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SEI also traded as "Sega of America"{{magref|bb|1976-08-14|113}}{{magref|bb|1976-09-04|47}}{{magref|bb|1978-04-29|59}}, sold electro-mechanical arcade games, sold the [[Sega-Vision]] (as part of a short-lived home theater division), and was responsible for the licensing and publishing of home console and computer versions of Sega arcade titles.
 
SEI also traded as "Sega of America"{{magref|bb|1976-08-14|113}}{{magref|bb|1976-09-04|47}}{{magref|bb|1978-04-29|59}}, sold electro-mechanical arcade games, sold the [[Sega-Vision]] (as part of a short-lived home theater division), and was responsible for the licensing and publishing of home console and computer versions of Sega arcade titles.
  
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The company purchased [[Gremlin Industries]] in 1978{{magref|cb|1978-10-28|72}}.
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The company purchased [[Gremlin Industries]] in 1978{{magref|cb|1978-10-28|72}}. This company, eventually becoming "Sega Electronics" was sold to [[Bally Midway]] in 1983.
  
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SEI became '''Simon & Schuster Entertainment Software, Inc.''' on March 18, 1985 and then '''Ages Entertainment Software, Inc.''' on August 30 of the same year.<ref>California Business Search: Entity [https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?filing=&SearchType=NUMBER&SearchCriteria=C0718983 #C0718983]</ref>
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In April 1984 Sega's Japanese arm was purchased by a group of investors including [[Hayao Nakayama]], [[David Rosen]] and [[Isao Okawa]], becoming a subsidiary of [[CSK]]{{magref|sv|11|81}}{{magref|cb|1984-06-09|28}}. The remaining American Sega assets owned by Gulf+Western would then be absorbed; SEI became '''Simon & Schuster Entertainment Software, Inc.''' on March 18, 1985 before becoming a shell company, '''Ages Entertainment Software, Inc.''' on August 30 of the same year.<ref>California Business Search: Entity [https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?filing=&SearchType=NUMBER&SearchCriteria=C0718983 #C0718983]</ref>
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SEI technically still exists as Ages Entertainment Software, having survived Gulf+Western's 1994 aquisition by Viacom and various corporate restructures. It remains a shell company as part of the Paramount Global empire, having not been involved in video games since the mid-1980s.
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Sega would return to the North American market with a similar company, [[Sega Enterprises, Inc. (USA)]] (Sega Enterprises USA; SEU) in 1985.
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==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Sega Enterprises, Inc.}}
  
 
==Softography (Arcade)==
 
==Softography (Arcade)==

Revision as of 07:50, 6 August 2023

For the Japanese company by the same name, see Sega Enterprises, Ltd.. For the later company established in 1985, see Sega Enterprises USA.

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Sega Enterprises, Inc.
Founded: 1974[1]
Defunct: April 1984[2][3]
Headquarters:
2550 Santa Fe Avenue, Redondo Beach, California 90278, United States
2029 Century Park East, Los Angeles, California 90067, United States[4]

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Sega Enterprises, Inc. was the parent company of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and Gremlin Industries. It was established by Gulf+Western and the first game it produced was Bullet Mark.[5]

SEI also traded as "Sega of America"[6][7][8], sold electro-mechanical arcade games, sold the Sega-Vision (as part of a short-lived home theater division), and was responsible for the licensing and publishing of home console and computer versions of Sega arcade titles.

The company purchased Gremlin Industries in 1978[9]. This company, eventually becoming "Sega Electronics" was sold to Bally Midway in 1983.

In April 1984 Sega's Japanese arm was purchased by a group of investors including Hayao Nakayama, David Rosen and Isao Okawa, becoming a subsidiary of CSK[2][10]. The remaining American Sega assets owned by Gulf+Western would then be absorbed; SEI became Simon & Schuster Entertainment Software, Inc. on March 18, 1985 before becoming a shell company, Ages Entertainment Software, Inc. on August 30 of the same year.[11]

SEI technically still exists as Ages Entertainment Software, having survived Gulf+Western's 1994 aquisition by Viacom and various corporate restructures. It remains a shell company as part of the Paramount Global empire, having not been involved in video games since the mid-1980s.

Sega would return to the North American market with a similar company, Sega Enterprises, Inc. (USA) (Sega Enterprises USA; SEU) in 1985.

Softography

Electro-mechanical arcade

Discrete logic arcade

Arcade

VCO Object

Zaxxon hardware

G80

Atari 2600

Intellivision

ColecoVision

Atari 5200

Atari 8-bit family

Apple II

VIC-20

Adam

BBC Micro

Commodore 64

IBM PC

Amstrad CPC

ZX Spectrum

Softography (Arcade)

Electro-Mechanical/Discrete Logic

Softography (Consumer)

Apple II

Atari 2600

Atari 5200

Atari 8-bit

Commodore 64

List of staff

References

  1. ↑ Cash Box, "April 13, 1974" (US; 1974-04-13), page 50
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Visions, "February/March 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 81
  3. ↑ Cash Box, "June 9, 1984" (US; 1984-06-09), page 28/29 (28)
  4. ↑ File:PJPizzazz trademark US73271177.pdf, page 2
  5. ↑ Cash Box, "November 29, 1975" (US; 1975-11-29), page 21
  6. ↑ Billboard, "August 14, 1976" (US; 1976-08-14), page 113
  7. ↑ Billboard, "September 4, 1976" (US; 1976-09-04), page 47
  8. ↑ Billboard, "April 29, 1978" (US; 1978-04-29), page 59
  9. ↑ Cash Box, "October 28, 1978" (US; 1978-10-28), page 72
  10. ↑ Cash Box, "June 9, 1984" (US; 1984-06-09), page 28
  11. ↑ California Business Search: Entity #C0718983
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