We have now some unhappy information to share with you tonight. It has been introduced, through a memorial message that was included within the credit of the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 and by a tweet from former Treasure employees member Yosuke Okunari, that SEGA developer Rieko Kodama has handed away on the age of 59.
In case you don’t know who she is, she was a graphic designer on a number of video games, together with Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd within the Enchanted Fortress, Altered Beast, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star II, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Kodama was additionally the director for Phantasy Star IV, in addition to the producer for Skies of Arcadia and its Gamecube port, Skies of Arcadia Legends. Extra just lately, she was the producer of the seventh Dragon video games and the SEGA AGES mission on the Nintendo Change.
It’s unknown what the reason for demise was, however SEGA mentions that her passing occurred in Could. Nevertheless, the corporate didn’t want to share additional particulars out of respect for her household and their privateness. We hope Kodama rests in peace, and we ship our condolences to her household and associates.
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