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{{stub}}'''Michael Latham''' was a producer at [[Sega of America]], best known for creating ''[[Eternal Champions]]''.
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{{stub}}'''Michael B. Latham''' was an American businessman and former [[Sega of America]] Producer and Designer, best known as the creator of the ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' series of fighting games. An industry veteran with years of production experience, Latham joined Sega of America and served as Producer to over two dozen games, and also designed many of them personally. Latham would later lead both [[Sega of America]]'s product development division, [[SegaSoft]], as well as the children's game-oriented [[Family Group]].
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==History==
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===Pre-Sega===
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Latham entered the video game industry upon being hired by [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft|Rainbird Software]], a sister company of [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft|Firebird Software]], to localize computer games for the American market.
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In 1988, he moved to [[Mediagenic]] where he served as a Producer on titles such as ''[[wikipedia:Ghostbusters II (computer video game)|Ghostbusters II]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Tongue of the Fatman|Tongue of the Fatman]]'' before the company went bankrupt in early 1991.
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===Sega of America===
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In April 1991, Latham  joined [[Sega of America]] as a Producer, where he designed games like ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!]]'', and ''[[Eternal Champions]]''.  
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Sometime around April 1994, [[Sega of America]] restructured its internal development groups, resulting in Latham and his teams being merged into [[Omega Group]]. Upon hearing news of this restructuring, it's Director [[Scott Berfield]] abruptly quit the company altogether, with Latham serving as the group's new Director.
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Michael Latham also served as Director of [[Family Group]].
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===SegaSoft===
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===Post-Sega===
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Latham passed away on April 10, 2021.{{ref|https://archive.vn/i6VjX|https://twitter.com/MikeJMika/status/1381040876823085056}}
  
 
==Production history==
 
==Production history==
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*''[[Slaughter Sport]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Slaughter Sport]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Game Design, Producer
 
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*''[[Home Alone]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Design by, Produced by
 
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*''[[Home Alone]]'' (Game Gear Version) (1992) — Game Design
 
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*''[[TaleSpin]]'' (Mega Drive Version) (1992) — Design by, Produced by
 
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*''[[Eternal Champions]]'' (1994) — Designer, Executive Producer
 
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*''[[Crystal's Pony Tale]]'' (1994) — Sega Special Thanks (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[NFL '95]]'' (1994) — Special Thanks To
 
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*''[[Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side]]'' (1995) — Designer and Executive Producer, Manual
 
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*''[[Wild Woody]]'' — Special Thanks to (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[Sega International Victory Goal]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[Daytona USA]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[Pebble Beach Golf Links]]'' (Saturn Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Mega-CD)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (Mega-CD Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (as '''Mike Latham''')
 
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*''[[Garfield: Caught in the Act]]'' (Mega Drive Version)  (1995) — Executive Producer
 
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*''[[Hang-On GP]]'' (1995) — Special Thanks
 
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*''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' (32X Version) (1995) — Special Thanks (for SOA) (as '''Michael B. Latham'''), Executive Producer
 
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*''[[Eternal Champions: The Final Chapter]]'' (unreleased)
 
  
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==Interviews==
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[[Category:Producers]]
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{{InterviewList|Michael Latham|Mike Latham|Michael B. Latham}}
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==External links==
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*[https://tempusfugitive.com Official website]
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-latham-97a274/ Michael Latham on LinkedIn]
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*[https://twitter.com/tempusfugitive Michael Latham on Twitter]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 20 November 2023

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Michael B. Latham
Date of birth: 19xx-xx-xx
Date of death: 2021-04-10 (age 21-121)
Employment history:
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Role(s): Director, Producer, Designer

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Michael B. Latham was an American businessman and former Sega of America Producer and Designer, best known as the creator of the Eternal Champions series of fighting games. An industry veteran with years of production experience, Latham joined Sega of America and served as Producer to over two dozen games, and also designed many of them personally. Latham would later lead both Sega of America's product development division, SegaSoft, as well as the children's game-oriented Family Group.

History

Pre-Sega

Latham entered the video game industry upon being hired by Rainbird Software, a sister company of Firebird Software, to localize computer games for the American market.

In 1988, he moved to Mediagenic where he served as a Producer on titles such as Ghostbusters II and Tongue of the Fatman before the company went bankrupt in early 1991.

Sega of America

In April 1991, Latham joined Sega of America as a Producer, where he designed games like Home Alone, Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!, and Eternal Champions.

Sometime around April 1994, Sega of America restructured its internal development groups, resulting in Latham and his teams being merged into Omega Group. Upon hearing news of this restructuring, it's Director Scott Berfield abruptly quit the company altogether, with Latham serving as the group's new Director.

Michael Latham also served as Director of Family Group.

SegaSoft

Post-Sega

Latham passed away on April 10, 2021.[1]

Production history

Interviews

External links

References

  1. ↑ @MikeJMika on Twitter (archive.today)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:Greendog MD credits.pdf
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:TaleSpin MD credits.pdf
  4. ↑ File:Greendog GG credits.pdf
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:TaleSpin GG US Manual.pdf, page 10
  6. ↑ File:Eternal Champions MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ File:Eternal Champions MD US Manual.pdf, page 66
  8. ↑ File:InstrumentsofChaos MD US Manual.pdf, page 18
  9. ↑ File:World_Championship Soccer II MD US Manual.pdf, page 27
  10. ↑ File:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers MCD credits.pdf
  11. ↑ File:NFL 95 MD credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Fred Couples Golf GG credits.pdf
  13. ↑ File:Garfield Caught in the Act GG US Manual.pdf, page 19
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:VR Troopers MD credits.pdf
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:VR Troopers GG credits.pdf
  16. ↑ File:Wild Woody MCD credits.pdf
  17. ↑ File:Motocross Championship 32X credits.pdf
  18. ↑ File:Pebblebeach sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  19. ↑ File:Daytonausa sat us manual.pdf, page 18
  20. ↑ File:Ivg_sat_us_manual.pdf
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 File:Eternal Champions MCD credits.pdf
  22. ↑ File:Clockworkknight2 sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  23. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter 32X credits.pdf
  24. ↑ File:Virtuafighter 32x us manual.pdf, page 31
  25. ↑ File:Hangongp sat us manual.pdf, page 3
  26. ↑ File:Garfield Caught in the Act MD credits.pdf
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 File:Battle Arena Toshinden Remix Saturn credits.pdf
  28. ↑ File:Panzerzwei sat us manual.pdf, page 14
  29. ↑ File:XPerts MD US Manual.pdf, page 26
  30. ↑ File:Nightsintodreams sat us manual.pdf, page 30
  31. ↑ File:Scud Saturn credits.pdf
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