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{{stub}}'''Rikiya Nakagawa''' is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series.  Having been employed by the company for nearly 20 years, Nakagawa originally headed Sega DD #3, the branch responsible for titles created by [[Team Shinobi]].
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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (中川 力也) is the former head of [[Sega AM1]] and [[WOW Entertainment]]. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer, with his with first game being ''[[Water Match]]''{{magref|dmjp|2000-28.pdf|94}} He remained a programmer until 1993, with his last known programming work being ''[[Air Rescue]]''{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book.pdf|page=30}}. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the ''Dynamite Deka'' and ''The House of the Dead'' series.
  
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==Production History==
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On January 1st 2004, after 20 years of being employed at Sega, he moved to [[Sammy]] to be the head of their NEWS R&D Department.{{ref|http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1144960_1124.html}}{{ref|https://dengekionline.com/data/news/2003/12/25/83531cd63edb0253e2e6aafcde1f5d7f.html}} After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.{{ref|http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080919/taito.htm}}
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*''[[Choplifter]]'' (System 1 version) (1985) — ???
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Based on his known works, he may used the names '''DAI''' and/or '''D&K''' in high score tables. During his programming days, he worked on 2 games which were cancelled, one between ''[[Ninja Princess]]'' and ''[[Alien Syndrome]]'', the other between ''[[Thunder Blade]]'' and ''[[Sega Super Circuit]]''{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book.pdf|page=30}}.
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* ''[[Die Hard Arcade]]'' (1996/1997) — Producer
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* ''[[Motor Raid]]'' (1997) — Producer
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==Production history==
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* ''[[The House of the Dead]]'' (1997/1998) — Producer
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* ''[[Dynamite Cop]]'' (1998/1999) — Producer
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* ''[[The House of the Dead 2]]'' (1998/1999/2001) — Producer
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==Magazine articles==
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* ''[[The Ocean Hunter]]'' (1998) — Producer
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* ''[[Airline Pilots]]'' (1999) — Producer
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* ''[[Brave Fire Fighters]]'' (1999) — Producer
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==Photographs==
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* ''[[Sega Tetris]]'' (Arcade Version) (1999) — Executive Producer
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* ''[[Zombie Revenge]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (1999) — Producer
 
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* ''[[The Typing of the Dead]]'' (Dreamcast and Versions) (2000) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sega Marine Fishing]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Sega Tetris]]'' (Dreamcast Version) (2000) — Executive Producer
 
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* ''[[The House of the Dead III]]'' (Xbox Version) (2002) — Producer
 
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003) — Executive Producer
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:58, 12 March 2024

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Rikiya Nakagawa
Place of birth: 1959-10-24[1][2]
Employment history:
Divisions:
Sammy (2004-01-01[5] – )
Paon
Role(s): Programmer, Producer, Executive
Education: Tokai University[6]

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Rikiya Nakagawa (中川 力也) is the former head of Sega AM1 and WOW Entertainment. After graduating university, he joined Sega in 1983 as a programmer, with his with first game being Water Match[6] He remained a programmer until 1993, with his last known programming work being Air Rescue[7]. He was the producer of many of the division's titles, including the Dynamite Deka and The House of the Dead series.

On January 1st 2004, after 20 years of being employed at Sega, he moved to Sammy to be the head of their NEWS R&D Department.[8][4] After leaving Sega-Sammy Group, Nakagawa became the President of the Paon, a video game development company.[9]

Based on his known works, he may used the names DAI and/or D&K in high score tables. During his programming days, he worked on 2 games which were cancelled, one between Ninja Princess and Alien Syndrome, the other between Thunder Blade and Sega Super Circuit[7].

Production history

Games

Music

Magazine articles

Main article: Rikiya Nakagawa/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Rikiya Nakagawa

References

  1. ↑ ', "" (; ), page 94
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://sega.jp/studio/wow.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-10-31 02:30)
  3. ↑ Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 16
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://dengekionline.com/data/news/2003/12/25/83531cd63edb0253e2e6aafcde1f5d7f.html
  5. ↑ [[4] [4]]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 94
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book.pdf, page 30
  8. ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1144960_1124.html
  9. ↑ http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080919/taito.htm
  10. ↑ File:Die Hard Arcade Saturn credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:House of the Dead Saturn credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:DynamiteBaseballNAOMI NAOMI JP credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Columns Crown GBA credits.pdf
  14. ↑ File:Lilliput Oukoku GBA credits.pdf
  15. ↑ File:FinnytheFish PS2 JP credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:MotorRaid WaterSki Booklet.pdf, page 6
  17. ↑ File:HDaLAR Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 8
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