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* ''[[Sonic 1|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1991) — Program (as '''YU2''') [NOTE: Also Project Manager]
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Chief Programmer (as '''Yuji Naka (YU2)''') [NOTE: Also Project Manager]
 
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* ''[[Sonic Spinball]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — A Special Bow to [NOTE: Manual credit]
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) — Producer, Lead Programmer
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Producer, Lead Programmer
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Producer, Lead Programmer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (anime)]]'' (1996) — Supervisor
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (anime)]]'' (1996) — Supervisor
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* ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (1996/1997) — Advisor (SOJ) (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (Saturn Version) (1997) — General Producer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.), Producer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.)
 
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* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (PC Version) (1998) — General producer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega), Producer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega), Supervisor (Sega)
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]'' (1999) — Superviser (as '''Y.Naka'''), Produce (as '''Y.Naka''')
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure]]'' (1999) — Superviser (as '''Y.Naka'''), Produce (as '''Y.Naka''')
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic X]]'' (2003) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic X]]'' (2003) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Producer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Producer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — Producer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff), Producer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
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* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star generation:1]]'' (2003) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team)
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 1: Phantasy Star generation:1]]'' (2003) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team)
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 11: Hokuto no Ken]]'' (2004) — Special Thanks
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) — Producer
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star generation:2]]'' (2005) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team Div)
 
* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 17: Phantasy Star generation:2]]'' (2005) — Special Thanks (Sonic Team Div)
 
* ''[[Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love]]'' (PS2 Version) (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love]]'' (PS2 Version) (2005) — Chief Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
 
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) — Producer
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) — Producer
 
 
* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS]]'' (2006) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS]]'' (2006) — Chief Producer
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Original Executive Producer
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) — Original Executive Producer
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* ''[[Let's Catch]]'' (2008) — Producer
 
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 19 December 2021

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Yuji Naka
Place of birth: Hirakata, Osaka prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1965-09-17 (age 58)
Company(ies): Sega of Japan
Role(s): Programmer, Designer, Producer, Executive
Education: Nishinoda Technology Senior High School

Yuji Naka (中 裕司) is a video game designer, programmer, the former head of Sonic Team (usually credited by his alias, YU2), and currently the head of the video game development company, Prope.

History

When Yuji Naka was 17 years old, he decided that he wanted to program video games. He learned how to program by copying and debugging game code published in magazines, and these experiences prompted him to learn how to use assemblers and write his own programs. The electronic music group Yellow Magic Orchestra was also an influence on the young Naka.

Being a large fan of Namco, Yuji Naka aimed to work for them after he graduated from college. However, Namco only accepted work from university graduates, and thus Yuji Naka would not be eligible as he did not want to go to university.

He did however score a job at Sega as a programming assistant. His first release was a game for the SG-1000 called Girl's Garden. Yuji Naka's distinction was producing/project managing projects while simultaneously handling the lead programming of them. Examples of this are Space Harrier II and Phantasy Star II.

In 1990 he, along with Naoto Oshima and Hirokazu Yasuhara, began to conceive Sonic the Hedgehog and then leading the now dubbed Sonic Team, putting his leadership and programming talents into work.

The last time, Yuji Naka did any hands-on coding was NiGHTS into Dreams, with Sonic Team members Tetsu Katano and Takahiro Hamano succeeding him in that regard.

On March 16, 2006 it was announced that Naka would be creating his own independent game studio, with partial financial backing from Sega. Naka left Sega to set up this studio, called Prope.

Production history

Games

Videos

Music

Accessories

Song credits

OutRun (Master System Version)

  • Magical Sound Shower — Arrangement
  • Passing Breeze — Arrangement
  • Splash Wave — Arrangement
  • Last Wave — Arrangement

Interviews

 Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

Promotional photographs

  • Yuji Naka.jpg
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  • June 2005

  • June 2005

  • June 2005

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yuji Naka

External links

Magazine articles

Main article: Yuji Naka/Magazine articles.

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:UltraGamePlayers US 103.pdf, page 36
  2. ↑ File:Phantasy Star SMS credits.pdf
  3. ↑ File:Super Thunder Blade MD credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Phantasy Star II MD credits.pdf
  5. ↑ File:Phantasy Star III MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:SonicSpinball MD US manual.pdf, page 21
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Mahou Kishi Rayearth Saturn credits.pdf
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Burning Rangers JP Saturn credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:Sonic Pocket Adventure NGPC credits.pdf
  19. ↑ File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf
  20. ↑ File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf
  21. ↑ File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf
  23. ↑ File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:Sonic Advance 3 GBA credits.pdf
  25. ↑ File:Puyo Puyo Fever GBA credits.pdf
  26. ↑ File:Bleach Advance GBA credits.pdf
  27. ↑ File:SonicGenesis GBA US manual.pdf, page 18
  28. ↑ File:SegaTunesComixZone Album JP Box Back.jpg
  29. ↑ File:VirtualSonic CD US back.jpg
  30. ↑ File:SongsWithAttitude CD JP booklet.pdf, page 7
  31. ↑ File:SARemix CD JP booklet.pdf, page 9
  32. ↑ File:SADLCOST CD JP booklet1.pdf, page 2
  33. ↑ File:CutsUnleashed CD JP front.pdf, page 3
  34. ↑ File:MDSA2OST poster1.pdf, page 1
  35. ↑ File:SA2OST CD US booklet.pdf, page 10
  36. ↑ File:TripleThreat CD JP booklet.pdf, page 2
  37. ↑ File:CompleteTrinity CD JP booklet.pdf, page 8
  38. ↑ File:SonicXOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
  39. ↑ File:PSOBBSoundTrack CD JP Box.jpg
  40. ↑ File:LostandFound CD JP booklet.pdf, page 6
  41. ↑ File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3
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