Sega Technical Institute

Sega Technical Institute (STI) was an American development division of Sega. It was created by Mark Cerny in 1991. They wanted to combine good Japanese developers, including Sonic Team programmer Yuji Naka and his team, with new American developers. STI created many Sonic the Hedgehog games, as well as other games for the Sega Genesis. It closed in late 1996.

Games developed by STI are important in the history of the Genesis, and many were well-received or sold well. Developers have described STI as a unique workplace that did not fit into Sega's corporate structure, and have fond memories of the environment.

Games created
GameYear releasedSTI development teamDick Tracy1991AmericanKid Chameleon1992AmericanGreendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!1992AmericanSonic the Hedgehog 2 (with Sonic Team)1992BothSonic Spinball1993AmericanSonic the Hedgehog 3 (with Sonic Team)1994JapaneseSonic & Knuckles (with Sonic Team)1994JapaneseComix Zone1995AmericanThe Ooze1995AmericanDie Hard Arcade (with Sega-AM1)1996AmericanSonic X-tremeCancelledAmerican

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