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.
Audio Development
In the promotional video of Metro-Cross showing the game's developing, Ohnogi is seen writing his music on a Prophet T8. Ohnogi used a lot of dotted 8th notes with 16th notes in his older works. This is evident in games like Mappy, Metro-Cross, and Galaga.
ARC
Ohnogi wrote his arcade soundtracks on the Namco WSG, and wrote the music in assembly machine code.
NES
Nobuyuki wrote a sound driver and wrote in 6502 machine code. His driver was modified by Fukashi Ohmorita, who reprogrammed the driver to take up less space.
SNES
For Super Family Circuit, Ohnogi used a sound driver by Junko Ozawa, who had previously used Ohnogi's NES driver. According to Ozawa, music was written in 65C816 machine code.
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) | |
Arranged by unknown. |
| 1987-12-22 | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (NES) | Music Programmer | |
| 1987-??-?? | Metro-Cross (C64) | |
Arranged by Brian O'Shaughnessy. |
| 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
Unknown Source.
Nobuyuki (right) with Tatsuro Okamoto (left) during the development of Metro-Cross (ARC).
Nobuyuki (right) with Takagi Natsumi.
Nobuyuki (left) with Mochizuki Taku.
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.
- atwiki.jp/gamemusicbest100/pages/2722.html - Atwiki.jp (Japanese).
