Nobuyuki Ohnogi
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Nobuyuki Ohnogi was a Japanese audio composer and sound programmer known for his work for Namco. He started working for them around 1981 when he was 25, composing and programming audio for many of their arcade and NES games. In 1985, Nobuyuki left Namco. However, he worked closely with Masanobu Endo's company Game Studio through Scitron & Art, a company that specializes in releasing video game soundtracks. Some of his best known works include Bosconian, Galaga, New Rally X, Mappy, and Pole Position.
Around 1994, Ohnogi left the game industry.
Unfortunately, Nobuyuki Ohnogi passed away on the night of November 11, 2019. He was 63 years old. His major and countless contributions to the video game music community will always be remembered.
Music Development
Nobuyuki composed music on his Prophet T8.
NES
Nobuyuki wrote a sound driver along with Fukashi Ohmorita. The music was written in hexadecimal.
Gameography
Released | Title | Sample | Notes |
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1981-02-?? | New Rally-X (ARC) (ニュー ラリー エックス) | ||
1980-??-?? | King & Balloon (ARC) | ||
1981-07-?? | Warp & Warp (ARC) (ワープ&ワープ) | ||
1981-09-?? | Galaga (ARC) (ギャラガ) | ||
1981-11-?? | Bosconian (ARC) (ボスコニアン) | ||
1982-??-?? | Pole Position (ARC) (ポールポジション) | ||
1983-??-?? | Libble Rabble (ARC) (リブルラブル) | ||
1983-??-?? | Mappy (ARC) (マッピー) | |
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1983-??-?? | Pole Position II (ARC) | ||
1984-??-?? | Galaga (MSX) | ||
1984-??-?? | King & Balloon (MSX) | ||
1984-11-02 | Pac-Man (NES) | ||
1984-11-08 | Xevious (NES) | |
Arranged Yuriko Keino's music from the arcade version. |
1984-11-14 | Mappy (FC) | |
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1985-??-?? | Metro-Cross (ARC) | |
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1985-02-15 | Galaga: Demons of Death (NES) | ||
1985-07-12 | Warpman (FC) (ワープマン) | ||
1985-08-06 | The Tower of Druaga (FC) (ドルアーガの塔) | Sound Software | |
1986-??-?? | Hopping Mappy (ARC) | ||
1986-08-28 | Kidou Senshi Z-Gundam: Hot Scramble (FC) | Sound Effects Programmer | |
1986-11-26 | Mappy-Land (NES) (マッピーランド) | Mappy Theme | |
1986-12-16 | Metro-Cross (FC) | Original Music | |
1987-12-22 | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (NES) | Music Programmer | |
1988-01-06 | Family Circuit (FC) | |
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1988-07-22 | The Quest of Ki (FC) (カイの冒険) | Secret Passage | |
1989-02-21 | Wizardry II: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario (FC) | Music Programmer | |
1989-07-21 | Tenkaichi Bushi: Keru Naguuru (FC) (ケルナグール) | ||
1990-03-09 | Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario (NES) | Music Programmer | |
1990-05-18 | Pac-Man (FDS) | Arranger | |
1990-06-22 | Galaga (FDS) (ギャラガ) | ||
1990-11-22 | Sanrio Carnival (FC) (さんりおカーニバル) | ||
1991-03-21 | Shadow Brain (FC) (シャドーブレイン) | Sound Driver | |
1991-05-11 | Sanrio Carnival (GB) | ||
1991-07-19 | Family Circuit '91 (FC) | |
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1991-10-18 | World Circuit (PCE) (ワールドサーキット) | ||
1994-09-22 | Libble Rabble (SFC) | ||
1994-10-21 | Super Family Circuit (SFC) | |
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Unreleased | Libble Rabble (FC) |
Picture Gallery
Nobuyuki (right) with Tatsuro Okamoto (left) during the development of Metro-Cross (ARC).
Links
- geocities.jp/bgrtype/gsl/words/onoginobuyuki/onoginobuyuki.html - Official Biography (Japanese).
- mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,224348/ - MobyGames.
- facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012224161016&fref=ts - Facebook.