Sega AM3
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Sega AM3 | ||
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Founded: 1990 | ||
Defunct: 2000-04-21 | ||
Merged into: Hitmaker | ||
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Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #3, (Sega AM R&D Dept. #3) was a division within Sega Enterprises. It was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section[1], and existed primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games. During its existence, this division was commonly referred to as Sega AM3, being the "third" of several R&D divisions within Sega's Japanese operations. From May 1993 onwards, Hisao Oguchi acted as AM3's general manager[2]. AM3 existed for most of the 1990s until May 1999 when it became Sega Software R&D Dept. 3[3].
Like AM1 and AM2, AM3 brought it's own colour to Sega's amusememnt operations. Most notabe are rail shooters (Rail Chase, Gunblade NY, The Lost World: Jurassic Park), sports (Decathlete, Virtua Tennis) and games that simulate real life careers in Crazy Taxi, Jambo! Safari or Derby Owners Club. VR-1 and Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. are also notable for experimenting with virtual reality and motion controls.
Contents
- 1 Members
- 2 Former members
- 3 Softography
- 3.1 Y Board
- 3.2 System 18
- 3.3 System 24
- 3.4 System 32
- 3.5 System C2
- 3.6 Model 1
- 3.7 Model 2
- 3.8 Sega Titan Video
- 3.9 Model 3
- 3.10 NAOMI
- 3.11 Medal game
- 3.12 Saturn
- 3.13 Windows PC
- 3.14 Large attraction
- 3.15 X Board
- 3.16 Model 1
- 3.17 System 32
- 3.18 Sega Model 2A CRX
- 3.19 Sega Model 2B CRX
- 3.20 Sega Model 2C CRX
- 3.21 Sega Model 3 Step 1.5
- 3.22 Sega Model 3 Step 2.1
- 3.23 Unique/Unknown
- 3.24 Sega Saturn
- 3.25 Dreamcast
- 4 Magazine articles
- 5 External links
- 6 References
Members
Former members
Softography
Y Board
- Rail Chase (1991)
System 18
- D. D. Crew (1991)
- Wally o Sagase! (1992)
System 24
- Dynamic Country Club (1991)
System 32
- Rad Mobile (1991) (final)
- Dark Edge (1993)
- SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993)
- Jurassic Park (1994)
- Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S. (1994)
System C2
- Poto Poto (1994)
Model 1
- Star Wars Arcade (1993)
- Dennou Senki Net Merc (1995)
Model 2
- Rail Chase 2 (1995)
- Sega Rally Championship (1995)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (1996)
- Last Bronx (1996)
- Sega Rally Special Stage (1996)
- Top Skater (1997)
Sega Titan Video
- Baku Baku Animal (1995)
- Funky Head Boxers (1996)
- Decathlete (1996)
- Winter Heat (1997)
Model 3
- Le Mans 24 (1997)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- L.A. Machineguns (1998)
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.2 (1998)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park Special (1998)
- Dennou Senki Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Special (1998)
- Magical Truck Adventure (1998)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.4 (1999)
NAOMI
- Crazy Taxi (1999)
Medal game
- Bingo Party (1993)
Saturn
- Sega Rally Championship (1995)
- Decathlete (1996)
- Sega Rally Championship Plus (1996)
- Manx TT Super Bike (1997)
- Last Bronx (1997)
- Sega Rally Championship Plus NetLink Edition (1997)
- Winter Heat (1998)
Windows PC
- Manx TT Super Bike (1997)
Large attraction
- VR-1 (1994)
X Board
- Carribean Roule (1992) (with Sega AM6)
- Royal Ascot (1992) (with Sega AM6)
Model 1
- Star Wars Arcade (1994)
System 32
- Hard Dunk (1994)
- Title Fight (1992)
Sega Model 2A CRX
- Manx TT Superbike (1995)
Sega Model 2B CRX
- Gunblade NY (1995)
Sega Model 2C CRX
- Top Skater (1997)
Sega Model 3 Step 1.5
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Le Mans 24 (1997)
Sega Model 3 Step 2.1
- Dirt Devils (1998)
- L.A. Machineguns (1998)
- Magical Truck Adventure (1998)
Unique/Unknown
- Bingo Party (1993)
- Exciting Boat Race (1993)
Sega Saturn
- Baku Baku Animal (1995)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (1996) (with CRI and Sega CS)
- Funky Head Boxers (1995)
- Winter Heat (1998) (with Data East)
Dreamcast
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega AM3/Magazine articles.
External links
References
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