Sega R&D 4
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Sega R&D #4 the fourth research and development lab within Sega during the late 80's. It designed and engineered arcade cabinets,.[1] much like the future Sega AM4.
It seems to have become the R&D designation for a consumer-based software developer at some point after 1986. The only reference to the department within a game is the credits for April 1987's Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu. According to Wikipedia.jp, Phantasy Star was also developed by R&D 4[2], which will need to be confirmed.
It was again responsible for arcade products in 1990 when Tetsuya Mizuguchi joined the department, and R&D 4 began early development of the AS-1 hardware, thus making it a precursor to AM5[3]. This shift in direction likely happened in 1989, where AM5's history is said to have begun[4].
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References
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-40 (1999-12-31)" (JP; 1999-12-17), page 64
- ↑ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-20 15:32)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-13 (2000-04-14)" (JP; 2000-03-31), page 28
- ↑ https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/964683a1754808ef332712561e51b4c0 (Wayback Machine: 2021-05-07 02:05)
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