Naohisa Morota

From Sega Retro

Naohisa Morota (諸田 直久) is a sound programmer formerly employed by Sunsoft. Work at this company includes Famicom (aka NES) versions of some of Sega's arcade titles, particularly Fantasy Zone and After Burner. During this time he worked with Naoki Kodaka and later Shinichi Seya, both of whom would also produce sound for various Sega titles.

In 1993 Morota joined Konami, where he would remain for at least the following decade. Work at this company includes character programming - most notably for the enemies and bosses of the Nintendo 64 Castlevania titles - and event programming in addition to his usual sound roles.

Production History

  • Fantasy Zone (NES Version) (1987) — Sound (as N.Morota)
  • Shanghai (NES Version) (1987) — Music (as N.Morota)
  • After Burner (NES Version) (1989) — Music (as Morota San)
  • Batman (TurboGrafx-16 Version) (1990) — Sound (as N Morota)
  • Nantettatte!! Baseball (1990)
  • Mr. Gimmick (1992) — Sound Programmer
  • Sunset Riders (SNES Version) (1993) — Game Programer (as N. Morota), Sound Program (as Naohisa. M)
  • Castlevania (N64 Version) (1998) — Enemy Character Programmer (Program Staff), Boss Character Programmer (Program Staff), Effect Programmer (Program Staff)
  • Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (1999) — Enemy Programmer (Program Staff), Boss Programmer (Program Staff)
  • Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon (2000) — Demo Event Program (Program Staff), Sound Program (Program Staff)
  • International Superstar Soccer 3 (PC Version) (2003) — Sound Programming
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (GCN, PS2, Xbox and PC Versions) (2004) — Sound Programmer (Konami Computer Entertainment Studios, Inc.)

Song Credits

Fantasy Zone (NES Version)

  • Start — Arrangement
  • Opa-Opa! [Rd. 1] — Arrangement
  • Shop [Shop] — Arrangement
  • Boss [Rd. 1~7 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Round Up [Round Clear] — Arrangement
  • Keep on the Beat [Rd. 2] — Arrangement
  • Saari [Rd. 3] — Arrangement
  • Prome [Rd. 4] — Arrangement
  • Hot Snow [Rd. 5] — Arrangement
  • Don't Stop [Rd. 6] — Arrangement
  • Dreaming Tomorrow [Rd. 7] — Arrangement
  • Ya-Da-Yo [Rd. 8 Boss] — Arrangement
  • Victory Way [Ending] — Arrangement
  • Miss — Arrangement
  • Game Over — Arrangement

After Burner (NES Version)