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This topic has been discussed in various threads over the years, but it might be good to have everything in one place.

Former Sega sound designer Kazuhiko Nagai (長井和彦) started putting up his work on Youtube last year. Let's start with him. Here is the list of his consumer work from his website (up through 1993):

・SEGA CS

1986〜 MarkⅢ FM unit /master system :sound driver

1986 Space Harrier : help&coding,SE

1987 Zillon : Direction,SE

1987 ALIEN SYNDROME : Direction,driver,compose,SE(sound all)

1987 SDI : sound all

1988 Maze walker(hunter) : sound all

1988 星をさがして　hoshi wo sagashite : sound all

1988 超音戦士ボーグマン cyborg hunter : Direction,SE

1988 Scramble Sprits (海外MS）: compose

1987 Zillon トライフォーメーション : Direction,SE

1989 RAMBⅢ（海外MS）：sound all

1987〜 mega drive Spec design of OPN2 / sound driver

1988 Space Harriar : SE sound program

1988 獣王記　Altered Beast : sound all

1989 Phantasy Star2 : SE sound program

1989 大魔界村　Ghouls 'n Ghosts : capcom/SEGA hybrid driver,SE

1989 RAMBOⅢ: sound all

1989 孔雀王2 mystic defender: compose

〜1990 Moon Dancer : Pending

1990 Ghost busters(MD) : sound all

1990 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker: Direction,driver,SE

1993 Quiz Scramble Special : MEGACD Recording coordinate

He doesn't specify a platform for Altered Beast, but he apparently confirmed years ago that he worked on the Master System version, in addition to the Mega Drive/Genesis version.

Hikoshi Hashimoto (橋本彦士)
Prolific sound designer who worked on some Sega 8-bit games

Website:
http://hikoshi.matrix.jp/

Sega 8-bit games listed on his website:

Running Battle (SMS, listed as GG)
Line of Fire (SMS, listed as GG)
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (GG)
Battletoads (GG, "data production")

Sega 8-bit games not listed on his website:

Alien Storm (SMS)
Donald no Magical World (GG) (credited with Youko Yamamoto)
Psycho Fox (SMS)

Hashimoto tweeted about Psycho Fox once, but later deleted it. There is another tweet in which he mentions working on it, though.

T's Music (株式会社ティーズミュージック)
Game audio production company started in April 1990

Website:
https://www.tsmusic.co.jp/

Sega 8-bit games NOT listed on their website:

- Submarine Attack (Master System)
In an interview, then-president Tomoyuki Hamada said this was their first game, but it was not released. Except it was released, just not in Japan, which might be why it's not on the website.

- Berlin no Kabe (The Berlin Wall) (Game Gear)
Credited in-game.

Sega 8-bit games listed on their website:

- Bart World (The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World, outside of Japan)
I believe there are mistakes on the T's Music website. However, this is one of the few Acclaim Simpsons games released in Japan, and we know from a former Santos programmer that that company converted Bart vs. the World and Space Mutants to Game Gear from the Master System.

Did T's Music also work on Space Mutants? That one did not come out in Japan, which could be why it's not listed on the website.

Takashi Horiguchi (堀口貴史)
Former sound designer at SIMS. Went by the name "Fumi" (because the "史" in his given name can be read that way).

Sega 8-bit games from the list he posted here:

Alien Syndrome (Game Gear) (debut)
Wimbledon (Master System)
Ninja Gaiden (Master System)
Master of Darkness (Master System)
Air Rescue (Master System, some music)
Kick & Rush (as he refers to it) (Master System)

Confirmed here that he appears in a photo (attached below) in the November 1991 issue of Mega Drive Fan. The woman is "Nasubi."
https://twitter.com/Dec8_TH/status/1456165717192048644

Said here In the Wake of Vampire for Game Gear was ported from the Master System version:
https://twitter.com/Dec8_TH/status/1399703078505385984

Posts he wrote about working at SIMS. Had some things to say about future company president Noboru Machida:
https://dec8.fc2.net/blog-entry-108.html
https://dec8.fc2.net/blog-entry-110.html

sims_megadrivefan.png (1.26 MB)

Tadahiko Inoue (井上忠彦)
aka "XOR"

Inoue confirmed on the VGMdb Forums that he worked on Danan: The Jungle Fighter. He is also credited on Alex Kidd in Shinobi World.

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CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Whodunit: Sound Designers Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 12:29 am Last edited by CRV on Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:25 am; edited 1 time in total
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	This topic has been discussed in various threads over the years, but it might be good to have everything in one place. Former Sega sound designer Kazuhiko Nagai (長井和彦) started putting up his work on Youtube last year. Let's start with him. Here is the list of his consumer work from his website (up through 1993): ・SEGA CS 1986〜 MarkⅢ FM unit /master system :sound driver 1986 Space Harrier : help&coding,SE 1987 Zillon : Direction,SE 1987 ALIEN SYNDROME : Direction,driver,compose,SE(sound all) 1987 SDI : sound all 1988 Maze walker(hunter) : sound all 1988 星をさがして　hoshi wo sagashite : sound all 1988 超音戦士ボーグマン cyborg hunter : Direction,SE 1988 Scramble Sprits (海外MS）: compose 1987 Zillon トライフォーメーション : Direction,SE 1989 RAMBⅢ（海外MS）：sound all 1987〜 mega drive Spec design of OPN2 / sound driver 1988 Space Harriar : SE sound program 1988 獣王記　Altered Beast : sound all 1989 Phantasy Star2 : SE sound program 1989 大魔界村　Ghouls 'n Ghosts : capcom/SEGA hybrid driver,SE 1989 RAMBOⅢ: sound all 1989 孔雀王2 mystic defender: compose 〜1990 Moon Dancer : Pending 1990 Ghost busters(MD) : sound all 1990 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker: Direction,driver,SE 1993 Quiz Scramble Special : MEGACD Recording coordinate He doesn't specify a platform for Altered Beast, but he apparently confirmed years ago that he worked on the Master System version, in addition to the Mega Drive/Genesis version.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:50 pm Last edited by CRV on Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:22 am; edited 1 time in total
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Hikoshi Hashimoto (橋本彦士) Prolific sound designer who worked on some Sega 8-bit games Website: http://hikoshi.matrix.jp/ Sega 8-bit games listed on his website: Running Battle (SMS, listed as GG) Line of Fire (SMS, listed as GG) Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S (GG) Battletoads (GG, "data production") Sega 8-bit games not listed on his website: Alien Storm (SMS) Donald no Magical World (GG) (credited with Youko Yamamoto) Psycho Fox (SMS) Hashimoto tweeted about Psycho Fox once, but later deleted it. There is another tweet in which he mentions working on it, though.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 1:13 am Last edited by CRV on Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:21 am; edited 1 time in total
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	T's Music (株式会社ティーズミュージック) Game audio production company started in April 1990 Website: https://www.tsmusic.co.jp/ Sega 8-bit games NOT listed on their website: - Submarine Attack (Master System) In an interview, then-president Tomoyuki Hamada said this was their first game, but it was not released. Except it was released, just not in Japan, which might be why it's not on the website. - Berlin no Kabe (The Berlin Wall) (Game Gear) Credited in-game. Sega 8-bit games listed on their website: - Bart World (The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World, outside of Japan) I believe there are mistakes on the T's Music website. However, this is one of the few Acclaim Simpsons games released in Japan, and we know from a former Santos programmer that that company converted Bart vs. the World and Space Mutants to Game Gear from the Master System. Did T's Music also work on Space Mutants? That one did not come out in Japan, which could be why it's not listed on the website.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 1:20 am
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Takashi Horiguchi (堀口貴史) Former sound designer at SIMS. Went by the name "Fumi" (because the "史" in his given name can be read that way). Sega 8-bit games from the list he posted here: Alien Syndrome (Game Gear) (debut) Wimbledon (Master System) Ninja Gaiden (Master System) Master of Darkness (Master System) Air Rescue (Master System, some music) Kick & Rush (as he refers to it) (Master System) Confirmed here that he appears in a photo (attached below) in the November 1991 issue of Mega Drive Fan. The woman is "Nasubi." https://twitter.com/Dec8_TH/status/1456165717192048644 Said here In the Wake of Vampire for Game Gear was ported from the Master System version: https://twitter.com/Dec8_TH/status/1399703078505385984 Posts he wrote about working at SIMS. Had some things to say about future company president Noboru Machida: https://dec8.fc2.net/blog-entry-108.html https://dec8.fc2.net/blog-entry-110.html sims_megadrivefan.png (1.26 MB)

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:32 am
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 665	Tadahiko Inoue (井上忠彦) aka "XOR" Inoue confirmed on the VGMdb Forums that he worked on Danan: The Jungle Fighter. He is also credited on Alex Kidd in Shinobi World.

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