10 Fun Facts About Sega

1. SEGA is frequently thought of as a Japanese company, but they actually had their beginnings as a company based in Hawaii called Service Games in 1940.

2. Service Games originally manufactured slot machines.

3. In 1951, the founders moved the company to Tokyo, Japan.

4. SEGA is an acronym for Service Games.

5. SEGA’s arcade game Periscope was the first game in America to cost 25 cents to play.

6. SEGA introduced the first 3D game, SubRoc 3D.

7. In the mid 80’s SEGA pioneered the full body arcade experience with Hang-On and Afterburner.

8. Alex Kidd was SEGA’s first mascot. Sonic took over those duties starting in 1991.

9. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has sold over 6 million copies since it’s release in 1992.

10. Sadly after the ultimate failure of the Dreamca