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From Sega Retro

Template:Infobox companyThis article contains the history of Sega's in-house studios. It documents key personnel, such as producers and managers and each of the departments. The Sonic Team and Sega-AM2 articles contain the history of their departments

For a full list of games developed in-house and as well as published titles, see List of Sega video games, List of Sega arcade video games and List of Sega mobile games.

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1965-1984

Production and Engineering Department

During the period when Sega was owned by a non-Japanese company, Sega started development on games with electro-mechanical games and transitioned to microprocessor video games in the Production and Engineering Department. The first notable game from Sega, was the eletro-mechanical game Periscope, which was designed under the direction of Sega founder David Rosen.[1]

1984-1990

Research and Development

In 1984, around the time Sega was purchased by the CSK Holdings Corporation, Research and Development divisions were formed. They were headed by Hisashi Suzuki (General Manager), Hideki Sato (General Deputy Director), Yoji Ishii (Manager) and Tomio Takami (Manager). From 1987 to 1990, Research and Development departments were expanding up to eight different departments. Sega also picked up many licenses from other gaming companies for porting third-party games internally to their own systems.[2]

Division Founded Headed by
Research and Development Division (R&D) 1983 Hisashi Suzuki

1990-1998

From 1990 onwards the arcade and game console operations became their own divisions. Development teams became bigger and many of the planners, designers and programmers of the small teams of before, became producers and managers of their own teams and departments. The Amusement Machine Research and Development Division (AM), was headed by Hisashi Suzuki and Naoki Aoki, and grew to 3 overall departments.[3] AM1 was headed by Rikiya Nakagawa.[4] AM2 was headed by Yu Suzuki. AM3 was headed by Hisao Oguchi.[5] In addition to software titles, a seperate AM4 department was also resonsible for the manufacturing and the technology of cabinets. This department also created cabinets that are lightly reliant on software, such as prize games, medal games and also photobooth related arcade machines. AM4 was headed by Dote Shingo. AM5 was also dedicated to non game software related arcade products, which were medium-scale theme park attractions, that could be found in the 1996 opened Joypolis. AM5 was headed by Takeda Hiranao.

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No.1 (AM1) 1990 R&D Rikiya Nakagawa
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No.2 (AM2) Yu Suzuki
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 3 (AM3) Hisao Oguchi
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 4 (AM4) 1991 Dote Shingo
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 4 (AM5) Takeda Hiranao

The Consumer Research and Development Division (CS) was headed by Yoji Ishii, Makoto Oshitani, Mamoru Shigeta and Hiroshi Aso.[6] CS1 was headed by Yoji Ishii. CS2 was headed solely by Noriyoshi Ohba. CS3 was headed by Yuji Naka. Deticated departments were founded for development of Mega CD games in 1992 by Takami Tomio and 32X games in 1994 by Koichii Nagata. There was also a PC conversion department in 1996 by Shun Arai.

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Consumer Research and Development Division No.1 (CS1) 1990 R&D Yoji Ishii
Consumer Research and Development Division No.2 (CS2) Noriyoshi Ohba
Consumer Research and Development Division No.3 (CS3) Yuji Naka
Mega CD Software Research and Development 1991 Tomio Takami
32X Software Research and Development 1993 Koichi Nagata
PC Software Research and Development 1995 Shun Arai

1998-2004

In 1998 Sega launched the Sega Dreamcast and the NAOMI arcade platform. By then Sega's game software studios grew to 9 game development units, with the addition of own units for music production, mechatronic related arcade development and a unit formed for new products (which resulted into the development the children's card game Mushiking). The process of Sega restructuring it's in-house studios into 9 independent subsidiaries lasted from 1998 to 2000. The arcade business during this time was headed by Hisashi Suzuki, Akira Nagai and Yu Suzuki. The consumer business was headed by Yoshihiko Hirose, Hideki Sato and Eichii Yukawa. [7] Around this point the consumer teams within Sega have changed significantly, with Yoji Ishii, Naoto Oshima, Tomohiro Kondo[8][9] and variety of other producers and managers leaving the company and becoming affiliated with Artoon (now Arzest), cavia and AQ Interactive.

Division Members from Founded Headed by
Software R&D Unit #1

WOW Entertainment

AM1 1998 Rikiya Nakagawa
Software R&D Unit #2

SEGA-AM2

AM2 Yu Suzuki
Software R&D Unit #3

Hitmaker

AM3 Hisao Oguchi
Software R&D Unit #4

Amusement Vision

AM2 Toshihiro Nagoshi
Software R&D Unit #5

Sega Rosso

AM3 Kenji Sasaki
Software R&D Unit #6

Smilebit

CS1 Shun Arai
Software R&D Unit #7

Overworks

CS2 Noriyoshi Ohba
Software R&D Unit #8

Sonic Team

CS3 Yuji Naka
Software R&D Unit #9

United Game Artists

CS3 + AM3 Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Sega Mechatronics Masao Yoshimoto
Sega Digital Media Unit

Wave Master

Fumitaka Shibata
New Business Division 2001 Hiroshi Uemera

2004-2008

Research and Development

In 2004, around the time Sega Sammy Holdings was formed, Sega has moved it's teams into a uniform R&D structure again as it was in the 80's and 90's. The process was fully completed in 2005, when the individual divisions got new names. By 2005, overall software management was handled by Hideki Okamura, Yuji Naka, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Yukio Sugino and Takayuki Kawagoe. GE1 was headed by Akinori Nishiyama. GE2 was headed by Akira Nishino. Sega's Chinese division, Sega Shanghai R&D, established in 2002 and managed by Makoto Uchida, continued to provide development support for a variety of Sega titles

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Global Entertainment Research and Development Division No. 1 (GE1) 2004 Sonic Team + Sega Wow Akinori Nishiyama
Global Entertainment Research and Development Division No. 2 (GE2) Sega Wow Akira Nishino

The New Entertainment Research and Development Division (NE) contains members of Amusement Vision and Smilebit. It was headed by Toshihiro Nagoshi and Takaya Segawa.

Division Founded Members from Headed by
New Entertainment Research and Development Division No. 1 (NE1) 2004 Amusement Vision + Smilebit Toshihiro Nagoshi

The Amusement Machine Research and Development Division (AM) was headed by Hiroshi Kataoka.[10] AM1 was headed by Atsushi Seimiya and Yasuhiro Nishiyama.[11] AM2 was headed by Hiroshi Kataoka and Makoto Osaki. AM3 was headed by Mie Kumagai and Kenji Arai. The Family Entertainment Research and Development Department was a division formed for the development of kids arcade games, a market opened by Mushiking. It was headed by Hiroshi Uemera. The AM Product development division is involved in the hardware side of arcade development and is the continuation of Sega Mechatronics.

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 1 (AM1) 2004 Sega Wow Atsushi Seimiya
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 2 (AM2) Sega AM2 Hiroshi Kataoka
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 3 (AM3) Hitmaker Mie Kumagai
Amusement Machine Product Development Division Sega Mechatronics Masao Yashimoto
Family Entertainment Research and Development Division New Business Division Hiroshi Uemara

2008-current

Another restructuring took place in 2008, with the major purpose being the merger of GE and NE to a uniform CS (Consumer) division, and merger of arcade departments. In 2010, mobile divisions were also formed.

Previous department managers Akinori Nishiyama, Akira Nishino, Osamu Ohashii, Takao Miyoshi and Toshihiro Nagoshi became senior producers and oversee all software development. CS1 is headed by Toshihiro Nagoshi and Masayoshi Kikuchi. CS2 is headed by Takashi Iizuka. CS3 is headed by Takaya Segawa and Shuntaro Tanaka. The mobile department formed in the consumer division is headed by Masayoshi Kikuchi.

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Consumer Research and Development Division No. 1 (CS1) 2008 NE Toshihiro Nagoshi
Consumer Research and Development Division No. 2 (CS2) GE1 Takashi Iizuka
Consumer Research and Development Division No. 3 (CS3) GE2 Takaya Segawa
Mobile New Media Division 2010 New Studio Masayoshi Kikuchi

The three AM software game studios got merged into two AM groups. AM1 and AM2 stayed the same, while AM3 was dissolved into AM1 and AM2. AM1 is headed by Yasuhiro Nishiyama. AM2 is headed by Hiroshi Kataoka and Makoto Osaki. The mobile department in the arcade division (Mobile Works) is headed by Jun Matsunaga ad Kumagai . A new department in the arcade division called the N. Pro R&D Department was formed in 2013, which is located in Yokohama, while Sega's R&D is traditionally housed in Tokyo. Their first release is Edel Sunaba.[12]

Division Founded Members from Headed by
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 1 (AM1) 2008 AM1 + AM3 Yasuhiro Nishiyama
Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 2 (AM2) AM2 +AM3 Hiroshi Kataoka
Amusement Machine Product Development Division same as before Masao Yashimoto
MOBILE WORKS 2010 AM1 + AM2 Jun Matsunaga
New Professional Research and Development Department 2013 New Studio Kenya Kitamura

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The following is a list of arcade games developed and published by Sega on their arcade system boards. Sega has made many arcade system boards over the years, ranging from 1977's Sega Vic Dual to 2013's Sega Nu. This list comprises all of the games released on these arcade system boards. Sega has been producing unified arcade systems since the late 1970s.

This list covers the videogame sector of arcades, other arcade equipment include electro-mechanical games made in the 60's, medal games, merchandisers, medium-scale theme park attractions, virtual golf equipment, photobooth machines and the Sega Toylet.

The stars indicate that the game has gotten or is currently getting updates through convertable kits, or through internet software updates from 2009 onwards on the ALL.Net service.

Early arcade games

Discrete video games

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  • Balloon Gun (1974)
  • Bomber (1977)
  • Bullet Mark (1975)
  • Crash Course (1977)
  • Double Block T3 (1979)
  • Fonz (1976)
  • Galaxy War (1978)
  • Goal Kick (1974)
  • Heavyweight Champ (1976)
  • Hockey TV (1973)
  • Man T.T. (1977)
  • Mini Hockey (1974)
  • Monaco GP (1979)
  • Pong Tron (1973)
  • Pong Tron II (1973)
  • Pro Racer (1978)
  • Rock'n'Bark (1976)
  • Secret Base (1978)
  • Space Tactics (1981)
  • Space Fighter (1978)
  • Squadron (1976)
  • Star Raker (1981)
  • Table Hockey (1974)
  • Top Runner (1978)
  • Tracer (1976)
  • Twin Course T.T. (1977)
  • Wild Wood (1978)
  • World Cup (1977)

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Sega Blockade

Sega VIC Dual

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Sega Z80

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Sega Zaxxon

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  • Borench (1990)
  • Columns (1990)
  • PotoPoto (1994)
  • Puyo Puyo (1992) (Development: Compile)
  • Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
  • Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1992)
  • Ribbit! (1992)
  • Twin Squash (1991)
  • Zunzunkyou no Yabou (1994) (Development: Vic Tokai)

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System 18

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System 24

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  • Bonanza Bros. (1990)
  • Crack Down (1989)
  • Dynamic Country Club (1991)
  • Gain Ground (1988)
  • Hot Rod (1988)
  • Quiz Ghost Hunter (1994)
  • Quiz Magical Brain (1996)
  • Quiz Mekurumeku Story (1993)
  • Quiz My Homework (1991)
  • Quiz Rouka ni Tattenasai (1996)
  • Rough Racer (1990)
  • Scramble Spirits (1988)
  • Super Masters (1989)
  • Tokoro San no MahMahjan (1992)
  • Tokoro San no MahMahjan 2 (1994)

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System H1

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Super Scaler series

Sega Space Harrier

Sega OutRun

X Board

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Sega Model series

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Model 2

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Model 3 Step 1.0

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Model 3 Step 2.0

Model 3 Step 2.1

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Sega Titan Video

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Naomi series

Naomi

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Hikaru

System SP

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Chihiro

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Triforce

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Lindbergh Yellow

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Lindbergh Red

Lindbergh Red EX

  • Harley-Davidson: King of the Road (2009)
  • RAMBO (2008)

Europe-R

RingEdge

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Nu

Unknown

Kids (card) games

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  • Bakugan: The Batters (2010)
  • Battle Police (2009)
  • Beetle DASH! (2008)
  • Ciao Manga Station (2009)
  • Dinosaur King (2005) ★
  • Disney Magical Dance (2008)
  • Edel Sand (2015) (non-card game)
  • Ehonnotamago (2009)
  • Future Police Patrol Chase (2009)
  • Hero Bank Arcade (2014)
  • Issyo ni Turbo Drive (2008)
  • Issyo ni Wanwan (2007)
  • Issyo ni Wanwan Waiwai Puppy (2008)
  • Let's Go Bus! (2010) (non-card game)
  • Let's Go Safari! (2012) (non-card game)
  • Lil Puritsu Bipuruhime Chen Yu! (2009)
  • Marine & Marine (2008) ★
  • Mushiking (2003) ★
  • Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2005) ★
  • Rekishi Taisen Gettenka (2009)
  • Transformers The Animated/Shooting (2010)
  • Unochalle (2014) (non-card game)
  • Zukannotamago (2013)

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Warning: Default sort key "List Of Sega Arcade Games" overrides earlier default sort key "List Of Sega Software Development Studios".

This is a list of games Sega developed and published. Not included are:

  • Reprogrammed games by Sega of licensed third party games, or games that were licensed to other companies.
  • Pre-existing games that are merely distributed in Japan or overseas.

"Developed" refers to games that were at least partially developed in-house at Sega of Japan. Japanese publishing refers to games that Sega of Japan released in conjunction with at least one other external company. Western publishing refers to games released by Sega of America or Sega Europe, either by contracted studio or by a owned subsidiary (Relic Entertainment, Creative Assembly)

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Saturn

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Dreamcast

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Wii

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