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'''Wave Master Inc.''' (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the [[Sega Sammy Group]]. Originally a successor to [[Sega Digital Media]], Wave Master's original role was to produce music for [[Sega]]'s video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.
  
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'''Wave Master''' (ウェーブマスター) (formerly known as Sega Digital Media) is an award-winning team that has created some of the most memorable scores in gaming history. They have also branched out into other endeavors, including game development and music for television. They employ nearly 40-50 sound designers and recording engineers at their Tokyo office.
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Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing ''[[Switch]]'' and ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] (and the PS2 port of ''[[Roommania 203|Roommania #203]]'', originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing [[Sammy]]'s music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005{{fileref|IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf|page=2}}.
  
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Many of the most popular Sega soundtracks have come from Wave Master, including ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'', ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'', and the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series. Wave Master's music has received critical acclaim, and has been recognized by the International Game Developers Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for excellence in the field. In addition to releasing game scores, Wave Master has put out remixes and compilation albums of their music.
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As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.
  
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At the heart of Wave Master's operations is their state-of-the-art recording studio. It is composed of three rooms: a control room with a high-end 56-channel mixing console, a 4.6 x 5 meter "live" room with acoustic reflectors, and a 4 x 6.2 meter "dead" room with sound dampening properties. Some of Wave Master's most powerful works feature technology that dynamically changes the music based on game situations. When flying your airship in ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', the main musical theme subtly changed based on your location in the world. ''[[Jet Grind Radio]]'''s pumping hip-hop tracks blended together in a way that mirrored a DJ mixing records on turntables. The main theme of ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' progressively decomposed the worse you did in the game.
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For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being '''Wave Master Artists''' (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and '''Wave Master Entertainment''', used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204111/http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/}}. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.
  
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There's more to Wave Master than just game music. In 2000, Wave Master entered the world of game development with a quirky life simulation title called ''[[Roommania #203]]''. They also handled the Japanese versions of Visual Concepts' Sega Sports 2K series. Other Wave Master projects include [[Radio DC]] (an Internet radio program featuring Sega game music), the [[Sonic Cafe]] suite of mobile phone applications, and jingles for TV shows and commercials in Japan.
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 30 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 41 (2000-03){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|36}}
  
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To date, Wave Master is known to have contributed to one non-Sega game, [[Enix]]'s ''Super Galdelic Hour'' for the PlayStaiton 2.
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==Softography (as developer)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Developer}}
  
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==Current members==
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==Softography (as support)==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Wave Master|role=Support}}
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===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
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*[[Chihiro Aoki]]
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)
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*[[Fumie Kumatani]]
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Fumio Ito]]
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 3]]'' (2002)
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*[[Fumitaka Shibata]] (Current Head of Team and Sega Digital Studio)
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001)
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*[[Hideaki Kobayashi]]
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio|De La Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000)
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*[[Hideki Abe]]
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* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' (2001)
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*[[Hidenori Shoji]]
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* ''[[Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream]]'' (2000)
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*[[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Jun Senoue]]
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000)
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*[[Kazushi Kyogoku]]
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! & Asobou!]]'' (2001)
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*[[Keiichi Sugiyama]]
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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*[[Keisuke Tsukahara]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Keitaro Hanada]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001)
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*[[Kenichi Tokoi]]
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002)
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*[[Mariko Nanba]]
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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*[[Masaru Setsumaru]]
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
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*[[Megumi Takano]]
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
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*[[Mitsuharu Fukuyama]]
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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*[[Naofumi Hataya]]
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*[[Sachio Ogawa]]
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===[[Game Boy Advance]]===
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*[[Seiichi Hamada]]
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* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002)
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*[[Seirou Okamoto]]
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Advance]]'' (2001)
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*[[Shigeharu Isoda]]
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001)
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*[[Susumu Tsukagoshi]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002)
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*[[Tadashi Kinukawa]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004)
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*[[Takahiro Kai]]
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001)
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*[[Takahito Eguchi]]
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003)
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*[[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
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*[[Tatsutoshi Narita]]
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===[[PlayStation 2]]===
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*[[Tatsuya Kousaki]]
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*[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004)
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*[[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)
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*[[Tomoko Sasaki]]
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003)
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*[[Tomonori Sawada]]
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2003]]'' (2003)
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*[[Tomoya Koga]]
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003)
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*[[Tomoya Ohtani]]
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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*[[Yasuhiro Takagi]]
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001)
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*[[Yasuyuki Nagata]]
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002)
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*[[Yoshitada Miya]]
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* ''[[Saka Tsuku 2002: J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! ]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002)
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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===[[GameCube]]===
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002)
  
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===Former members===
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===[[NAOMI]]===
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*[[Hideki Naganuma]]
 
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*[[Hirokazu Akashi]]
 
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*[[Hirofumi Murasaki]]
 
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*[[Izuho Numata]]
 
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*[[Junko Shiratsu]]
 
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*[[Kazuki Takagi]]
 
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*[[Masafumi Ogata]]
 
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*[[Taihei Sato]]
 
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*[[Takayuki Nakamura]]
 
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*[[Tatsuya Kouzaki]]
 
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*[[Saori Kobayashi]]
 
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*[[Yayoi Wachi]]
 
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*[[Yoshiaki Kashima]]
 
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*[[Yukifumi Makino]] (former Head of Team)
 
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*[[Yutaka Minobe]]
 
  
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==Games developed by Wave Master==
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000)
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* ''[[Switch]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]''  (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
  
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==Music and sound design by Wave Master==
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===[[NAOMI 2]]===
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Panic!]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[OutRunners]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
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* ''[[Initial D: Version 3]]'' (2003)
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* ''[[SegaSonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Pro Striker]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Golden Axe III]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Seima Densetsu 3x3 Eyes]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 
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* ''[[Dark Wizard]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Metal Fangs]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star IV]]'' (1993) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Racing]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Game no Kanzume Vol.1|Game no Kanzume]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 
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* ''[[Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega-CD]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Pro Striker 2]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[The Hybrid Front]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (1994) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Clockwork Knight]]'' (1994) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Racing Deluxe]]'' (1994) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Crackers]]'' (Cancelled) (1994) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Victory Goal|J. League Victory Goal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Ristar]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Metal Head]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega International Victory Goal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Shadow Squadron]]'' (1995) ([[Sega 32X]])
 
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* ''[[Astal]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Cool Riders]]'' (1993) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Super Columns]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Game Gear]])
 
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* ''[[Blue Seed: Kushinada Hirokuden]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Chou Kyuukai Miracle Nine]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Clockwork Knight 2]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[F1 Challenge]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[In the Hunt]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally Championship]]'' (1995) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Shinseiki Evangelion]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Zwei]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Dragon Force]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Victory Goal '96]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Greatest Nine '96]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer '97]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic 3D]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Mega Drive]])
 
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* ''[[Christmas NiGHTS]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' (1996) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J. League Victory Goal '97]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97]]'' (1997)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Jam]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer '98]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]'' (1997) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou!]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98]]'' (1998)  ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (1998) ([[Sega Saturn]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2]]'' (1998)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' (1998) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally 2]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Atsumare! Guru Guru Onsen]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo]]'' (1999) ([[Dreamcast]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Roommania #203]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Planet Ring]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Samba de Amigo Ver.2000]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Daytona USA 2001]]'' (2000)  ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Crackin' DJ]]'' (2000)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[JRA PAT for Dreamcast]]'' (2000) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Hundred Swords]]'' (2001) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Dream Passport 3]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Ver.2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Guru Guru Onsen 2]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Rez]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (2001) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Initial D: Special Stage]]'' (2001)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Propeller Arena]]'' (Cancelled) (2001) ([[Dreamcast]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Space Channel 5: Part 2]]'' (2002) ([[Dreamcast]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Jet Set Radio Future]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Gunvalkyrie]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Baseball Advance]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Switch]]''  (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]'' (2002) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection]]'' (2002) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' (2002) ([[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'' (2002) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Initial D: Arcade Stage Ver. 2]]'' (2002)  ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[New Roommania: Porori Seishun]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[The King of Route 66]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 Plus]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution]]'' (2003) ([[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Nightshade]]'' (2003) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' (2003) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[OutRun 2]]'' (2003) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Xbox]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Dragon Treasure]]'' (2003) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox]], Mac OS, [[Game Boy Advance]], PC, [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Astro Boy]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Advance 3]]'' (2004) ([[Game Boy Advance]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online Episode IV: Blue Burst]]'' (2004) (PC)
 
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* ''[[Quest of D]]'' (2004) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]'' (2004) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Feel the Magic: XY/XX]]'' (2004) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Ollie King]]'' (2004) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 3]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[The Rub Rabbits!]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' (2005) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Pop Fever 2]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Yakuza]]'' (2005) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Fifth Phantom Saga]]'' (Cancelled) (2005) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Rally 2006]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 2]]'' (2006) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo!|Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary]]'' (2006) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' (2006) ([[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 5]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]])
 
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* ''[[Brain Assist]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus]]'' (2007) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' (2007) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]]'' (2007) ([[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! (Nintendo DS)|Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou!]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008) ([[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'' (2008) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Blazer Drive]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 3]]'' (2009) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009) ([[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Nintendo DS)|Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo 7]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Border Break]]'' (2009) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2009) ([[Nintendo DS]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2]]'' (2009) ([[PlayStation Portable]])
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]]'' (2010) ([[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Yakuza 4]]'' (2010) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I]]'' (2010) ([[PlayStation Network]], [[Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox LIVE]], [[WiiWare]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Free Riders]]'' (2010) ([[Xbox 360]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010) ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]])
 
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* ''[[Shining Force Cross Raid]]'' (2010) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]])
 
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* ''[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo!!|Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary]]'' (2011) ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]], [[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], PC)
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2011) ([[Wii]])
 
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* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure]]'' (2012) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (2012) ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II]]'' (2012) ([[PlayStation Network]], [[Xbox Live Arcade|Xbox LIVE]])
 
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* ''[[Phantasy Star Online 2]]'' (2012) (PC, [[PlayStation Vita]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]])
 
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* ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono|Yakuza 5]]'' (2012) ([[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013) ([[Wii U]], [[Nintendo 3DS]])
 
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* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure|Rhythm Kaitou R Premium Live]]'' (2013) ([[iPhone]], [[iPad]])
 
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* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' (2013) ([[Wii U]])
 
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* ''[[Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper]]'' (2014) ([[iOS]])
 
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* ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!]]'' (2014) ([[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]])
 
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* ''[[Puyo Puyo Tetris]]'' (2014) ([[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]])
 
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* ''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' (2014) ([[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]])
 
 
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===Non-Sega games with sound design by Wave Master===
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==Softography (non-Sega)==
 
These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
 
These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.
  
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* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]]; [[PlayStation 2]])
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====[[Game Boy Advance]]====
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* ''Ghost Vibration''  (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]; PlayStation 2)
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* ''Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki'' (2004)
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* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]]; [[Xbox]])
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]]; PlayStation 2)
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====[[PlayStation 2]]====
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* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft; Xbox)
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* ''Super Galdelic Hour'' (2001; [[Enix]])
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* ''Yoshi Topsy-Turvy'' / ''Yoshi's Universal Gravitation'' (2004; Artoon/[[Nintendo]]; [[Game Boy Advance]])
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* ''Ghost Vibration''  (2002; [[Artoon]]/[[Eidos]]/[[Infogrames]])
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* ''Rule of Rose'' (2006; Punchline; PlayStation 2)
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* ''Onimusha Blade Warriors'' (2003; [[Capcom]])
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* ''FlingSmash'' (2010; Artoon/Nintendo; [[Wii]])
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====[[Xbox]]====
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* ''Blinx: The Time Sweeper'' (2002; Artoon/[[Microsoft]])
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* ''Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space'' (2004; Artoon/Microsoft)
  
 
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==Discography==
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{{Discography|Wave Master}}
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===Wave Master Artists===
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{{Discography|Wave Master Artists}}
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===Wave Master Entertainment===
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{{Discography|Wave Master Entertainment}}
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===Sound! Shock Series===
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{{Discography|Sound! Shock Series}}
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==List of staff==
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{{StaffList|Wave Master|employees=yes}}
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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SoundShockSeries logo.png|Sound Shock Series label logo
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</gallery>
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.wave-master.com/ Wave-Master.com]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419104955fw_/http://www.wave-master.com/wm/index.html]
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* [http://www.wave-master.com/ Wave-Master.com] (Record label)
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==References==
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<references />
  
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[[Category:Record labels]]
 
[[Category:Record labels]]
 
[[Category:Music]]
 
[[Category:Music]]

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Wave Master
Founded: 2000-08-01
Headquarters:
Tokyo, Japan
2000-08-01

Wave Master Inc. (株式会社ウェーブマスター) is a Japanese music business owned by the Sega Sammy Group. Originally a successor to Sega Digital Media, Wave Master's original role was to produce music for Sega's video games, however is has since branched out into other forms of entertainment such as film and television, and acts as a record label, managing Japanese musicians and artists.

Wave Master was also briefly a video game developer in its own right, releasing Switch and New Roommania: Porori Seishun for the PlayStation 2 (and the PS2 port of Roommania #203, originally developed as Sega Digital Media). The company became solely concerned with music in 2003, absorbing Sammy's music business, Underground Liberation Force, on 1st April, 2005[1].

As well as having its own musicians and recording engineers, Wave Master also has a recording studio which has been hired by third-party organisations.

For a while Wave Master were maintaining a handful of sub-labels, the two prominent ones being Wave Master Artists (for regular musical acts signed up with the record label) and Wave Master Entertainment, used for video game, film and animation soundtracks. Both were established in late 2003[2]. As of 2023, Wave Master Artists' management division was transferred to Haru Entertainment.

Company statistics

  • Capital: 30 million yen[3]
  • Number of Employees: 41 (2000-03)[3]

Softography (as developer)

PlayStation 2

Game Boy Advance

Softography (as support)

Dreamcast

Pico

Dreamcast

Game Boy Advance

PlayStation 2

Xbox

GameCube

NAOMI

NAOMI 2

Softography (non-Sega)

These games do not have pages on Sega Retro.

Game Boy Advance

  • Rika-chan No Oshare Nikki (2004)

PlayStation 2

Xbox

  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper (2002; Artoon/Microsoft)
  • Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space (2004; Artoon/Microsoft)


Discography

Vinyl

CD

Wave Master Artists

CD

Wave Master Entertainment

CD

Sound! Shock Series

CD

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Wave Master/Magazine articles.

Gallery

  • Sound Shock Series label logo

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:IR EN 2005-01-28 3.pdf, page 2
  2. ↑ http://sega.jp/corp/release/2003/0807/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-11-18 20:41)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 36


Timeline of Sega of Japan research and development divisions








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