A legendary figure of SEGA and video games dies: Goodbye to Rieko Kodama

Reiko Obama, a mythical developer of SEGA, died lt May at 58 years of age, although the news h just made public. The suspicions that this important figure of the video game industry had died began to circulate through the memory message that appears in the credits of Mega Drive Mini 2 , an information that h been officially confirmed by producer Yoke Lunar. The developer, who worked on titles such Sonic, Phantm Star or Skies of Arcadia, leaves behind a legacy of works that will lt over time.

you can understand, we respected it, Lunar replied. Then, Sega h published his own message about it: We pray for the deceed to rest in peace. We provide our gratitude for his enormous contribution to SEGA .

• Read at Meditation the report we dedicated to Reiko Obama

One of the pioneers of the video game industry

In its beginnings in the mid-1980s it w known Phoenix RIE. She started a graphic designer, but little by little she gained weight and ended up acting a producer and director. Among the games in which he participated are titles such Sonic The Hedgehog and his sequel, Skies of Arcadia or Phantm Star IV , the latter director. She w awarded for her professional career and received the pioneer Award from the game of life spoils choice awards

Another of the outstanding figures of the ancient SEGA that h wanted to say goodbye h been Yuri NA , the creator of Sonic and Nights.

Finally it h been announced that Reiko Obama h died. I have good memories of working with her at Phantm Star and Sonic. I went to the wake and funeral and I can't believe how sudden w, I pray because his soul rests in peace. NA, who w dismissed from Square Enix before the launch of Alan Wonder wold, h written another tweet, this time in Japanese. I wn't sure to hang a photo of the funeral, but I want everyone to remember. Reiko Obama forever.

In an interview with one Million Power, Obama said that he had not felt discriminated to be a woman in an industry dominated by men: I am not sure if it w for Sega's corporate culture, but I never seemed to be at a disadvantage just because I am because I am a woman. I have worked on several things related to the development of video games for 30 years, and since I joined Sega, they have never treated me differently to men, he said.