Sega AM1

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #1, (Sega AM R&D Dept. #1) was a division within Sega of Japan. It was formed in 1990 primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games.

During its existence, this division was commonly referred to as Sega AM1, being the "first" of several R&D divisions within Sega's Japanese operations and was spun-off from R&D#1 which had existed prior. R&D#1 was specifically created in the eighties to develop arcade games. Many of the developers who made games moved into the AM3 department that formed in 1990.

Despite its initial intentions, found itself assisting with home console releases due to similarities between Sega Titan Video and Sega Saturn hardware (and later the NAOMI and Sega Dreamcast). This began with the release of Virtua Fighter Remix in 1995.

AM1 existed for most of the 1990s until May 1999 when it became Sega Software R&D Dept. 1, and later WOW Entertainment in 2000.

Softography as R&D1

Sega Zaxxon hardware

• Future Spy (1984)

Sega System 1

• Flicky (1984)
• Sindbad Mystery (1984)
• Spatter (1984)
• Choplifter (1985)
• Ninja Princess (1985)

Sega System E

• Hang-On Jr. (1985)

Sega System 2

• Heavy Metal (1985)
• Shooting Master (1985)

Sega Space Harrier

• Enduro Racer (1985)

Y Board

• Galaxy Force (1988)
• Galaxy Force II (1988)
• Last Survivor (1988)

X Board

• Thunder Blade (1987)
• Line of Fire (1990)
• Super Monaco GP (1989)

System 16

• Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (1990)
• Shinobi (1986)
• Alien Syndrome (1987)
• Body Slam (1987)
• Bullet (1987)
• Dunk Shot (1987)
• Fantasy Zone (1987)
• Heavyweight Champ (1987)
• Quartet (1987)
• Quartet 2 (1987)
• SDI (1987)
• Sonic Boom (1987)
• Time Scanner (1987)
• Altered Beast (1988)
• Tetris (1988)
• E-SWAT (1989)
• Flash Point (1989)
• Golden Axe (1989)

System 18

• Bloxeed (1989)
• Shadow Dancer (1989)
• Alien Storm (1990)
• Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)

System C

• Columns (1988)
• Columns II (1990)

System C-2

• Borench (1988)

System 24

• Gain Ground (1988)
• Hot Rod (1988)
• Crack Down (1988)
• Bonanza Bros. (1990)
• Rough Racer (1990)

System 32

• Rad Mobile (1990)

Unique/Unknown

• World Bingo (1985)

Softography as AM1

System 16

• Touryuumon (1994)

System 18

• Desert Breaker (1993)

System C

• Columns (1988)
• Columns II (1990)
• Puyo Puyo (1992) (Development: Compile)
• Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
• Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1992)
• Stack Columns (1994)

System C-2

• Anpanman Popcorn Shop (1993)
• Doraemon No Dokodemodoa (1993)
• SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter Galaxy Patrol (1993)
• Waku Waku Sonic Patrol Car (1993)
• SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993)
• Zunzunkyou no Yabou (1993) (with Minato Giken)
• Waku Waku Thomas the Tank Engine (1994)
• WakuWaku Tama & Friends (1994)

System 24

• Tokoro San no MahMahjan (1992)
• Quiz Ghost Hunter (1994)
• Quiz My Homework (1994)
• Quiz Magical Brain (1996)
• Quiz Mekurumeku Story (1993)
• Quiz Rouka ni Tattenasai (1996)
• Tokoro San no MahMahjan 2 (1994)

Sega H1 Board

• Cool Riders (1994)

System 32

• Air Rescue (1992)
• Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
• Holosseum (1992)
• Stadium Cross (1992)
• OutRunners (1992)
• Alien 3: The Gun (1993)
• Super Visual Soccer (1994)

Sega Titan Video

• Golden Axe: The Duel (1994)
• Puzzle & Action: Treasure Hunt (1995)
• Super Major League (ST-V) (1995)
• Ejihon Tantei Jimusho (1995)
• Critter Crusher (1996)
• Die Hard Arcade (1996)
• Virtua Fighter Remix (1996)
• Columns '97 (1997)
• Maru-chan de Goo! (1997)
• Stress Busters (1998)
• Taisen Tanto-R Sasissu! (1998)
• Waku Waku Shinkansen (1998)

Saturn

• Virtua Fighter Remix (1995)
• Die Hard Arcade (1996) (with Sega Technical Institute)
• Sky Target (1997) (with Tantalus)
• The House of the Dead (1998) (with Tantalus)

Sega Model 1

• Wing War (1994)

Sega Model 2A CRX

• Sky Target (1995)
• Motor Raid (1997)
• Dynamite Cop (1998)

Sega Model 2B CRX

• Indy 500 (1995)
• Dynamite Baseball (1996)
• Dynamite Baseball 97 (1997)

Sega Model 2C CRX

• Sega Ski Super G (1996)
• Wave Runner (1996)
• Sega Water Ski (1996)
• The House of the Dead (1997)

Sega Model 3 Step 1.0

• Sega Bass Fishing (1998)

Sega Model 3 Step 2.0

• Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders (1997)
• Ski Champ (1998)

Sega Model 3 Step 2.1

• The Ocean Hunter (1998)
• Emergency Call Ambulance (1999)

NAOMI

• The House of the Dead 2 (1998)
• Airline Pilots (1999)
• Zombie Revenge (1999)

Dreamcast

• Dynamite Cop (1998)
• The House of the Dead 2 (1999)

Unique/Unknown

• Starlight Fortune (1993)
• Teso Uranai Chotto Misete (1993)
• FuwaFuwa Puren (1994)
• Majikaru Zuno Pawa (1996)

Softography as Sega Software R&D Dept. 1

Sega Model 3 Step 2.1

• Emergency Call Ambulance (1999)

NAOMI

• Dynamite Baseball '99 (1999)
• Giant Gram All Japan Pro Wrestling 2 (1999)
• Ring Out 4x4 (1999)
• Giant Gram 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling 3: Brave Men of Glory (2000)
• Sega Marine Fishing (2000)
• Sega Strike Fighter (2000)
• The Typing of the Dead (2000)

Hikaru

• Brave FireFighters (1999)

Dreamcast

• Giant Gram 2: All Japan Pro Wrestling In Nippon Budokan (1999) (with Scarab)
• Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3 (2000) (with Scarab)

External links

• Sega AM1's production history in the WOW Entertainment website (Internet Archive)