Rikiya Nakagawa
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| Rikiya Nakagawa |
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| Place of birth: 1959-10-24[1] |
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| Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Executive |
| Education: Tokai University[1] |
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Rikiya Nakagawa (中川 力也) is the former head of Sega AM1 and WOW Entertainment. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer.[1] Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years. In 2004, he move to Sammy.[2]
After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.[3]
Production history
Games
- Water Match (System 1; 1984) — Programmed by
- Ninja Princess (System 1; 1985) — Programmer
- Choplifter (System 1; 1985) — Main Programmer
- Alien Syndrome (System 16; 1987) — Programmer
- Thunder Blade (X Board; 1987) — Programmer[4]
- Sega Super Circuit (Large attraction; 1988) — Programmer
- Last Survivor (X Board; 1989) — Programmer[5]
- Line of Fire (X Board; 1989) — Programmed by
- Laser Ghost (System 18; 1990) — Programmer
- Air Rescue (System 32; 1992) — Programmer
- Ejihon Tantei Jimusho (Sega Titan Video; 1995) — Producer
- Final Arch (Sega Titan Video; 1995) — AM1 Manager
- Die Hard Arcade (Sega Titan Video; 1996) — Producer
- Die Hard Arcade (Saturn; 1997) — Producers[6]
- The House of the Dead (Model 2; 1997) — Producer
- Motor Raid (Model 2; 1997) — Producer
- The House of the Dead (Saturn; 1998) — Producer[7]
- The House of the Dead (Windows PC; 1998) — Producer
- Dynamite Cop (Model 2; 1998) — Producer
- The Ocean Hunter (Model 3; 1998) — Producer
- The House of the Dead 2 (NAOMI; 1998) — Producer
- Dynamite Baseball NAOMI (NAOMI; 1998) — Producer[8]
- Airline Pilots (NAOMI Multiboard; 1999) — Producer
- Zombie Revenge (NAOMI; 1999) — Producer
- The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
- Dynamite Cop (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
- Brave Firefighters (Hikaru; 1999) — Producer
- Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen (Dreamcast; 1999) — スペシャルサンクス (as 中川 力也)
- Sega Tetris (NAOMI; 1999) — Executive Producer
- Zombie Revenge (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer
- Dynamite Baseball '99 (NAOMI; 1999) — プロデューサー (as 中川 力也)
- Dead or Alive 2 Millennium (NAOMI; 2000) — Special thanks
- Sega GT (Dreamcast; 2000) — Head of Project
- Sega GT (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
- Sega Marine Fishing (NAOMI; 2000) — Producer
- The Typing of the Dead (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producers (as 中川 力也)
- Giant Gram 2000: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 3 Eikou no Yuushatachi (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
- Sega Marine Fishing (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producer
- Sega Tetris (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer
- Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni (Dreamcast; 2000) (as 中川 力也)
- Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni (Dreamcast; 2000) — プロデューサー (as 中川 力也)
- The Typing of the Dead (Windows PC; 2000) — Producers
- The House of the Dead 2 (Windows PC; 2001) — Producer
- Sports Jam (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
- Virtua Golf (NAOMI GD-ROM; 2001) — Produce
- Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer
- Columns Crown (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Executive Producer[9]
- The Pinball of the Dead (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks
- Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Executive Producer
- Nightshade (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Executive Producer
- Lilliput Oukoku: Lillimoni to Issho Puni! (Game Boy Advance; 2004) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー[10] (as なかがわ りきや)
- Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Most Special Thanks to[11]
- The Typing of the Dead: Zombie Panic (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Producers (as 中川 力也)
Music
- Motor Raid/Water Ski (CD; 1998) — Producer[12]
- Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (CD; 1998) — Producer[13]
- Zombie Revenge (CD; 1999) — Executive Producer
- Sega GT 2002 Original Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Executive Producer (as RIKIYA Nakagawa)
- Ninja Princess (System 1 version) (1985)
- Alien Syndrome (1987)
- Thunder Blade (1987)
- Sega Super Circuit (1989?)
- The Pinball of the Dead (2002) — Executive Producer
- Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters (2004) — Most Special Thanks to
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rikiya Nakagawa/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Rikiya Nakagawa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:DCM_JP_20000825_2000-28.pdf, page 94
- ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1144960_1124.html
- ↑ http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080919/taito.htm
- ↑ File:ThunderBlade Best10Ranking.png
- ↑ File:LastSurvivor BestSurvivor.png
- ↑ File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:DynamiteBaseballNAOMI NAOMI JP credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Columns Crown GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Lilliput Oukoku GBA credits.pdf
- ↑ File:FinnytheFish PS2 JP credits.pdf
- ↑ File:MotorRaid WaterSki Booklet.pdf, page 6
- ↑ File:HDaLAR Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
