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Yoji Ishii

Employment history: Sega of Japan Artoon Arzest
Role(s): Executive, Director, Producer

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Yoji Ishii (石井洋児) is a producer and project manager who worked on various Sega titles. Joining the company in 1978, Ishii designed and directed '80s arcade titles such as Fantasy Zone, Hang On and OutRun and produced Saturn titles such as NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon and Sakura Wars. Common colleagues include Noriyoshi Oba, Yutaka Sugano, Makoto Oshitani and Hiroshi Aso.

Ishii has since left Sonic Team for Naoto Ohshima's Artoon, having held the title of Executive Producer until 2005, when he was appointed C.E.O and President of AQ Interactive (currently Marvelous AQL Inc.) into which Artoon was absorbed. Following Artoon's disbandment in 2010, he is now the C.E.O. and President of Arzest, another video game development company he founded with Ohshima.

Production history

Games

Deep Scan (VIC Dual; 1979) — Sound Effects
Zaxxon (Zaxxon hardware; 1981) — Sound
Congo Bongo (Zaxxon hardware; 1983) — Sound
Up'n Down (System 1; 1983) — Staff
Sega Flipper (SG-1000; 1983) — Planner
Regulus (System 1; 1983) — Designed by
Golgo 13 (SG-1000; 1984) — Planner
Flicky (System 1; 1984) — Game Design
Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (System 1; 1985)
Teddy Boy Blues (System 1; 1985) — Game Designer
Fantasy Zone (System 16; 1986) — Planner
Fantasy Zone (Master System; 1986) — Special Thanks to^[1] (as Ici)
Enduro Racer (Hang-On hardware; 1986)
OutRun (OutRun hardware; 1986) — Designer
Alien Storm (System 18; 1990) — Manager
Teddy Boy Blues (Mega Drive; 1992) — Original Game Design^[2] (as Ici)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Mega Drive; 1993) — Producers^[3]
Game no Kanzume Vol. 2 (Mega-CD; 1994) — Original Game Design^[2] (as Ici)
Gale Racer (Saturn; 1994) — Producer^[4] (as Youji Ishii)
The Mansion of Hidden Souls (Saturn; 1994) — Producers
Clockwork Knight (Saturn; 1994) — Producers^[5]
Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
Ristar (Mega Drive; 1995) — Producers^[6]
Panzer Dragoon (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[7]
Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (Saturn; 1995) — Producers (as 石井洋児)
Cyber Speedway (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[8]
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Saturn; 1995) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[9] (as Youji Ishii)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — プロデューサー^[10] (as 石井洋児)
Clockwork Knight 2 (Saturn; 1995) — Producers
SimCity 2000 (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks To^[11]
Sega International Victory Goal (Saturn; 1995) — Producer
World Series Baseball (Saturn; 1995) — Producers^[12]
Sega Rally Championship (Saturn; 1995) — Special Thanks (as Youji Ishii)
Guardian Heroes (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Omakase! Savers (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1996) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Victory Goal '96 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producer
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Dragon Force (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (as Youji Ishii)
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Product Manager^[13] (as Youji Ishii)
Sakura Taisen (Saturn; 1996) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive; 1996) — Producers (SOJ)^[14]
Riglordsaga 2 (Saturn; 1996) — Executive Producers
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (Saturn; 1997) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Advanced World War: Sennen Teikoku no Koubou (Saturn; 1997) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Hanagumi Taisen Columns (Saturn; 1997) — プロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Project Manager^[15] (as Youji Ishii)
Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (Saturn; 1997) — Executive Producer^[16] (as 石井洋児)
J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2 (Saturn; 1997) — Exective Producer (as 石井洋児)
Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Project Manager^[17] (as Youji Ishii)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou! (Saturn; 1998) — EXプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Burning Rangers (Saturn; 1998) — Project Manager (as Youji Ishii)
Sakura Taisen 2: Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Saturn; 1998) — エグゼクティブプロデューサー (as 石井洋児)
Deep Fear (Saturn; 1998) — Executive Producer^[18] (as Youji Ishii)
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Project management (as Youji Ishii)
Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks (as Youji Ishii)
Time Stalkers (Dreamcast; 1999) — セガエンタープライゼス (as 石井洋児)
Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn; 1996) — Producers (SOJ)^[19]
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Special Thanks
Medal de Fantasy Zone (Medal game; 2012) — Planning
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2016) — Executive Producer

Music

Deep Fear (CD; 1998) — Executive Producer (as Youji Ishii)

Hang-On (Arcade version) (1985) (as Mr. Ishii)
Teddy Boy Blues (1985) — Game Design
Fantasy Zone (System 16 version) (1986)
OutRun (OutRun Hardware version) (1986)
Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection (2008) — Special Thanks (AQ Interactive)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS version) (2016) — Executive Producer (Arzest Corp.)

Song credits

Hang-On (Arcade version)

Goal — Music & Arrangement
Name Entry — Music & Arrangement

References

[:File:Fantasy_Zone_SMS_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Fantasy Zone SMS credits.pdf

[:File:Teddy_Boy_Blues_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Teddy Boy Blues MD credits.pdf

[:File:Dr._Robotnik.27s_Mean_Bean_Machine_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine MD credits.pdf

[:File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-4] File:Galeracer_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Clockworkknight_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-5] File:Clockworkknight Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Ristar_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Ristar MD credits.pdf

[:File:Panzer_Dragoon_US_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Panzer Dragoon US Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Cyber_Speedway_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Cyber Speedway Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Mystaria_sat_us_manual.pdf_p28-9] File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28

[:File:Clockworkknight2_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-10] File:Clockworkknight2 Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf_p-11] File:Simcity2000_Saturn_JP_SSCredits.pdf

[:File:Wsb_sat_us_manual.pdf_p34-12] File:Wsb sat us manual.pdf, page 34

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-13] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_MD_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sonic 3D Blast MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ZenNihonProWres_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-16] File:ZenNihonProWres Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-17] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Deep_Fear_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-18] File:Deep Fear Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_3D_Blast_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-19] File:Sonic 3D Blast Saturn credits.pdf

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 {{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (石井 洋児) is a producer and project manager who worked on various [[Sega]] titles. Joining the company in 1978, Ishii designed and directed '80s arcade titles such as ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'', ''[[Hang On]]'' and ''[[OutRun]]'' and produced [[Saturn]] titles such as ''[[NiGHTS]]'', ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' and ''[[Sakura Wars]]''. Common colleagues include [[Noriyoshi Oba]], [[Yutaka Sugano]], [[Makoto Oshitani]] and [[Hiroshi Aso]].
-Ishii has since left [[Sonic Team]] for [[Naoto Ohshima]]'s [[Artoon]], having held the title of Executive Producer until 2005, when he was appointed C.E.O and President of AQ Interactive (currently Marvelous AQL Inc.) into which Artoon was absorbed. Following Artoon's disbandment in 2010, he is now the C.E.O. and President of Arzest, another video game development company he founded with Ohshima.
+Ishii has since left [[Sonic Team]] for [[Naoto Ohshima]]'s [[Artoon]], having held the title of Executive Producer until 2005, when he was appointed C.E.O and President of [[AQ Interactive]] (currently Marvelous AQL Inc.) into which Artoon was absorbed. Following Artoon's disbandment in 2010, he is now the C.E.O. and President of Arzest, another video game development company he founded with Ohshima.
 ==Production history==
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 * ''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (System 16 version) (1986)
 * ''[[OutRun]]'' (OutRun Hardware version) (1986)
-* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks (AQ Interactive)
+* ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 33: Fantasy Zone Complete Collection]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks ([[AQ Interactive]])
 * ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' (3DS version) (2016) — Executive Producer (Arzest Corp.)