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Revision as of 12:35, 7 January 2020
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| Sega AM1 | ||
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| Founded: 1984 | ||
| Defunct: 2000-04-21 | ||
| Merged into: Sega AM3 (1990), WOW Entertainment (2000) | ||
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Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #1, (Sega AM R&D Dept. #1) was a division within Sega Enterprises. It was formed in primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games. In May 1999 it became Sega Software R&D Dept. 1, and later WOW Entertainment in 2000.[1][2]
AM1 is supposed to be the oldest development division within Sega[3]. Koichi Izumi who then was at the sister arcade division Sega AM3, counted numeruos titles developed in AM1, claiming so many were developed that he could not list them all.[4] This page compiles the games mentioned, as well as common credits among titles.[5] And then titles from the WOW Entertainment production history website..
The most popular titles and well known titles from AM1 during the eighties were action or beat' em' up titles, with creators Makoto Uchida on the forefront with Altered Beast andd Golden Axe and Alien Storm. Also noteworthy are the very first Shinobi title by Yutaka Sugano or Shadow Dancer by Yoshiki Ooka.
1991, Sega AM1 had a major shake up, especially with the formation of Sega AM3 which had former Sega AM1 members. Previously involved with Phantasy Star III, Kazunari Tsukamoto went on to work on OutRunners, Harley Davidson & L.A. Riders and The Ocean Hunter with AM1.
Overall the most known titles during the nineties were The House of the Dead and Die Hard Arcade. AM1 also made strides with the big eleborate cabinets of Airline Pilots or Sega Bass Fishing, bringing back the "taikan" (body sensation) concept of arcades, previously introduced by Yu Suzuki and Sega AM2. Another speciality of Sega AM1 were games for the Sega Titan Video arcade board which had an identical architecture to the Sega Saturn, making ports easy, such as with the AM1 developed Virtua Fighter Remix.
Contents
- 1 Members
- 2 Former members
- 3 Softography
- 3.1 System 24
- 3.2 System 18
- 3.3 System C2
- 3.4 System 32
- 3.5 Model 1
- 3.6 Model 2
- 3.7 H1 Board
- 3.8 Model 3
- 3.9 Mega Drive
- 3.10 Game Gear
- 3.11 Sega Titan Video
- 3.12 Saturn
- 3.13 NAOMI
- 3.14 NAOMI Multiboard
- 3.15 Dreamcast
- 3.16 Sega Zaxxon hardware
- 3.17 Sega System 1
- 3.18 Sega System E
- 3.19 Sega System 2
- 3.20 Sega Space Harrier
- 3.21 Y Board
- 3.22 X Board
- 3.23 System 16
- 3.24 System 18
- 3.25 System C
- 3.26 System C-2
- 3.27 System 24
- 3.28 Sega H1 Board
- 3.29 System 32
- 3.30 Sega Titan Video
- 3.31 Sega Model 1
- 3.32 Sega Model 2A CRX
- 3.33 Sega Model 2B CRX
- 3.34 Sega Model 2C CRX
- 3.35 Sega Model 3 Step 1.0
- 3.36 Sega Model 3 Step 2.0
- 3.37 Sega Model 3 Step 2.1
- 3.38 NAOMI
- 3.39 Hikaru
- 3.40 Unique/Unknown
- 4 Softography (consumer)
- 5 External links
- 6 References
Members
Former members
Softography
System 24
- Quiz Rouka ni Tattenasai! (1991)
- Tokoro San no MahMahjan (1992)
- Quiz Mekurumeku Story (1993)
- Tokoro San no MahMahjan 2 (1994)
- Quiz Ghost Hunter (1994)
System 18
- Desert Breaker (1992)
System C2
- Soreike! Anpanman Popcorn Kojo (1992)
- Puyo Puyo (1992)
- Waku Waku Marine (1992)
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1993)
- SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993)
- Doraemon no Dokodemodoa (1994)
- Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
- Stack Columns (1994)
- Zunzunkyou no Yabou (1994)
System 32
- Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991) (final)
- Air Rescue (1992)
- Holosseum (1992)
- Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
- Alien 3: The Gun (1993)
- OutRunners (1993)
- Super Visual Football (1994)
- Super Visual Soccer (1994)
- The J.League 1994 (1994)
- Tesou Uranai Chotto Misete (1995)
Model 1
- Wing War (1994)
Model 2
- Sky Target (1995)
- Dead or Alive (1996)
- WaveRunner (1996)
- Sega Water Ski (1997)
- The House of the Dead (1997)
- Motor Raid (1997)
H1 Board
- Cool Riders (1995)
Model 3
- Sega Bass Fishing (1997)
- Ski Champ (1998)
Mega Drive
- Puyo Puyo (1992)
Game Gear
- Puyo Puyo (1993)
Sega Titan Video
- Waku Waku Tama & Friends (1994)
- Sports Fishing 2 (1995) (programming)
- Super Major League (1995)
- Virtua Fighter Remix (1995)
- Golden Axe: The Duel (1995)
- Ejihon Tantei Jimusho (1995)
- Final Arch (1995)
- Critter Crusher (1995)
- Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt (1995)
- Die Hard Arcade (1996)
- Magical Zunou Power (1996)
- Columns '97 (1997)
- Aroma Club (1997)
- Waku Waku Shinkansen (1997)
- Maru-chan de Goo! (1997)
- Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (1997)
- Taisen Tanto-R Sasissu! (1998)
- Stress Busters (1998)
- Byousatsu (unreleased)
Saturn
- Golden Axe: The Duel (1995)
- Virtua Fighter Remix (1995)
- Die Hard Arcade (1997)
- Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua (1997)
NAOMI
- The House of the Dead 2 (1998)
- Zombie Revenge (1999)
- Giant Gram: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 2 in Nihon Budoukan (1999)
- Giant Gram 2000: Zen Nihon Pro Wres 3 Eikou no Yuushatachi (2000)
NAOMI Multiboard
- Airline Pilots (1999)
Dreamcast
Sega Zaxxon hardware
- Future Spy (1984)
Sega System 1
- Flicky (1984)
- Sindbad Mystery (1984)
- Spatter (1984)
- Choplifter (1985)
- Ninja Princess (1985)
Sega System E
- Hang-On Jr. (1985)
Sega System 2
- Heavy Metal (1985)
- Shooting Master (1985)
Sega Space Harrier
- Enduro Racer (1985)
Y Board
- Galaxy Force (1988)
- Galaxy Force II (1988)
- Last Survivor (1988)
X Board
- Thunder Blade (1987)
- Line of Fire (1990)
- Super Monaco GP (1989)
System 16
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1990)
- Shinobi (1986)
- Alien Syndrome (1987)
- Body Slam (1987)
- Bullet (1987)
- Dunk Shot (1987)
- Fantasy Zone (1987)
- Heavyweight Champ (1987)
- Quartet (1987)
- Quartet 2 (1987)
- SDI (1987)
- Sonic Boom (1987)
- Time Scanner (1987)
- Altered Beast (1988)
- Tetris (1988)
- E-SWAT (1989)
- Flash Point (1989)
- Golden Axe (1989)
- Touryuumon (1994)
System 18
- Bloxeed (1989)
- Shadow Dancer (1989)
- Alien Storm (1990)
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)
- Desert Breaker (1993)
System C
- Columns (1988)
- Columns II (1990)
- Puyo Puyo (1992) (with Compile)
- Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1992)
- Stack Columns (1994)
System C-2
- Borench (1988)
- Soreike! Anpanman no Popcorn (1993)
- Doraemon No Dokodemodoa (1993)
- SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol (1993)
- Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (1993)
- SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993)
- Zunzunkyou no Yabou (1993) (with Minato Giken)
- Waku Waku Tama & Friends (1994)
System 24
- Gain Ground (1988)
- Hot Rod (1988)
- Crack Down (1988)
- Bonanza Bros. (1990)
- Rough Racer (1990)
- Quiz Syukudai wo Wasuremashita (1991)
- Tokoro San no MahMahjan (1992)
- Quiz Mekurumeku Story (1993)
- Quiz Ghost Hunter (1994)
- Tokoro San no MahMahjan 2 (1994)
- Quiz Magical Brain (1996)
- Quiz Rouka ni Tattenasai! (1996)
Sega H1 Board
- Cool Riders (1994)
System 32
- Air Rescue (1992)
- Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
- Holosseum (1992)
- Stadium Cross (1992)
- OutRunners (1992)
- Alien 3: The Gun (1993)
- Super Visual Soccer (1994)
Sega Titan Video
- Golden Axe: The Duel (1994)
- Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt (1995)
- Super Major League (ST-V) (1995)
- Ejihon Tantei Jimusho (1995)
- Critter Crusher (1996)
- Die Hard Arcade (1996)
- Virtua Fighter Remix (1996)
- Aroma Club (1997)
- Columns '97 (1997)
- Maru-chan de Goo! (1997)
- Stress Busters (1998)
- Taisen Tanto-R Sasissu! (1998)
- Waku Waku Shinkansen (1998)
Sega Model 1
- Wing War (1994)
Sega Model 2A CRX
- Sky Target (1995)
- Motor Raid (1997)
- Dynamite Cop (1998)
Sega Model 2B CRX
- Indy 500 (1995)
- Dynamite Baseball (1996)
- Dynamite Baseball 97 (1997)
Sega Model 2C CRX
- Sega Ski Super G (1996)
- Wave Runner (1996)
- Sega Water Ski (1996)
- The House of the Dead (1997)
Sega Model 3 Step 1.0
- Sega Bass Fishing (1998)
Sega Model 3 Step 2.0
- Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (1997)
- Ski Champ (1998)
Sega Model 3 Step 2.1
- The Ocean Hunter (1998)
- Emergency Call Ambulance (1999)
NAOMI
- The House of the Dead 2 (1998)
- Airline Pilots (1999)
- Dynamite Baseball '99 (1999)
- Giant Gram All Japan Pro Wrestling 2 (1999)
- Ring Out 4x4 (1999)
- Sega Marine Fishing (1999)
- Super Major League '99 (1999)
- The Typing of the Dead (1999) (with Smilebit)
- Zombie Revenge (1999)
- Giant Gram 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling 3: Brave Men of Glory (2000)
- Sega Strike Fighter (2000)
Hikaru
- Brave FireFighters (1999)
Unique/Unknown
- World Bingo (1985)
- Starlight Fortune (1993)
- Teso Uranai Chotto Misete (1993)
- FuwaFuwa Puren (1994)
- Majikaru Zuno Pawa (1996)
Softography (consumer)
Saturn
- Virtua Fighter Remix (1995)
- Die Hard Arcade (1996) (with Sega Technical Institute)
- Sky Target (1997) (with Tantalus Interactive)
- The House of the Dead (1998) (with Tantalus Interactive)
Dreamcast
- Dynamite Cop (1998)
- Giant Gram 2: All Japan Pro Wrestling In Nippon Budokan (1999) (with Scarab)
- The House of the Dead 2 (1999)
- Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3 (2000) (with Scarab)
External links
References
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