Osamu Ohashi

Osamu Ohashi

Place of birth: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1971 (age 52-53)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 Smilebit
Role(s): Art Director, Producer

Osamu "Sam" Ohashi (大橋修) is an executive member of Sega whose first title was Sonic the Hedgehog 3, where he served as an art assistant. Following this, however, he undertook several roles (first as Planner, then Director, and finally Producer) for the Soccer Club series produced for the Saturn, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 consoles.

He became a General Manager of Sega, following Takayuki Kawagoe.

Production history

Games

Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (Mega-CD; 1994) — Special Thanks^[1] (as Sam Ohashi)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Art Assistant^[2]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Art Assistant^[3]
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — 企画^[4] (as 大橋修)
Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (Saturn; 1996) — Planner^[5]
Daytona USA Circuit Edition (Saturn; 1997) — Planner^[6]
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Planners^[7] (as 大橋修)
Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC; 1997) — Special Thanks to
Nihon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu, Soccer RPG (Saturn; 1998) — Sega Special Thanks
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (Model 3; 1998) — Coordinator (as Sam Ohashi)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — ディレクター (as 大橋修)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (PlayStation 2; 2004) — プロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Virtua Striker 4 (Triforce; 2004) — Thanks to
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks (as 大橋修)
Let's Make a Soccer Team! (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
Virtua Pro Football (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Producer
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 (PlayStation 2; 2007) — プロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Producer
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Producer
Wacky World of Sports (Wii; 2009) — Producer
Puyo Puyo 7 (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Special Thanks
Puyo Puyo 7 (Wii; 2009) — Chief Producers
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — CS2 R&D
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — CS2 R&D
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Nintendo DS; 2010) — CS2 R&D
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (iOS; 2010) — Chief Producers
Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Chief Producers
Sonic Generations (Steam; 2011) — Chief Producers
Sonic Generations (Windows PC; 2011) — Chief Producers
Sonic Generations (Xbox 360; 2011) — Chief Producers
Sonic Generations (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Chief Producers
Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Chief Producers
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Chief Producer
Puyo Puyo!! (PlayStation Portable; 2011) — Chief Producers
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Chief Producers
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Chief Producer
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Xbox 360; 2012) — Chief Producers
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — Chief Producers
Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl (Xbox 360; 2012) — Chief Producers
NiGHTS into Dreams (Steam; 2012) — Chief Producers
Jet Set Radio (iOS; 2012) — Chief Producers
The Cave (Steam; 2013) — Chief Producers
Jet Set Radio (Xbox 360; 2012) — Chief Producers
Jet Set Radio (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Chief Producers
3D Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Chief Producers
Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation 3; 2013) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Saka Tsuku: Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (PlayStation Vita; 2013) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 8: Euro Plus (PlayStation Portable; 2013) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Chief Producers
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Executive Supervisors
3D After Burner II (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Chief Producers
Uta Kumi 575 (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Chief Producers
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — エグゼクティブマネジメント (as 大橋修)
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — エグゼクティブマネジメント (as 大橋修)
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Chief Producer
Hero Bank (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Chief Producer
3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Chief Producer
3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Chief Producer
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (PlayStation 3; 2014) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Hero Bank 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) (as 大橋修)
Phantasy Star Nova (PlayStation Vita; 2014) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PlayStation 4; 2014) — Chief Producers
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Chief Producers
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Chief Producers
Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Executive Management
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Chief Producer
3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Chief Producer
Tembo the Badass Elephant (Steam; 2015) — Chief Producer
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Chief Producer
Miracle Girls Festival (PlayStation Vita; 2015) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Chief Producer
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Chief Producers
Puyo Puyo Chronicle (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Chief Producers
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Nintendo Switch; 2017) — Chief Producer
Valkyria Revolution (Xbox One; 2017) — Executive Producers
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Executive Management
Dennou Senki Virtual-On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Virtual-On (PlayStation Vita; 2017) — CHIEF PRODUCER
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Executive Management
Valkyria Chronicles 4 (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Chief Producer
Shining Resonance Refrain (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Chief Producer
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Thunder Force IV (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Valkyria Chronicles (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — チーフプロデューサー (as 大橋修)
Sega Ages Phantasy Star (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages OutRun (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Executive Management
Sega Ages Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Virtua Racing (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Chief Producer
Puyo Puyo Champions (Nintendo Switch; 2018) — Chief Producers
Sega Ages Columns II (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producers
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Nintendo Switch; 2019) — Chief Producer & Sales Manager
Shin Sakura Taisen (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Chief Producers
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Sales Manager
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Executive Producers
Sega Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Chief Producers
Sonic at the Olympic Games (iOS; 2020) — Chief Producer & Sales Manager
Sonic at the Olympic Games (Android; 2020) — Chief Producer & Sales Manager
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Nintendo Switch; 2020) — Chief Producer & Sales Manager
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — Sales Manager
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — Sales Manager
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 4; 2022) — Executive Producers
Sonic Frontiers (PlayStation 5; 2022) — Executive Producers
Sonic Frontiers (Nintendo Switch; 2022) — Executive Producers
Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop (Apple TV; 2024) — Executive Producers
Sonic X Shadow Generations (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Executive Producers
Sonic X Shadow Generations (Xbox One; 2024) — Executive Producers
Sonic X Shadow Generations (Nintendo Switch; 2024) — Executive Producers

Music

Saka Tsuku Original Soundtrack (CD; 2004) — ゲームプロデュース (as 大橋修)
True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2 (CD; 2009) — Supervisors^[8]
The Works II (CD; 2016) — Producers & Directors for the Original Projects

Hardware

Mega Drive Mini (Mega Drive; 2019) — Head of Japan Asia Publishing
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2000)
Saka Tsuku Tokudaigou 2: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2001)
Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (2002)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (2003)
J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! '04 (2004) — Producer
Let's Make a Soccer Team! (2006) — Producer
Virtua Pro Football (2006) — Producer (Development Staff - Sega of Japan)
J. League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5 (2007) — Producer
Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360 & PS3 Versions) (2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) — CS2 R&D (Sega Japan)
Puyo Puyo 20th Anniversary (2011) — Chief Producer
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) — Chief Producer
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013) — Executive Supervisor (Sega)
Tembo the Badass Elephant (2015) — Chief Producer (Sega)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) — Executive Supervisor (Sega Games)

Interviews

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

Osamu Ohashi interview by Sonic Channel (August 1, 2008) [Translated]

References

[:File:Heavenly_Symphony_MCD_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Heavenly Symphony MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:J.League_Pro_Soccer_Club_o_Tsukurou.21_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-4] File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Daytona_USA_CCE_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Daytona USA CCE credits.pdf

[:File:Daytona_USA_Circuit_Edition_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Daytona USA Circuit Edition Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:J.League_Pro_Soccer_Club_o_Tsukurou.21_2_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:TrueColorsTray.jpg_p-8] File:TrueColorsTray.jpg

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