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Game music has come a long way since the days of shrill beeping noises. The game soundtracks of today consist of rich orchestral scores, multi-layered guitars, and thumping modern beats. Sega has a long history of great game music, and much of it has come from one company -- '''Wave Master'''. This award-winning team has created some of the most memorable scores in gaming history. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television.
 
  
Wave Master (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) employs nearly 30-40 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office. The company is overseen by president [[Yukifumi Makino]], a veteran of the game music industry. Makino's love for music began at an early age, where he was influenced by everything from The Beatles to the Jaws soundtrack. Makino has directed and produced some of Sega's most famous soundtracks, including ''[[Sonic CD]]'', ''[[NiGHTS]]'', and ''[[Space Channel 5]]''.
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'''Wave Master''' (ウェーブマスター) is the successor to [[Sega Digital Studio]]. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employed nearly about 25 of Sega's sound designers and recording engineers from the [[Sega Sound Team]] at their Tokyo office.
  
At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties.
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Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, like several titles of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field.  
  
Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, including ''Panzer Dragoon Saga'', ''Phantasy Star Online'', and the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.
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At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
  
Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''Skies of Arcadia'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''Jet Grind Radio'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''Space Channel 5'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
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There's more to Wave Master than just game music. When it was called Sega Digital Studio, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''[[Roommania #203]]''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include [[Radio DC]] (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music),  the [[Sonic Cafe]], among others suites of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
  
There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''Roommania #203''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
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Since July of 2004, following a Sega wide studio restructure, Wave Master is only a record label, the various musicians and sound members are located within their respected game development teams, being credited as either the "Sega Sound Team" or "Sound Section".
  
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Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, [[Enix]]'s ''Super Galdelic Hour'' for the PlayStation 2.
  
==Team's Employees==
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==Members==
 
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'''''Wave Master''''' is also notable for achieving popular music in their games. There are a number of popular composers that have stuck with the developer for a long time, and are well known around the fanbase:
 
*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (head of Wave Master from 1991-2004 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
 
 
*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
 
*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]]
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*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
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*[[Hideki Abe]]
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
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*[[Hirofumi Murasaki]]
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
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*[[Jun Senoue]]
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*[[Keiichi Sugiyama]]
 
*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
 
*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
*[[Runblebee]]- (works with Kenichi Tokoi)
 
*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
 
*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
 
*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
 
 
*[[Mariko Nanba]]
 
*[[Mariko Nanba]]
*[[Jun Senoue]] (also works with Sonic Team)
 
*[[Yutaka Minobe]] (left in Wave Master in 2005 now moved to Delfi Sound Inc.)
 
*[[Seirou Okamoto]]
 
*[[Taihei Sato]]
 
*[[Takahito Eguchi]]
 
 
*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
 
*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
*[[Tatsutoshi Narita]]
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*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
*[[Fumitaka Shibata]] (now head of Wave Master and Sega Digtal Studio)
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*[[Shigeharu Isoda]]
*[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
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*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
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*[[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
 
*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
 
*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
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*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
*[[Saori Kobayashi]]
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*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
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*[[Yoshitada Miya]]
*[[Yayoi Wachi]]
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (Head of Team)
*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]]
*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
 
 
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==Games developed by Wave Master==
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==Softography (Music and sound design)==
* ''Roomania #203''  (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''Switch''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
* ''New Roommania: Porori Seishun''  (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
  
==Music & Sound developed by Wave Master==
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Sonic CD]]'' (1993) ([[Mega CD]])
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 3]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Sonic Crackers]]'' (Cancelled) (1994) ([[Sega Genesis]])
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* ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Xtreme|Sonic Xtreme]]'' (Cancelled) (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sonic R]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]''(1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''Air Nights'' (Cancelled) (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Samba de Amigo|Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003)
* ''[[ROOMMANIA#203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003)
* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001), a game developed by [[Enix]] ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Skies of Arcadia: Legends]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Soccer Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
* ''Blinx the Time Sweeper'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
* ''Switch'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Adventure DX:Director's Cut|Sonic Adventure DX]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Switch]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
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===[[Xbox]]===
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II|Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], Mac OS, [[Game Boy Advance]], Microsoft Windows, Pocket PC, Personal digital assistant, [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Sega NAOMI]])
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===[[GameCube]]===
* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space'' (2004) ([[Xbox]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 4]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever 2]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Fifth Phantom Saga]]'' (Cancelled) (2005) ([[PlayStation 3]])
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]])
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* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis|Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis]]'' (2006) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
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===[[NAOMI]]===
* ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (2006) ([[Nintendo DS]])
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Version 3]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
* ''[[Let's Tap]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo Wii]])
 
* ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Puyo Puyo 7]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2009)  ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010)  ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], PC))
 
* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
* ''[[Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo Wii]])
 
 
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==Discography==
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==Softography==
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
*''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta: Die Panzer Dragoons Chronik]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Porori Seishuun Album]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Switch]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Original Sound Track Album Of Giant Egg ~ Music Popped Out Of The Egg]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003)
*''[[Let The Winds Blow: Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution Original Sound Track]]'' (2003)
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*''[[Radio DC No.3 ~ Listen to Game Music in Midwinter]]'' (2003)
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===Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master===
*''[[Triple Threat: Sonic Heroes Vocal Trax]]'' (2004)
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These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
*''[[Complete Trinity: Sonic Heroes - Original Soundtrax]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Sonic X ~Original Sound Tracks~]]'' (2004)
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
*''[[Initial D Arcade Sega Original Tracks]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Initial D Special Stage Sega Original Tracks]]'' (2004)
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* ''Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki'' (2004)
*''[[Astro Boy Mighty Atom: Game Soundtrack Score]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Ollie King Original Soundtrack]]'' (2004)
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
*''[[Radio DC]]'' (2004)
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*''[[SegaRock Vol. 01]]'' (2004)
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* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]]; [[PlayStation 2]])
*''[[SegaRock Vol. 02]]'' (2004)
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* ''Ghost Vibration'' (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]; PlayStation 2)
*''[[Sega Saturn History ~Saturn Was Young~ First Vol. me]]'' (2004)
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]]; PlayStation 2)
*''[[Sega Saturn History ~Saturn Was Young~ Last Vol. me]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Chunsoft 20th Anniversary ~ Furai No Shiren 20th Special Collection]]'' (2004)
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===[[Xbox]]===
*''[[SegaROCKS Live in Japan]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Chunsoft 20th Anniversary ~ Chunsoft Game Music Greatest Collection]]'' (2004)
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* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]]; [[Xbox]])
*''[[Sega Piano Nocturne]]'' (2005)
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* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
*''[[JxJ READY!]]'' (2005)
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*''[[Sega Saturn History ? Vocal Collection]]'' (2005)
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*''[[Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection]]'' (2005)
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==Magazine articles==
*''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On "Force" Official Sound Data - Marsinal]]'' (2005)
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*''[[Shining Tears Music Collection]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[SDI & Quartet: Sega System 16 Collection: Original Soundtrack]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Space Harrier II ~Space Harrier Complete Collection~ Original Soundtrack]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Sonic Rush Original Groove Rush.]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Akadoko & Kimishine?Ai no Densetsu CD?]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[The House of the Dead 4 Original Sound Tracks]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Christmas Paris/Angel's Eyes]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Sega Rally 2006 Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Dark Side ~Memories and departure~]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Universe/Symphony Sessions Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sonic Riders Original Soundtrack "speedbeats grand prix"]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 2 Light Side ~Yuusha Teihanjouki (Okane to Ryori to Yuujou to)~]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Dynamite Deka vs Wing War Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Panzer Dragoon Original Sound Track (Remastered)]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sega Simulation Best ~Advanced Daisenryaku Original Soundtrack~]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sangokushi Taisen Original Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[SGGG5 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sakura Taisen Song Show ~Memorial Songs~]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Save This World: Phantasy Star Universe Original Score]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[New Century/Sega AGES 2500 Series Vol. 28 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Quest of D Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[For Brighter Day: Phantasy Star Universe Original Soundtrack]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[After Burner Climax Sound Track]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sakura Wars Complete Song Box 2002~2006]]'' (2006)
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Vocal TraxX SEVERAL WILLS]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[OutRun 20th Anniversary Box]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Puyopuyo! Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Shining Force EXA Music Collection]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Shining Wind Music Collection]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Touch de Uno! DS Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Crossword Tengoku -Kuroten no Uta- Sasaki Tomoko to Maki Shita Ikka]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Porori Seishuun Album Zoryou Han]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Super Hang-On 20th Anniversary Collection]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[2 Spicy Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Galaxy Force II & Thunder Blade Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Puyopuyo Fever 1&2 Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Sonic Rush Adventure Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Cyber Troopers "Virtual-On" Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Homestar Portable Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[After Burner 20th Anniversary Box]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Dynamite Deka EX Original Sound Track]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[NiGHTS ~Journey of Dreams~ Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Sonic Riders Shooting Star Story Original Soundtrack "Zero Gravity Tracks"]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Touch de Zuno! Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[True Blue: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Golden Axe The Music]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[NiGHTS into dreams... Perfect Album]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Black Jack Hi no Tori Hen Game Original Sound Track]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Taisen ~Kimiaru ga Tame~ Ending Theme Waratte, Waratte]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Phantasy Star 1st Series Complete Album]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Masamicz Amano meets Sega ~Best & Wind Orchestra Version~]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~Imperial Capital Version~]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~Paris Version~]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Tribute to Sakura Wars Piano Version Series ~New York Version~]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus Original Soundtrack]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Musica e WCCF secondo movimento]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Fantasy Zone Ultra Super Big Maximum Great Strong Complete Album]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Sorcerian Mega Drive Version Original Sound Track]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Phantasy Star 0 Original Sound Track]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Vermilion vs Rent a Hero Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Derby Owners Club 2008 Feel The Rush Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[FACE TO FAITH: Sonic and the Black Knight - Vocal Trax]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[TALES OF KNIGHTHOOD: Sonic and the Black Knight - Original Soundtrax]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Let's Go Away The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Shining Force Feather Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[From Loud 2 Low Too -Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Works-]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo no Uta]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Infinite Space Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Alex Kidd Complete Album]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Sega Motorcycle Music History]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Jun Senoue The Works]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Bayonetta Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[The Best of Crush 40 - Super Sonic Songs]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Border Break Original Sound Track]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Puyo Puyo 7 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[True Colors: The Best of Sonic the Hedgehog Part 2]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Tetris Dekaris Original Soundtrack Koi no Dekaris]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2 Original Soundtrack Wings of Universe]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Super 32X 15th Anniversary Album]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sakura Taisen Paris Hanagumi Live 2009 ~Moeagare Jiyuu no Tsubasa~]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Crackin' DJ Complete Album]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sakura Taisen Teito Hanagumi Live 2010]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 1]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Vanquish Original Soundtrack]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sonic Free Riders Original Soundtrack - Break Free -]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Border Break Airburst Original Soundtrack]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack ViViD Sound x HYBRiD Colors]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Dream/Asami Shimoda]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Mega Drive Last Action Heroes]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Girls Make The World Go ’Round-Sega Vocal Traxx-]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Shining Force Cross Raid Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack ViViD Sound x HYBRiD Colors]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Pachislot Sakura Taisen 3 Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sega System 16 Complete Soundtrack Vol. 2]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Power Drift Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[The Fantasm Soldier Valis ~PC Sound ORCHESTRA~]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[coropata Sound Track]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 5 Original Sound Track]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Rad Mobile Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Rail Chase Original Soundtrack]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic Heroes Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sorcerian Original Soundtrack Vol. 1]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol. 1]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Ikki Online Music Collection Kiitekunsai]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol. 2]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sorcerian Original Soundtrack Vol. 2]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol. 3]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sunsoft Music Collection Vol. 4]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary Best (tentative)]]'' (2011)
 
*''[[Sonic Generations Original Soundtrack: Blue Blur]]'' (2012)
 
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Wave Master (ウェーブマスター) is the successor to Sega Digital Studio. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employed nearly about 25 of Sega's sound designers and recording engineers from the Sega Sound Team at their Tokyo office.

Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, like several titles of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field.

At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in Skies of Arcadia, the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. Jet Grind Radio's pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of Space Channel 5 progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.

There's more to Wave Master than just game music. When it was called Sega Digital Studio, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called Roommania #203. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include Radio DC (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the Sonic Cafe, among others suites of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.

Since July of 2004, following a Sega wide studio restructure, Wave Master is only a record label, the various musicians and sound members are located within their respected game development teams, being credited as either the "Sega Sound Team" or "Sound Section".

Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, Enix's Super Galdelic Hour for the PlayStation 2.

Members

Softography (Music and sound design)

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Xbox

GameCube

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Softography

PlayStation 2

Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master

These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.

Game Boy Advance

  • Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki (2004)

PlayStation 2

Xbox

  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (2002; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
  • Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)

Magazine articles

Main article: Wave Master/Magazine articles.

External links


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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