Al Nilsen

Al Nilsen

Company(ies): Sega of America
Role(s): Marketing

Al Nilsen was the Director of Marketing at Sega of America from 1989 to 1993. He is seen in a 1990 episode of PBS' Computer Chronicles and is mentioned in a few magazines during the development of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog CD and is responsible for the "Genesis Does What Nintendon’t," "Sonic 2sday", and "Welcome to the Next Level" campaigns.

Production history

Games

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Mega Drive; 1990) — Special Thanks^[1]
Chakan (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special Thanks^[2]
Chakan (Game Gear; 1992) — Special Thanks^[3]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Marketing^[4]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega-CD; 1993) — Special Thanks^[5]
Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive; 1992) — Marketing^[6]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Windows PC; 1996) — Development Support

Videos

Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony () — Special Thanks

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Development Support [NOTE: Uncredited in-game]
Sonic CD (1993) — Development Support [NOTE: Uncredited in-game]
Phantom 2040 (Mega Drive and SNES Versions) (1995) — Special Thanks to

Interview

Al Nilsen interview by Sega-16 (March 11, 2008)

External links

Al Nilsen on Twitter

References

[:File:Moonwalker_MD_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Moonwalker MD credits.pdf

[:File:Chakan_MD_US_Manual.pdf_p18-2] File:Chakan MD US Manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:Chakan_GG_US_Manual.pdf_p2-3] File:Chakan GG US Manual.pdf, page 2

[:File:EccoTheDolphin_MCD_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-4] File:EccoTheDolphin MCD JP SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Ecco_mcd_us_manual.pdf_p28-5] File:Ecco mcd us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:Ecco_the_Dolphin_MD_US_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Ecco the Dolphin MD US credits.pdf

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