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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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
video game programmer
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1965-09-17
employer Prope NERFINISHED
Sega NERFINISHED
Sonic Team NERFINISHED
Square Enix NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork game design
game programming
video game industry
founded Prope NERFINISHED
genre action game
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
leading development of early Sonic the Hedgehog titles
pioneering high-speed side-scrolling platformer design
notableWork Balan Wonderworld NERFINISHED
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
video game producer
video game programmer
placeOfBirth Osaka Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
positionHeld head of Sonic Team
president of Prope
workedOn Balan Wonderworld for Square Enix NERFINISHED
workedOnPlatform Dreamcast NERFINISHED
Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED
PlayStation 4 NERFINISHED
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis NERFINISHED
Sega Saturn NERFINISHED
Xbox One NERFINISHED

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Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka
Phantasy Star creator Yuji Naka
Sonic Adventure producer Yuji Naka