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'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #3''', ('''Sega AM R&D Dept. #3''') was a division within [[Sega Enterprises]]. It 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}}, and existed primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games. During its existence, this division was commonly referred to as '''Sega AM3''', being the "third" of several R&D divisions within Sega's Japanese operations. From May 1993 onwards, [[Hisao Oguchi]] acted as AM3's general manager{{fileref|IR EN 2003-05-19.pdf|page=2}}. AM3 existed for most of the 1990s until May 1999 when it became '''Sega Software R&D Dept. 3'''{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}}.
  
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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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Like AM1 and AM2, AM3 brought it's own colour to Sega's amusememnt operations. Most notabe are rail shooters (''[[Rail Chase]], [[Gunblade NY]], [[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''), sports (''[[Decathlete]], [[Virtua Tennis]]'') and games that simulate real life careers in ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'', ''[[Jambo! Safari]]'' or ''[[Derby Owners Club]]''. ''[[VR-1]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S.]]'' are also notable for experimenting with virtual reality and motion controls.
  
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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]].
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==Members==
  
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Aside from Hitmaker, both [[Sega Rosso]] and [[United Game Artists]] were also spun off from AM3.
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*[[Hisao Oguchi]]
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*[[Juro Watari]]
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*[[Kenji Kanno]]
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*[[Maasaki Ito]]
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*[[Manabu Washio]]
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*[[Mie Kumagai]]
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*[[Nobuyuki Yamashita]]
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*[[Shinichi Osagawara]]
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*[[Shintaro Ito]]
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*[[Takeshi Goden]]
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*[[Tetsu Okano]]
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*[[Yoshiro Akata]]
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==Former members==
  
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==Arcade==
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*[[Atsushi Saito]]
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*[[Junichi Tsuchiya]]
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*[[Kenji Arai]]
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*[[Kenji Sasaki]]
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*[[Tetsuya Mizuguchi]]
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==Softography (arcade)==
 
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{{multicol|
  
 
===[[X Board]]===
 
===[[X Board]]===
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* [[Carribean Roule]] (1992)
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* ''[[Carribean Roule]]'' (1992) (with [[Sega AM6]])
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* [[Royal Ascot]] (1992)
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* ''[[Royal Ascot]]'' (1992) (with [[Sega AM6]])
  
 
===[[Y Board]]===
 
===[[Y Board]]===
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* [[Rail Chase]] (1991)
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* ''[[Rail Chase]]'' (1991)
  
 
===[[System 18]]===
 
===[[System 18]]===
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* [[D. D. Crew]] (1991)
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* ''[[D. D. Crew]]'' (1991)
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* [[Wally wo Sagase!]] (1992)
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* ''[[Wally wo Sagase!]]'' (1992)
  
 
===[[System 24]]===
 
===[[System 24]]===
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* [[Dynamic Country Club]] (1991)
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* ''[[Dynamic Country Club]]'' (1991)
  
 
===[[System C]]===
 
===[[System C]]===
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* [[PotoPoto]] (1994)
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* ''[[PotoPoto]]'' (1994)
  
 
===[[Model 1]]===
 
===[[Model 1]]===
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* [[Star Wars Arcade]] (1994)
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* ''[[Star Wars Arcade]]'' (1994)
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* Tecwar (1994)
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* ''[[Tecwar]]'' (1994)
  
 
===[[System 32]]===
 
===[[System 32]]===
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* [[Dark Edge]] (1992)
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* ''[[Dark Edge]]'' (1992)
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* [[Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S.]] (1994)
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* ''[[Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S.]]'' (1994)
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* [[Hard Dunk]] (1994)
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* ''[[Hard Dunk]]'' (1994)
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* [[Jurassic Park]] (1994)
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* ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (1994)
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* [[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]] (1992)
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* ''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1992)
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* [[Title Fight]] (1992)
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* ''[[Title Fight]]'' (1992)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 2]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 2]] ===
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]] (1996)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]]'' (1996)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 2A CRX]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 2A CRX]] ===
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* [[Manx TT Superbike]] (1995)
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* ''[[Manx TT Superbike]]'' (1995)
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* [[Sega Rally Championship]] (1995)
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (1995)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 2B CRX]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 2B CRX]] ===
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* [[Rail Chase 2]] (1995)
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* ''[[Rail Chase 2]]'' (1995)
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* [[Gunblade NY]] (1995)
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* ''[[Gunblade NY]]'' (1995)
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* [[Indy 500]] (1995)
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* ''[[Last Bronx]]'' (1996)
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* [[Last Bronx]] (1996)
 
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 2C CRX]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 2C CRX]] ===
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* [[Top Skater]] (1997)
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* ''[[Top Skater]]'' (1997)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 1.5]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 1.5]] ===
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* [[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]] (1997)
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* ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (1997)
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* [[Le Mans 24]] (1997)
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* ''[[Le Mans 24]]'' (1997)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 2.0]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 2.0]] ===
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram]] (1998)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram]]'' (1998)
  
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 2.1]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Model 3 Step 2.1]] ===
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* [[Dirt Devils]] (1998)
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* ''[[Dirt Devils]]'' (1998)
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* [[L.A. Machineguns]] (1998)
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* ''[[L.A. Machineguns]]'' (1998)
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* [[Magical Truck Adventure]] (1998)
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* ''[[Magical Truck Adventure]]'' (1998)
  
 
=== [[Sega Titan Video]] ===
 
=== [[Sega Titan Video]] ===
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* [[Baku Baku Animal]] (1997)
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* ''[[Baku Baku Animal]]'' (1997)
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* [[Decathlete]] (1996)
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* ''[[Decathlete]]'' (1996)
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* [[Funky Head Boxers]] (1995)
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* ''[[Funky Head Boxers]]'' (1995)
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* [[Winter Heat]] (1997)
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* ''[[Winter Heat]]'' (1997)
  
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
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* [[Crazy Taxi]] (1998)
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (1999)
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* [[Jambo! Safari]] (1999)
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* ''[[Derby Owners Club]]'' (1999)
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* [[Mars Channel]] (1999)
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* ''[[Jambo! Safari]]'' (1999)
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* [[Toy Fighter]] (1999) (Development: Anchor)
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* ''[[Kasei Channel Mars TV]]'' (1999)
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* [[Touch De Uno! 2]] (1999)
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* ''[[Touch de Uno!]]'' (1999)
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* ''[[Toy Fighter]]'' (1999) (with [[Anchor]])
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66]]'' (2000)
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* [[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2005-2006]] (2005)  
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* ''[[Touch De Uno! 2]]'' (2000)
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=== [[Sega Aurora]] ===
 
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* [[Touch De Zunou]] (2006)
 
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=== [[Triforce]] ===
 
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* [[The Key Of Avalon 2]] (2005)
 
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=== [[Lindbergh]] ===
 
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* Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush (2008)
 
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** Derby Owners Club 2009: Ride for the Live (2008)
 
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* [[Initial D Arcade Stage 4]] (2007)
 
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* [[Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice]] (2006)
 
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* [[Virtua Tennis 3]] (2006)
 
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* [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007]] (2007)
 
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** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2007-2008]] (2008)
 
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** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2008-2009]] (2009)
 
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** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2009-2010]] (2009)
 
  
 
=== Unique/Unknown ===
 
=== Unique/Unknown ===
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* ''[[Bingo Party]]'' (1993)
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* [[Bingo Party]] (1993)
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* ''[[Exciting Boat Race]]'' (1993)
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* [[Exciting Boat Race]] (1993)
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* ''[[Net Marc]]'' (1995)
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* [[Net Marc]] (1995)
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* ''[[VR-1]]'' (1994)
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* [[VR-1]] (1994)
 
 
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==Consumer==
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==Softography (consumer)==
  
 
===[[Sega Saturn]]===
 
===[[Sega Saturn]]===
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* [[Baku Baku Animal]] (1995)
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* ''[[Baku Baku Animal]]'' (1995)
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* [[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]] (1996) (with [[CRI]])
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (1995) (with [[Sega CS]])
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* [[Decathlete]] (1996)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On]]'' (1996) (with [[CRI]] and [[Sega CS]])
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* [[Funky Head Boxers]] (1995)
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* ''[[Funky Head Boxers]]'' (1995)
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* [[Last Bronx]]  
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* ''[[Decathlete]]'' (1996)
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* [[Manx TT SuperBike]] (1997) (with [[Tantalus Interactive]])
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* ''[[Last Bronx]]''  (1996)
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* [[Sega Rally Championship]] (1995)
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* ''[[Winter Heat]]'' (1998) (with [[Data East]])
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* [[Winter Heat]] (1998)
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
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* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' (1999)
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* ''[[Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4]]'' (2000)
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
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Revision as of 17:18, 7 August 2017

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #3, (Sega AM R&D Dept. #3) was a division within Sega Enterprises. It was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section[1], and existed primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games. During its existence, this division was commonly referred to as Sega AM3, being the "third" of several R&D divisions within Sega's Japanese operations. From May 1993 onwards, Hisao Oguchi acted as AM3's general manager[2]. AM3 existed for most of the 1990s until May 1999 when it became Sega Software R&D Dept. 3[3].

Like AM1 and AM2, AM3 brought it's own colour to Sega's amusememnt operations. Most notabe are rail shooters (Rail Chase, Gunblade NY, The Lost World: Jurassic Park), sports (Decathlete, Virtua Tennis) and games that simulate real life careers in Crazy Taxi, Jambo! Safari or Derby Owners Club. VR-1 and Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. are also notable for experimenting with virtual reality and motion controls.

Members

Former members

Softography (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

Unique/Unknown

Softography (consumer)

Sega Saturn

Dreamcast

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega AM3/Magazine articles.

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:DCM_JP_20000922_2000-30.pdf, page 93
  2. ↑ File:IR EN 2003-05-19.pdf, page 2
  3. ↑ File:DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf, page 15


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