Takao Miyoshi
From Sega Retro
Takao Miyoshi is a game designer and planner for Sonic Team whose first role was for Sonic CD. He would later act as Head Designer for both versions of Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island and the foremost field designer and enemy game designer for Sonic Adventure (and character game designer following Takashi Iizuka).
Miyoshi has since become a mainstay of the Phantasy Star series as its Director (for sixth console generation titles) and its Producer as of Phantasy Star Universe (succeeding original series producer Yuji Naka).
Production History
- Sonic CD (1993) — Game Designer
- F1 Challenge (1995) — Planner
- Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) — Game Designer
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Mega Drive Version) (1996) — Head Designer (Sega), Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega), Playfield Design (SOJ) (Sega)
- Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn and PC Versions) (1996/1997) — Head Designer (Sega Enterprises Ltd.), Game Concept Design (SOJ) (Sega), Playfield Design (SOJ) (Sega)
- Sonic R (1997/1998) — Game Advisor (Sega Enterprises Ltd.) (Sega)
- Burning Rangers (1998) — Game Designer
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Character game designer, Field designer, Enemy game designer
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Puzzle Editing
- Phantasy Star Online (2000/2001) — Director
- ChuChu Rocket! (GBA Version) (2001) — Normal Puzzles
- Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (2001) — Director
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (2002/2003) — Assistant Producer
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Character Game Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), Field Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff), Enemy Game Designer (Sonic Adventure Original Staff)
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (2003) — Assistant Producer
- Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus (2003) — Assistant Producer
- Sonic Heroes (2003) — Assistant Producer
- Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (2004) — Assistant Producer
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 4 (2005) — Assistant Producer
- Phantasy Star Universe (2006) — Producer
- Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (2007) — Producer
- NiGHTS into Dreams (PS2 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
- Valkyria Chronicles (2008) — Special Thanks (Sega Corporation)
- Phantasy Star Portable (2008) — Producer
- Phantasy Star Zero (2008) — Producer
- Pole's Big Adventure (2009) — Producer
- Sonic CD (XBLA and PSN Versions) (2011) — Game Designer (Original Mega CD Staff)