Difference between revisions of "Takashi Iizuka"

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==Production history==
 
==Production history==
 
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* ''[[Golden Axe III]]'' (1993) —  Planner (as Iiz)
 
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Game Designer
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (Saturn Version) (1996) — Lead Game Designer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Mega Drive version) (1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Mega Drive version) (1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Saturn and PC versions) (1996/1997) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega), Saturn Version Enhancement Design (SOJ) (Sega), Game Designer (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
 
* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (Saturn and PC versions) (1996/1997) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega), Saturn Version Enhancement Design (SOJ) (Sega), Game Designer (SOJ) (Special Stage Development)
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC version) (1998) — Game Design Director (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega), Special Thanks to (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC version) (1998) — Game Design Director (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega), Special Thanks to (Sega)
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Director, Character game designer, Field designer, "Chaos" game designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Director, Character game designer, Field designer, "Chaos" game designer
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Product Support (Sega of America)
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Dreamcast version) (1999) — Product Support (Sega of America)
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (Game Boy Advance Version) (2001) — Product Support
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Director, Field Designer, Enemy Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Director, Field Designer, Enemy Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Director, Field Designer, Enemy Game Designer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Director, Field Designer, Enemy Game Designer
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — General Producer
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — General Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' (2007) — Project Director (Sega of America), Concept Design & Scenario Writer (Sega of America) [NOTE: Also Producer]
 
* ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' (2007) — Project Director (Sega of America), Concept Design & Scenario Writer (Sega of America) [NOTE: Also Producer]
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* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) - Producer/Director & Lead Game Designer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) — Recording Coordinator
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) — Recording Coordinator
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* ''[[Nights into Dreams]]'' (PS2 Version) (2008) — Supervisors 
 
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (DS version) (2008) — Sega Studio USA (Special Thanks)
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (DS version) (2008) — Sega Studio USA (Special Thanks)

Revision as of 08:43, 28 June 2018

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Takashi Iizuka
Role(s): Designer, director, producer

Takashi Iizuka (飯塚 隆) is a key producer, director and designer within Sonic Team. Early in his career, he worked directly under Hirokazu Yasuhara as a senior game designer on Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, and quickly progressed to be the main design of NiGHTS into Dreams and supervise development of Sonic R. In 1998, he is credited as the driving force behind Sonic Adventure, the franchise's third adventure in the third dimension, as it had been his idea to create a role-playing game featuring Sonic.

After the success of Sonic Adventure, Iizuka headed to America, where he and a few other members of Sonic Team began work on such games as Sonic Adventure 2 and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Iizuka continued as head of this department, known as Sega Studios USA, until 2008, when it was disbanded, and team members, including Iizuka were absorbed back into the Japanese division. Thus, he became the head of Sonic Team.

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Hardware

Interviews

References

  1. ↑ File:Golden Axe III MD credits.pdf
  2. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
  3. ↑ File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23
  12. ↑ File:CutsUnleashed CD JP front.pdf, page 3
  13. ↑ File:MDSA2OST poster1.pdf, page 1
  14. ↑ File:SA2OST CD US booklet.pdf, page 10
  15. ↑ File:TripleThreat CD JP booklet.pdf, page 2
  16. ↑ File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8
  17. ↑ File:LostandFound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
  18. ↑ File:TrueBlue CD JP booklet.pdf, page 5
  19. ↑ File:FacetoFaith CD JP booklet.pdf, page 11
  20. ↑ File:TalesofKnighthood CD JP booklet.pdf, page 10
  21. ↑ File:TrueColorsTray.jpg
  22. ↑ File:VividSound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 18
  23. ↑ File:SonicCD OST Tray.jpg
  24. ↑ File:Live! CD JP booklet.pdf, page 15
  25. ↑ File:SLWOSTWB CD JP booklet.pdf, page 22
  26. ↑ File:SonicAdventureMusicExperience CD JP Box Tokyo.jpg
  27. ↑ File:SMPOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  28. ↑ File:MaximumOverdrive CD JP inlay front.jpg
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