Masaki Kondoh
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| Masaki Kondoh |
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| Employment history: Sega of Japan (1985[1] – )
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| Role(s): Artist, designer |
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Masaki Kondoh (近藤 正樹) is an artist and designer at SEGA, famous for creating the character Opa-Opa.[3] Opa-Opa's game of origin, Fantasy Zone, was Kondoh's first project.[1]
He reached retirement age in 2019, the same year Sega Ages Fantasy Zone was released on the Nintendo Switch.[3]
Production history
- Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Design
- Action Fighter (System 16; 1986) — Artist
- SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (System 16; 1987) — Character Design (as 8940 Kon)
- Galaxy Force (Y Board; 1988) — Designer
- Galaxy Force II (Y Board; 1988) — Designer (as 8940 Kon)
- Super Monaco GP (X Board; 1989) — Artist
- Super Monaco GP (X Board; 1989)[4] (as 8940 Kon)
- Stadium Cross (System 32; 1992) — Artist[5]
- OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designers
- Indy 500 (Model 2; 1995) — Design (as M.Kondo)
- Sega Water Ski (Model 2; 1997) — Graphic Design (as M.Kondo)
- Sega Ages Galaxy Force II (Saturn; 1998) — Thanks to[6] (as Masaki Kondo)
- Dynamite Baseball NAOMI (NAOMI; 1998) — Designer[7]
- Dynamite Baseball '99 (NAOMI; 1999) — デザイナー (as 近藤 正樹)
- Altered Beast (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Artists
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection (PlayStation 2; 2005) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 30: Galaxy Force II: Special Extended Edition (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Special Thanks
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
- 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Special Thanks
Magazine articles
- Main article: Masaki Kondoh/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Masaki Kondoh
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-06 (1997-03-07)" (JP; 1997-02-21), page 88
- ↑ File:SegaAges2500_V03_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf, page 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1219793.html
- ↑ File:SMGPTO LD JP.mp4
- ↑ File:StadiumCross courserecord.png
- ↑ File:Sega Ages Galaxy Force II Saturn credits.pdf
- ↑ File:DynamiteBaseballNAOMI NAOMI JP credits.pdf
