Hiroshi Aso

Hiroshi Aso

Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1985^[1] – ) Divisions: Sega R&D 1 Sega R&D 2 Sega CS2 Sega CS3 Sega CS Aso^[5]
Role(s): Producer

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Hiroshi Aso (麻生宏) is a former Executive Supervisor for Sega employed since the mid '80s. He began as an arcade game designer, making his 1985 debut with Heavy Metal^[1], with notable ensuing titles including Space Harrier, the wrestling games Body Slam and Wrestle War, Alien Syndrome and Thunder Blade. He switched to 8-bit game development at Sega R&D 2 come the release of the Game Gear, for which he directed the majority of launch titles, and ensuing games like Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku 1 & 2, Batman Returns and the 2 Astérix games.

In 1994, his role changed to producer of Sega CS3, so oversaw many of the teams responsible for Mega Drive and 32X titles released alongside the new Sega Saturn console. After several corporate restructures in 1995/1996, Aso remained producer, but for second-party Saturn developers. He left Sega sometime around 2000, and was part of the fittingly named company Aso.

Production history

Games

Heavy Metal (System 2; 1985) — Planner
Space Harrier (Hang-On hardware; 1985) — Unknown
Body Slam (System 16; 1986) — Planner
Space Harrier (Master System; 1986) — Special Thanks (as Shy Guy Aso)
Alien Syndrome (System 16; 1987) — Planner
Thunder Blade (X Board; 1987) — Designer^[6]
Wrestle War (System 16; 1989) — Planner
Columns (Game Gear; 1990) — Designer (as Asohi)
Pengo (Game Gear; 1990) — Designer (as Asohiy)
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai (Game Gear; 1990) — Planning (as Asohy)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Game Gear; 1990) — Director^[7] (as Asohy)
Dragon Crystal (Game Gear; 1990) — Special Thanks^[8] (as Asohy)
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear; 1991) — Special Thanks^[9] (as Asohy)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Master System; 1991) — Planners^[10] (as Asohy)
Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku (Game Gear; 1991) — かんがえたひと (as ASOさん)
Astérix (Master System; 1991) — Map Edit^[11] (as Asohy)
Crystal Warriors (Game Gear; 1991) — Special Thanks^[12] (as Asohy)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Master System; 1992) — Special Thanks (as Asohy)
Defenders of Oasis (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks^[13] (as Asohy)
Batman Returns (Game Gear; 1992) — Planning^[14] (as Asohy)
Batman Returns (Game Gear; 1992) — Director^[14] (as Asohy)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear; 1992) — Thanks^[15] (as Asohy)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System; 1992) — Thanks^[16] (as Asohy)
Taz-Mania (Master System; 1992) — Thanks to (as Asou-san)
Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku Part 2 (Game Gear; 1992) — ディレクター (as Asohy)
Jurassic Park (Game Gear; 1993) — Director^[17] (as Asohy)
Aa Harimanada (Mega Drive; 1993) — Producer
Jurassic Park (Master System; 1993) — Director^[17] (as Asohy)
Astérix and the Secret Mission (Master System; 1993) — Director (as Asohy)
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (Game Gear; 1993) — Director (as Asohy)
Astérix and the Secret Mission (Game Gear; 1994) — Director^[18] (as Asohy)
Yuu Yuu Hakusho Gaiden (Mega Drive; 1994) — Special Thanks^[19] (as Asohy)
Sonic Drift (Game Gear; 1994) — Producer^[20] (as Asohy)
Torarete Tamaruka!? (Game Gear; 1994) — Producers (as Asohy)
Dynamite Headdy (Mega Drive; 1994) — Director^[21] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
Jurassic Park (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sega Of Japan Representative
Space Harrier (32X; 1994) — Special Thanks^[22] (as H.Aso)
Tomcat Alley (Mega-CD; 1994)^[23] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
After Burner Complete (32X; 1995) — Special Thanks^[24] (as H.Aso)
Ristar (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producers^[25]
Tempo (32X; 1995) — Producers^[26]
Chaotix (32X; 1995) — Producer^[27]
Stellar Assault (32X; 1995) — Producer^[28] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
Astal (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks^[29] (as 麻生宏)
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (32X; 1995) — Producers^[30]
Gakkou no Kaidan (Saturn; 1995) — 製作プロデューサー^[31] (as 麻生宏)
Chou Kyuukai Miracle Nine (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producer (as Aso Hiroshi)
Ninku (Game Gear; 1995) — Producer (as H.Aso)
Pro Striker Final Stage (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producer^[32] (as 麻生宏)
Pro Striker Final Stage (Mega Drive; 1995) — Director^[32] (as 麻生宏)
Wing Arms (Saturn; 1995) — Producer^[33] (as Hiroshi Asou)
Hang-On GP (Saturn; 1995) — Producer^[34] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
F1 Challenge (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[35] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Producer^[36]
Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn; 1995) — Sega of Japan^[37] (as Hiroshi Asoh)
Kidou Senshi Gundam (Saturn; 1995) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー^[38] (as 麻生宏)
Pepenga Pengo (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producer^[39]
Godzilla Rettoushinkan (Saturn; 1995) — -プロデューサー-^[40] (as 麻生宏)
Guardian Heroes (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー^[41] (as 麻生宏)
Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura no Daigekitotsu! (Saturn; 1996) — Producer^[42]
Omakase! Savers (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 麻生宏)
Linkle Liver Story (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[43]
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー^[44] (as 麻生宏)
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (as Hiroshi Asou)
Sega Ages Vol. 2 Space Harrier (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[45]
Sega Ages OutRun (Saturn; 1996) — Thanks^[46]
Sega Ages After Burner II (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[47]
As Aventuras da TV Colosso (Master System; 1996) — Director (as Asohy)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive; 1996) — Special Thanks^[48] (as Hiroshi Asou)
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks^[49]
Sonic Blast (Game Gear; 1996) — Producer^[50]
Jinzou Ningen Hakaider: Last Judgement (Saturn; 1996) — 総合プロデューサー^[51] (as 麻生宏)
Sega Ages Fantasy Zone (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[52]
The House of the Dead (Model 2; 1997) — Assistant Producer
Fighter's History Dynamite (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[53]
Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn; 1997) — Production Managers^[54]
Sonic Blast (Master System; 1997) — Producer^[50]
Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Production Managers
Sega Touring Car Championship (Windows PC; 1998) — Production Manager^[55]
The House of the Dead (Saturn; 1998) — Assistant Producer^[56]
Super Tempo (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks^[57]
The House of the Dead (Windows PC; 1998) — Assistant Producer
Virtua Fighter 3tb (Dreamcast; 1998) — Special Thanks
Charge 'N Blast (NAOMI; 1999) — Producers
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (NAOMI; 1999) — Special Thanks
Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Scores
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Production Manager
Dino Crisis (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
Dreamstudio (Dreamcast; 2000) — スペシャルサンクス (as 麻生宏)
Charge 'N Blast (Dreamcast; 2000) — Producers
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Production manager
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Production Managers
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Scores
Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Scores
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Scores
Space Channel 5: Special Edition (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Sctore
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 14: Alien Syndrome (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Executive Supervisor

Music

Shenmue: Ichishou Yokosuka Original Sound Track (CD; 2000) — Promotion Manager^[58]
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Chu!!" (CD; 2002) — Scores
Space Channel 5 Part 2 Soundtrack Volume "Hey!!" (CD; 2002) — Scores
Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 1 (CD; 2010) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[59]
Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 2 (CD; 2011) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[60]
Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 3 (CD; 2012) — SPECIAL THANKS to^[61]

Sega Ages: Volume 1 (1996) — Special Thanks (Sega) (OutRun), Special Thanks (Sega) (After Burner II), Special Thanks (Sega) (Space Harrier)

Magazine articles

Main article: Hiroshi Aso/Magazine articles.

References

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2F9RIf5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 @okunari on Twitter (archive.today)

[:File:Harmony_JP_127.pdf_p15-2] Harmony, "1994 4" (JP; 1994-04-01), page 15

[:File:Harmony_JP_128.pdf_p15-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Harmony, "1994 5-6" (JP; 1994-05-23), page 15

[:File:SSM_JP_19951001_1995-10.pdf_p64-4] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1995" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 64

[:File:SegaAges2500_V14_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf_p2-5] File:SegaAges2500_V14_PS2_JP_Leaflet.pdf, page 2

[:File:ThunderBlade_Best10Ranking.png_p-6] File:ThunderBlade Best10Ranking.png

[:File:G-LOC_GG_credits.pdf_p-7] File:G-LOC GG credits.pdf

[:File:Dragon_Crystal_GG_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Dragon Crystal GG credits.pdf

[:File:GG_Shinobi_GG_credits.pdf_p-9] File:GG Shinobi GG credits.pdf

[:File:Moonwalker_SMS_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Moonwalker SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Asterix_SMS_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Asterix SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Crystal_Warriors_GG_credits.pdf_p-12] File:Crystal Warriors GG credits.pdf

[:File:Defenders_of_Oasis_GG_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Defenders of Oasis GG credits.pdf

[:File:Batman_Returns_GG_credits.pdf_p-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:Batman Returns GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_GG_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 GG credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_SMS_credits.pdf_p-16] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Jurassic_Park_SMS_credits.pdf_p-17] 17.0 ^17.1 File:Jurassic Park SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Asterix_and_the_Secret_Mission_GG_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Asterix and the Secret Mission GG credits.pdf

[:File:Yuu_Yuu_Hakusho_Gaiden_MD_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Yuu Yuu Hakusho Gaiden MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Drift_GG_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Sonic Drift GG credits.pdf

[:File:Dynamite_Headdy_MD_JP_credits.pdf_p-21] File:Dynamite Headdy MD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Space_Harrier_32X_credits.pdf_p-22] File:Space Harrier 32X credits.pdf

[:File:TomcatAlley_MCD_JP_SSCredits_JP.pdf_p-23] File:TomcatAlley MCD JP SSCredits JP.pdf

[:File:After_Burner_32X_credits.pdf_p-24] File:After Burner 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Ristar_MD_credits.pdf_p-25] File:Ristar MD credits.pdf

[:File:Tempo_32X_credits.pdf_p-26] File:Tempo 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Chaotix_32X_good_ending_credits.pdf_p-27] File:Chaotix 32X good ending credits.pdf

[:File:Stellar_Assault_32X_credits.pdf_p-28] File:Stellar Assault 32X credits.pdf

[:File:Kisuishou_Densetsu_Astal_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-29] File:Kisuishou Densetsu Astal Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Zaxxon.27s_Motherbase_32X_credits.pdf_p-30] File:Zaxxon's Motherbase 32X credits.pdf

[:File:GakkounoKaidan_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-31] File:GakkounoKaidan_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_Final_Stage_MD_credits.pdf_p-32] 32.0 ^32.1 File:Pro Striker Final Stage MD credits.pdf

[:File:Wing_Arms_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-33] File:Wing Arms Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Hang-On_GP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-34] File:Hang-On GP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:F-1_Live_Information_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-35] File:F-1 Live Information Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:BattleArenaToshindenR_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-36] File:BattleArenaToshindenR Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Batr_sat_us_manual.pdf_p30-37] File:Batr sat us manual.pdf, page 30

[:File:Kidou_Senshi_Gundam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-38] File:Kidou Senshi Gundam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Pepenga_Pengo_MD_credits.pdf_p-39] File:Pepenga Pengo MD credits.pdf

[:File:GodzillaRS_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-40] File:GodzillaRS_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Guardian_Heroes_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-41] File:Guardian Heroes JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:NinkuTYnD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-42] File:NinkuTYnD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Linkle_Liver_Story_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-43] File:Linkle Liver Story Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Dragon_Force_JP_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-44] File:Dragon Force JP Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sega_Ages_Space_Harrier_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-45] File:Sega Ages Space Harrier Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-46] File:AgesOutrun_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-47] File:AgesAfterBurnerII_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Virtua_Fighter_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-48] File:Virtua Fighter 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Cyber_Troopers_Virtual_On_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-49] File:Cyber Troopers Virtual On Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Blast_GG_credits.pdf_p-50] 50.0 ^50.1 File:Sonic Blast GG credits.pdf

[:File:JinzouNHakaider_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-51] File:JinzouNHakaider_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sega_Ages_Fantasy_Zone_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-52] File:Sega Ages Fantasy Zone Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Fighter.27sHistoryD_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-53] File:Fighter'sHistoryD Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sega_Touring_Car_Championship_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-54] File:Sega Touring Car Championship Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:STCC_PC_US_Manual.pdf_p37-55] File:STCC PC US Manual.pdf, page 37

[:File:House_of_the_Dead_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-56] File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Super_Tempo_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-57] File:Super Tempo Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ShenmueOST_CD_JP_Booklet.pdf_p15-58] File:ShenmueOST CD JP Booklet.pdf, page 15

[:File:SS16CSTV1_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p12-59] File:SS16CSTV1 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 12

[:File:SS16CSTV2_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p12-60] File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 12

[:File:SS16CSTV3_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p8-61] File:SS16CSTV3 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8

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