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Masaharu Yoshii

Place of birth: Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan
Company(ies): Sega of Japan, Sega of America, Sega Technical Institute, Sega CS
Role(s): Executive, Director, Programmer
Education: Chitosegaoka High School, Nihon University (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Science; 1970)

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Masaharu Yoshii (吉井正晴) is a Japanese businessman and former Sega executive, most known as Director of Sega Technical Institute and Senior Business Manager of Sega CS. He has been described as one of first 10 or so people to join Sega, following the merger between Rosen Enterprises and Nihon Goraku Bussan.^[1]

History

Masaharu Yoshii joined Sega of Japan in April 1970, and stayed working within the company until his departure in May 2000. He soon joined CRI Middleware in 2001, and would remain there until 2010.

Production history

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Director^[2]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Project Manager^[3]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Project Managers^[4]
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Software Support
Dreamcast Middleware Conference Demo Disc Part. 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Executive Adviser (as Yoshii Masaharu)
Sega Swirl (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
Quake III Arena (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[5]
Planet Ring (Dreamcast; 2000) — Exective driver
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[6]

Hardware

Sega Dreamcast (Dreamcast; 1998)

Interviews

References

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FZ2cJ0-1] @rio_hasegawa on Twitter (archive.today)

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:QuakeIIIArena_DC_US_Manual.pdf_p31-5] File:QuakeIIIArena DC US Manual.pdf, page 31

[:File:Segasmashpack_dc_us_manual.pdf_p22-6] File:Segasmashpack dc us manual.pdf, page 22

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+| company=[[Sega of Japan]], [[Sega of America]], [[Sega Technical Institute]], [[Sega CS]]
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+| education=Chitosegaoka High School, [[wikipedia:Nihon University|Nihon University]] (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Science; 1970)
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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (吉井 正晴) is a former [[Sega]] programmer and director. Hired in April 1970 and working with the company until departing in May 2000, he would later join [[CRI Middleware]] from 2001-2010.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (吉井 正晴) is a Japanese businessman and former [[Sega]] executive, most known as Director of [[Sega Technical Institute]] and Senior Business Manager of [[Sega CS]]. He has been described as one of first 10 or so people to join Sega, following the merger between [[Rosen Enterprises]] and [[Nihon Goraku Bussan]].{{ref|https://archive.ph/Z2cJ0|https://twitter.com/rio_hasegawa/status/1725769926898790434}}
+==History==
+Masaharu Yoshii joined [[Sega of Japan]] in April 1970, and stayed working within the company until his departure in May 2000. He soon joined [[CRI Middleware]] in 2001, and would remain there until 2010.
 ==Production history==
-{{ProductionHistory|Masaharu Yoshii|吉井 正晴}}* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992) — Director
+{{ProductionHistory|Masaharu Yoshii|吉井 正晴|Yoshii Masaharu}}
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) — Project Manager
-* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Project Manager
+==Interviews==
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Project Manager
+*[https://pubs.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/admin/ja/pdfs/show/2375 ''Masaharu Yoshii Interview Part 1: Testimony about game development and industry circumstances in the early days of Sega and the game industry'' (2020-02-03) by Research Library]
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Software Support
+*[https://pubs.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/admin/ja/pdfs/show/2377 ''Masaharu Yoshii Interview Part 2: Testimony about game development and industry circumstances in the early days of Sega and the game industry'' (2020-02-03) by Research Library]
-* ''Sega Swirl'' (2000) — Special Thanks
+*[https://pubs.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/admin/ja/pdfs/show/2379 ''Masaharu Yoshii 2nd Interview Part 1: Testimony about game development and sales operations at Sega and Sega of America'' (2020-02-14) by Research Library]
-* ''Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams'' (2002) — Special Thanks
+*[https://pubs.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/admin/ja/pdfs/show/2381 ''Masaharu Yoshii 2nd Interview Part 2: Testimony about game development and sales operations at Sega and Sega of America'' (2020-02-14) by Research Library]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFhaUR4n4PE ''Technical development at the dawn of Sega 1970-1976 - Interview with Masaharu Yoshii (1)'' (2022-12-20) by onionsoftware]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLOpcouZZV8 ''Sega's first video game 1973-1977 - Interview with Masaharu Yoshii (2)'' (2023-01-11) by onionsoftware]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwfI428rnrE ''Sega's video game dawn 1976-1979 - Interview with Masaharu Yoshii (3)'' (2023-08-09) by onionsoftware]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EXXldg6oTg ''From Head-On to Samurai 1979-1981 -Interview with Masaharu Yoshii (4)'' (2023-08-29) by onionsoftware]
 ==References==