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{{stub}}'''Naohiro Warama''', also known as '''Taro Shizuoka''' (and '''Shizuoka Taro''').
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{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (藁間 直弘), also known as '''Taro Shizuoka''' (and '''Shizuoka Taro'''), joined [[Sega]] as a character designer, best-known for his work on ''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]''{{ref|https://www.sega-16.com/2016/04/behind-the-design-the-revenge-of-shinobi/}}{{ref|1=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works-reprint}} but later also became a programmer{{ref|https://www.marubeni-sys.com/infinite-ideas/chousen/sega/}}. He then went into technical support and PC software development{{ref|https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r42.html}}. He was the manager of the Technical Research Department of [[Smilebit]], developing in-house game engines, libraries and conducting research on new technologies they could use to improve development{{ref|https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r42.html}}. He migrated to [[Amusement Vision]] in 2003, first as a supervisor for ''[[Spikeout: Battle Street]]'', and has since worked on the ''[[:category:Yakuza (franchise)|Yakuza]]'' franchise, sometimes directly involved with game development, but most often programming the main libraries and physics engines{{ref|https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2016/session/ENG/2190.html}}.
  
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==Production History==
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==Production history==
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*''[[Space Harrier II]]'' (1988) — Monster Design (as '''Shizuoka Taro''')
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{{ProductionHistory|Naohiro Warama|Taro Shizuoka|Shizuoka Taro|Taro.S☻|Sizuokataro|しずおか たろう|ワラマ ナオヒロ|藁間 直弘|静岡 太郎}}
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*''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]'' (1989)
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*''[[ESWAT: City Under Siege]]'' (1990) — Special Thanks to (as '''Taro Shizuoka''')
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==Magazine articles==
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*''[[Strider]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1990) — Chief Designer / Graphic Coordinator (as '''Taro.S☻''')
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*''[[Virtua Cop 2]]'' (PC Version) (1997) — Technical Advisors
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*''[[Daytona USA Deluxe]]'' (1997) — Programmers
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==Interviews==
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*''[[Sega Rally 2]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Technical Advisors
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* [https://www.marubeni-sys.com/infinite-ideas/chousen/sega/ ''Yakuza 4'': Mitsunori Fujimoto, Koji Tokieda & {{PAGENAME}} interview by Infinite-Ideas (July, 2010)]
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*''[[Sega Rally 2]]'' (PC Version) (1999) — Technical Advisors
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*''[[Spikeout: Battle Street]]'' (2005) — Supervisor
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 19 January 2024

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Naohiro Warama (藁間 直弘), also known as Taro Shizuoka (and Shizuoka Taro), joined Sega as a character designer, best-known for his work on The Revenge of Shinobi[2][3] but later also became a programmer[4]. He then went into technical support and PC software development[5]. He was the manager of the Technical Research Department of Smilebit, developing in-house game engines, libraries and conducting research on new technologies they could use to improve development[5]. He migrated to Amusement Vision in 2003, first as a supervisor for Spikeout: Battle Street, and has since worked on the Yakuza franchise, sometimes directly involved with game development, but most often programming the main libraries and physics engines[6].

Production history

Games

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Naohiro Warama/Magazine articles.

Interviews

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Naohiro Warama

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r42.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-09-16 15:05)
  2. ↑ https://www.sega-16.com/2016/04/behind-the-design-the-revenge-of-shinobi/
  3. ↑ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darrenwall/sega-mega-drive-genesis-collected-works-reprint
  4. ↑ https://www.marubeni-sys.com/infinite-ideas/chousen/sega/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2003/session/details/r42.html
  6. ↑ https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2016/session/ENG/2190.html
  7. ↑ File:Space Harrier II MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Ozaki Naomichi no Super Masters MD credits.pdf
  9. ↑ File:Revenge of Shinobi MD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ File:ESWAT MD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:Strider MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Pro Yakyuu Super League 91 MD credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Seima Densetsu MCD credits.pdf
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