Sega R&D 2

Sega R&D 2
Founded: 1984
Defunct: 1990
Merged into: Sega CS
Headquarters: Japan

Sega Research and Development Dept. #2 (Sega R&D2) was a video game research and development division within Sega. It was the first department established specifically to produce console games. It continued as Sega CS. Several well known Sega developers got their start here, who have increasingly gained more authority in the company later on.

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 enginner Hideki Sato said much of the same, lacking behind the arcade experience of the company.

Members

• Akinori Nishiyama
• Atsushi Seimiya
• Chie Yoshida
• Daizaburou Sakurai
• Hirokazu Yasuhara
• Hiroshi Aso
• Hiroshi Momota
• Hiroto Saeki
• Hisao Oguchi
• Junichi Tsuchiya
• Katsuhisa Sato
• Kazunari Tsukamoto
• Mark Cerny
• Miki Morimoto
• Mutsuhiro Fujii
• Naoto Ohshima
• Noriyoshi Oba
• Rieko Kodama
• Shinobu Toyoda
• Takashi Yuda
• Tomohiro Kondo
• Toru Yoshida
• Yoji Ishii
• Yoshio Yoshida
• Yu Suzuki
• Yuji Naka

Softography

VCO Object

• Zoom 909 (1982)

System 1

• Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (1985)

Arcade

• Bank Panic (1984)
• Champion Boxing (1984)
• Champion Pro Wrestling (1985)
• Doki Doki Penguin Land (1986)

SG-1000

• Golgo 13 (1984)
• Champion Boxing (1984)
• Hustle Chumy (1984)
• Flicky (1984)
• Girl's Garden (1985)
• Zaxxon (1985)
• Champion Pro Wrestling (1985)
• Doki Doki Penguin Land (1985)
• Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (1985)
• Bank Panic (1985)
• Chack'n Pop (1985)
• Rock n' Bolt (1985)
• Bomb Jack (1985)
• Championship Lode Runner (1985)
• The Black Onyx (1987)

Master System

• Hang-On (1985)
• Great Soccer (1985)
• Great Baseball (1985)
• Satellite 7 (1985)
• TransBot (1985)
• My Hero (1986)
• F-16 Fighter (1986)
• Comical Machine Gun Joe (1986)
• Fantasy Zone (1986)
• Hokuto no Ken (1986)
• Pro Wrestling (1986)
• Action Fighter (1986)
• Choplifter (1986)
• Spy vs Spy (1986)
• Black Belt (1986)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World (1986)
• The Ninja (1986)
• Secret Command (1986)
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986)
• High School! Kimengumi (1986)
• Great Golf (1986)
• Bank Panic (1987)
• Quartet (1987)
• Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu (1987)
• Zillion (1987)
• OutRun (1987)
• Missile Defense 3-D (1987)
• Penguin Land (1987)
• Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise (1987)
• Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (1987)
• SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative (1987)
• Alex Kidd BMX Trial (1987)
• Zillion II: The Tri Formation (1987)
• Phantasy Star (1987)
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1988)
• Space Harrier 3D (1988)
• Hoshi o Sagashite... (1988)
• Lord of the Sword (1988)
• Tensai Bakabon (1988)
• Shinobi (1988)
• Super Racing (1988)
• Kujaku Ou (1988)
• Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen (1988)
• Chouon Senshi Borgman (1988)
• Battle OutRun (1989)
• OutRun 3D (1989)
• Cyborg Hunter (1989)
• Poseidon Wars 3D (1989)
• American Pro Football (1989)
• SpellCaster (1989)
• Galaxy Force (1989)
• Aerial Assault (1990)
• Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (1990)
• Golden Axe (1990)
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1991)

Mega Drive

• Space Harrier II (1988)
• Super Thunder Blade (1988)
• Altered Beast (1988)
• Osomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou (1988)
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (1989)
• Phantasy Star II (1989)
• Super League (1989)
• Super Daisenryaku (1989)
• Hokuto no Ken: Shin Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (1989)
• World Cup Soccer (1989)
• Ghouls'n Ghosts (1989)
• Last Battle (1989)
• Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf (1989)
• Forgotten Worlds (1989)
• Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou (1989)
• Mystic Defender (1989)
• The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
• Sorcerian (1990)
• Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (1990)
• Ghostbusters (1990)
• ESWAT: City Under Siege (1990)
• Super Monaco GP (1990)
• Strider (1990)
• Putter Golf (1990)
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1990)
• Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990)
• Wrestle War (1991)
• Metal Fangs (1993)

Game Gear

• Dragon Crystal (1990)
• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (1991)
• Aerial Assault (1992)

Master System

• The Ninja (1986)
• Space Harrier (1986)
• Ghostbusters (1987) (Production)
• ESWAT(1990)

References

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Sega Enterprises, Ltd.																Sega Corporation															Sega Games & Interactive
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Studio 128				Sega R&D 8			Sega AM2								R&D #2	AM2 of CRI	Sega-AM2				Sega AM2
														Sega AM11	R&D #4	Amusement Vision					New Entertainment				Sega CS1
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						Sega AM3									R&D #3	Hitmaker					Sega AM3
												AM Annex			R&D #5	Sega Rosso
							Sega AM4									Sega Mechatro										Product R&D
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							Sega AM5									Mirai R&D					Family Entertainment
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Sega R&D 2							Sega CS					Sega CS1			R&D #6	Smilebit					Sega Sports Design
							Megasoft				Team Andromeda
												Sega PC															Online R&D
												Sega CS2			R&D #7	Overworks					GE2				Sega CS3
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												Sega CS3			R&D #8						GE1				Sega CS2
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															R&D #9	United Game Artists
	Sega Sound Team
									Sega Digital Media								Wave Master				Wave Master (label)
																					Mobile Content R&D								Sega Networks
																						Visual Entertainment					Marza Animation Planet