Katsuhisa Sato

Katsuhisa Sato

Place of birth: Japan
Employment history: Sega Enterprises^[1] (1991 – ) Divisions: Sega AM1 Sega CS1 Sega CS Sega Europe Sumo Digital
Role(s): Artist, Producer, Designer

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Katsuhisa "Kats" Sato (佐藤勝久) is a Japanese artist, producer, and designer most notable for his work at Sega of Japan, first 2 years on arcade games at Sega AM1 such as Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death and OutRunners, then in the CS department working on the Clockwork Knight series and several sports titles, and for later serving as senior producer at Sega Europe.

He is sometimes credited as Katsuhiko Sato, which may have led to confusion with another artist named Katsuhiko Sato (佐藤勝彦), who worked on sports games in Japan while Katsuhisa was in Europe, and continued to work for Sega after Kats Sato left to work at Sumo Digital^[1].

History

Katsuhisa Sato served as producer on a number of spin-off Sonic the Hedgehog games, such as Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic R.

Production history

Games

Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (System 32; 1992) — Artists
OutRunners (System 32; 1993) — Designers (as Katsuhisa Satoh)
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Mega Drive; 1993) — Art^[2] (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Visual Coordination^[3]
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Art Coordination (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — 企画^[4] (as 佐藤勝久)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Visual Coordination
Baku Baku Animal (Saturn; 1995) — スペシャルサンクス^[5] (as さとうかつひさ)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Greatest Nine '96 (Saturn; 1996) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
World Series Baseball II (Saturn; 1996) — Graphic Designers (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producer^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOE)^[6] (as Kats Sato)
Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks to...^[7] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Saturn; 1997) — Special thanks to^[8] (as Kats Sato)
Sky Target (Windows PC; 1997) — Special Thanks to (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Producer (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Windows PC; 1997) — Game Concept Design (SOJ) (as Kats Sato)
Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Special Thanks To (as Kats Sato)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — デザイン (as 佐藤勝彦)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — タイトルロゴデザイン/システムトータルデザイン (as 佐藤勝彦)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — Special Thanks (as Katsu Sato)
Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1998) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (Saturn; 1997) — Senior Producer (as Kats Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Project director (as Kats Sato)
Sonic R (Windows PC; 1998) — Special Thanks to
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Localization staff (as Katsu Sato)
Sega Rally 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally 2 (Windows PC; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
SoulCalibur (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (PAL Version)^[9] (as Kats Sato)
Rippin' Riders (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[10] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producer^[11] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Game Concept Design (SOJ)^[11] (as Kats Sato)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (SOE)^[11] (as Kats Sato)
Pro Yakyuu Team de Asobou! (Dreamcast; 1999) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Localization Producer (as Kats Sato)
Toy Commander (Dreamcast; 1999) — Producer of Japanese Version (as Kats Sato)
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast; 2000) — Senior Producer (as Kats Sato)
Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Associate Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Assistant Director Of Product Delvelopment (as Kats Sato)
Toy Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to (as Kats Sato)
De La Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Producer (as Kats Sato)
Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Executive Producer^[12] (as Kats Sato)
Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Special Thanks (as Katsu Sato)
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Assidtant Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — SOE Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Associate Director of PD (as Kats Sato)
US Shenmue (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Localization Producer (as Kats Sato)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou! (Dreamcast; 2001) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Shenmue II (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director of Product Development^[13] (as Kats Sato)
Headhunter (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Diector Of PD^[14] (as Kats Sato)
Virtua Fighter 4 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Localization / PD^[15] (as Kats Sato)
90 Minutes: Sega Championship Football (Dreamcast; 2001) — Director - PD (as Kats Sato)
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Baseball Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Graphic Designers (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director of Product Development^[16] (as Kats Sato)
Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future (PlayStation 2; 2002) — And last, but not least Special Thanks to^[16] (as Kats Sato)
Gunvalkyrie (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Xbox; 2002) — Sega Europe (as Kats Sato)
Greatest Nine (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — デザイナー^[17] (as 佐藤勝彦)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — スペシャルサンクス (as 佐藤勝彦)
Comix Zone (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube; 2002) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sega GT 2002 (Xbox; 2002) — Special Thanks^[18] (as Kats Sato)
Sega Smash Pack (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (Xbox; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Space Channel 5 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Director-pd (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director of PD^[19] (as Kats Sato)
Sega Rally Championship (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Director Of PD^[20] (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (Xbox; 2003) — Director Of PD (as Kats Sato)
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — Director Of Product Development (as Kats Sato)
Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Director of PD (as Kats Sato)
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (Windows PC; 2004) — Sega Europe (as Kats Sato)
OutRun 2 (Xbox; 2004) — Producer (as Kats Sato)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — 2D Designer (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Nintendo DS; 2008) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Nintendo DS; 2009) — デザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Resonance of Fate (Xbox 360; 2009) — Test Leads (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Saka Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010 (Nintendo DS; 2010) — メインデザイナー (as 佐藤勝彦)
Phantasy Star Online 2 (Windows PC; 2012) — Special Thanks (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (iOS; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 佐藤勝彦)
Idola: Phantasy Star Saga (Android; 2018) — スペシャルサンクス (as 佐藤勝彦)
Team Sonic Racing (PlayStation 4; 2019) — Development Directors (as Kats Sato)
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Windows PC; 2021) — Special Thanks (as Katsuhiko Sato)
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (Xbox One; 2021) — Special Thanks (as Katsuhiko Sato)

Music

Sonic R (CD; 1998) — Special Thanks (as Kats Sato)

Hardware

Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998) (as Katsuhiko Sato)

Magazine articles

Main article: Katsuhisa Sato/Magazine articles.

Interviews

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External links

From Sega of Japan to Europe: Kats Sato interview by Manga/Asta at Terre de jeux

References

[http:.2F.2Fwww.terredejeux.net.2F2020.2F05.2Finterview-kats-sato-from-sega-of-japan.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.terredejeux.net/2020/05/interview-kats-sato-from-sega-of-japan.html

[:File:Sonic_Spinball_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Sonic Spinball MD credits.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-3] File:Clockworkknight Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:Clockworkknight2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:BakuBaku_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-5] File:BakuBaku Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Manx_TT_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Manx TT Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SkyTarget_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-8] File:SkyTarget Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:SoulCalibur_Dreamcast_credits.pdf_p-9] File:SoulCalibur Dreamcast credits.pdf

[:File:RippinRiders_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p22-10] File:RippinRiders DC US Manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Metropolis_Street_Racer_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p25-12] File:Metropolis Street Racer DC US Manual.pdf, page 25

[:File:Shenmue_II_.28Discs_1_.26amp.3B_2.29_DC_EU_Manual.pdf_p81-13] File:Shenmue II (Discs 1 & 2) DC EU Manual.pdf, page 81

[:File:Sonic_Advance_GBA_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf

[:File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-15] File:VirtuaFighter4_PS2_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Ecco_DotF_PS2_UK_Manual.pdf_p16-16] 16.0 ^16.1 File:Ecco DotF PS2 UK Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:Greatest_Nine_GBA_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Greatest Nine GBA credits.pdf

[:File:SegaGT2002_Xbox_US_Manual.pdf_p29-18] File:SegaGT2002 Xbox US Manual.pdf, page 29

[:File:SonicMegaCollection_GC_US_Credits.pdf_p-19] File:SonicMegaCollection GC US Credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Advance_2_GBA_credits.pdf_p-20] File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf

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