Ryoichi Hasegawa

Ryoichi Hasegawa is an overseas coordinator that worked with various Sega titles during the late 90s. He was also a lyricist for Daytona USA 2 alongside Fumio Ito as well as the Sega Saturn classic Burning Rangers under the alias Talking Moon.

Production History

• Ecco the Dolphin (Mega Drive Version) (1993) — Additional Features
• J. League Pro Striker 2 (1994) — Special Thanks
• Cosmic Carnage (1994) (Unspecified role)
• Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994) — Special Thanks (as R. Hasegawa)
• Ristar (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
• Metal Head (1995) — Text Coordinator
• Tempo (1995) — Supervisor
• Knuckles' Chaotix (1995) — Text Coordinator
• Tempo Jr. (1995) — Special Thanks
• Shadow Squadron (1995) — Text Coordinator
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Mega Drive Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
• Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (1995) — Special Thanks
• Blazing Heroes (1995) — SOJ Coordinator
• Iron Storm (1995) — Special Thanks
• Tails Adventures (1995) — Special Thanks to (as R.Hasegawa)
• Virtua Fighter (32X Version) (1995) — Special Thanks
• Sega Rally Championship (Saturn Version) (1995) — Overseas Coordination
• Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition (1996) — Special Thanks [NOTE: Uncredited in-game]
• NiGHTS into Dreams (1996) — Overseas Coordination
• Baku Baku (Saturn Version) (1996) — Corpsified Overseas Coordinator (SOJ Staff) (as Ryoichi "Trueno" Hasegawa)
• Christmas NiGHTS (1996) — Overseas Coordination
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Saturn Version) (1996) — SOJ Liaison (SEGA U.S. Credits)
• Enemy Zero (Saturn Version) (1996) — Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (For US Version (Sega of America Inc.))
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive Version) (1997) — Special Thanks
• The House of the Dead (1997/1998) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Jam (1997) — Special Thanks
• Sonic R (Saturn Version) (1997) — Overseas Coordinator
• Burning Rangers (Japanese edition) (1998) — Words by ("We are Burning Rangers")
• Daytona USA 2 (1998)
• Burning Rangers (Overseas edition) (1998) — English words by (Theme Music "Angel with Burning Hearts") (as Talking Moon), Words by ("We are Burning Rangers") (as Talking Moon), Words by ("I Just Smile") (as Talking Moon)
• NiGHTS into Dreams (PS2 Version) (2008) — Special Thanks
• The House of the Dead: Overkill (2009) — Sega Corporation
• Crazy Taxi (PSN & XBLA Versions) (2010) — Producer (Sega of Japan)

Song Credits

Burning Rangers (Japanese edition)

• We are Burning Rangers — Words

Daytona USA 2

• Battle on the Edge — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• Sling Shot — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• I Can Do It — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• Skyscraper Sequence — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• Battle on the Edge - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• Sling Shot - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• I Can Do It - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)
• Skyscraper Sequence - Mitsuyoshi Ver. - — Lyrics (w/Fumio Ito)

Burning Rangers (Overseas edition)

• Angels with Burning Hearts — English words
• We are Burning Rangers — Words
• I Just Smile — Words