Sega AM1

Sega AM1
Founded: 1990 Defunct: 1998 Merged into: WOW Entertainment (1998) Headquarters: Japan

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Sega AM1 was a video game research and development division within Sega, the first of eight to co-exist between 1990 and 1998. AM1's employees originated from the older Sega division, Sega Development Division #3, best known for producing the 1987 System 16 release of Shinobi.

Throughout its run, Sega AM1 was headded by Rikiya Nakagawa. It is the division notable for several Sega light-gun arcade games, including The House of the Dead and Virtua Cop.

Following a reshuffle in 1998, Sega AM1 became WOW Entertainment.

Softography

• Shinobi (1987) (Original Arcade Version)
• Altered Beast (1988) (Original Arcade Version) (as Team Shinobi)
• Golden Axe (1989) (Original Arcade Version) (as Team Shinobi)
• Shadow Dancer (1989) (Original Arcade Version) (as Team Shinobi)
• Alien Storm (1990) (Original Arcade Version) (as Team Shinobi)
• Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
• Outrunners (1992) (Arcade Version) (worked for AM2)
• Star Wars Arcade (1993)
• Golden Axe: The Duel (1994)
• Virtua Fighter Remix (1995)
• Indy 500 (1995)
• Die Hard Arcade (1996) (also with Sega Technical Institute)
• The House of the Dead (1997)
• Sega Bass Fishing (1997)

Sega Development Studios
Japan AM; 1990 - 1998-ish
Sega AM1 | Sega AM2 | Sega AM3 | Sega AM4 | Sega AM5 | Sega AM6 | Sega AM7 | Sonic Team
Japan AM; 1998-ish - 2004-ish
WOW Entertainment | Sega AM2 | Hitmaker | Amusement Vision | Sega Rosso | Smilebit | Overworks | Sonic Team | United Game Artists
Japan; 2004 onwards(?)
Sega WOW | Sega AM2 | Sonic Team | Sega Sports Design | Ryu ga Gotoku Studio | AM Ishoku Team
Japan non-AM, demerged, and defunct
Puyo Puyo Sega | Sega Networks | ??? Demerged: Sonic! Software Planning | Nextech | SIMS | ??? Defunct: Esco Boueki | Megasoft | ??? Miscellaneous: Sega Toys? considered a separate company from the main Sega | CRI? did they develop anything between them being bought by Sega and being merged into AM2?
North America
Three Rings Design | ??? Defunct: Sega Electronics | Sega Technical Institute | Sega Midwest Studio | Sega Interactive | SegaSoft | Sonic Team USA/Sega Studios USA | ???
Europe
The Creative Assembly | Sports Interactive | Hardlight Defunct: Sega Racing Studio
Others
Sega (Shanghai) Software