Hitmaker
From Sega Retro
Hitmaker (ヒットメーカー) is a former internal development studio owned by Sega. It was founded in 2000 largely on the remains of Sega Software R&D Dept. 3 (formerly Sega AM3), and was one of the 10 that was spun off during the 2000 restructure.
AM3 was a dominant force within Sega throughout the 1990s, however had been very much arcade-orientated by design. With Hitmaker, this focus shifted more towards home consoles, but as the arcade section did not go away, this led to Hitmaker producing a large chunk of Sega games during the 2000-2004 period.
In October 2003, Sega Rosso was merged back into the studio[1].
Hitmaker even had their own record label, Hitmaker Records, for a short period.
Contents
Arcade
NAOMI
- Confidential Mission (2000)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66 (2000)
- Crackin' DJ (2000)
- Crackin' DJ Part 2 (2001)
- Crazy Taxi (1999)
- Derby Owners Club 2000 (2000)
- Derby Owners Club 2 (2002)
- Derby Owners Club World Edition (2001)
- Jambo! Safari (1999)
- The Maze of the Kings (2002)
- Virtua Athlete (2002)
Hikaru
- Air Trix (2001)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force (2001)
NAOMI 2
Triforce
- The Key of Avalon: The Wizard Master (2003)
- The Key Of Avalon Ver.1.20 : Summon The New Monsters (2004)
Chihiro
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2003)
- The Quiz Show (2004)
Consumer
Dreamcast
- Crazy Taxi (2000)
- Crazy Taxi 2 (2001)
- Confidential Mission (2001)
- Segagaga (2001) (with Thunder Stone)
- Virtua Athlete 2K (2000)
- Virtua Tennis (2000)
- Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
Game Boy Advance
- Crazy Taxi: Catch a Ride (2003) (Supervision)
- Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2003) (with Treasure)
- Virtua Tennis (2002) (with Altron)
GameCube
- Crazy Taxi (2001)
PlayStation 2
- Crazy Taxi (2001)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Marz (2003)
- Virtua Tennis 2 (2002)
Xbox
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2002)
PC
- Crazy Taxi (2002)
- Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller (2004)
- Derby Owners Club Online (2004)
- Virtua Tennis (2002)
Mobile
- Nakayoshi Techo (2000)
- Virtua Tennis (2003)
- Sega Rally Championship (2004)
- The Sumou Kokoro Waza Tai (2001)
- Uchuujinda! (2001)
Magazine articles
- Main article: Hitmaker/Magazine articles.
External links
References
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