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Hirokazu Yasuhara

b. 1965

Japanese video game designer

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About Hirokazu Yasuhara

Born 1965. Hirokazu Yasuhara is a Japanese game designer and video game director.

, also credited as Carol Yas, is a Japanese video game designer. He is best known for designing the gameplay and stages of the initial Sonic the Hedgehog video games for Sega Genesis in the 1990s, based on technical demos and engines programmed by Yuji Naka. Yasuhara stayed with Sega until 1999. He then worked for Naughty Dog from 2002 to 2008, working on the Jak and Daxter series and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, collaborating again with former Sega employee Mark Cerny. He was the senior design director at Namco Bandai Games America from 2008 to 2012. He left Nintendo in 2016 and has since worked for Unity Technologies.

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Important facts

Born
12 October 1965, Japan
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Game designer, video game director
Nationality
Japan
Education
Tokyo University of Science
Also known as
Carol Yas

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hirokazu Yasuhara?

Japanese video game designer

When was Hirokazu Yasuhara born?

Hirokazu Yasuhara was born on 12 October 1965 in Japan.

What is Hirokazu Yasuhara's occupation?

Hirokazu Yasuhara is a game designer and video game director.

What nationality is Hirokazu Yasuhara?

Hirokazu Yasuhara is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hirokazu Yasuhara

· Wikidata: Q3136259

· DBpedia: Hirokazu Yasuhara

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