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'''Sega Falcom''' was a short-lived alliance between members of [[Sega]] and [[Falcom]] in 1991. Only four games were released with the Sega Falcom brand, and the name was dropped by 1995.  
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'''Sega Falcom Inc.''' (セガ・ファルコム) was a short-lived alliance between members of [[Sega]] and [[Falcom]].
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While founded in the second half of 1991 to much fanfare, Sega Falcom did not manage to release any games until 1994, and the brand was dropped in 1995. In 1992 it announced a range of [[Sega Mega-CD]] games, but all were cancelled save for ''[[Popful Mail]]'' (originally announced as ''[[Sister Sonic]]''), which arrived much later than planned. ''Popful Mail'' was also the only Sega Falcom game that was released outside of Japan (through [[Working Designs]]).
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Falcom games had been released on Sega systems prior to this partnership - the Master System version of ''[[Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen]]'' and the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sorcerian]]'' were ported by Sega in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Furthermore, the Mega Drive version of ''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]'' (1991) was ported by [[Telenet Japan]], not Sega.
  
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Aside from the four games released, Sega Falcom was also tasked with developing ''[[Super Brandish]]'' and ''[[Ys IV: Mask of the Sun]]'' for the [[Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]], but while still in early development, both projects were cancelled by Sega for unknown reasons.
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The existence of Sega Falcom did not inhibit Falcom from developing for rivals systems. For example, ''[[Ys IV: Mask of the Sun]]'' which was announced for the Mega-CD by Sega Falcom (before being cancelled) also appeared on the [[Super NES]].
  
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Interestingly, Sega Falcom had planned to localise ''[[Popful Mail]]'' for a western audience as ''[[Sonic:Sister Sonic|Sister Sonic]]''. The idea was to replace the cast with [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] characters, including "Sonic's lost sister". Thanks to fan complaints, this idea was scrapped.
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==Magazine articles==
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Note: while the Master System version of ''[[Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen]]'' and the Mega Drive version of ''[[Sorcerian]]'' were ported by Sega, they are not part of the Sega Falcom partnership. Furthermore, the Mega Drive version of ''[[Ys III: Wanderers from Ys]]'' was ported by [[Telenet Japan]], not Sega.
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==Promotional material==
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==Softography==
 
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*''[[Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu]]'' (1994)
 
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*''[[Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu]]'' (1994)
 
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*''[[Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu II]]'' (1995)
 
  
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*''[[Popful Mail]]'' (1994)
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Sega Falcom
Founded: 1991
Defunct: 1995?
Headquarters:
Japan

This short article is in need of work. You can help Sega Retro by adding to it.

Sega Falcom Inc. (セガ・ファルコム) was a short-lived alliance between members of Sega and Falcom.

While founded in the second half of 1991 to much fanfare, Sega Falcom did not manage to release any games until 1994, and the brand was dropped in 1995. In 1992 it announced a range of Sega Mega-CD games, but all were cancelled save for Popful Mail (originally announced as Sister Sonic), which arrived much later than planned. Popful Mail was also the only Sega Falcom game that was released outside of Japan (through Working Designs).

Falcom games had been released on Sega systems prior to this partnership - the Master System version of Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen and the Mega Drive version of Sorcerian were ported by Sega in 1989 and 1990, respectively. Furthermore, the Mega Drive version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991) was ported by Telenet Japan, not Sega.

The existence of Sega Falcom did not inhibit Falcom from developing for rivals systems. For example, Ys IV: Mask of the Sun which was announced for the Mega-CD by Sega Falcom (before being cancelled) also appeared on the Super NES.

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Falcom/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in (JP) #1991-10: "October 1991" (1991-09-07)
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Print advert in (JP) #1991-12: "December 1991" (1991-11-08)
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Softography

Mega Drive

  • (1994)
  • (1994)
  • (1995)

Mega-CD

  • (1994)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)

List of staff

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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