Difference between revisions of "Sega AM3"

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'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #3''', ('''Sega AM R&D Dept. #3''') was a division within [[Sega of Japan]]. It was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000922_2000-30.pdf|page=93}}, and existed primarily to create arcade (or "amusement") games.
  
'''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 3''' or '''Sega AM3''' is the third arcade division within Sega, the last to be established. This division was led by [[Hisao Oguchi]].
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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{{fileref|IR EN 2003-05-19.pdf|page=2}}.
  
Sega AM3 was formally established in April 1993, due to an internal reorganization of the arcade development section.{{fileref|DCM_JP_20000922_2000-30.pdf|page=93}} In 1999, the division renamed '''Sega Software R&D Dept. #3'''.{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}} In 2000, it was spun off as [[Hitmaker]]. After the intergration back into Sega in 2004, it operated for four more years, but then was dissolved, becoming part of the remaining arcade studios [[Sega AM1]] and [[Sega AM2]].
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AM3 existed for most of the 1990s until May 1999 when it became [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 3]]{{fileref|DCM_JP_19991119_1999-36.pdf|page=15}}.
 
 
Aside from Hitmaker, both [[Sega Rosso]] and [[United Game Artists]] were also spun off from AM3.
 
  
 
==Arcade==
 
==Arcade==
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* [[Toy Fighter]] (1999) (Development: Anchor)
 
* [[Toy Fighter]] (1999) (Development: Anchor)
 
* [[Touch De Uno! 2]] (1999)
 
* [[Touch De Uno! 2]] (1999)
 
===[[NAOMI 2]]===
 
* [[World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2005-2006]] (2005)
 
 
=== [[Sega Aurora]] ===
 
* [[Touch De Zunou]] (2006)
 
 
=== [[Triforce]] ===
 
* [[The Key Of Avalon 2]] (2005)
 
 
=== [[Lindbergh]] ===
 
* Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush (2008)
 
** Derby Owners Club 2009: Ride for the Live (2008)
 
* [[Initial D Arcade Stage 4]] (2007)
 
* [[Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice]] (2006)
 
* [[Virtua Tennis 3]] (2006)
 
* [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007]] (2007)
 
** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2007-2008]] (2008)
 
** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2008-2009]] (2009)
 
** [[World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2009-2010]] (2009)
 
  
 
=== Unique/Unknown ===
 
=== Unique/Unknown ===
 
 
* [[Bingo Party]] (1993)
 
* [[Bingo Party]] (1993)
 
* [[Exciting Boat Race]] (1993)
 
* [[Exciting Boat Race]] (1993)
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Revision as of 14:09, 4 March 2017

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #3, (Sega AM R&D Dept. #3) was a division within Sega of Japan. 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].

Arcade

Consumer

Sega Saturn

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega AM3/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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