Masaharu Yoshii
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| Masaharu Yoshii |
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| Place of birth: Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan |
| Company(ies): Sega of Japan, Sega of America, Sega Technical Institute, Sega CS |
| Role(s): Executive, Director, Programmer |
| Education: Chitosegaoka High School, Nihon University (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Science; 1970) |
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Masaharu Yoshii (吉井 正晴) is a Japanese businessman and former Sega executive, most known as Director of Sega Technical Institute and Senior Business Manager of Sega CS.
History
Masaharu Yoshii joined Sega of Japan in April 1970, and stayed working within the company until his departure in May 2000. He soon joined CRI Middleware in 2001, and would remain there until 2010.
Production history
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Director[1]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Project Manager[2]
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Project Managers[3]
- Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Project Manager
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Software Support
- Quake III Arena (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks[4]
- Planet Ring (Dreamcast; 2000) — Exective driver
- Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks[5]
Hardware
- Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998)* Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) — Director
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Project Manager
- Sonic & Knuckles (1994) — Project Manager
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Project Manager
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Software Support
- Sega Swirl (2000) — Special Thanks
- Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams (2002) — Special Thanks