Hitmaker

Background
Sega AM Research & Development No. 3, known as Hitmaker Co., Ltd.from 2000 to 2004, is a defunct division of Sega. Established in 1993, AM3 was managed by Hisao Oguchi and developed a number of arcade games for Sega. These include Virtual On, Sega Rally, Crazy Taxi, and Virtua Tennis. AM3's main focus was arcade games until the release of the Dreamcast.

Logo (2000-2004)


Visuals: On a white background, there's a curved circle with a red exclamation point that creates an abstract "h" in the style of "@". Next to it, there's the word Hitmaker, while on top of it, there's a caption that reads "created by".

Technique: None

Audio: None Availability: Seen on all games developed by the company such as Crazy Taxi 2, Virtua Tennis, Confidential Mission, and a few others.