Confirmed Works
Credits confirmed by in-game staff rolls, VGMPF documentation, or MobyGames cross-reference.
| Art | Title | Platform | Year | Status | Credit Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ghosts ‘n Goblins
魔界村 (Makaimura)
|
NES / Famicom | 1986 | Confirmed | VGMPF in-game staff roll; MobyGames; Wikipedia |
Probable Works
Credits with strong community consensus and VGMPF citation, but requiring final per-title primary source verification.
| Art | Title | Platform | Year | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No Art
|
Black Tiger
Black Dragon (Famicom JP)
|
Famicom | 1990 | Probable | VGMPF, community sources - Famicom port specifically; arcade original has separate composer credits |
Unverified Works
Titles attributed to Kageyama in some community sources but not yet confirmed against VGMPF primary documentation.
| Art | Title | Platform | Year | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No Art
|
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne
サイドアーム (Famicom JP)
|
NES / Famicom | 1988 | Unverified | Arcade original has separate composer; Famicom port credit requires VGMPF verification |
|
No Art
|
Section Z
セクションZ (NES)
|
NES | 1987 | Unverified | NES version is substantially different from arcade original; composer credit requires independent verification |
|
No Art
|
Commando
Senjou no Okami (NES)
|
NES | 1986 | Unverified | Same internal Capcom NES team; check VGMPF per-title page |
|
No Art
|
1942
|
NES | 1986 | Unverified | Early Capcom NES title; check VGMPF per-title page |
|
No Art
|
Legendary Wings
|
NES | 1988 | Unverified | Same Capcom NES production era; check VGMPF per-title page |
|
No Art
|
Trojan
|
NES | 1987 | Unverified | Same Capcom NES production era; check VGMPF per-title page |
Research Methodology: Credit Verification Difficulty
Credit verification for early Capcom NES composers is inherently difficult. The industry practice of 1985–1988 treated composer credits as internal information - some titles included staff rolls in their end sequences, others did not. Where in-game credits exist, the VGMPF community has documented them through systematic gameplay to the end screen.
Where in-game credits are absent or ambiguous, community research relies on: developer interviews (rare for this era and generally untranslated from Japanese); contemporary magazine coverage (requiring access to period Famitsu issues); cross-reference with known Capcom NES team membership (partially documented on VGMPF).
The Unverified entries in this catalogue are listed because they appear in community sources as potential Kageyama credits. They should not be cited as confirmed attributions until verified against VGMPF primary documentation for each title.
Research Status Key
Confirmed
Credit confirmed by in-game staff roll text, VGMPF community documentation, and/or MobyGames cross-reference. Suitable for citation.
Probable
Strong community consensus and VGMPF citation, but not yet verified against the primary per-title VGMPF documentation. Use with attribution caveat.
Unverified
Listed in some community sources as potential Kageyama work, but credit has not been confirmed against primary documentation. Requires VGMPF per-title verification.