Sega and Microsoft had a close working relationship in the 1990s. Many people are familiar with the custom version of Windows CE that Microsoft developed for the Dreamcast, or the games that SegaSoft developed for Windows 95 PCs. What is less commonly known, however, is that Sega and Microsoft apparently…
The following is a translation of a speech given by long-time Sega president Hayao Nakayama on January 17th, 1994 on the occasion of Sega’s annual new year party. Such new year parties are common in Japan and are attended by employees from many different companies, and they serve as a…
(This is a re-post of a post on Sega-16.) The following is a translation of the final part in a six-part series of articles on the development of the Hitachi SH microcontroller. The article originally appeared in the September 22, 1997 issue of Nikkei Electronics magazine and was subsequently posted…
(This is a re-post of a post on Sega-16.) Recently, an interview was conducted with Hideki Sato on his life and his time at Sega as part of an oral history research project documenting the game industry in Japan. The interview transcription is over 150 pages long. If you don’t…
Over the past twenty years, former Sega of America president Tom Kalinske has often said that Sega and Sony were close to forming a partnership to co-develop a 32-bit console, but that Sega’s Japanese management shot down the idea. Recent evidence translated here for the first time adds new insight…
A translation of the third in a monthly series on game design by Kan Naito (Shining in the Darkness, Landstalker) that appeared in the April 1991 issue of the Japanese magazine Mega Drive Fan.
Recently, a post on the SonicRetro forums asked why early Sonic goods were marked “SegaSonic.” You’ve probably seen this if you’ve ever come across the plethora of stationary, clothes, stuffed animals, and other goods that Sega released in the early ‘90s in Japan: Initially, goods were labeled as “Sonic the…
A translation of the second in a monthly series on game design by Kan Naito (Shining in the Darkness, Landstalker) that appeared in the March 1991 issue of the Japanese magazine Mega Drive Fan.
Here is a translation of the first column in a monthly series on game design by Kan Naito (Shining in the Darkness, Landstalker) that appeared in the February 1991 issue of the Japanese magazine Mega Drive Fan.
On December 24, 1988, Sega released its fourth title for the Mega Drive: Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō (“Osomatsu-kun: Nonsense Theater”). This was Sega’s first exclusive game for the Mega Drive (the previous three were arcade ports), and it would prove to be a disastrous release for the young console in Japan….
