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Yoshihisa Hashimoto

Place of birth: Aichi prefecture (Chuubu area)
Date of birth: 1973 (age 50-51)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team (company)
Role(s): Programmer, director
Education: University of Tokyo (Department of Technology) (1993-1997)

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Yoshihisa Hashimoto (橋本善久) is a former Sonic Team programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing Sonic Unleashed and the Hedgehog Engine. He left Sega and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of Luminous Studio. The engine would later be used for Final Fantasy XV. In spring 2014 he left Square Enix and established Libzent Innovations in August of that same year and is serving as its representative director.

Production history

Games

Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy programmer
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — A-LIFE system programmer
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Game Designers
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Programmers^[1]
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Programmers^[2]
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Director
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Designers
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Programmers
Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Programmers
Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Programmers
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Lead Game Designer
Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Technical Director
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Game Director
Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Game Director

Videos

Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; No results?) — Special Thanks

Music

Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2009) — Game Director^[3]

Night of the Werehog (2008) — Special Thanks
Sonic Unleashed (PS2 & Wii Version) (2008) — Director
Sonic Unleashed (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version) (2008) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Hedgehog Engine Technical Director

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

External Links

References

[:File:Sonic_Advance_GBA_credits.pdf_p-1] File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf

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

[:File:PlanetaryPieces_CD_JP_booklet.pdf_p18-3] File:PlanetaryPieces CD JP booklet.pdf, page 18

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-* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer, Tiny Chao Garden Game Designer
-* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2002) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2003) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — A-Life System Director, A-Life System Designer, A-Life System Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) —  Special Thanks
 * ''[[sonic:Night of the Werehog|Night of the Werehog]]'' (2008) — Special Thanks
 * ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (PS2 & Wii Version) (2008) — Director
 * ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version) (2008) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Hedgehog Engine Technical Director
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 ==Interviews==