Difference between revisions of "Takahiro Hamano"

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Takahiro Hamano

Employment history: Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega R&D 2 Sega of America Divisions: Sega Technical Institute Sega Enterprises Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team
Role(s): Programmer

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Takahiro Hamano (浜野高広) was a programmer for Sonic Team. In the 90's, he was viewed as one of the top 3 programmers of Sega's home console games, alongside Yuji Naka and Masanobu Yamamoto,^[1] and Naka considered him his main rival^[2]. He worked closely with Yuji Naka on maintaining and practising Naka's Sonic engine of the original 2D games. This is demonstrated in Sonic Jam and Sonic Advance. His last known credit was in Sonic Battle.

Production history

Tensai Bakabon (Master System; 1988) — Programmer (as はむたく)
Tensai Bakabon (Master System; 1988) — BAKABON by (as TAK HAM)
OutRun 3D (Master System; 1989) — Programmer
Super Hang-On (Mega Drive; 1989) — Programmed by (as hama)
Golden Axe (Mega Drive; 1989) — Software Design^[3] (as Ham Tak)
Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive; 1990) — Programmer^[4] (as Ham Tak)
Super Monaco GP (Mega Drive; 1990) — Produced by^[4] (as Ham Tak)
Tougi Ou King Colossus (Mega Drive; 1992) — Special thanks to^[5] (as Hama)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (Mega Drive; 1992) — Programmer^[6] (as Ham Tak)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Project Assistants^[7]
Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive; 1994) — Senior Programmers^[8]
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Senior Programmers^[9]
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn; 1996) — Programmers
Sonic Jam (Saturn; 1997) — Main Programmer^[10]
Sonic R (Saturn; 1997) — Special Thanks^[11]
Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Program coordinator
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Technical Programmer
Samba de Amigo (NAOMI; 1999) — Programmers
Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Technical Programmer
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI; 2000) — Technical Programmer
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (NAOMI; 2000) — Programmers
Samba de Amigo Ver.2000 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Technical Programmer
ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Main programmer^[12]
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
Puyo Pop (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Technical Director
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Lead Programmer
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Technical Director^[13]
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Programmers^[14]
Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — GBA Minigame Programmer
Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Programmers
Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Technical Director
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (GameCube; 2003) — GBA Minigame Programmer
Sonic Battle (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Story Mode Programmer^[15]

Penguin Land (1987) — Sound maker

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220820050144.2Fhttps:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FSiFi_TZK.2Fstatus.2F1560854218990563328-1] @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-20 05:01)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231017065221.2Fhttps:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FSiFi_TZK.2Fstatus.2F753593166767415296-2] @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2023-10-17 06:52)

[:File:Golden_Axe_MD_credits.pdf_p-3] File:Golden Axe MD credits.pdf

[:File:Super_Monaco_GP_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:Super Monaco GP MD credits.pdf

[:File:Tougi_Ou_King_Colossus_MD_credits.pdf_p-5] File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf

[:File:Super_Monaco_GP_II_MD_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Super Monaco GP II MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_MD_credits.pdf_p-7] File:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 MD credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_.26amp.3B_Knuckles_MD_credits.pdf_p-8] File:Sonic & Knuckles MD credits.pdf

[:File:NiGHTS_into_Dreams_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-9] File:NiGHTS into Dreams Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Jam_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-10] File:Sonic Jam Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_R_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-11] File:Sonic R Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:ChuChu_Rocket.21_GBA_credits.pdf_p-12] File:ChuChu Rocket! GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Advance_GBA_credits.pdf_p-13] File:Sonic Advance GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Advance_2_GBA_credits.pdf_p-14] File:Sonic Advance 2 GBA credits.pdf

[:File:Sonic_Battle_GBA_credits.pdf_p-15] File:Sonic Battle GBA credits.pdf

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-{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a programmer for [[Sonic Team]]. He worked closely with [[Yuji Naka]] on maintaining and practising Naka's Sonic engine of the original 2D games. This is demonstarted in ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' and ''[[Sonic Advance]]''. His last known credit was in ''Sonic Battle''.
+{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (浜野 高広) was a programmer for [[Sonic Team]]. In the 90's, he was viewed as one of the top 3 programmers of [[Sega]]'s home console games, alongside [[Yuji Naka]] and [[Masanobu Yamamoto]],{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220820050144/https://twitter.com/SiFi_TZK/status/1560854218990563328}} and Naka considered him his main rival{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231017065221/https://twitter.com/SiFi_TZK/status/753593166767415296}}. He worked closely with Yuji Naka on maintaining and practising Naka's Sonic engine of the original 2D games. This is demonstrated in ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' and ''[[Sonic Advance]]''. His last known credit was in ''Sonic Battle''.
 ==Production history==
+{{ProductionHistory|Takahiro Hamano|Tak Ham|Ham Tak|hama|はむ たく|はまの たかひろ|浜野 高広}}
 * ''[[Penguin Land]]'' (1987) — Sound maker
-* ''[[Golden Axe]]'' (1989) — Software Design
-* ''[[Super Monaco GP]]'' (1990) — Produced By, Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992) — Project Assistant
-* ''[[Super Monaco GP II]]'' (1992) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles]]'' (1994) — Senior Programmer
-* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) — Senior Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) — Main Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) — Program coordinator
-* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (2000) —  Technical Programmer, Programmer
-* ''[[Samba de Amigo|Samba de Amigo Ver. 2000]]'' (2000) —  Technical Programmer, Programmer
-* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (GBA Version) (2001) — Main Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) — Special Thanks
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2001) — Lead Programmer (Tiny Chao Garden)
-* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) — Technical Director
-* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' (2003) — Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2003) — GBA Minigame Programmer (Sonic Adventure DX Staff)
-* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) — GBA Minigame Programmer
-* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) — Story Mode Programmer
 ==References==
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