Masahiko Kobayashi

Masahiko Kobayashi

Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Studio 128 Sega R&D 8 Sega AM2 Sega AM3
Role(s): Programmer

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Masahiko Kobayashi (小林雅彦), also known as Match or Macchi (マッチ)^[1], is a former programmer at Sega of Japan. He was well-known for his antics at Studio 128 and Sega R&D 8,^[2] such as refusing to let the president of Sega into his room because Yu Suzuki had said to not "anyone" into their top-secret After Burner development studio,^[3]^[4] or debugging G-LOC: Air Battle without permission or a partner, eventually being trapped in the cabinet for 2 hours.^[4]^[5]

Sometime between the release of Daytona USA in 1994 and Cyber Troopers Virtual-On in 1996, Kobayashi moved from AM2 to AM3^[1].

Achacha, final boss of Dynamite Dux, was modelled after Kobayashi, depicting his beard, which was also referenced in After Burner with the phrase "BE CAREFUL! - MATCH'S WEAPON IS BEARD AND OIL.".

Production history

Games

After Burner (X Board; 1987) — Programmer (as Match)
After Burner (X Board; 1987) (as MK)
After Burner II (X Board; 1987) (as MK)
Dynamite Dux (System 16; 1988) — "Achacha's Model"^[6] (as match)
G-LOC: Air Battle (Y Board; 1990) — Programmer
Strike Fighter (Y Board; 1991) — Programmer
Virtua Racing (Model 1; 1992) — Programmers
Virtua Fighter (Model 1; 1993) — Programmers
J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (Mega Drive; 1993) — Special Thanks^[7] (as Macchi)
Daytona USA (Model 2; 1994) — Programmers
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Model 2; 1996) — Programming
Dirt Devils (Model 3; 1998) — Special Thanx
Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000 (NAOMI; 1999) — programers
Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1 (Dreamcast; 1999) — programmers

Videos

Sega Amusement CG World Best Collection (LaserDisc; 1995) — Programmers

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Masahiko Kobayashi

References

[:File:SSM_JP_19961108_1996-19.pdf_p229-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-19 (1996-11-08)" (JP; 1996-10-25), page 229

[https:.2F.2Fpostgamecontent.com.2Fpost.2F156122197775.2Fthe-sega-3d-classics-collection-3d-after-burner-2-2] ttps://postgamecontent.com/post/156122197775/the-sega-3d-classics-collection-3d-after-burner-2

[https:.2F.2Fshmuplations.com.2Fafterburner.2F-3] ttps://shmuplations.com/afterburner/

[https:.2F.2Fwww.eurogamer.net.2Ftales-from-inside-studio-128-sega-am2s-top-secret-studio-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://www.eurogamer.net/tales-from-inside-studio-128-sega-am2s-top-secret-studio

[https:.2F.2Farchive.ph.2FHU19t-5] @Hiro_H10th on Twitter (archive.today)

[:File:DynamiteDux_arcade_credits.pdf_p-6] File:DynamiteDux arcade credits.pdf

[:File:Pro_Striker_Kanzenban_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Pro Striker Kanzenban MD credits.pdf

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