Takashi Yuda
From Sega Retro
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| Takashi Yuda |
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| Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil |
| Date of birth: 1965-09-21 (age 59) |
| Role(s): Artist, Director, Producer |
| Education: Musashino Art University (1989) |
Takashi "Thomas" Yuda (湯田 高志) is a game planner. He joined Sega in 1990 and was attached to the 6th R&D section as a designer, serving as main designer and other such roles for the Disney series titles on the Mega Drive. Afterwards, he worked as director for Space Channel 5 on the Dreamcast at United Game Artists and transferred to Sonic Team. He is known for being the character designer of Knuckles the Echidna. He later went on to direct the Puyo Puyo series and serve as producer for Sonic Riders. After leaving Sega in March 2005, he worked at several companies such as Artoon and Square Enix before founding the company Neilo in January 2013. He left Neilo in October 2018.
Production history
Games
- The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive; 1989) — Designer[1] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks to[2] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Art Director[3] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (Mega Drive; 1991) — Artists[3] (as Thomas Yuuda)
- Sports Talk Baseball (Mega Drive; 1992) — Graphic Designer (as Thomas ♥ Yuuda)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks[4] (as Thomas Y)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System; 1992) — Thanks[5] (as Thomas Y)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Character Designer[6] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Scene Artists[6] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Graphic Designer[7] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Design (as Takashi T Yuda)
- Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Designers[8] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — グラフィックデザイナー[9] (as 湯田 高志)
- J.League Victory Goal '97 (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks To[10]
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 湯田 高志)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Supervisors (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Puyo Pop Fever (NAOMI; 2003) — Director
- Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Director (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Supervisor (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Producer
- Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Voice Actors
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (GameCube; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (Xbox; 2006) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (Windows PC; 2006) — Producer
Music
- Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Art Direction & Design[11] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Fuse (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Moji Moji ★ Can't Stop Remix (CD; 2002) — Fuse[12] (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "Speedbeats Grand Prix" (CD; 2006) — Producer[13]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System and Game Gear Versions) (1992) — Thanks (as Thomas Y)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Character Designer (as Takashi Thomas Yuda), Animator (as Takashi Thomas Yuda), Scene Artist (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Character Designer (as Takashi Thomas Yuda), Scene Artist (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Character Designer (as Takashi Thomas Yuda), Scene Artist (as Takashi Thomas Yuda)
- Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Original Character Concept (as Takashi "Thomas" Yuuda)
- Sonic Heroes (PC Version) (2004) — Producer
- Puyo Pop Fever 2 (2005) — Producer
- Sonic Riders (2006) — Producer
Interviews
| Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN). |
- Takashi Yuda interview by Sega (January 29, 2004) (Japanese)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (September 21, 2005)
- Akinori Nishiyama & Takashi Yuda interview by Kikizo (November 30, 2005)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (January 20, 2006)
- Takashi Yuda interview by GameSpy (January 27, 2006)
References
- ↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:QuackShot MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ File:Victory Goal '96 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sakura Taisen Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Victory Goal '97 Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:SC5P2MMCRS CD JP card4.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:SonicRidersOST CD JP booklet.pdf, page 3