Masahiko Kobayashi
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Masahiko Kobayashi (小林 雅彦), also known as Match or Macchi (マッチ)[1], is a former programmer at Sega of Japan. He was well-known for his antics at Studio 128 and Sega R&D 8,[2] such as refusing to let the president of Sega into his room because Yu Suzuki had said to not "anyone" into their top-secret After Burner development studio,[3][4] or debugging G-LOC: Air Battle without permission or a partner, eventually being trapped in the cabinet for 2 hours.[4][5]
Sometime between the release of Daytona USA in 1994 and Cyber Troopers Virtual-On in 1996, Kobayashi moved from AM2 to AM3[1].
Achacha, final boss of Dynamite Dux, was modelled after Kobayashi, depicting his beard, which was also referenced in After Burner with the phrase "BE CAREFUL! - MATCH'S WEAPON IS BEARD AND OIL.".
Production history
Games
- (; 1987) — Programmer (as Match)
- (; 1987) (as MK)
- (; 1987) (as MK)
- (; 1988) — "Achacha's Model"[6] (as match)
- (; 1990) — Programmer
- (; 1991) — Programmer
- (; 1992) — Programmers
- (; 1993) — Programmer
- (; 1993) — Programmers
- (; 1993) — Special Thanks[7] (as Macchi)
- (; 1994) — Programmers
- (; 1996) — Programming
- (; 1998) — Special Thanx
- (; 1999) — programmers
Videos
- (; 1995) — Programmers
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Masahiko Kobayashi
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 229
- ↑ https://postgamecontent.com/post/156122197775/the-sega-3d-classics-collection-3d-after-burner-2
- ↑ https://shmuplations.com/afterburner/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.eurogamer.net/tales-from-inside-studio-128-sega-am2s-top-secret-studio
- ↑ @Hiro_H10th on Twitter (archive.today)
- ↑ File:DynamiteDux arcade credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Pro Striker Kanzenban MD credits.pdf