Yuji Naka
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Yuji Naka is a Japanese video game programmer and designer best known for his key role in developing Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series and leading Sonic Team.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuji Naka canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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video game programmer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-09-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
Prope
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Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
game design
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game programming ⓘ video game industry ⓘ |
| founded | Prope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action game
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platform game ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Yuji Naka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 中 裕司 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | left Sega and Sonic Team in 2006 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-creating Sonic the Hedgehog character and gameplay
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leading development of early Sonic the Hedgehog titles ⓘ pioneering high-speed side-scrolling platformer design ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Balan Wonderworld
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Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg NERFINISHED ⓘ ChuChu Rocket! NERFINISHED ⓘ Nights into Dreams... NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star (series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phantasy Star Online NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic & Knuckles NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic Adventure 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
video game designer
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video game producer ⓘ video game programmer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Osaka Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Sonic Team
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president of Prope ⓘ |
| workedOn | Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOnPlatform |
Dreamcast
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Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Mega Drive / Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Xbox One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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