Yasuhiro Nishiyama

Yasuhiro Nishiyama
Date of birth: 1975 (age 48-49)
Employment history: Sega of Japan (1997 – ) Overworks Sega WOW Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega AM1
Role(s): Producer

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Yasuhiro Nishiyama (西山 泰弘) joined Sega in 1997 as part of the business section. He went through several departments before heading to the produce section. He was involved in the development of the Mil-CD format for the Sega Dreamcast, among other things. While in Overworks, he worked as an assistant producer of the DC title Guru Guru Onsen as well as producer of Dragon Treasure. He also started up a mobile team and produced cellphone content. Since 2005, he has become Sega's most important arcade game manager, managing 7-10 games at a time.

Production history

Games

• Flag to Flag (Dreamcast; 1999) — Thanks to
• Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 西山 泰弘)
• Guru Guru Onsen 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — ネットワークマネジメント (as 西山 泰弘)
• Dragon Treasure (NAOMI; 2003) — Producer
• Dragon Treasure II (NAOMI; 2004) — Producer (as 西山 泰弘)
• Sangokushi Taisen (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2005) — Producer
• Monopoly The Medal (System SP; 2005) — Producer
• Dragon Treasure III (NAOMI; 2005) — Producer (as 西山 泰弘)
• The House of the Dead 4 (Lindbergh; 2005) — Producer
• Ami-Gyo (Lindbergh; 2006) — Producer
• Ami-Gyo (Lindbergh; 2006) — Gameplay
• Sangokushi Taisen 2 (Chihiro Satellite Terminal; 2006) — Producer
• Sangokushi Taisen DS (Nintendo DS; 2007) — 監修 (as 西山 泰弘)
• 2 Spicy (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Producer
• Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer (Lindbergh Red; 2007) — Producer
• Sangokushi Taisen 3 (Lindbergh; 2007) — Producer
• Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — AM1
• Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — AM1
• Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — AM1
• The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Special Thanks
• Rambo (Lindbergh Red EX; 2008) — Chief Producer
• Ai Sareruyori Ai Shitai: The House of the Dead EX (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Chief Producer
• Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer 2 (Lindbergh Red; 2008) — Producer
• Hummer Extreme Edition (Lindbergh; 2009) — Sopecial Thanks
• StarHorse Progress Returns (NAOMI; 2009) — Special Thanks
• StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion (Medal game; 2009) — Special Thanks
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — AM1 R&D
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — AM1 R&D
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Nintendo DS; 2010) — AM1 R&D
• StarHorse 2 Final Destination (Medal game; 2010) — Special Thanks
• Sengoku Taisen (RingEdge; 2010) — Producer (as 西山 泰弘)
• Initial D Arcade Stage 6 AA (RingEdge; 2011) — Supporters
• The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Special Thanks
• Maimai (RingEdge 2; 2012) — Executive Producer
• Initial D Arcade Stage 7 AA X (RingEdge; 2012) — Supporters
• Code of Joker (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Producer
• StarBoat Progress (RingEdge; 2013) — SPECIAL THANKS
• StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory (RingEdge 2; 2013) — Special Thanks
• Chain Chronicle (Android; 2013) — Executive Producer
• Chain Chronicle (iOS; 2013) — Executive Producer
• Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade (RingEdge; 2013) — プロデューサー (as 西山 泰弘)
• Hero Bank Arcade (Nu SX; 2014) — General Producer
• Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity (RingEdge; 2014) — Supporters
• Wonderland Wars (Nu; 2015) — General Producer
• StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf (RingEdge 2; 2015) — Special Thanks
• Sanpoke: Sangokushi Taisen Pocket (Android; 2017) — General Producers
• Sanpoke: Sangokushi Taisen Pocket (iOS; 2017) — General Producers
• StarHorse 3 Season VI: Full Throttle (RingEdge 2; 2017) — Special Thanks
• Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — eSports Promotion
• Let's Go Golf! (Mid-size attraction; ?) — Producer

Music

• The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks (CD; 2005) — Producer
• The Works III (CD; 2019) — Special Thanks to

Hardware

• Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998)
• Toylets (??; 2011) — General Producer

• Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (1999) — Assistant Producer
• Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen BB (2000) — Assistant Producer
• Guru Guru Onsen 3 (2002) — Assistant Producer
• Dragon Treasure (2003) — Producer
• Sangokushi Taisen (2005) — Producer
• Harley Davidson: King of the Road (2009) — Chief Producer
• Sengoku Taisen (2010) — Chief Producer
• Toylet (2011) — Chief Producer
• Chain Chronicle (2013) — Chief Producer
• World Club Champion Football: 2013-2014 (2014) — Chief Producer
• Chunithm (2015) — Chief Producer
• World Chain (2016) — Chief Producer

Interviews

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

• SEGA VOICE interview (August 21, 2003)
• Toru Okawa & Yasuhiro Nishiyama interview by 4Gamer (2005)
• SEGA VOICE interview Part 1 (April 21, 2005)
• SEGA VOICE interview Part 2 (August 11, 2005)
• SEGA VOICE interview with Yasuhiro Nishiyama & Takashi Oda (February 16, 2006)
• SEGA VOICE interview with Yasuhiro Nishiyama & Hideyuki Isobe (August 30, 2007)
• Yasuhiro Nishiyama interview by Sega Interactive

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Yasuhiro Nishiyama