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'''AM R&D Dept. #1'''{{fileref|IR EN 2005-03-31.pdf}} (第一AM研究開発部) was the first arcade division of [[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega Corporation]]. It was part of the '''AM Software R&D Group''' of '''Amusement R&D Div''', alongside [[Sega AM2 (2004)|AM R&D Dept. #2]] and [[Sega AM3 (2005-2008)|AM R&D Dept. #3]]{{fileref|IR EN 2005-03-31.pdf}}.
  
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'''Sega AM1''' is the first arcade division of [[Sega Interactive (Japan)|Sega Interactive]].
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After the [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] restructure, the various studios established in July of 2000 got the corporate names again in April of 2005. [[Sega WOW]] employees were split into consumer and arcade studios, with latter becoming Sega AM1. However a lot of the development staff came from the [[Overworks]] side ([[Yasuhiro Nishiyama]] and [[Atsushi Seimiya]], for example), due to many senior developers of [[WOW Entertainment]] joining the game company [http://www.mobygames.com/company/paon-corporation-ltd Paon]. In addition, many developers of late [[Sega AM3 (2005-2008)|Sega AM3]] joined AM1 in April of 2009. It also absorbed many software-focused developers from [[Sega Mechatro]] and [[Family Entertainment]] in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
  
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After the [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] restructure, the various studios established in July of 2000 got the corporate names again in April of 2005. [[Sega WOW]] employees were split into consumer and arcade studios, with latter becoming Sega AM1. However alot of the development staff came from the [[Overworks]] side ([[Yasuhiro Nishiyama]]), due to many senior developers of [[WOW Entertainment]] joining the game company [http://www.mobygames.com/company/paon-corporation-ltd Paon]. In addition many developers of late [[Sega AM3 (2005-2008)|Sega AM3]] joined AM1 in April of 2009.
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It was rebranded as [[Sega R&D1|R&D1]] in 2011.
  
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The current AM1 ultimately became Sega's most successfull division, having a large amount of cash-cows across arcades and mobile, and a big amount of titles in different genres in general. Sega AM1 has many of Sega's and Japan's most popular brands on arcade and mobile, such as ''[[Initial D Arcade Stage]]'', ''[[:category:World Club Champion Football|World Club Champion Football]]'', ''[[Maimai]]'', ''[[Sangokushi Taisen]]'' and ''[[Chain Chronicle]]''. Sega AM1 has produced novel and innovative arcade machinery such as the ''[[Toylet]]'' or ''[[Nail Puri]]''.
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==Sections==
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*Produce Section (プロデュースセクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080921235938/http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/0809/17/news002.html}}
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In comparision to sister division [[Sega AM2]], AM1 also still has international arcade releases with various rail-shooters such as ''[[The House of the Dead 4]]'', ''[[Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics]]'' , or most recently the arcade edition of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.
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*Planning Development Section (企画開発セクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110214162437/http://www.4gamer.net/specials/sangokutaiint/sangokutaiint_02.shtml}}
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*Sound Section (サウンドセクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230827115906/https://media.vgm.io/albums/29/4992/4992-1429695566.jpg}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170222002604/http://www.noisycroak.co.jp/special/gmcm/prof.html}}
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==Members==
 
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*[[Jun Matsunaga]]
 
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*[[Kenji Arai]]
 
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*[[Ken Kobayakawa]]
 
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*[[Makatsu Watanabe]]
 
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*[[Maasaki Ito]]
 
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*[[Naoyuki Sato]]
 
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*[[Ryudo Hirodo]]
 
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*[[Takashi Oda]]
 
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*[[Toru Ohara]]
 
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*[[Tomohiro Kashiwada]]
 
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*[[Yasuhiro Nishiyama]]
 
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*[[Daisuke Kubota]]
 
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==Former Members==
 
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*[[Atsushi Seimiya]]
 
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*[[Shinichi Osagawara]]
 
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Sega AM1 (2005-current)}}
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Sega AM1 (2005-2011)}}
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=== [[NAOMI]] ===
 
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=== [[Sega System SP]] ===
 
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*''[[Dynamite Deka EX]]'' (2006)
 
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*''[[Monopoly The Medal: 2nd Edition]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[100 & Medal Geki Kazaan!!]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[100 & Medal Hyozaan!!]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[100 & Medal Gingaan!!]]'' (2014)
 
  
 
=== [[Chihiro]] ===
 
=== [[Chihiro]] ===
 
*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 Card Builder]]'' (2005) (with [[Banpresto]])
 
*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 Card Builder]]'' (2005) (with [[Banpresto]])
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*''[[Sangokushi Taisen 2]]'' (2006)
 
 
*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Card Builder]]'' (2007) (with [[Banpresto]])
 
*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Card Builder]]'' (2007) (with [[Banpresto]])
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*''[[Sangokushi Taisen 3]]'' (2007)
 
  
 
=== [[Lindbergh]] ===
 
=== [[Lindbergh]] ===
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*''[[2 Spicy]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer 2]]'' (2008)
 
 
*''[[Hummer: Extreme Edition]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Hummer: Extreme Edition]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[StarHorse 2 Fifth Expansion]]'' (2009)
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*''[[Ami No.3]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Ami No. 3]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Network Taisen Quiz Answer X Answer Live!]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[StarHorse 3: Final Destination]]'' (2010)
 
  
 
=== [[RingEdge]] ===
 
=== [[RingEdge]] ===
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1560 Owari no Fuuunji]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1560 Owari no Fuuunji]]'' (2010)
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*''[[StarHorse 2 Final Destination]]'' (2010)
 
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1570 Maou Jouraku su]] (2011)
 
*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1570 Maou Jouraku su]] (2011)
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season I: A New Legend Begins]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1582 Nichirin, Honnouji Yori Izuru]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 15XX Gokishichidou no Yuu]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[Horuka x Toruka]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Puyo Puyo!! Quest Arcade]]'' (2013) (with [[Sonic Team]])
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1590 Aoi Kanhasshuu ni Tatsu]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[StarBoat]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[StarBoat Progress]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season II: Blaze of Glory]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1477 Yabu Fu, Rokujuurokushuu no Kakera e]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1600 Sekigahara Jo no Fuseki, Aoi Utsu]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season III: Chase the Wind]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season IV: Dream on the Turf]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Sengoku Taisen: 1477-1655 Hinomoto Itto Eno Gunki]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[StarHorse 3 Season V: Exceed the Limit]]'' (2016)
 
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=== [[RingWide]] ===
 
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*''[[Rekishi Taisen Gettenka]]'' (2009)
 
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*''[[Operation G.H.O.S.T.]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[REC Check Golf]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[Hero Bank Arcade]]'' (2014)
 
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=== [[RingEdge 2]] ===
 
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*''[[Code of Joker Ver. 1.1: Arcana no Kakusei]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Maimai Orange]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker Ver. 1.2 Re:BIRTH]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker Ver. 1.2 EX]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker Ver. 1.3 begiNNing]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Maimai PinK]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker Ver. 1.4 GroW = Win]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker S]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Maimai Murasaki]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Code of Joker EDGE Ver. 2.1]]'' (2017)
 
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=== [[Nu]] ===
 
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*''[[Uranai Collection Torotte]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Chunithm Plus]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Nail Puri]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Sangokushi Taisen 4]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Shin Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking]]'' (2015)
 
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*''[[Wonderland Wars: Unmei No Jikokuban]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Chunithm Air Plus]]'' (2017)
 
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*''[[Initial D Arcade Stage Zero]]'' (2017)
 
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==[[ALLS]]==
 
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*''[[Sega World Drivers Championship]]'' (2018)
 
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*''[[Chrono Regalia]]'' (2018)
 
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*''[[Ongaki]]'' (2018)
 
  
 
=== Unique/Unknown ===
 
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*''[[Galileo Factory 2]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Galileo Factory 2]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Arabian Jewel]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Arabian Jewel]]'' (2010)
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*''[[That’s Paradice]]'' (2011)
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*''[[That's Paradice]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Toylet]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Lady Luck]]'' (2011)
 
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*''[[Galileo Factory 3: Planet Zero]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[Bingo Drop]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Soreike! Anpanman Popcorn Koujiyou 3]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Hokuto no Ken Battle Medal]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Zukan no Tamago]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[The World of Three Kingdoms]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Uno Chare]]'' (2014)
 
  
 
===[[Nintendo DS]]===
 
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===[[Wii]]===
 
===[[Wii]]===
 
*''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2008) (with [[Sonic Team]])
 
*''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2008) (with [[Sonic Team]])
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=== [[iOS]]/[[Android]] ===
 
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*''[[Fuuin Yuusha! Main Tou to Sora no Meikyuu]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[League of Wonderland]]'' (2019)
 
 
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==List of staff==
 
==List of staff==
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{{StaffList|Sega AM1 (2005-current)}}
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{{StaffList|Sega AM1 (2005-2011)}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
 
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* [http://buzz.sega.jp/ Official website]
 
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* [http://www.twitter.com/sega_rd1 Sega R&D 1 on Twitter]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:25, 26 January 2024

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Sega AM1 (2005-2011)
Division of Sega Corporation
Founded: 2004-07-01[1]
Headquarters:
Japan
2004-07-01
2011

AM R&D Dept. #1[2] (第一AM研究開発部) was the first arcade division of Sega Corporation. It was part of the AM Software R&D Group of Amusement R&D Div, alongside AM R&D Dept. #2 and AM R&D Dept. #3[2].

After the Sega Sammy Holdings restructure, the various studios established in July of 2000 got the corporate names again in April of 2005. Sega WOW employees were split into consumer and arcade studios, with latter becoming Sega AM1. However a lot of the development staff came from the Overworks side (Yasuhiro Nishiyama and Atsushi Seimiya, for example), due to many senior developers of WOW Entertainment joining the game company Paon. In addition, many developers of late Sega AM3 joined AM1 in April of 2009. It also absorbed many software-focused developers from Sega Mechatro and Family Entertainment in 2009 and 2010 respectively.

It was rebranded as R&D1 in 2011.

Sections

  • Produce Section (プロデュースセクション)[3]
  • Planning Development Section (企画開発セクション)[4]
  • Sound Section (サウンドセクション)[5][6]

Softography

Slot machine

Medal game

Arcade

NAOMI

Chihiro Satellite Terminal

System SP

Lindbergh

Lindbergh Blue

Lindbergh Red

Lindbergh Red EX

Nintendo DS

RingWide

iOS

Chihiro

Lindbergh

RingEdge

Unique/Unknown

Nintendo DS

Wii

List of staff

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2004-05-18.pdf
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:IR EN 2005-03-31.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/0809/17/news002.html (Wayback Machine: 2008-09-21 23:59)
  4. ↑ http://www.4gamer.net/specials/sangokutaiint/sangokutaiint_02.shtml (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-14 16:24)
  5. ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/29/4992/4992-1429695566.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-27 11:59)
  6. ↑ http://www.noisycroak.co.jp/special/gmcm/prof.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-02-22 00:26)

References



Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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