Sega
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Native name | 株式会社セガ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Sega |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Predecessor | Service Games of Japan |
Founded | June 3, 1960 |
Founders | ![]() |
Parent | Sega Group Corporation Paramount Global |
Divisions | Sega development studios |
Subsidiaries | "Sega Sammy Holdings Fiscal Year 2020 Full Results Appendix" (PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. May 13, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020. "Notice of Changes of Directors and Executive Officers at SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. and its Major Subsidiaries" (PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. |
Sega Corporation( also just known as SEGA: Japanese former name: Service Games or Sega Sammy Co in the US) with predctions with Playstation in Tokyo and the United States branch or Sega of America in some United States countries, is a company that makes video games. In the past, they also made video game consoles. Their main office is in Tokyo, Japan. They also have offices in other continents – for example, North America and Europe. Their most famous video games are the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Another famous Sega series is Streets of Rage.
Consoles
[change | change source]- Sega SG-1000 1983-1984
- Sega SG-1000 II 1984-1985
- Sega Mark III 1985-1989 / Sega Master System 1986-2000
Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis 1988-2002
[change | change source]The Sega Mega Drive (Japanese: メガドライブ, Mega Doraibu) was a 16-bit video game console made by Sega. It was in market in Japan in (1988), and in Europe and the rest of the world in (1990). In North America, it was called Sega Genesis.
Sega Mega CD / Sega CD 1991-1995
[change | change source]A CD add-on for the Sega Genesis still let you play optical discs which could hold movies and high quality audio. It was not well received but has a strong base of fans.
Sega 32X
[change | change source]The Sega 32X was an attempt to top the graphics of the Super Nintendo in the 90's. Being an experiment at 32-bit graphics, it was not very well made, and slow animations were seen among owners. The 32X later died, but Sega didn't stop there. Later, they made CD32X games, which required both the 32X and CD.
Sega Saturn 1994-2000
[change | change source]The Sega Saturn was released on November 22/10, 1997/1999 in Japan/France. It was the first Sega video game console with 3D graphics. Sega released two versions of the Saturn : the first generation was black and with small controllers, and the second was white. One of its most popular games was Sonic R.
Sega Dreamcast 1998-2001
[change | change source]The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; originally called "Dural," and "Katana") is the last machine made by Sega that can play video games. It was sold before the PlayStation 2, GameCube, or Xbox came out. However, not many people bought it after the PlayStation 2 was released, so in the end Sega decided to stop making them.
Handhelds
[change | change source]- Game Gear: 1990-1997
- Genesis Nomad: 1995
References
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