Yoshihisa Hashimoto

Yoshihisa Hashimoto
Place of birth: Aichi prefecture (Chuubu area)
Date of birth: 1973 (age 50-51)
Employment history: Sega of Japan Divisions: Sega CS3 Sega Software R&D Dept. 8 Sonic Team (company)
Role(s): Programmer, director
Education: University of Tokyo (Department of Technology) (1993-1997)

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Yoshihisa Hashimoto (橋本 善久) is a former Sonic Team programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing Sonic Unleashed and the Hedgehog Engine. He left Sega and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of Luminous Studio. The engine would later be used for Final Fantasy XV. In spring 2014 he left Square Enix and established Libzent Innovations in August of that same year and is serving as its representative director. In January 2022, Hashimoto was appointed as Game Technology Advisor for PolkaFantasy.

Production history

Games

• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Enemy programmer
• Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — A-LIFE system programmer
• Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Tiny Chao Garden Game Designers
• Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Programmers
• Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Programmers
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Director
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Designers
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 2003) — A‑Life System Programmers
• Sonic Pinball Party (Game Boy Advance; 2003) — Programmers
• Sonic N (N-Gage; 2003) — Programmers
• Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Director
• Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Lead Game Designer
• Sega Superstars (PlayStation 2; 2004) — Technical Director
• Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 2; 2008) — Game Director
• Sonic Unleashed (Wii; 2008) — Game Director

Videos

• Sonic - Night of the Werehog (??; No results?) — Special Thanks

Music

• Planetary Pieces: Sonic World Adventure Original Soundtrack (CD; 2009) — Game Director

Interviews

Some or all of the following content should be mirrored on Sega Retro (or Retro CDN).

• Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 11, 2008)
• Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)
• Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by Sonic Channel (February 20, 2009) [Translated]

External Links

• Sega unveils Sonic World Adventure's lighting technique with Yoshihisa Hashimoto (September 12, 2008)
• Sonic World Adventure graphics course with Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki, and Kouji Ogino (March 13, 2009)
• Global Illumination in SONIC UNLEASHED (GDC 2009)
• Sonic World Adventure director blog [Translated]
• Libzent company homepage