Sega AM2

Sega AM R&D No. 2
Trade name	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;
Type	Division
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	1985; 39 years ago
Founder	Yu Suzuki
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yu Suzuki; Toshihiro Nagoshi; Makoto Osaki; Hiroshi Kataoka;
Products	Arcade games, video games
Parent	Sega
Website	sega-am2.co.jp

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.

Sega AM2 Media

Yu Suzuki, the first head of AM2
Toshihiro Nagoshi joined Sega as a member of Yu Suzuki's team, and was a designer with AM2.
F355 Challenge, developed by AM2
AM2's R-Tuned : Ultimate Street Racing cabinet
A Virtua Cop arcade cabinet

Notes

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

References

↑ "AM2". Next Generation Magazine (USA: Imagine Media, Inc.) 3 (1): 59. January 2001. https://archive.org/details/NextGen73Jan2001/page/n59/mode/2up. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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[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^?

[3] "AM2". Next Generation Magazine (USA: Imagine Media, Inc.) 3 (1): 59. January 2001. https://archive.org/details/NextGen73Jan2001/page/n59/mode/2up. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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