Naohiro Warama
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Employment history: Sega of Japan (1988[1] – )
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Role(s): Designer, Programmer |
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Naohiro Warama (藁間 直弘), also known as Taro Shizuoka (and Shizuoka Taro), joined Sega as a character designer, but later also became a programmer.[2]
Contents
Production history
Games
- Space Harrier II (Mega Drive; 1988) — Monster Design[3] (as Shizuoka Taro)
- Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (Mega Drive; 1989) — しずおか たろう[4] (as Sizuokataro)
- ESWAT: City Under Siege (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks to[5] (as Taro Shizuoka)
- Strider (Mega Drive; 1990) — Chief Designer / Graphic Coordinator[6] (as Taro.S☻)
- Pro Yakyuu Super League '91 (Mega Drive; 1991) — Main Design[7] (as しずおか たろう)
- Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes (Mega-CD; 1993) — デザイン[8] (as 静岡 太郎)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — スペシャルサンクス[9] (as 藁間 直弘)
- Daytona USA Deluxe (Windows PC; 1997) — Programmers
- Virtua Cop 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Technical Advisors
- Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Technical Advisors
- Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Technical Advisors
- Virtua Cop 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Program Director
- Virtua Cop 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Graphic Designers
- De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Technical Supports (as 藁間 直弘)
- Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Special Thanks
- Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Technical Advisor
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — Technical Advisor
- Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — スペシャルサンクス (as 藁間 直弘)
- J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — スペシャル サンクス (as 藁間 直弘)
- Ollie King (Chihiro; 2003) — Special Thanks
- Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox; 2005) — Supervisor
- Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation 3; 2008) — テクニカルサポート (as 藁間 直弘)
- Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — System Programming
- Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — System Programming
- Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Physics Programming
- Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Technical Support
- Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Physics Engine
- Yakuza 5 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Physics Library Support
- Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 3; 2014) — フレームワークチーム (as 藁間 直弘)
- Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (PlayStation 4; 2014) — フレームワークチーム (as 藁間 直弘)
- Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Technical Support
- Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 3; 2016)
- Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 4; 2016)
- Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4; 2017) — Technical Support
- Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — Technical Support
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Technical Support
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — Technical Support
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — Technical Support
- Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Technical Support
- Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — Technical Support
- Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — Technical Support
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Team
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Team
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Team
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Engineers
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Engineers
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Engineers
Music
- Gunvalkyrie Official Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Technical Advisor
- Yakuza Dead Souls (2011) — Physics Programming
- Yakuza 5 (2012) — System Programming
- Yakuza 0 — Technical Support
Magazine articles
- Main article: Naohiro Warama/Magazine articles.
Interviews
- Yakuza 4: Mitsunori Fujimoto, Koji Tokieda & Naohiro Warama interview by Infinite-Ideas (July, 2010)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Naohiro Warama
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r42.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-16 15:05)
- ↑ https://www.marubeni-sys.com/infinite-ideas/chousen/sega/
- ↑ File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Strider MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Super League 91 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Seima Densetsu MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Saturn credits.pdf