio Ogawa]]
 
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*[[Seiichi Hamada]]
 
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*[[Seirou Okamoto]]
 
 
*[[Shigeharu Isoda]]
 
*[[Shigeharu Isoda]]
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*[[Susumu Tsukagoshi]]
 
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*[[Tadashi Kinukawa]]
 
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*[[Takahiro Kai]]
 
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*[[Takahito Eguchi]]
 
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*[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
 
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*[[Tatsutoshi Narita]]
 
 
*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
 
*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
 
*[[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
 
*[[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
 
*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
 
*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
 
*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
 
*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
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*[[Tomoya Koga]]
 
 
*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
 
*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
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*[[Yasuhiro Takagi]]
 
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*[[Yasuyuki Nagata]]
 
 
*[[Yoshitada Miya]]
 
*[[Yoshitada Miya]]
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (Head of Team)
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]]
 
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===Former members===
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==Softography (Music and sound design)==
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
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*[[Hirokazu Akashi]]
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
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*[[Hirofumi Murasaki]]
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*[[Izuho Numata]]
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Kazuki Takagi]]
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 3]]'' (2002)
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*[[Masafumi Ogata]]
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
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*[[Taihei Sato]]
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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*[[Takayuki Nakamura]]
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
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* ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]'' (2000)
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*[[Saori Kobayashi]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yayoi Wachi]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000)
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*[[Yoshiaki Kashima]]
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (former Head of Team)
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003)
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Soccer Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
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===[[Xbox]]===
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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===[[GameCube]]===
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002)
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===[[NAOMI]]===
  
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==Games developed by Wave Master==
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Switch]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]''  (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
  
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==Music and sound design by Wave Master==
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Victory Goal|J. League Victory Goal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Version 3]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Sega International Victory Goal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Shadow Squadron]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Astal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Cool Riders]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Super Columns]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Game Gear]])
 
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* ''[[Blue Seed: Kushinada Hirokuden]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Chou Kyuukai Miracle Nine]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[F1 Challenge]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[In the Hunt]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn)|J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Shinseiki Evangelion]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Dragon Force]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Victory Goal '96]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Greatest Nine '96]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer '97]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic 3D]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Victory Goal '97]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97]]'' (1997)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer '98]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn)|J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou!]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2]]'' (1998)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Planet Ring]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)  ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Crackin' DJ]]'' (2000)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[JRA PAT for Dreamcast]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Dream Passport 3]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
−
* ''[[Propeller Arena]]'' (Cancelled) (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
−
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
−
* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
−
* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[The King of Route 66]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[OutRun 2]]'' (2003) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Xbox]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], Mac OS, [[Game Boy Advance]], PC, [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode IV: Blue Burst]]'' (2004) (PC)
 
−
* ''[[Quest of D]]'' (2004) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
−
* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
−
* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Ollie King]]'' (2004) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
−
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever 2]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Yakuza]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Fifth Phantom Saga]]'' (Cancelled) (2005) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
−
* ''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], PC)
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
−
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
−
* ''[[Yakuza 2]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Puyo Puyo!|Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary]]'' (2006) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2006) ([[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
−
* ''[[Brain Assist]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
−
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) ([[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Nintendo DS)|Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Blazer Drive]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Yakuza 3]]'' (2009) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) ([[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Nintendo DS)|Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 7]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Border Break]]'' (2009) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2]]'' (2009) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]]'' (2010) ([[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Yakuza 4]]'' (2010) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]'' (2010) ([[PlayStation Network]], [[Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox LIVE]], [[WiiWare]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' (2010) ([[Xbox 360]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010) ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Shining Force Cross Raid]]'' (2010) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
−
* ''[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Puyo Puyo!!|Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], PC)
 
−
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2011) ([[Wii]])
 
−
* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure]]'' (2012) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2012) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
−
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' (2012) ([[PlayStation Network]], [[Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox LIVE]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online 2]]'' (2012) (PC, [[PlayStation Vita]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]])
 
−
* ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono|Yakuza 5]]'' (2012) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013) ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
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* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure|Rhythm Kaitou R Premium Live]]'' (2013) ([[iPhone]], [[iPad]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) ([[Wii U]])
 
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* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper]]'' (2014) ([[iOS]])
 
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* ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!]]'' (2014) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris]]'' (2014) ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' (2014) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]])
 
 
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}}
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==Softography==
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]''  (2003)
  
 
===Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master===
 
===Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master===
 
These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
 
These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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* ''Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki'' (2004)
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
  
 
* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]]; [[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]]; [[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Ghost Vibration''  (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]; PlayStation 2)
 
* ''Ghost Vibration''  (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]; PlayStation 2)
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]]; PlayStation 2)
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===[[Xbox]]===
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* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]]; [[Xbox]])
 
* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]]; [[Xbox]])
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]]; PlayStation 2)
 
 
* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
 
* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
  
 
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.wave-master.com/ Wave-Master.com]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419104955fw_/http://www.wave-master.com/wm/index.html]
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* [http://www.wave-master.com/ Wave-Master.com] (Record label)
  
 
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[[Category:Music]]

Revision as of 09:03, 8 April 2017

Wave Master (ウェーブマスター) is the successor to Sega Digital Studio. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employed nearly about 25 of Sega's sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office.

Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, like several titles of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field.

At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in Skies of Arcadia, the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. Jet Grind Radio's pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of Space Channel 5 progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.

There's more to Wave Master than just game music. When it was called Sega Digital Studio, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called Roommania #203. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe, among others suites of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.

Since July of 2004, following a Sega wide studio restructure, Wave Master is only a record label, the various musicians and sound members are located within their respected game development teams, being credited as either the "Sega Sound Team" or "Sound Section".

Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, Enix's Super Galdelic Hour for the PlayStation 2.

Members

Softography (Music and sound design)

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Xbox

GameCube

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Softography

PlayStation 2

Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master

These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.

Game Boy Advance

  • Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki (2004)

PlayStation 2

Xbox

  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (2002; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
  • Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)

Magazine articles

Main article: Wave Master/Magazine articles.

External links


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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