Sega AM2

Sega AM R&D No. 2
Sega AM2
Native name
セガ第二AM研究開発部
Formerly
  • AM2 of CRI
  • SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.
  • AM R&D Dept. #2
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded1985; 40 years ago (1985)
FounderYu Suzuki
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
ProductsArcade games, video games
ParentSega
Websitesega-am2.co.jp
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Sega AM Research & Development No. 2[a], often abbreviated as Sega AM R&D No. 2 or Sega AM2 and known as SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.[b], is a video game development division of the Japanese company Sega. It was founded by Yu Suzuki in 1985.[1] Sega AM2 is best known for the Hang On, Out Run, Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA and Shenmue series.

AM2's first 3D game was Virtua Racing. It was published in 1992. It was followed by Virtua Fighter and Daytona USA.

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: セガ第二AM研究開発部 Hepburn: Sega Daini Ē Emu Kenkyū Kaihatsu Bu?
  2. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社SEGA-AM2 Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Sega Ē Emu Tsū?

References

  1. ↑ "AM2". Next Generation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 1. USA: Imagine Media, Inc. January 2001. p. 59. Retrieved May 1, 2020.