Hisaki Nimiya
From Sega Retro
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| Hisaki Nimiya |
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| Company(ies): Sega of Japan |
| Role(s): Musician, Manager |
Hisaki "Saki" Nimiya (荷宮 尚樹) joined Sega in 1986, primarily undertaking English co-ordination research and development. His first notable contribution was Columns design features; following this, he became a planning section manager of AM3. Nimiya played a significant role in the creation of titles such as Dennou Senki Net Merc, where English communication with developers from Virtuality was key.[1]
English co-ordination duties carried out by Nimiya at Sega included script editing, in-house research of ongoing trends and preferences in American games, and communication with overseas sound collaborators on titles like Sonic the Hedgehog 3. His voice can additionally be heard in several of the company's late 1990s arcade titles, beginning with Manx TT Super Bike. Some of his most senior-level work was seen in 1998's Dirt Devils, where he is credited with General Game Design.
Nimiya's last involvement with Sega was for Wild Riders during 2001, though one further credit to his name was given for previous work in the 2010 Wii rerelease Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns.
Production history
Games
- Cyber Police ESWAT (System 16; 1989) — Design
- Columns (System C; 1990) — Designers
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (System 18; 1990) — Title Screen Voice
- Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive; 1990) — English Editor[2] (as Saki Nya)
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (System C; 1990) — Designer
- D. D. Crew (System 18; 1991) — Designers
- Michael Jackson in Scramble Training (AS-1; 1993) — English Version Script
- Dark Edge (System 32; 1993) — English Text
- Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (System 32; 1994) — 特別感謝 (as 荷宮 尚樹)
- Star Wars Arcade (Model 1; 1993) — Special Thanks
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Mega Drive; 1994) — Sound Project Coordinator[3]
- Manx TT Super Bike (Model 2; 1995) — Voice Actor & English Coordination (as Saki Nimiya)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (Model 2; 1996) — Special Thanks to
- Gunblade NY (Model 2; 1996) — Voice Actor & English Coordination
- Decathlete (Saturn; 1996) — Special Thanks[4] (as Saki Nimiya)
- Manx TT Super Bike (Saturn; 1997) — Voice Actor[5] (as Saki Miniya)
- Le Mans 24 (Model 3; 1997) — Voice
- Sega Water Ski (Model 2; 1997) — Voice Actor (as H.Nimiya)
- Sega Bass Fishing (Model 3; 1997) — Voice
- Manx TT Super Bike (Windows PC; 1997) — Voice Actor
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.2 (Model 3; 1998) — Special Thanks
- Dirt Devils (Model 3; 1998) — Original Game Design
- L.A. Machineguns (Model 3; 1998) — English coordinator/voice actor
- Blue Stinger (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sega Enterprises
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4 (Model 3; 1999) — Special Thanks
- Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast; 1999) — Voice
- Sega Marine Fishing (NAOMI; 2000) — Voice Talent
- Quake III Arena (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks[6]
- Sega Marine Fishing (Dreamcast; 2000) — Voice Talent
- Air Trix (Hikaru; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Wild Riders (NAOMI 2; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (Wii; 2010) — Voice Cast & English Coordination
- Dee Dee Planet (Dreamcast; unreleased) — Product Management
Music
- Le Mans 24 (CD; 1997) — Voice
Hardware
- Sega Net Merc (Model 1; 1995) — Project Director
- Columns (Arcade and Mega Drive versions) (1990) (as Nimiya.H)
- Columns II: The Voyage Through Time (1990) (as Nimiya.H)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) — Sound Project Coordinator
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994) — Sound Coordinator
- Manx TT Superbike (PC version) (1997) — Voice Actor (Sega of Japan)
- Blue Stinger (1999) — Special Thanks (Activision Staff)
- Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 31: Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (2007) — Special Thanks to