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Takao Miyoshi
is a former game producer at Sega. Miyoshi joined in 1990 and first worked on the Sega Meganet minigames for the Genesis and then had design roles for Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit, Sonic 3D Blast, Burning Rangers and Sonic Adventure. His debut as director was Phantasy Star Online, he then produced for Phantasy Star Universe, succeeding Yuji Naka. Similar to a Sega Meganet game, he produced a smaller scale downloadable called Pole's Big Adventure in 2009. He left Sega afterwards after spending his last years at the company as senior producer, and let Satoshi Sakai succeed him as producer for the ''Phantasy Star'' franchise. Later he joined Y's net, which Yu Suzuki established, and Prope, which Yuji Naka , credited in some games as YU2, is a Japanese video game programmer, video game designer, designer and video game producer, producer. He is the former head of the Sega studio Sonic Team, where he was the lead programmer of the original ''Sonic t ... establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Meganet
Sega Meganet, also known as the Net Work System, was an online service for the Mega Drive in Japan and later Brazil. Utilizing dial-up Internet access, Meganet was Sega's first online multiplayer gaming service, and functioned on a pay to play basis. The system functioned through the use of a peripheral called the Mega Modem and offered several unique titles that could be downloaded, and a few could be played competitively with friends. In addition, it shared technology and equipment with more serious services such as the Mega Anser, used for banking purposes. Though the system was announced for North America under the rebranded name "Tele-Genesis", it was never released for that region. Ultimately, the Meganet service would be short-lived, lasting approximately a year before it was discontinued, but would serve as a precursor to the Sega Channel and XBAND services, as well as a predecessor to online gaming services for video game consoles. Retrospective feedback praises the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Limit
''The Honorary Consul'' is a 1983 British drama film directed by John Mackenzie, and starring Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins and Elpidia Carrillo. It is based on the 1973 novel '' The Honorary Consul'' by Graham Greene. Synopsis Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the narrative follows Eduardo Plarr ( Richard Gere), a medical doctor of part-English, part-South American descent, who has left his home country to escape political turmoil. He meets an array of people, including the British Consul Charley Fortnum ( Michael Caine) who is working to prevent a revolution from occurring. Fortnum is also a remorseful alcoholic. Plarr also meets Fortnum's wife Clara (Elpidia Carrillo) to whom he is immediately attracted. Cast * Michael Caine as Charley Fortnum * Richard Gere as Eduardo Plarr * Bob Hoskins as Colonel Perez * Elpidia Carrillo as Clara Fortnum * Joaquim de Almeida as Leon * A Martinez as Aquino * Geoffrey Palmer as the British Ambass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic 3D Blast
known in Europe and Japan as is a 1996 platform game in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series for the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player embarks on a journey to save the Flickies, birds enslaved by Doctor Robotnik. The player must guide Sonic through a series of themed levels to collect Flickies and defeat Robotnik. Though it retains game mechanics from prior ''Sonic'' games, ''Sonic 3D Blast'' is differentiated by its isometric perspective, with pre-rendered 3D models converted into sprites. The concept for ''Sonic 3D Blast'' originated during the development of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (1994). Most of the programming was outsourced to the British studio Traveller's Tales, as the Japanese Sonic Team staff was preoccupied with '' Nights into Dreams'' (1996). Development lasted eight months, and the team drew inspiration from ''Donkey Kong Country'' (1994) and ''Sonic Labyrinth'' (1995). ''Sonic 3D Blast'' was developed alongside the Saturn game '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Rangers
is a 1998 action game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. ''Burning Rangers'' is set in a futuristic society in which fire is the remaining danger. Players control one of an elite group of firefighters, the Burning Rangers, who extinguish fires and rescue civilians in burning buildings. Most of the tasks the players complete are centred around collecting energy crystals to transport civilians to safety. In lieu of an in-game map, ''Burning Rangers'' features a voice navigation system which directs players through corridors. Development began shortly after the release of '' Christmas Nights'' in November 1996. Producer Yuji Naka wanted to create a game which involved saving people rather than killing them. Sonic Team chose to connect the game with firefighting as they thought it was an effective way of having players identify with heroism. It was released in Japan in February 1998, and later that year in North America in May and in Europe in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic Adventure
is a 1998 platform game for Sega's Dreamcast and the first main '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' game to feature 3D gameplay. It follows Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Big the Cat, and E-102 Gamma in their quests to collect the Chaos Emeralds and stop Doctor Robotnik from unleashing Chaos, an ancient evil. Controlling one of the six characters—each with their own abilities—players complete levels to progress the story. ''Sonic Adventure'' retains many elements from prior ''Sonic'' games, such as power-ups and the ring-based health system. Outside the main game, players can play minigames like racing and interact with Chao, a virtual pet. Sonic Team began developing ''Sonic Adventure'' in 1997, after the cancellation of the Sega Saturn game ''Sonic X-treme''. Led by director Takashi Iizuka and producer Yuji Naka, the team strove to reinvent ''Sonic'' for the 3D era of video games. ''Adventure'' features a stronger emphasis on storyte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantasy Star Online
''Phantasy Star Online'' is an online role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2000 for the Dreamcast. It was the first online RPG for game consoles; players adventure with up to three others over the internet to complete quests, collect items and fight enemies in real-time action RPG combat. The story is unrelated to previous games in the ''Phantasy Star'' series. Before ''Phantasy Star Online'', online gaming was limited to western PC games, particularly RPGs such as ''Diablo'', ''Ultima Online'', and ''EverQuest''. Believing online play was the future, Sega chairman Isao Okawa instructed Sonic Team to develop an online game for the Dreamcast, produced by Yuji Naka. Sonic Team's experiments led to the development of ''ChuChu Rocket!'', the first online Dreamcast game. Using what they learned from the project, and taking significant inspiration from ''Diablo,'' Sonic Team built ''Phantasy Star Online''. As Japanese internet service providers ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantasy Star Universe
(''PSU'') is an action role-playing video game developed by Sega's Sonic Team for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 platforms. It was released in Japan for the PC and PlayStation 2 on August 31, 2006; the Xbox 360 version was released there on December 12, 2006. Its North American release was in October 2006, in all formats. The European release date was November 24 the same year, while the Australian release date was November 30. ''Phantasy Star Universe'' is similar to the ''Phantasy Star Online'' (''PSO'') games, but takes place in a different time period and location, and has many new features. Like most of the ''PSO'' titles, ''PSU'' was playable in both a persistent online network mode and a fully featured, single-player story mode. Plot Ethan Waber, the main character, and his younger sister, Lumia Waber, are at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Alliance Space Fleet on the GUARDIANS Space station. The celebration is interrupted when a myster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pole's Big Adventure
is a platform game by Sega for WiiWare. It is produced by ''Phantasy Star Universe'' producer Takao Miyoshi, and was released in Japan on February 3, 2009. ''Pole's Big Adventure'' uses an 8-bit style presentation and gameplay reminiscent of Nintendo Entertainment System and Master System platform games. The game also pokes fun at the conventions of these games (particularly '' Super Mario Bros.''), sometimes using a crude sense of humor and frequent references to the fourth wall. Plot The game involves Pole, a cowboy, rescuing his girlfriend Sharon from a kidnapper. At the end of each level Pole "rescues" Sharon, only to find she is a poorly-disguised enemy character. Gameplay ''Pole's Big Adventure'' is a side-scrolling platform game. Pole kills enemies with a shotgun that can be upgraded, and fights several bosses. Although there are six levels, the main objective of the game is for the player to stumble across the many gags hidden in the game. Each gag is highlighted fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Suzuki
is a Japanese game designer, producer, programmer, and engineer, who headed Sega's AM2 team for 18 years. Considered one of the first auteurs of video games, he has been responsible for a number of Sega's arcade hits, including three-dimensional sprite-scaling games that used "taikan" motion simulator arcade cabinets, such as ''Hang-On'', ''Space Harrier'', ''Out Run'', and ''After Burner'', and pioneering polygonal 3D games such as ''Virtua Racing'' and ''Virtua Fighter'', which are credited with popularizing 3D graphics in video games, as well as the critically acclaimed ''Shenmue'' series. As a hardware engineer, he led the development of various arcade system boards, including the Sega Space Harrier, Model 1, Model 2, and Model 3, and was involved in the technical development of the Dreamcast console and its corresponding NAOMI arcade hardware. In 2003, Suzuki became the sixth person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. IGN lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Naka
, credited in some games as YU2, is a Japanese video game programmer, video game designer, designer and video game producer, producer. He is the former head of the Sega studio Sonic Team, where he was the lead programmer of the original ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series on the Sega Genesis, Sega Mega Drive. Naka also led development on games including ''Nights into Dreams'' (1996), ''Burning Rangers'' (1998), ''Sonic Adventure'' (1998) and three games in the ''Phantasy Star'' franchise (1987–2000). In 2006, Naka left Sega to found Prope, an independent game company. He joined Square Enix to direct the platform game ''Balan Wonderworld'' (2021), which reunited him with the ''Sonic'' co-creator Naoto Ohshima. After the game underperformed critically and commercially, Naka announced he had left Square Enix. In 2022, he said he had been removed from ''Balan Wonderworld'' before it was released and sued Square Enix. In late 2022, Naka was arrested twice on suspicions of insider trading w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sega People
is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division for the development of both arcade games and home video games, Sega Games, has existed in its current state since 2020; from 2015 to that point, the two had made up separate entities known as Sega Games and Sega Interactive Co., Ltd. Sega is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed video game consoles. Sega was founded by American businessmen Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart as on June 3, 1960; shortly after, the company acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. Five years later, the company became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-operated game, ''Periscope'', in 1966. Sega wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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