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| division=[[Sega of Japan]]
| founded=1988
| headquarters=Japan
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| prev=[[Sega R&D 2]]
| nextdate=1991
| next=[[Sega CS2]]
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{{sub-stub}}'''R&D Dept. #6''' (第6研究開発部) was the sixth research and development lab within [[Sega]] in the late 80's. It was initially created as an education department which used AI computers.{{magref|dmjp|1999-40|64}} (possibly referring to the [[Sega AI Computer]]).

Following restructurings in either 1988 or 1989, R&D 6, now with staff previously from [[Sega R&D 2|R&D 2]], focused on bringing action games and sports games to the [[Mega Drive]] which would appeal to both Japanese and American audiences, in response to the console's popularity in the United States.{{fileref|https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e1/Sega_Consumer_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf|page=58}} Most notably, it was responsible for the Mega Drive version of ''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Mega Drive)|Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'', and its developers would continue to work on its sequels ''[[QuackShot Starring Donald Duck|QuackShot]]'' and ''[[World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck|World of Illusion]]''.

As with most internal studios at the time, R&D #6 was not publicly credited for its efforts. The only game to reference "R&D 6" is 1989's ''[[Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf]]''. Due to a large number of overlapping developers with confirmed games, other likely games developed by R&D 6 include ''[[ESWAT: City Under Siege]]'', ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' and ''[[Pro Yakyuu Super League '91]]''.

==Softography==
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==List of staff==
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