WinterFest is here! This individual was kept a secret, making himself known the moment WinterFest began. This episode covering the history and music of Masanori Takeuchi is extra hot and heavy metal, and even sneaks in some recommendations for getting into early 2000's metal. There's a focus on the indivuals of SEGA's AM R&D Dept. #1 (AM1), includi…

Suddenly, the finale of Individual crept up on us! And it's technically a two-parter, with the American-focused Sonic the Hedgehog being made complete by locking on Sonic & Knuckles: a dive into pretty much every developer of the game. There are designers like Hirokazu Yasuhara and Takashi Iizuka, there are programmers like Yuji Naka and Masanobu Y…

A special request from listener Jamie caps off Americans month. We're talking about one little game, but it was written like 1 really big game, but RadioSEGA imitates SEGA, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles has been split into the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 episode and the Sonic & Knuckles episode. This first episode covers every American musician invo…

The third episode in Individual's Americans Month covers Howard Drossin's history, some of which you can hear from the Howard's month on a pair of The SEGA Lounge episodes from 2020. This episode should give the third-person view of his years as a touring guitarist, how he entered SEGA Technical Institute and where the department, and his career as…

Explicit warning! Your problem, not mine. The second individual of Americans Month is Andy Armer, who more people should talk about. This episode is stacked with canceled Sega Genesis games, plus a peek at Herb Alpert's work in the jazz/funk scene of the 80s. But when it comes to the actual released games, we're stepping on the Singing Mountain pod…

From one rocker to another, the American-themed month of Individual begins with David Leytze (who was in Japan when he was working for SEGA, oops). Some technically impressive games with less impressive working conditions are on blast with talks and music of Desert Tank, INDY 500, Fighting Vipers and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction to Indiv…

When the music you can play is mostly from albums, 4 to 6 minutes each, it becomes a very musical episode. Arguably, Koichi Namiki in a post-SEGA world is more of a multimedia composer than a video game composer, but he's still getting there. From PC-to-console ports to Aki Hata and Katsuhiro Hayashi collaborations, there's a lot of patterns to spo…

Easier to remember everything when it's only a week apart! It's the second episode covering the individual Izuho Numata, picking up in 1992 with the SEGA games Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei, Dark Wizard and Phantasy Star IV The end of the millenium. That's only 3/5 of the episode, though, because there's also plenty of talk, plus a bit of music,…

For the first time since Individual began, we have a multi-parter where part 2 will be coming only a week later! Also returning to pre-recorded content, this first Izuho Numata episode cover 1988 to 1991, so that includes her Falcom and CAPCOM ports, Master System games developed by Sanritsu, and her rare arcades games. Hope you enjoy these talks a…

A "1-hour show" became a very average-length LiVE show. A lot of Jun Senoue's personal insights are covered, whereas, in terms of actual games, there's only deep dives, both in terms of talks and music, for Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Individual 00:00:18 - Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3 - Mr. Baseball feat. Eric Martin 00:…

Hmm, why does this episode look so much shorter than the ones before it? Because it's pre-recorded again! Internet issues and all that. Anyways, Game Gear Month's most-hyped individual Masayuki Nagao had some involvement with this episode, answering questions and checking out radiose.ga/discord, so in addition to the GG goodness from Doraemon: Nora…

The second Saturday show. It will not become the standard. Panzer Dragoon Saga also fiddled with conventions, specifically for RPGs, but lead composer Saori Kobayashi has roots in that convention, namely Sylvan Tale for the Game Gear. While that's her most famous, her Game Gear history crams 9 games into 3 years, including Deep Duck Trouble starrin…

In the middle of Game Gear month, the batteries start to run low, and while we can still make some progress in Defenders of Oasis, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Sonic Drift, we'll have to check out other consoles. Luckily, Masafumi Ogata offers us talks and music of Hyper Marbles, Sonic the Hedgehog CD, m ~kimi wo tsutaete~ and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 …

NOTE: This episode has been heavily edited from its original LiVE broadcast. Anyways, the cute Yayoi Wachi is the second Game Gear Month owner, with prominent anime tie-ins like Kenyuu Densetsu YAIBA and Magic Knight Rayearth, as well as RPGs like Royal Stone and, er, Magic Knight Rayearth. Despite this, she may be most famous for her Sega Saturn w…

Kojiro Mikusa has so much Game Gear to cover, we couldn't even get through all of it in this Game Gear Month kick-off! Beginning in 1991 with Ax Battler and ending 1995 with Tails Adventure, some of the Game Gear's most most famous appear among games for Game Boy and Super Famicom, with talks and music of FATAL FURY, Sonic Chaos, Coca-Cola Kid and …

An episode that's had ideas stewing around for months to a year, the dragon of the 90's Tatsuyuki Maeda is finally getting some love. From unreleased games to uncredited games, to the almost biggest hits of the Mega Drive and Saturn, there's talks and music of Golden Axe III, NINKU, Dragon Force and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - J.LEAGUE PRO STRIKER 2…

While Professor Sei Matsumura couldn't make it to the discussion, we still got a lot out of his 7 years at SEGA. With some of AM3's most high-tech racing games, railroad games and gun shooters, please enjoy talks and music of SEGA TouringCar Championship, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Confidential Mission and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - SEGA Tourin…

CRI? It sees you too! This episode of Individual covers the entire known history of CRI's Naoshi Kunisawa, with smooth tuens and erased tech issuens. Let the the talks and music of Zaxxon's Motherbase 200, SAND-R, Aero Dancing i and more wash over you. Chapters: 00:00:00 - WaveRunner GP - EXPERT COURSE 00:03:50 - Aerodancing i - In the Blue Univers…

Surprisingly similar to the Hiro episode from last week, covering much the same time period (2002-2004) with many personal anecdotes courtesy of the Sanpe website. This episode has no 80's in sight though, and only some 90's thanks to From Loud 2 Low. It's about all early 2000's games like Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz, WORLD CLUB Champion Footbal…

There's a lot of talk in this episode, some still about the 80's through retro rereleases like SPACE HARRIER, FANTASY ZONE and AFTER BURNER, but with no games between 2001 and 2004, this episode's unique focus is on the public image Hiro put on Hitmaker Sound Page, including the personal lives of SEGA staff and fan interactions. Chapters: 00:00:00 …

Individual now firmly upholds the Master System and its heavy number of soundtracks by Tokuhiko Uwabo, continuing the 80's month of pre-fame SEGA musicians. The development secrets (and tracking of developer high scores) are fascinating, with talks and music of FANTASY ZONE, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Phantasy Star and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - A…

Our themed month on 80's SEGA superstars continues with Katsuhiro Hayashi. This episode was recorded over 2 days, but lock-on technology makes it possible to experience the funk and style as was intended, with talks and music of SDI, QUARTET, SUPER HANG-ON and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - SDI & QUARTET ~SEGA SYSTEM 16 COLLECTION~ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK …

The 3rd year of Individual introduces themed months, starting with the sound designers who dominated the 80's. And who better to bring it in than the Master himself, Tohru Nakabayashi, with tons of games crammed into the 1984~1988 period, including Doki Doki Penguin Land, Alien Syndrome, Altered Beast and more! Chapters: 00:00:00 - Altered Beast - …

The special episode that kicks off RadioCAPCOM (already defunct) was won by Tetsuya Shibata with Ravsieg's many facts! It overran by an hour as it contains technical explanations and pronunciation discussion, in addition to talks and music of Power Stone, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix and more! Chapters: (00:00:00) - Devil May Cry 4 -…

OSC brings the SEGA tunes to a Monday evening edition of Last Call as he kicks off the final day of our WinterFest 2022 event. New favourites like Sonic Frontiers to come, with sprinklings of old favourites like Out Run still to be found.TRACKLISTING:Streets of Rage 4 - Main Theme The Consouls - Lava Reef ZoneSonic Frontiers - Quest: SOS BackupF-Ze…

The WinterFest 2022 episode turns its festive eye on Tomoko Sasaki, her December works including World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck, Virtua Racing DELUXE and Christmas NiGHTS. Even outside that, there's obscure albums, games like Panic! and Ristar, and a prize giveaway with fun facts for an upcoming Individual special!…

Last Call is back for WinterFest 2022, and this time, we're kicking off the entire event with a set like no other. Join 2-time RadioSEGA Fan Choice Remix of the Year winner Iceferno for a Last Call set featuring Friday night favourites and new exclusive new mixes!TRACKLISTING:01. Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Revenge Of Shinobi Vocal Remix)0…

The final episode of Individual S2, coming right after the release of Sonic Frontiers Original Soundtrack: Stillness & Motion, celebrates sound director Tomoya Ohtani a decade ago, with talks and music of Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll, Sonic Colors, Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure and more!

Another LiVE show, already trying to one-up the previous one in complexity. Some of goes as planned, some of it doesn't, but throughout there's charming talks and music of Phantasy Star 0, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax and more!

An experimental episode of Individual, we're going truly LiVE with RoBKTA! No amount of trimming could prepare Nicolaas Hamman for the shenanigans he'd incite, but this 3-hour show still goes Club Needlemouse, OutRax, The Invincible EP and more!

It's not LiVE like planned, but maybe that's a good thing, because this complete look at Chikako Kamatani's history is very tight. With a heap of Master System PSG and a couple post-SEGA works like Pinobee and Love and Berry, this episode has talks and music of AZTEC ADVENTURE, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, PYRAMID MAGIC and more!…

2 and a half hours showcase a pre-SEGA Arnaud Roy a.k.a. FlybyNo, composer and sound designer for AMPLITUDE's ENDLESS universe. Several blocks are dedicated to TV sound editing and further back, but ends with talks and music of ENDLESS Space, ENDLESS Legend and DUNGEON of the ENDLESS.

The final episode of a special October ends on The House of the Dead 4's Makito Nomiya. Though there's many dead years, there's still a lot to dig up between 1993 and 2005, with talks and music of Puzzle & Action: Tant-R, MOTOR RAID, Brave Firefighters and more!

Join Rexy for a Last Call special centred around the soon to be released Mega Drive Mini 2. With a whole host of banging remixes stemming from the console's wide library of games, you won't want to stop moving. Time to kick it old school, this is Last Call!TRACKLISTING:SuperiorX - Paradise Paradox (Sonic CD)bLiNd - Space Ace 2 (Space Harrier)Audio …

A special episode of Individual for the Mega Drive Mini 2 Marathon, it focuses on Kazuhiko Nagai, who programmed the first version of the original Mega Drive sound driver. From 1986 (or 1985?) to 1992, his complete Master System and Mega Drive works are covered with talks and music of Maze Hunter 3-D, Rambo III, Rad Mobile and more!…

The third October episode focuses on The House of the Dead III's Eriko Sakurai. Before BANDAI NAMCO, she was with SEGA/WOW ENTERTAINMENT from 1999 to 2006. Witness her discover the theremin with talks and music of World Series Baseball 2K1, SEGA Bass Fishing 2, Altered Beast and more!

The second The House of the Dead month episode, this is about HOTD2's Haruyoshi Tomita. He's worked on more games than he has songs (and definitely more than he has confirmed songs), this episode has talks and music of Emergency Call Ambulance, Super Monkey Ball, Virtua Striker 4 and more!

We're kicking off a month of scares with The House of the Dead sound designers, first being the OG: Tetsuya Kawauchi! But there's some cuteness to offset the horror, with talks and music of Baku Baku Animal, MANX TT SuperBike, SEGA Water Ski and more!

This episode about Kentaro Koyama (a.k.a. Kentaro Kobayashi) was delayed by several weeks. Shots fired at high-speed with talks and music of Virtua Cop, Virtual-On, Gun Blade NY and more!

This episode on Hideaki Kobayashi contains a 24-minute segment dedicated to Phantasy Star Online. Other than that and some doujin releases, it covers his history up to 2002 with talks and music of Atsumare! Guruguru Onsen, INITIAL D, SONIC MEGA COLLECTION and more!

An episode with too many sound clips, this Tomonori Sawada balances games with techno albums. The game side has talks and music of Land of Illusion Starring of Illusion, Panzer Dragoon, Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition and more!

A Twindividual that's actually about 2 people, Fumie Kumatani and Kenichi Tokoi. Games they worked on together get double the usual coverage with talks and music of Sonic Riders, Phantasy Star Universe, Sonic and the Secret Rings and more!

An episode requested by spotman, Nicolaas Hamman tried to fit in as much as possible for the 1995~2007 history for Daisuke Ishiwatari. While you won't see any of his art, you still get talks and music of Virtual Open Tennis, GUILTY GEAR, SANGOKUSHI TAISEN DS and more!

This awkward episode on Tomoya Koga maybe has an accompanying interview on radiosega.net. Regardless, enjoy the talks, music and especially the guitars of F355 Challenge, The King of Route 66, Virtua Fighter 5 R and more!

Another overrun, with this episode on Spencer Nilsen covering just about his entire history. The sound of the Sega CD sings with talk and music of Batman Returns, Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic The Hedgehog CD and more!

A deviation from the norm, this episode of Individual covers someone from the community, Rexy of RadioSEGA and OverClocked ReMix! A show that overran by a mile, check it out for her musical history from 2003 to 2012.

Nicolaas Hamman tries to explain baseball in this episode on Teruhiko Nakagawa, spanning 1994~2000 (the same years as the last Yuzo Koshiro episode, oddly enough). Represented games include STELLAR ASSAULT, GREATEST NINE '96, PRO YAKYU TEAM DE ASOBOU! and more!

Another Part 2, this time on Yuzo Koshiro, bringing him into his hardcore phase and ushering him into CD audio. With possibly the oddest pacing chronicling 1994-2000, check out the talks and music of Streets of Rage 3, The Story of Thor, Shenmue, and more!

Yasuhiro Kawakami only worked at SEGA for 3 years, but they were influential years and his time at SQUARE is even more famous. Listen to a shorter episode covering 1987-1998 with talks and music of SHINOBI, TETRIS, CRACK DOWN, and more!

Megumi Takano's been one of the backbones of AM2 since 1999, but not too many specific are known. Nicolaas Hamman uncovers some fun trivia on her earliest works with talks and music of Choujikuu Yousai Macross, Quest of D, BORDER BERAK and more!