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'''Sega Consumer Research and Development Dept. #1''' (nickanmed '''Sega CS1''', which it was officially renamed to in 1994){{magref|harmony|128|15}} was a video game research and development division within [[Sega]]. As the name suggests, it was the first "consumer"-specific R&D department created by [[Sega of Japan]], focusing on [[Mega Drive]] and [[Mega-CD]] software. Is is unknown exactly when it was founded, but was done so in the 90's, likely alongside the establishment of several AM divisions. | '''Sega Consumer Research and Development Dept. #1''' (nickanmed '''Sega CS1''', which it was officially renamed to in 1994){{magref|harmony|128|15}} was a video game research and development division within [[Sega]]. As the name suggests, it was the first "consumer"-specific R&D department created by [[Sega of Japan]], focusing on [[Mega Drive]] and [[Mega-CD]] software. Is is unknown exactly when it was founded, but was done so in the 90's, likely alongside the establishment of several AM divisions. | ||
− | Its known managers are [[Minoru Kanari]] (in 1992){{magref|harmony|119|15}} and Yoji Ishii (in 1993 and 1994){{magref|harmony|119|15}}. | + | Its known managers are [[Minoru Kanari]] (in 1992){{magref|harmony|119|15}} and Yoji Ishii (in 1993 and 1994){{magref|harmony|119|15}}. The department was located in the [[PK Building]].{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230823160022/https://tzk-gamedesign.hatenablog.jp/entry/2023/04/23/012721}} |
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+ | CS1 produced a variety of diverse games, several with outside developers such as [[Shigeharu Isoda]] and others for ''[[Tougi Ou King Colossus]]'' and ''[[Bio-Hazard Battle]]'', [[Minato Giken]] for ''[[Columns III: Revenge of Columns]]'' and [[Compile]] for ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''. The department's biggest project was ''[[Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium]]'', which had a lengthy development period that completely occupied several staff members' focus.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230823160022/https://tzk-gamedesign.hatenablog.jp/entry/2023/04/23/012721}} | ||
It was abolished in 1995 alongside every other separate consumer department and merged into a temporary single department, with a new [[Sega CS1 (1996-1999)|Sega CS1]] established in 1996.{{magref|ssmjp|1996-09|138}} | It was abolished in 1995 alongside every other separate consumer department and merged into a temporary single department, with a new [[Sega CS1 (1996-1999)|Sega CS1]] established in 1996.{{magref|ssmjp|1996-09|138}} |
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Sega Consumer Research and Development Dept. #1 (nickanmed Sega CS1, which it was officially renamed to in 1994)[1] was a video game research and development division within Sega. As the name suggests, it was the first "consumer"-specific R&D department created by Sega of Japan, focusing on Mega Drive and Mega-CD software. Is is unknown exactly when it was founded, but was done so in the 90's, likely alongside the establishment of several AM divisions.
Its known managers are Minoru Kanari (in 1992)[2] and Yoji Ishii (in 1993 and 1994)[2]. The department was located in the PK Building.[3]
CS1 produced a variety of diverse games, several with outside developers such as Shigeharu Isoda and others for Tougi Ou King Colossus and Bio-Hazard Battle, Minato Giken for Columns III: Revenge of Columns and Compile for Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. The department's biggest project was Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium, which had a lengthy development period that completely occupied several staff members' focus.[3]
It was abolished in 1995 alongside every other separate consumer department and merged into a temporary single department, with a new Sega CS1 established in 1996.[4]
Softography
Mega Drive
- 16t (1991)
- Aworg: Hero in the Sky (1991)
- Golden Axe II (1991)
- Medal City (1991)
- Pyramid Magic II (1991)
- Pyramid Magic III (1991)
- Robot Battler (1991)
- Sonic Eraser (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Rudger's Adventure (1991)
- Pyramid Magic Editor (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Nei's Adventure (1991)
- Riddle Wired (1991)
- Mercs (1991)
- Kiss Shot (1992)
- Teddy Boy Blues (1992)
- Tougi Ou King Colossus (1992)
- Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (1992)
- Bio-Hazard Battle (1992)
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993) (art)
- J.League Pro Striker (1993)
- Golden Axe III (1993)
- Columns III: Revenge of Columns (1993)
- Party Quiz Mega Q (1993)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993)
- J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban (1993)
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993)
- Streets of Rage 3 (1994) (art)
- Ristar (1995) (early development)
- RPG Densetsu Hepoi (unreleased)
Mega-CD
- Quiz Scramble Special (1992)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1993) (early development?)
Saturn
- Gale Racer (1994)
- Clockwork Knight (1994)
- Victory Goal (1995)
- Cyber Speedway (1995)
- Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (1995)
- SimCity 2000 (1995)
- Fighting Circus: Elandoll (unreleased)
List of staff
- Cotani
- Yoshiaki Endo
- Yukio Futatsugi
- Masayuki Hasegawa
- Takashi Iizuka
- Kazuo Ikeda
- Manabu Ishihara
- Yoji Ishii
- Tomoyuki Ito
- Kazuyuki Iwasawa
- Minoru Kanari
- Shuichi Katagi
- Shiro Kinemura
- Hirotsugu Kobayashi
- Tomohiro Kondo
- Makiko Kubo
- Manabu Kusunoki
- Ryuichiro Kutsuzawa
- Hiroyasu Lee
- Shiro Maekawa
- Marsh
- Minoru Matsuura
- Yumiko Miyabe
- Tsukasa Mori
- Miki Morimoto
- Hideaki Moriya
- Mayumi Moro
- Kazuyuki Mukaida
- Toshiyuki Mukaiyama
- Yuji Naka
- Atsuhiko Nakamura
- Takeshi Niimura
- Yojiro Ogawa
- Noriyoshi Ohba
- Naoto Ohshima
- Shigeru Okada
- Toshiko Okano
- Yosuke Okunari
- Makoto Oshitani
- Hiroto Saeki
- Katsuhiko Sato
- Katsuhisa Sato
- Takaya Segawa
- Takashi Shoji
- Junichi Suto
- Makiko Suzuki
- Hidetoshi Takeshita
- Kou Tanaka
- Takaharu Terada
- Yoshitaka Tezuka
- Atsushi Tomari
- Kouichi Toya
- Junichi Tsuchiya
- Yuji Uekawa
- Usagi
- Katsuhiko Yamada
- Daisuke Yamamoto
- Masanobu Yamamoto
- Tomohiro Yamamoto
- Kentaro Yoshida
- Toru Yoshida
- Takashi Yuda
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