Tetsuya Mizuguchi
From Sega Retro
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| Tetsuya Mizuguchi |
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| Place of birth: Hokkaido, Japan |
| Date of birth: 1965-05-22[1] (age 59) |
| Company(ies): Sega of Japan |
| Role(s): Producer, Executive |
| Education: Nihon University |
Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口 哲也) was born in Hokkaido, Japan, in 1965. He was educated at Nihon University's Faculty of Arts and joined Sega in 1990. His first work was Megalopolis, a Japanese motion ride with computer graphics. He then turned his attention to racing simulations, and in 1995 created the arcade game Sega Rally Championship. Mizuguchi is also known for his work on Manx TT Super Bike, Rez, and Space Channel 5.
In 1996, Mizuguchi left Sega's AM3 division to form AM Annex, where he and his team created Sega Touring Car Championship.
On April 9, 2000, Sega's division Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 became United Game Artists (UGA). Mizuguchi was President and Chief Operating Officer of the studio. They produced Space Channel 5 and Rez, which were praised among gaming communities as fresh and innovative titles.
In September of 2003, Sega performed a company-wide reorganization of staff. This reorganization dissolved United Game Artists, placing its members within Sonic Team.
On October 7, 2003, Mizuguchi was a guest on "Tokyo Game Lounge", a webcast radio program produced in Tokyo. During the webcast, he announced his retirement from Sega. An article by Hirohiko Niizumi/Tor Thorsen for GameSpot claims that the restructuring prompted Mizuguchi to leave the company.
His official announcement of departure from Sega included this quote:
Games are a very unique medium. They exist beyond language, beyond culture, and people are fascinated by games. I don't know how long I will live, but I want to learn more about games — and there is more to learn about creating better games.
Contents
Production history
Games
- Megalopolis: Tokyo City Battle (AS-1; 1994) — Line Producer/Story
- Sega Rally Championship (Model 2; 1995) — Produced by
- Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — Producer
- Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Produced by[2]
- Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Written by
- Sega Touring Car Championship (Model 2; 1996) — Produced by
- Sega Rally Championship Plus (Saturn; 1996) — Produced by[3]
- Sega Rally Championship (Windows PC; 1997) — Produced by
- Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks[4]
- Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producers[5]
- Sega Rally 2 (Model 3; 1998) — Produced by
- Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Executive Producers
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (Model 3; 1998) — Project Organizer
- Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
- D-2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — The Producer Wishs To Thanks
- Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Main Scenario
- Roommania 203 (Dreamcast; 2000) — 声の出演 (as 水口 哲也)
- US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Main Scenario
- Rez (Dreamcast; 2001) — Producer
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Producer
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Producer
- Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Producer
- Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Special Thanks
- Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Producer
- Sega Rally Championship (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Produced by
- Sega Rally 3 (Europa-R; 2008) — SEGA Rally Championship 1995
- Rez HD (Xbox 360; 2008) — Producer
- Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Very Special Thanks to
- Iri-san (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Producer
Videos
- Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Producer
- CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Produced by
- CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (VHS; 1995) — Technical Driver
Music
- Sega Rally Championship Ignition (CD; 1995) — "My dear friend, Rally" Written by
- Sega Touring Car Championship (CD; 1997) — Producer[6]
- Space Channel 5 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2000) — Producer[7]
- Mexican Flyer Remix Tracks Inspired by Space Channel 5 (CD; 2000) — Producer[8]
- Rez Gamer's Guide to... (CD; 2002) — Rez-Producer
- Rez Gamer's Guide to... (CD; 2002) — Extra Thanks to
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Game Producer
- Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Game Producer
- Sega Rally Championship Ignition (CD) (1995)
- Sonic Jam (1997) — Special Thanks
Song credits
Sega Rally Championship Ignition
- My Dear Friend, Rally — Lyrics (with Kenneth Ibrahim)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Tetsuya Mizuguchi/Magazine articles.
External links
- http://www.sega.com/segascream/developers/post_amprofiles.jhtml?article=dev_am9_uga
- http://au.playstation.com/news/mizuguchiinterview.jhtml
- http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/rez/news_6076535.html
- Personal weblog
References
- ↑ File:PS2PressInformation 2001-09 Rez Profile of Head of UGA.pdf
- ↑ File:Sega Rally Championship JP Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sega Rally Championship Plus Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Sega Touring Car Championship Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:STCC CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
- ↑ File:SC5OST CD JP card5.pdf, page 2
- ↑ File:MFRTISBSC5 CD JP Box Back.jpg
