Difference between revisions of "Sega AM3"

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'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3''' or '''Sega AM3''' is the third arcade division within Sega, the last to be established. In 2000, it was spun off as [[Hitmaker]]. After the intergration back into Sega in 2004, it operated for four more years, but then was dissolved, becoming part of the remaining arcade studios [[Sega AM1]] and [[Sega AM2]].
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'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3''' or '''Sega AM3''' is the third arcade division within Sega, the last to be established. This division was led by [[Hisao Oguchi]].
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Sega AM3 was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section.{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000922_2000-30.pdf|page=93}} In 1999, the division renamed '''Sega Software R&D Dept. #3'''.{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}} In 2000, it was spun off as [[Hitmaker]]. After the intergration back into Sega in 2004, it operated for four more years, but then was dissolved, becoming part of the remaining arcade studios [[Sega AM1]] and [[Sega AM2]].
  
 
Aside from Hitmaker, both [[Sega Rosso]] and [[United Game Artists]] were also spun off from AM3.
 
Aside from Hitmaker, both [[Sega Rosso]] and [[United Game Artists]] were also spun off from AM3.
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* [[Virtua Tennis 3]] (2006)
 
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==Magazine articles==
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==External links==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040610032406/http://www.hitmaker.co.jp/site/comphistory.html Sega AM3's production history on the Hitmaker website (Internet Archive)]
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Revision as of 19:32, 12 October 2016

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3 or Sega AM3 is the third arcade division within Sega, the last to be established. This division was led by Hisao Oguchi.

Sega AM3 was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section.[1] In 1999, the division renamed Sega Software R&D Dept. #3.[2] In 2000, it was spun off as Hitmaker. After the intergration back into Sega in 2004, it operated for four more years, but then was dissolved, becoming part of the remaining arcade studios Sega AM1 and Sega AM2.

Aside from Hitmaker, both Sega Rosso and United Game Artists were also spun off from AM3.

Arcade

X Board

Y Board

System 18

System 24

System C

Model 1

System 32

Sega Model 2

Sega Model 2A CRX

Sega Model 2B CRX

Sega Model 2C CRX

Sega Model 3 Step 1.5

Sega Model 3 Step 2.0

Sega Model 3 Step 2.1

Sega Titan Video

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Sega Aurora

Triforce

Lindbergh

Consumer

Sega 32X

Sega Saturn

Sega Dreamcast

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega AM3/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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