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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (西村 真人), also known as '''Majin/Mazin''' (まぢん) or '''CXXMAJIN''',{{intref|:sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog CD/Hidden content}} is a designer at Sega. In ''[[Sonic CD|Sonic CD]]'' he was responsible for the infamous "fun is infinite" hidden image and also provided a few voice lines for Sonic in the game{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190222190752/https://twitter.com/Mazin__/status/884013547952328704}}. He has been working on console and arcade games for more than 25 years and continues to develop arcade games to this day.
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Like [[Yosuke Okunari]], who is the same age as him, Nishimura comes from a background of growing up with Sega games and the Japanese Sega community in the 80s, and helps with preserving retro materials{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20191015032850/https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/191015a}}.
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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{{ProductionHistory|Masato Nishimura|西村 真人|まぢん|Mazin|Majin|Cxxmajin|Masato"Mazin"Nishimura|Masato "Mazin" Nishimura}}
 
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (1993) — Landscape Designer
 
* ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' (1995) — Map Designer
 
  
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 08:02, 17 December 2023

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Masato Nishimura
Place of birth: Kashiwa, Chiba prefecture, Japan
Date of birth: 1971[1] (age 52-53)
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Role(s): Designer
Education: Kashiwa Chuo High School
Twitter: @Mazin__

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Masato Nishimura (西村 真人), also known as Majin/Mazin (まぢん) or CXXMAJIN,[12] is a designer at Sega. In Sonic CD he was responsible for the infamous "fun is infinite" hidden image and also provided a few voice lines for Sonic in the game[13]. He has been working on console and arcade games for more than 25 years and continues to develop arcade games to this day.

Like Yosuke Okunari, who is the same age as him, Nishimura comes from a background of growing up with Sega games and the Japanese Sega community in the 80s, and helps with preserving retro materials[1].

Production history

Games

Music

Hardware

References