Takashi Atsu

Takashi Atsu

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1997^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega PC Sega Software R&D Dept. 6 Smilebit Amusement Vision Sega Divisions: New Entertainment R&D Dept. Sega CS1 Sega Games^[3]^[4] Divisions: Sega CS1 Sega
Role(s): Programmer

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Takashi Atsu (厚孝) is a chief programmer of Sega. He joined in 1997 and was assigned to the Sega PC department. At Smilebit, he developed several games for Dreamcast and Xbox before migrating to Amusement Vision in 2003. He later worked on the Yakuza series beginning with its PlayStation 3 entries as part of the library team, and was also the lead programmer for Binary Domain. In July 2015 he became the manager of the Advance Technology Development Team for CS1 Studio^[1].

Since the merger between AM2 and Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, he has also been involved with the Virtua Fighter franchise.

Production history

Games

Virtua Fighter 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Programmers
Virtua Cop 2 (Windows PC; 1997) — Sound-System Programmer
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Programmers
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Programmers
Virtua Cop 2 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Programmers
Hundred Swords (Dreamcast; 2001) — Chief Programmer (as 厚孝)
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Special Effects Programmer
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox; 2002) — Chief Programmer
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 3 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — プログラマー (as 厚孝)
Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox; 2005) — Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii; 2006) — Programmers
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (PlayStation 3; 2008) — システムプログラム (as 厚孝)
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — System Programming
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — System Programming
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — System Programming
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Technical Support
Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Lead Programmer
Yakuza 5 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — System Library Lead
Yakuza 0 (PlayStation 3; 2015) — Technical Support
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 3; 2016) — Team Lead
Yakuza Kiwami (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Team Lead
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PlayStation 4; 2016) — Dragon Engine Supervisor
Yakuza Kiwami 2 (PlayStation 4; 2017) — System Program Supervisor
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise (PlayStation 4; 2018) — System Library Support
Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2018) — System Program Supervisor
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PlayStation 4; 2020) — System Program Supervisor
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Xbox One; 2020) — System Program Supervisor
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Steam; 2020) — System Program Supervisor
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Technical Advisor
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 4; 2021) — System Program Supervisor
Lost Judgment (PlayStation 5; 2021) — System Program Supervisor
Lost Judgment (Xbox One; 2021) — System Program Supervisor
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Steam; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PlayStation 5; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Xbox One; 2023) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor
Virtua Fighter 3tb Online (Arcade; 2023) — System Programmer
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PlayStation 5; 2024) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Xbox One; 2024) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Steam; 2024) — Dragon Engine Development Supervisor

Music

Gunvalkyrie Official Soundtrack (CD; 2002) — Special Effects Programmer

Enemy Zero (1998) — Main Programmer
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (2008) — System Programmer
Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin! (2014) — Framework Supervision
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (2016) — Dragon Engine Design/Supervision

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Takashi Atsu

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2016/session/ENG/2190.html (Wayback Machine: 2016-06-26 04:38)
↑ https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2014/session/ENG/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-18 04:37)
↑ https://techblog.sega.jp/entry/2016/08/10/155311 (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-14 10:29)
↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/317/G031731/20160826020/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-11-14 10:30)

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