Smilebit was a Japanese computer and video game developer founded in 2000. It was formerly Sega's R&D division known as AM6. Smilebit was a first-party developer for Sega best known for creating the Jet Set Radio series. Smilebit was folded back into Sega on July 1, 2004 following the merge between the two companies, Sega and Sammy, a Japanese holding company (Sega Sammy Holdings), was formed.
Games developed[]
- Jet Set Radio
- De La Jet Set Radio
- Typing Jet
- Jet Set Radio Future
- Ollie King (collaborative effort with Amusement Vision)[note 1][1][2]
Key people[]
- Hideki Naganuma
- Kazuhisa Hasuoka
- Kazuki Hosokawa
- Masayoshi Kikuchi
- Masayoshi Yokoyama
- Takayuki Kawagoe
- Yuichi Higuchi
Notes[]
- ↑ In the files for Ollie King the attract mode file for the game that displays Amusement Vision's logo is titled as "smilebit.txb", indicating that Smilebit's logo would have been showcased off instead.
References[]
- ↑ Ollie King on the Cutting Room Floor.
- ↑ IGN Staff (September 11, 2003) JAMMA 2003: Ollie King. IGN. Retrieved on December 1, 2023.
External links[]
- Official English website via the Internet Archive.
- Official Japanese website via the Internet Archive.
- Wikipedia
- Sega Retro