Sega AM4

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Sega AM4's logo on Sega Touring Car Championship.

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department #4, commonly known as Sega AM R&D #4 or Sega AM4, was a research and development division within Sega.^{[citation needed]} The AM4 name was adopted in 1990 after the internal AM and CS teams were separated.^{[citation needed]} It was previously known as R&D4.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike Sega AM1, Sega AM2 and Sega AM3, Sega AM4 was responsible for the creation of arcade cabinets, and thus outside of an advisory role, had no influence in the development of video games.^{[citation needed]} However, with machines like the UFO Catcher and other mechanical engineering achievements, it gained notoriety on its own as well.^{[citation needed]}

AM4 produced the vast majority of Sega arcade machines of the 1990s. AM4 credits remain inconsistent however, with it sometimes being credited and other times not.^{[citation needed]} AM4 has since 1999 continue its role as Sega Mechatronics.^{[citation needed]}

Credits

Games

• UFO SegaSonic (1991) - Arcade machine
• SegaSonic Popcorn Shop (1993) - Arcade machine

External links

• Sega AM4 at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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