Yu Suzuki

is a famous Japanese game designer.  He was born in 1958.  For most of his life, he has worked for Sega.  Some people say he is as famous as Shigeru Miyamoto.  Suzuki created games like Hang-On and Virtua Fighter and Shenmue.  He was person #6 who was added to the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.

Both of Suzuki's parents were school teachers.  When Suzuki was growing up, he wanted to be a dentist.  But he could not pass the test, so he decided to study computers instead.  In 1983 he started working at Sega.  In 1993 he wrote a famous game called Virtua Fighter.  It was so famous, that it was added to the Smithsonian museum in Washington DC, as an example of an important game.
Personal life
Suzuki said in an interview that he greatly enjoys creating games. However, he has doesn't care much about playing them. he would rather spend his free time watching movies and visiting theme parks.

Games developed
 Title  Year released  Platform  Role Champion Boxing  1984  Sega SG-1000  Director / Designer Hang-On  1985  Sega Hang-On hardware  Director / Designer Space Harrier  1985  Sega Space Harrier hardware  Director / Designer Enduro Racer  1986  Sega Space Harrier hardware  Director / Designer Out Run  1986  Sega OutRun hardware  Director / Designer Super Hang-On  1986  Sega OutRun hardware  Producer After Burner  1987  Sega X Board  Director / Designer After Burner II  1987  Sega X Board  Director / Designer Power Drift  1988  Sega Y Board  Director / Designer Dynamite Düx  1988  Sega System 16  Producer Turbo Outrun  1989  Sega OutRun hardware  Producer Sword of Vermilion  1989  Sega Mega Drive  Producer G-LOC: Air Battle  1990  Sega Y Board  Director / Designer GP Rider  1990  Sega X Board, Sega Game Gear  Producer Strike Fighter  1991  Sega Y Board  Designer / Producer Rent-A-Hero  1991  Sega Mega Drive  Producer F1 Exhaust Note  1991  Sega System 32  Producer Virtua Racing  1992  Sega Model 1  Director / Chief Programmer Soreike Kokology  1992  Sega System 32  Producer Virtua Fighter  1993  Sega Model 1, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  Director / Producer Burning Rival  1993  Sega System 32  Producer Daytona USA  1993  Sega Model 2, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  Producer / Special Thanks Virtua Cop  1994  Sega Model 2, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  Producer / Supervisor Virtua Fighter 2  1994  Sega Model 2, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  Director / Producer Desert Tank  1994  Sega Model 2  Producer Virtua Striker  1995  Sega Model 2  Producer Virtua Cop 2  1995  Sega Model 2, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows  Producer / Supervisor Fighting Vipers  1995  Sega Model 2, Sega Saturn  Producer Virtua Fighter 3  1996  Sega Model 3, Dreamcast  Director Virtua Fighter Kids  1996  Sega ST-V, Sega Saturn  Producer Fighters Megamix  1996  Sega Saturn  Producer Sonic the Fighters  1996  Sega Model 2  Producer Scud Race  1996  Sega Model 3  Producer Virtua Striker 2  1997  Sega Model 3  Producer Digital Dance Mix Vol.1 Namie Amuro  1997  Sega Saturn  Producer All Japan Pro-Wrestling Featuring Virtua || 1997 || Sega ST-V || Producer
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| Fighting Vipers 2 || 1998 || Sega Model 3, Dreamcast || Producer
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| Daytona USA 2 || 1998 || Sega Model 3 || Producer
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| Ferrari F355 Challenge || 1999 || Sega NAOMI Multiboard, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 || Director / Producer
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| Shenmue || 1999 || Dreamcast || Director / Producer / Writer
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| Outtrigger || 1999 || Sega NAOMI || Producer
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| 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker || 1999 || Sega NAOMI, Dreamcast || Producer
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| Shenmue II || 2001 || Dreamcast, Xbox || Director / Producer / Writer
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| Virtua Fighter 4 || 2001 || Sega NAOMI 2, PlayStation 2 || Director / Producer
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| Virtua Cop 3 || 2003 || Sega Chihiro || Producer
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| OutRun 2 || 2003 || Sega Chihiro || Producer
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| Sega Race TV || 2008 || Sega Lindbergh || Producer
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| Shenmue City || 2010 || Yahoo Mobage Service || Director
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| Virtua Fighter: Cool Champ || 2011 || iPhone || Director
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| Bullet Pirates || 2013 || Android, iPhone || Director
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| Virtua Fighter: Fever Combo || 2014 || iPhone, Android || Director
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| Shenmue III''  2019  PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows  Director / Producer/ Writer

Canceled games
 Title  Year canceled  Platform  Role Virtua Fighter 3  -  Saturn  Director Propeller Arena  2001  Dreamcast  Producer Pure Breed  –  –  Concept Psy-Phi  2005  Sega Lindbergh  Director / Producer Shenmue Online  2007  PC  Director
On top of games, Yu Suzuki lead the creation of a technical demo "Tower of Babel" prepared for the Dreamcast showcase at Tokyo New Otani Hotel on May 1st 1998. 

Hardware developed
Sega Space Harrier (1985)
Sega Model 1 (1992)
Sega Model 2 (1993)
Sega Model 3 (1996)

Dreamcast (1998)
Sega NAOMI (1998)

References

Category:Japanese video game designers
Category:Sega people
Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Iwate Prefecture