Masao Yoshimoto
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| Masao Yoshimoto |
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| Employment history: Sega Enterprises (1987-04-02[1] – )
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| Role(s): Engineer, General Manager |
| Education: Kindai University[1] |
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Masao Yoshimoto (吉本 昌男) is a Japanese engineer and developer. He joined Sega on 2nd April 1987,[1] and held supervisory general manager roles at AM4, Mechatro, and Sega Sammy Creation during his career at the company, all making him a chief member of amusement machine design. His notable works included the R360, as well as cabinets for many of Sega's biggest arcade hits.[3] Following several retrospective interviews looking back on his achievements during 2020, Yoshimoto retired from Sega in February 2021. He received a 1:12 scale mini R360 as a parting gift from his colleagues.[4]
Contents
Production history
Games
- (; 1987) — Cabinet Engineer
- (; 1988) — Mechanical Engineers
- (; 1989) — Mechanical Engineers
- (; 1991) — Mechanic Design by
- (; 1991) — Cabinet Engineer
- (; 1993) — Mechanical Design
- (; 1995) — Mechanical Engineer
- (; 1995) — Mechanical Designers
- (; 1995) — Mechanical Superviser
- (; 1996) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1996) — Mechanical Design (as M.Yoshimoto)
- (; 1996) — Cabinet Engineers
- (; 1997) — mechanical supervisor
- (; 1997) — Cabinet Engineers
- (; 1997) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1998) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1998) — Product Supervisor
- (; 1998) — Special Thanks
- (; 1998) — Product Supervisor
- (; 1998) — Product Supervisor
- (; 1999) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1999) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1999) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1999) — Producers
- (; 1999) — mechanical supervisor
- (; 1999) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 1999) — Material Supervisor
- (; 2000) — Cabinet Design
- (; 2000) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 2000) — Mechanical supervisor
- (; 2000) — Material Supervisor
- (; 2001) — Adviser
- (; 2001) — Cabinet Supervisors
- (; 2001) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 2001) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 2001) —
- (; 2001) — Cabinet
- (; 2001) — Cabinet Design
- (; 2002) — Cabinet Design
- (; 2002) — Mechanical Supervisor
- (; 2002) — Director
- (; 2002) — 筐体デザイン (as 吉本 昌男)
- (; 2003) — Supervisor
- (; 2006) — Mechanical Engineer
- (; 2006) — Product Supervisor
- (; 2009) — Special Thanks
- (; 2010) — 制作人 (as 吉本昌男)
- (; 2010) — Producer
- (; 2011) — Special Thanks
Videos
- (; 1995) — Mechanical Engineers (courtesy of )
Hardware
- (; 1990) — Mechanical Engineers
Magazine articles
- Main article: Masao Yoshimoto/Magazine articles.
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Masao Yoshimoto
External links
- Video Game Storytellers Part 19: Sega's genes, passed down to the next generation by the development team of the ultimate sensory game cabinet, R360. interview with Fumio Kurokawa at 4Gamer.net (Japanese)
- Sega 60th Anniversary Special Interview. Arcade developers such as the legendary chassis R360 and "Virtua Fighter" tell a lot of development secrets! interview with Famitsu at famitsu.com (Japanese)