Sega R&D 2

Sega R&D 2
Division of Sega Enterprises

Founded: 1984^[1]

Defunct: 1991

Headquarters:

Japan

1991

Sega CS2 →

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Research and Development Dept. #2 (第二研究開発部) (often shortened to Sega R&D2) was a video game research and development division within Sega of Japan. It was the first department established specifically to produce console games. Several well known Sega developers got their start here, who have increasingly gained more authority in the company later on. In 1990 it became a department solely focused on developing Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear games, with other departments continuing Sega Mega Drive development. It was renamed Sega CS2 in 1991 and merged with Sega R&D 6.

History

According to Mark Cerny, who later set up the Sega Technical Institute in Sega of America, the company was a sweatshop. Most of the time, the game only had 3 months development, and 3 main developers. Hardware engineer Hideki Sato said much of the same, lacking behind the arcade experience of the company.^[2]^[3]

As Sega gained more staff throughout the 80's, further R&D divisions were established to create console games, including R&D 4, R&D 6. By the time R&D 9 was founded in April 1990,^[4] the name R&D 2 was being used for the department which focused on 8-bit consumer games,^[5] rather than 16-bit, and therefore would likely became the primary developer for Sega Game Gear which launched 6 months later. The naming convention for these departments changed in 1991, becoming Sega CS1, CS2 and CS3.

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Contents

History

Softography

List of staff

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