Sega AM4

Sega AM4
Founded: 1991
Defunct: 1999
Merged into: Sega Mechatronics (1999)
Headquarters: Japan

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Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #4, commonly known as Sega AM R&D #4 or Sega AM4, was a research and development division within Sega. The AM4 name was adopted in 1990 after the internal AM and CS teams were separated. It was previously known as R&D4.

Unlike Sega AM1, Sega AM2 and Sega AM3, Sega AM4 was responsible for the creation of arcade cabinets, and thus outside of an advisory role, had no influence in the development of video games. However with machines like the UFO Catcher and other mechanical engineering archievments it gained noteriety on it's own as well.

AM4 produced the vast majority of Sega arcade machines of the 1990s. AM4 credits remain inconsistent however, with it sometimes being credited and other times not.

AM4 continued its role as Sega Mechatronics from 1999.

Members

• Hiroshi Yagi
• Kaji Toshiyuki
• Masami Ishikawa
• Masao Yoshimoto
• Masayuki Osada
• Mitsuharu Fukuzawa
• Naoyuki Sato
• Norio Furuichi
• Shingo Dote
• Tokinori Kaneyasu
• Tomoya Takasugi

Softography before AM4

• R360 (1990)

World Derby BD

• World Derby (1989)

UFO BD

• UFO Catcher (1985)
• UFO Catcher DX (1987)

Dedicated

• New Speed Hockey (1988)
• Golden Wave (1989)
• Bull's Eye (1988)
• Sega Super Circuit (1989)

Multi-purpose arcade cabinets

• Aero City (1988)

Softography

System C2

• Print Club (1995)

System 32

• OutRunners (1993) (cabinet)
• Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (1994)

Model 1

• Virtua Racing (1992)
• Virtua Formula (1993)

Model 2

• Virtua Cop (1994)
• Sega Rally Championship (1995) (cabinet)
• Manx TT Super Bike (1995)
• The House of the Dead (1997) (cabinet)

Model 3

• Sega Bass Fishing (1997)
• L.A. Machineguns (1998)
• Sega Rally 2 (1998) (cabinet)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special (1998)

Sega Titan Video

• Sports Fishing (1994)
• Critter Crusher (1995)
• Name Club (1996)

NAOMI

• The House of the Dead 2 (1998) (cabinet)
• Dynamite Baseball NAOMI (1998) (cabinet)

Large attraction

• Mad Bazooka (1994)
• VR-1 (1994)

Royal Ascot BD

• Royal Ascot (1992) (with Sega AM3, Sega AM6)

Western Dream BD

• Western Dream (1992) (with Sega AM6)

X Board

• Carribean Roule (1992) (with Sega AM3, Sega AM6)

Bingo Party BD/M1

• Bingo Party (1993) (with Sega AM6)

Castle Coaster BD

• Castle Coaster (1995) (with Sega AM6)

G-MAIN/M1

• Bingo Planet (1997)

C-GAL/Sega Titan Video

• Fantasy Zone (ST-V game) (1997)

UFO BD

• Dream Town (1993)
• School Kids (1993)

Dream Catcher BD

• Dream Catcher (1993)

UFO BD EX

• Prize Sensor (1998)

EX BD

• UFO Catcher 21 (1996)
• UFO A La Carte (1996)
• UFO Catcher 800 (1998)
• Baby UFO (1998)

Sega System C

• Waku Waku Marine (1992)
• SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993) (with AM1)
• Print Club (1995) (with Atlus)
• Print Club Vol.2: Winter Version (1995) (with Atlus)
• Print Club Vol.4: Summer Version (1996) (with Atlus)
• Print Club Vol.5: Autumn Version (1996) (with Atlus)

Sega System 16B

• Heavyweight Champ (1987) (with Sega AM1)

Y Board

• Galaxy Force II (1988) (with AM1)

Sega Titan Video

• Critter Crusher (1995) (with Sega AM1)
• Name Club (1996)
• Aroma Club (1997)
• Movie Club (1997)
• Waku Waku Shinkansen (1997) (with Sega AM1)
• Waku Waku Shoubousya (1997)
• Wanpaku Safari (1998)

Sega H1 Board

• Aqua Stage (1995)

Dedicated

• Speed Basketball (1992)
• Speed Soccer (1992)
• Zaurus Oozu (1992)
• Bingo Carnival (1993)
• Exciting Speed Hockey (1993)
• Speed Attack (1993)
• Ghost Hunters (1994) (with AM5)
• Aqua Paradise (1995)
• Stamp Club (1996)
• Hockey Stadium (1997)
• PaoPao Catcher (1998)

Multi-purpose arcade cabinets

• Astro City (1993)
• Super Megalo 2 (1994)
• Megalo 410 (1996)
• Blast City (1996)
• New Versus City (1996)

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega AM4/Magazine articles.