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Sega

Founded 1940 Parent Sega Sammy HoldingsHeadquarter Ōta,Tokyo,JapanEmployees 2,226(2014)Website sega.com

Sega(originallyshortforServiceGames),officiallystyledasSEGA,isaJapanesemultinationalvideogamedeveloper,publisher,andhardwaredevelop-mentcompanyheadquarteredinTokyo,Japan,withmultipleofficesaroundtheworld.

Sega’srootscanbetracedbacktoacompanybasedinHonolulu,HawaiinamedServiceGames,whichbeganoperations in1940. In1951,RaymondLe-

SegaHeadquarterscomplexinŌta,Tokyo

maireandRichardStewartmovedthecompanytoTokyo,Japantodevelopanddistributecoin-operatedjukeboxes,games,andslotmachines.WithinafewyearsServiceGamesbeganimportingthesemachinestoAmericanmili-tarybasesthroughoutJapan.

In1982,Sega’srevenueswouldsurpass$214million,andtheyintroducedtheindustry’sfirstthree-dimensionalgame,SubRoc3D.Thefollowingyear,anoverabundanceofarcadegamesledtothevideogamecrash,causingSega’srevenuestodropto$136million.SegathenpioneeredtheuseoflaserdisksinthevideogameAstronbelt,anddesignedandreleaseditsfirsthomevideogameconsole,theSG-1000forthesecondgenerationofhomeconsoles.

OnNovember27,1998,SegalaunchedtheDreamcast,theirfinalconsole,inJapan.Theconsolewascompeti-tivelypriced,partlyduetotheuseofoff-the-shelfcomponents,butitalsofeaturedtechnologythatallowedformoretechnicallyimpressivegamesthanitsdirectcompetitors,theNintendo64andPlayStation.Anana-log56kmodemwasalsoincluded,allowingforonlinemultiplayer.Itfeaturedtitlessuchastheaction-puzzletitleChuChuRocket!,PhantasyStarOnline,thefirstconsole-basedMMORPG,“Quake3Arena”andAlienFrontOnline,thefirstconsolegamewithonlinevoicechat.TheDreamcast’slaunchinJapanwasafailure;launchingwithasmalllibraryofsoftwareandintheshadowoftheupcomingPS2,thesystemwouldgainlittleground,despiteseveralsuccessfulgamesintheregion.

OnJanuary23,2001,astoryraninNihonKeizaiShimbunclaimingthatSegawouldceaseproductionoftheDreamcastanddevelopsoftwareforotherplatformsinthefuture.Afterinitialdenial,SegaJapanthenputoutapressreleaseconfirmingtheywereconsideringproducingsoftwareforthePlayStation2andGameBoyAdvanceaspartoftheir“NewManagementPolicy”.SubsequentlyonJanuary31,2001,SegaofAmericaoffi-ciallyannouncedtheywerebecomingathird-partysoftwarepublisher.Thecompanyhassincedevelopedintoathird-partypublisherthatoverseesgamesthatlaunchongameconsolesproducedbyothercompanies,manyoftheirformerrivals,thefirstofwhichwasaportofChuChuRocket!toNintendo’sGameBoyAdvance.OnMarch31,2001,theDreamcastwasdiscontinued.

ByMarch31, 2002,Segahadfive consecutivefiscal years of net losses.TohelpwithSega’s debt,CSKfounder IsaoOkawa, before his death in 2001, gave the company a $695.7millionprivate donation, andtalkedtoMicrosoftaboutasaleormergerwiththeirXboxdivision,butthosetalksfailed.DiscussionsalsotookplacewithNamco,Bandai,ElectronicArtsandagainwithMicrosoft.InAugust2003,Sammyboughttheoutstanding22%ofsharesthatCSKhad,andSammychairmanHajimeSatomibecameCEOofSega.Duringmid-2004,SammyboughtacontrollingshareinSegaCorporationatacostof$1.1billion,creatingthenewcompanySegaSammyHoldings,oneofthebiggestgamemanufacturingcompaniesintheworld.

Sega,alongwiththeirmanysubstudios,areknownfortheirmulti-millionsellinggamefranchisesincludingSonictheHedgehog,VirtuaFighter,PhantasyStar,Yakuza,andTotalWar,amongstmanyothers.

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Tec Toy

Industry ToysFounded 1987Headquarter SãoPaulo,BrazilWebsite tectoy.com.br

Tectoy(knownasTecToybeforelate2007)isaBra-zilian videogame and electronics company. Theyarebestknownforproducing,publishinganddis-tributingSega’sconsolesandvideogamesinBra-zil.ThecompanystockisalsotradedatBovespa.

Tectoywasfoundedin1987byagroupofformerSharpengineersledbyDanielDazcal,withthepurposeofmakingelectronictoys,anichethatotherBraziliantoymanufacturershadfailedtonotice.Theyquicklystruckadeal tobecome theexclusive representativeof JapanesevideogamegiantSegaEnterprisesLtd..Consequently,theirfirstproductwastheZillioninfraredtoygun.InthecomingyearstheywouldreleaseallofSega’sgamemachines,fromtheMasterSystemtotheDreamcast.Theirsuccessinthegamingfieldwassonotablethattoysbecameaminorpartoftheirbusiness.

WithTectoy,SegahadahugeadvantageoverrivalNintendointheBrazilianmarket;althoughtherewerecountlessNESclonesthere,Nintendohadnoofficialrepresentativesuntil1993.Thisway,theMasterSystemwasamassivesuccessthere,andTectoyevenmadesomegameversionsnotreleasedanywhereelse.Duringthe1990s,Tectoyhad80%oftheofficialBrazilianmarket.

Besidesthevideogames,Tectoy’smostsuccessfultoywasPenseBem(“Thinkwell”inPortuguese):usingbooks(themedhistory,geography,mathematics,etc.)withquestions,thekidsclickedthebuttonswithalter-nativesinamachine.Thetoyrespondedifitwasrightorwrong.SomePenseBembooksincludedfamouscharacterslikeMonica’sGang,SonictheHedgehog,DinosaursandDonaldDuck.

Core Design

Founded 1988Defunct 2006Headquarter Derby,UnitedKingdomOwner Eidos(brand,intellectualproperty) RebellionDevelopments (staff,assets)

Core Design Limited (stylised as COREDesign)was a British video game developer best knownforChuckRock,RickDangerousandTombRaiderfranchises.Formostofitshistory,itwasownedbyBritishpublisherEidosInteractive.

BasedinthecityofDerby,England,CoreDesignwassetupin1988byChrisShrigley,AndyGreen,RobToone,TerryLloyd,SimonPhipps,DavePridmore,JeremyHeath-Smith,KevinNorburnandGregHolmes.MostwereformeremployeesofGremlinGraphics.

ThestudiowaspartofdistributioncompanyCentreGoldwhenitwasacquiredbyEidosInteractivein1996.EidossubsequentlysoldmostofCentreGold,butretainedU.S.Gold,theownersofCoreDesign.CorehadabriefhistoryofproducingtitlesfortheSegaconsoles,suchasThunderhawkfortheMega-CDandlatertheoriginalTombRaidergamefortheSegaSaturn.

Intheaftermathofthepoorlymanagedtransitiontothenextgenerationofconsolesandthesubsequentdam-agetotheTombRaiderbranddisplayedinTheAngelofDarkness,Eidosdecidedtoshiftdevelopmentre-sponsibilitiesofthefranchisetoitsothersubsidiaries,therebybringingaboutCoreDesigns’eventualdemise.

CoreDesignceasedtoexistin2006afteritsassetsweresoldoffandmostkeyemployeesdepartedthecom-panyontheheelsoftheAngelofDarknessdebacle.

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Air RescueDeveloper SIMSPublisher SEGARelease date 1992Genre ShooterPlayers 1Player

AirRescueissimilartoChoplifter!.Playersareapilotofaheli-copter and the object is to rescuehostageswithout being shotdownbysoldiers,jeeps,tanks,choppers,andground-basedmis-siles,andbringthembacktobase.Amaximumoffourhostagescanfitintothehelicopteratanygiventime,soitisnecessarytomakemorethanonetrip.

A particuarly rare version with different artwork, layout, andfontshavebeenfound.

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After BurnerDeveloper SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1987Genre ShooterPlayers 1Player

AfterBurner isanaircraftshooter.Thegoal issimple:playersusetheirF-14Tomcatandshootasmanyenemiesastheycan.

Beingoneof themostwidelydistributedgames,AfterBurnerhasseveraldifferentcovervariations.Themajordifferencesarebetween theUS/Brazil, PAL, and Japanese versions.The JAPversionismuchmoreelaborate,basedontheoriginalartwork.

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Aladdin Developer SIMSPublisher SEGARelease date 1994Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

Sega’s 8-bit systems received a unique adaptation ofDisney’s1992animatedfilmAladdin.

Likeotherversions,itisaside-scrollingactiongame.TheplayercontrolsAladdin,makinghiswaythroughavarietyoflocations,includingthestreetsofAgrabah,theCaveofWonders,theSul-tan’spalaceandmore.

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Alex Kidd: High-Tech World Developer SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1989Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

Anewarcadehashit town,andAlexandhisfriendsdecidetocheckitout.Sadly, theyhavenoideawhere it is,so it’suptoAlextofindtheeightmappiecescleverlyhiddeninsidethecas-tle.

Gettingallthepiecesisonlythestart,hemustthenfighthiswaythroughaforestfilledwithninjaassassins,entertowntodore-quiredtasks,obtainatravelpass,thengetthroughasecondforestfilledwithothernasties.

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World Developer SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1990Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

Alex Kidd continues his adventures inAlex Kidd in ShinobiWorld,featuringremixesofthemusicfromShinobi,andfeatur-ingthecommonenemy:Ninjas.

TheDarkNinja,whomwasbanished10,000yearsago,hasre-turnedtoruleMiracleWorld.Healso takesyoungAlex’sgirl-friendanduseherasasacrifice.TohelpAlexdefeat theDarkNinjaandrescuehisgirlfriend,agodentersAlex’sbody,causingAlextobecomeaninjamaster.

Alex Kidd in Miracle WorldDeveloper SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1986Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

AlexKiddinMiracleWorldwasarguablythemostwidelyknowngameintheAlexKiddseries,duetoitbeingbuiltintomostMas-terSystemIIconsoles.

AlexKiddinMiracleWorldisaplatformgame.Theplayermustfinishlevelsandovercomeobstaclesandpuzzlesina2Dside-scrollingenvironment.Throughoutthe17stages,AlexKiddfac-esmanymonsters,andthethreehenchmenofJankentheGreat,beforefacingJankenhimself.

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SpellcasterDeveloper SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1988Genre Role-playinggamePlayers 1Player

KujakuouisanactiongamebySegafortheSegaMasterSystemtyingintoMakotoOginoandShueisha’sKujakuoumangaseries.When released overseas, Sega renamed the game SpellCaster,andchangedsomegraphics/names(Ex.theprotagonistKujakuwasrenamedKaneandgivenadifferentdesign).Itwouldbefol-lowedbyKujakuou2:GeneijouontheSegaMegaDrive.

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Speedball 2Developer TheBitmapBrothersPublisher VirginRelease date 1992Genre SportsPlayers 1-2Players

BrutalDeluxedoesn’tliveuptotheirname-infactthey’retheworstteamSpeedballhaseverseen.Astheirmanager,itistheplayersjobtotransformtheirfortunes.Aswellastheleaguesys-tem,whichconsistsof28-teamdivisionsandchallengesthemtoadvancetothetop,therearealso2cuptournaments,oneofwhichisplayedoutover2‘legs’withtheaggregatescoredecid-ingwhoprogresses.

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SpeedballDeveloper MirrorsoftPublisher ImageWorks,VirginRelease date 1991Genre SportsPlayers 1-2Players

Speedballisavideogameseriesbasedonaviolentfuturisticcy-berpunksportthatdrawsonelementsofhandballandicehockey,andrewardsviolentplayaswellasgoals.

Speedballisplayedoutonasmallcourtwithfiveplayersoneachteam,makingitmorefranticthanthemorefamoussequel.Theballmustbethrownintothegoalatyouropponent’send.Anyamountofphysicalcontactcanbemade,andtherearenoillegalwaystogettheballorthegoal.

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Sports Pad Football Developer SEGAPublisher SEGARelease date 1987Genre SportsPlayers 1-2Players

SportsPadFootballisanAmericanfootballgamedevelopedfortheSegaMasterSystem.ItrequirestheSportsPad.

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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister SixDeveloper B.I.T.S.Publisher Flying EdgeRelease date 1993Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

Spider-Man:ReturnoftheSinisterSixisaside-scrollinggamewhichputsplayers in the roleofSpidey throughout six levelsagainst Electro, Sandman, Mysterio, Vulture, Hobgoblin andDoctorOctopusrespectively.Somepuzzlesolving(likefindingakey)isnecessarytobeatsomelevels.CollectingwebcartridgesallowsSpideytoshootlimitedwebprojectiles.

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Spider-ManDeveloper TechnopopPublisher SEGARelease date 1991Genre PlatformerPlayers 1Player

Spider-Manvs.TheKingpin,commonlyreferredtoasjustSpi-der-ManorSpiderman, isaplatformvideogamebasedon theSpider-Man Marvel comic book series released for the SegaMasterSystem.TheMasterSystemversionwasreleasedatthesametimeasaSegaMegaDriveversion,whichalthoughfollowsthesameplot,isadifferentgametothisversion.

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SG-2

Manufacturer HoneyBee,CompetitionProType VideogamecontrollerProduct nr. SG-2

TheControlPadbyHoneyBeeisathird-partycontrollerreleasedfortheSegaMas-terSystemintheearly1990s.InthewestitwasdistributedundertheCompetitionProlineastheProfessionalControlPad.

HoneyBee’sControlPadisessentiallythesameasastandardcontrolpad,buthasturboswitches.

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Remote Control System

Manufacturer WKKType VideogamecontrollerRelease date 1992

TheRemoteControlSystemisathirdpartyaccessoryforboththeSegaMasterSys-temandSegaMegaDrive. Itactsasawirelessalternative to thestandardcontrolpads,withinfra-redcontrollersandreceivers.TheRemoteControlSystem’scontrolpadsalsohaveanLEDsignalinglowbatterylife.

BothMasterSystemandMegaDrive-brandedunitswerereleased,butitseemsbothareidentical,saveforadifferentlabelonthereceiver(andtheCbuttonontheMasterSystemversiondoesnotfunction).

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SG Commander

Manufacturer (JP)Hori,(EU)SEGAType VideogamecontrollerProduct nr. 3021

TheSGCommandercontrolpadisaSegaMasterSystemaccessoryreleasedexclu-sivelyinEuropeandJapan.Itsoldfor£9.95intheUK.Thecontrollerisbasicallythesameastheoriginalpad,exceptithastwoswitcheswhichcanenablerapidfireforeachbutton.TheJapaneseversionwasproducedbyHori.

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Maverick 1

Manufacturer QuickShotType VideogamecontrollerProduct nr. QS-128F

TheMaverick1isathird-partycontrollermanufacturedundertheQuickShotbrand.Itiscompatiblewithvarioushomecomputersofthe1980sandtheSegaMasterSys-tem.

TheMaverick1isanarcadestick-esquedevicewithtwobuttons,ajoystickandturbofeatures.Itcanplugintobothcontrollerports,andhasaswitchtochangebetweenthetwoplayers,savingtheneedtounplugthedeviceifuserswanttoshare.InBrazilitwaslicensedbyTectoyasanofficialproduct.

Wireless Controller

Manufacturer QuickShotType VideogamecontrollerRelease date 1989Product nr. QS-127

TheWirelessControllerfromQuickShotis,asthenamesuggests,awirelessthird-partycontroller.ItwasbuiltfortheSegaMasterSystem,andisverysimilartotheStarfighter3Windesign.Thepackagebundledtwocontrollerswithareceiver,andalsohasextraleadsfortheNES.

Theofficialnameofthisperipheralisnotcurrentlyknown,howeveritscodenameisQS-127.InBrazilitwaslicensedbyTectoyasanofficialproduct.

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Competition Pro Star

Manufacturer CompetitionProType Videogamecontroller

TheStarbyCompetitionProisathird-partyjoystickreleasedforboththeSegaMas-terSystemandSegaMegaDrive,andanentryinthelonglineofCompetitionProjoysticks createdbyKempstonMicroElectronics in themid-1980s (a joystick sosuccessfulthatitsnamebecameabrand).

TheStaristhefirst,andpossiblyonly“classic”CompetitionProjoysticktobere-leased for Sega platforms.Though themajority ofCompetitionPro joysticks useDE-9ports,likemanycontrollersbuiltforhomecomputers,therearecompatibilityissueswhenplacedwithinaSegaconsoleandsoareunlikelytoworkasintended.

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ActionFighterAerialAssaultAfterBurnerAlexKiddinMiracleWorldAlexKiddinShinobiWorldAlexKidd:High-TechWorldAlexKidd:TheLostStarsALFAlienSyndromeAlteredBeastAstroWarriorAztecAdventureBlackBeltBladeEagle3-DBomberRaidCaliforniaGamesCaptainSilverCasinoGamesCastleofIllusion(starringMickeyMouse)ChoplifterCloudMasterColumnsCyborgHunterDeadAngleDickTracyDoubleDragonEnduroRacer

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ChecklistThispagesconsistofchecklistsfortheSMSlibraryofgames.Thelistsaresomewhatselfexplanatory.“GameTitle”isthenameofthegame.“Game-ID”arethegamecodefoundonthecase/manual/cart.“Rel”arethereleasedateofthegame.“R”istherarity,usedfromsmstributes.co.uk.“Pg”arethepagenumberwhereablurbonthegamearefound.Thecovermayvarythough,asthecoverpresentareusuallythenormalEuropeancover.Nextareleftblankforthecollectortocrossoutiftheyownthegame.“C”areforthecartridge.“I”areinformation/manual.“B”isforboxorcase.And“S”areforsealed/unopened.Everychecklistmayhaveerrorsandmissing/wronginformationinit,sopleaseusethisasaguideandnotasabible.

US. ChecklistThischecklistareforthenormalrunofgamesreleasedexclusivelyinNorthAmerica.Thislistdoesnotcovervariants.Justsinglegames.ThemyCardshavetheirowndifferentlistattheendofthislist,astheyareanotherformat.The“SegaCard”formatsphasedouttowardstheendofthedecadewithdevelopersadoptinglargergamesizesthatonlythecartscouldhandle.TheNorthAmericanlistissomewhatsmallduetotheconsolebeingphasedoutby1991.

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