Hiroya Hatsushiba
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Hiroya Hatsushiba is the founder of tri-Crescendo
, and a long time sound programmer for composer Motoi Sakuraba
.
Hatsushiba came up as a sound director and programmer for the Telenet Japan
subsidiary Wolfteam in 1993. It is here that he met Sakuraba; these two have worked together on various games since then.
He was one of the many people that left Telenet Japan on March 6, 1995 to participate in the founding of tri-Ace
. Here, he continued his sound programmer duties for Sakuraba, as well as doing some field programming.
In 1999, he left tri-Ace and formed tri-Crescendo
. While initially continuing to provide sound programming for tri-Ace's games, tri-Crescendo moved into game development in 2001. Hatsushiba partnered up with Monolith Soft
to develop Baten Kaitos, which became one of the more successful games for GameCube
. Developmental duties have continued for its sequel
, as well as the recent Eternal Sonata
.
Tri-Crescendo
Tri-Crescendo is a video game developer from Japan. It was founded in February 1999 by Hiroya Hatsushiba, who still runs the company. Hatsushiba, originally being a sound programmer, carried his experience into Tri-Crescendo; the company was initially responsible for the sound in all games by...
, and a long time sound programmer for composer Motoi Sakuraba
Motoi Sakuraba
is a Japanese composer of video games, anime series, and television dramas as well as independent progressive rock albums.-Biography:Motoi Sakuraba was born in Akita Prefecture, Japan...
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Hatsushiba came up as a sound director and programmer for the Telenet Japan
Telenet Japan
was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet . The company was best known for the Valis series as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT divisions...
subsidiary Wolfteam in 1993. It is here that he met Sakuraba; these two have worked together on various games since then.
He was one of the many people that left Telenet Japan on March 6, 1995 to participate in the founding of tri-Ace
Tri-Ace
is a Japanese video game development company formed in 1995 by former Telenet Japan employees Yoshiharu Gotanda , Masaki Norimoto and Joe Asanuma . The name is a play on words regarding the "three aces" who formed the company...
. Here, he continued his sound programmer duties for Sakuraba, as well as doing some field programming.
In 1999, he left tri-Ace and formed tri-Crescendo
Tri-Crescendo
Tri-Crescendo is a video game developer from Japan. It was founded in February 1999 by Hiroya Hatsushiba, who still runs the company. Hatsushiba, originally being a sound programmer, carried his experience into Tri-Crescendo; the company was initially responsible for the sound in all games by...
. While initially continuing to provide sound programming for tri-Ace's games, tri-Crescendo moved into game development in 2001. Hatsushiba partnered up with Monolith Soft
Monolith Soft
is a Japanese entertainment company that has created video games for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, and cell phones. The company was founded in 1999 by producer Hirohide Sugiura after he left Square Co. and accepted an investment from Namco...
to develop Baten Kaitos, which became one of the more successful games for GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
. Developmental duties have continued for its sequel
Baten Kaitos Origins
is a 2006 role-playing video game first unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show by Namco and Monolith Soft. The official name was revealed at E3 2006 on May 10, 2006....
, as well as the recent Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata
is an original role-playing video game created by Tri-Crescendo. The Xbox 360 version of the game was released on June 14, 2007 in Japan, September 17, 2007 in North America, and October 19, 2007 in Europe...
.