My Top 10 Sega AM2 Games

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Sega AM2. Man did they make some of the best games for Sega. In this one, I take a look at my 10 favorite games from this excellent developer.
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Episode Notes:
1. The King of Route 66 is the PS2 version. It isn't nearly as pretty as the arcade. The image is blurrier, the draw distance worse, and the framerate not as smooth. Still playable though.
2. Virtua Cop 2 is captured from the Model 2 emulator Nebula. The arcade version runs better.
3. Virtua Fighter 2 is captured from the Xbox 360 version.
4. Shenmue is a combination of the Xbox based movie during the monologue, and the Dreamcast for the send off.
5. The Virtua Racing segment is from the Sega Ages Switch version.
6. Since Fighters Megamix has never been released on anything else, that was from the Sega Saturn.
7. Scud Race section was captured using the SuperModel emulator. I've never gotten the analog control right in it, so the gameplay shown is kinda crappy.
8. The Daytona footage is a combination of the Xbox 360 version for the first, and the SuperModel emulator for the second.
9. Virtua Fighter 4 is captured straight from the PS2 version.
10. Outrun 2 is from the Xbox 360 version. It's the prettiest of the console versions.

[@SegaLordX]

Check out the description for info of which version is running in each segment! I tried to use real hardware where possible, or at least a port of it. Some games have no version other than the arcade, however.

[@thomaselers7416]

Great video as always !!! 😉

[@retrogamaniac3673]

I totally agree with your number 1! For my experience , I've enjoyed a lot the first two chapters of Virtua Striker in the old arcade times. The idea of making a video about AM2 has been a great thing! AM2 released some of my favourite arcade games of all times: I've also created a tune for an upcoming italian channel dedicated to arcade games, which will be released soon, and a huge inspiration for it came from my memories about AM2 arcade games. That says all about my experience and love for them.

[@karimcheese7257]

Have you ever played the port of Outrun on the 3DS? If so what did you think of it?

[@SegaLordX]

@@karimcheese7257 Pretty much all of M2’s 3DS work was stellar.

[@karimcheese7257]

@@SegaLordX I agree

[@atolm1]

That Am2 logo, man it really gets me; what a legacy and what memories. Some of my greatest gaming moments came as a result of this illustrious studio so it's wonderful to see them openly revered. Great idea for a video SLX, keep it up!

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, once you saw that on an arcade machine, you knew you had to play it.

[@MikeC-ps1tc]

@@SegaLordX Agreed!!

[@ZimingHong84]

In my head that image means quality

[@ScottWozniak]

I keep praying Sega makes another Outrun game as it's now the 35th anniversary of the original!

[@SunChipss]

Keep praying, bruh.

[@greenkoopa]

Trolled by the Woz! *NOOOOO!!!* 😩

[@kozu7213]

and new golden axe

[@udojanssen51]

Outrun 2,and outrun coast to coast are great on my old xbox

[@clutchkman]

Absolutely!

[@Ashura96]

AM2 was a high class developer that you just don't see the likes of anymore.

[@undone14]

Sega Lord X's outros always give me chills. This is probably one of my favorite youtube channels. I love the nostalgia and revisiting games/topics and systems from yesteryear.

[@mrnicktoyou]

Daytona and Virtua Fighter 2 were just the best. I remember just standing there and watching the machines play in demo mode too. My jaw must have been on the floor.

[@Bukabuuq]

Sega ruled the arcade... So crazy after so many years I'm still a die-hard Sega fan...

[@jeremygregorio7472]

I love Sword of Vermillion. I play it through every few years

[@VRHyoumaru]

For a moment I felt letdown Virtual On didn't come up, then I remembered that was AM3, not AM2.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah man, Sega had numerous divisions and its easy to confuse them all.

[@Dave-oc9zg]

@@SegaLordX yea, i was thinking same thing for Sega Rally... then i realized was AM3 too

[@Shyning77]

@@Dave-oc9zg I was thinking the same about The House of the Dead 2... and then... when you know the story ;)

[@AaronVictoria]

Yet another great video! AM2 games were some of my favorites of all-time. So glad to see this channel continuing to grow. I joined this channel when it had 1,200 subs. I hope this channel grows until KZbin collapses under the sheer volume of views haha. I love my class Sega games! Keep up the great work SegaLord.

[@sausagesausage]

Love your channel dude, I'm an old school SEGA fan and there isnt enough content for us on KZbin.- breath of fresh air!

[@souldino2824]

Simply the best. I have stop playing or barely re-play games on different systems, except for my Dreamcast, where i still play most of these titles to this very day and if was not for these beautiful videos, i will never realize how time flies thank you so much. Outrun is my favourite as well i play the pc version

[@ForeverLacey09]

Outrun 2sp is my absolute favorite racer and AM2 game of all time! I would have personally replaced two of the fighters listed with one of the three Afterburner games and Space Harrier. For me, seeing those two titles in their respective motion deluxe cabinets was a mind blowing experience as a kid. Great list, keep them coming!

[@richardwright1948]

Sega really needs to release a compilation of AM2 games on current consoles.

[@perryanderson4971]

Sega lord X ftw. Love the channel.

[@dhoyft411]

Man, when I got Shenmue it absolutely blew me and my friends away. The level of being able to interact with so many things in the world, the day/night cycle and how all the citizens had a routine, the story, the graphics... I remember reading in the Dreamcast magazine that there were 8 games planned which seemed unbelievable, but I was pumped. We all know how that turned out.

[@bcdcdude8252]

Great video and nice to see you mention Shenmue! Can't say I agree with the top 2, but that just shows how incredible AM2 were. It's nice to see some love for Scud Race :)

[@GizmoMcs]

Outrun 2 was the game i spent the most time playing on the Arcade with my friends we got pretty good at it even strangers would gather behind just to watch us xD During school lunch break we would always go and play it.

[@gusposey8218]

I love the specificity of these topics. Thanks for posting such excellent content.

[@shiningphantasy1393]

An AM2 arcade collection set for Steam with between 8 and 10 games included would be just wonderful; probably won't happen but a guy can wish.

[@pw1169]

Lol the ad @ 1:39 says 180K polygons per minute... I think that is supposed to be per second

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

I don´t know why but everytime when i hear Sega AM2 i automatically think of Virtua Fighter. And i agree a Sega AM2 collection for current consoles would be awesome.

[@andrewgauchi7271]

Times of pure joy Sega's cabinets were beyond your wildest fantasy as a kid I mean where else could you ride a motorbike or drive a car then fly an helicopter or jet fighter! Sega(am2) are what dreams were made of.

[@spookytuesday]

Gave this a like a minute into the video due to the use of Shun Di’s VF2 music. One of my favorite fighting game level tunes ever.

[@RGF]

That final words just brought some tears to my eyes....sega greatness should be never forgoten...😪

[@philmason9653]

This was a good one. The decision not to port Daytona 2 to anything was a baffling one. It's hard to imagine a 1st party in dire straits just letting a sequel to one of their biggest properties just languishing like that. Scud Racer has always seemed like it would have been another slam dunk. I had forgotten until seeing this, but that 18 Wheeler cab with the big horizontal steering wheel was everywhere back in the day. One of many, many, Sega titles which would have had an automatic sequel at most other publishers.

[@jeffrokkz2k1]

Always quality content from you. But this really hit me in the nostalgia. I miss arcades so much. Thanks for this!

[@danmann861]

My top 10: 1.) Virtua Fighter 2 -- yes, newer VF games are better in every way, but my heart remains with VF2 2.) Shenmue II -- Fantastic game through and through! 3.) Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution -- Spents countless hours with it on PS2 and loved the hell out of it. 4.) Daytona USA -- DAYYYTONNNNA! LET'S GO AWAY! 5.) Fighters Megamix -- Shouldn't work, but it does. 6.) Virtua Cop 2 -- So many dollars spent at arcades playing this game. 7.) Outrun 2 -- Just so smooth to play in every way. Drifting feels like butter in that game. 8.) Shenmue -- A one of a kind masterpiece. 9.) Space Harrier -- A Yu Suzuki classic. But I'm not sure if its technically AM2 or before AM2? 10.) Hang On -- Another Yu Suzuki classic.

[@moshimoshi1]

I LOVED Scud Race! So many coins in that machine 🤣 I wish I could play it today waited my whole life for a home version 😭

[@DenkyManner]

Virtua Cop 2's Saturn port is a miracle on par with Sega Rally. I wish light gun games worked on flat screens (without major hassle) as that's the one old game I'd like to play again that I can't easily. I did set up a Wii remote for use with emulators but it's weirdly complicated and unreliable. Maybe that has changed but i gave up in frustration. As for OutRun 2. I can find one flaw, it's too easy. Even on highest difficulty oyf you're familiar with the game at all you will successfully complete a route. If you get into trying to better your times then there's no problem, but I never did. At least it isn't too hard like OutRunners which I've never completed!

[@odisseaskipriotis]

Best of times then! DAYTONA USA was love at first sight, for me! Then came the Sega Rally Championship! I use the Am2 & 3 emulators, but the only thing I miss is a "lightgun" gun type.... Well said my friend, well said....

[@MrRetrostage]

OutRun 2... 🥰 And those Scud Race and Daytona USA 2 bonus tracks. 🤩

[@kuropixeljp]

Your channel is gold. So glad I found it!

[@johnjohnhasabashat...2279]

I agree with Outrun 2 at number 1. Only played it a few times in the arcade but had the XBOX version and later the PC version of Coast to Coast. Immensely playable. What I really loved was playing the PC version in 3D on my 3DTV. It was like this game was made for 3D and made a tangible difference to gameplay. Since Nvidia removed support for 3D vision I haven't been able to play and going back to the 2D version has left me feeling flat, so to speak. The 3D really enhanced this game. I still play it on my original XBOX though since it feels right since it never had a 3D version. But the PC version just feels wrong in 2D these days. I miss it.

[@BruceScombro]

I love the passion in your words to this games, great channel!

[@tra0459]

Scud Race and Daytona 2 need home releases now

[@SegaLordX]

Long overdue.

[@jmartin1885]

There is an excellent AM2 emulator out there... I have Virtua Fighter 2 running in 4K @ full speed! Sega Rally is also a sight to behold on my 75 inch 4k LG!

[@andrewmaasch1724]

Man, Im just learning that a lot of Sega games are available on the PSN 😊 I knew Daytona and Nights were - but learnt today that Fighting Viper's is too! Going to have to search up Outrun 2 on their next 😎

[@rekmadethebeat]

The intro is dope

[@kanekaosaard7449]

Great work as always SLX!!! AM2 was a BEAST!!!

[@darktetsuya]

sega always made the top-tier racing games without a doubt, and i love damn near all of them! (I like virtua racing but i'm not terribly good at it... love me some daytona usa, super gt and outrun 2 though!! funny story I picked up the PS2 outrun at a pawn shop complete in box for 1USD!

[@gtrzdaddy]

totally agree on Out Run 2 taking the number one crown

[@bruceg22000]

If Sega ever released a Naomi 2 arcade collection on consoles, I would pay a ton of money to get it. Hardly any of the games were released outside the arcade, and the ones that did release as console ports were all significantly inferior. They would still look good today too as the Naomi 2 was the next evolution of the Dreamcast. Heck, Sega should throw in the Hikaru arcade releases as well, none of which ever saw home releases.

[@neo6289]

AM2 was god tier

[@nr2676]

and also AM1 + AM7 (Overworks)

[@ShinAkuma204]

AM2 was alot like Rare during the 90's - straight quality everytime. When you make a game of such strong quality, even if it just a semi driving game, they turn out good. On a side note - I'm starting to believe that 91-2004 ish was the golden age of video games. The quality and innovation during this time produced the lions share of the greatest game ever made.

[@SilverAxe13]

Shenmue is awesome. Underrated series.

[@whatamalike]

@@Longlostpuss I got about 3-4 hours in before realizing it was a underwhelming slog. Since then i've not touched it. Major disappointment.

[@megagrey]

Virtua Fighter 4 is still one of my favorite fighters ever along with the Smash games.

[@simonrobinson1566]

I think Sega could have given the Dreamcast a shot in the arm by making VF4 a Dreamcast exclusive - released there and not in arcades, at least for a time. I know that would have sounded unthinkable at the time, but it would have been a really solid reason to invest in a DC in Japan, as opposed to a PS2. As you say in your video about the success of the Saturn in Japan, that was almost entirely due to VF2.

[@wrena79]

I pray one day Sega will finally see sense and release Scud Race and Daytona 2

[@MrClockw3rk]

You’re doing gods work sir

[@an3582]

You do great work. Sega was always foreign to me growing up. I was a Nintendo kid but only because my parents could only afford 1 console at a time, but I devoured every bit of sega I could at friends and ny cousins.

[@Mitsuraga]

Maybe someday, Amuro Namie's Digital Dance Mix will make the cut.

[@janquieldapper]

wowww.. a lot of games... here in Brazil, personally I love Virtua Racing, Sega Rally and Daytona USA, for me top 3!

[@br1qbat]

We really need a Virtua Fighter collection on switch. At least the first 4. Emulation still falls way short and the home ports had many compromises. Would be awesome for an arcade perfevt version of VF on the go!

[@Ryuujin1078]

Watching this makes wish that Sega kept M2 to release more arcade Sega Ages games or at least make AM2 collection series to bring some of not all arcade games home. Such a crime...

[@loganholmberg2295]

If you can play Virtua racing with no pop up and 60 fps it don't matter that there's no texture mapping it still looks gorgeous.

[@loganholmberg2295]

I did not know this was on switch. Thank you soo much! I really wish Sega released more of their arcade games. Like any of the Sega Rally or Daytona games. There is so much goodness there.

[@superbn0va]

Where is the Sega AM2 collection?

[@MrCalverino]

I love the style of their polygons

[@3diamonds524]

Sega arcade memories. Great stuff

[@SteelC4]

I love watching stuff like this.

[@jeffb.6642]

4:10 - expected "You're Winner!" lol

[@beufaledef]

That truck is 100% accurate , but for every truckers in the world.

[@raptorak1]

This is going to sound condescending but I really appreciate how much you have improved your grammar and range of vocabulary in your videos.

[@SegaLordX]

Making these videos has been a journey for sure. I think I've improved in a number of areas and hope to continue to do so.

[@playwithdadogg2232]

AM2 the best arcade games ever.... for me Daytona is my 1st...very good video 👍

[@mathew3267]

Not just AM2 but the entirety of all AM divisions. Nobody could make games like SEGA.

[@Cafeman_2D]

Some unexpected titles to feature, good. It can't all be about VR , VF, and Daytona ... (but it COULD be).

[@infernal_monkey]

It's honestly incredible just how well the original Daytona USA's visuals have aged. Personally I still think it looks better than the sequel.

[@yanceyboyz]

Another amazing video!!!!

[@adny02]

I haven't watched the video yet. Just going by the title, I'm already thinking "Why on Earth has SEGA not release an AM2 compilation disc for modern consoles?" There's a valuable vault of AAA Quality arcade history worth exploring in an AM2 collection.

[@nattila7713]

they don't have a good enough emulator for all their arcade boards... would cost them a lot of money and maybe sales wouldn't be that high anyway :(

[@armorwolf7934]

Even tho ps2 virtual fighter 4 has more aliasing than arcade port I like the lighting better the characters look to bright in arcade version

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Sega should at least give us a AM2 collection. On current hardware it would be a breeze to have that running on there there's no reason not to it would sell like hotcakes.

[@thecunninlynguist]

Virtua racing is awesome

[@DarthNinjaCode]

great video, but the sega arcade engines of the time are a bit confusing to me.

[@gtrzdaddy]

I think number two slot belongs to the After Burner Climax

[@joeplaysvr6510]

Personal best of the best: ① Best developer of all time: AM2 ② Best arcade game of all time: OutRun 2 ③ Best console game of all time: Shenmue

[@matstodon]

wohoo! fighting megamix!

[@jamesmoss3424]

AM2 kick ass. 😀👍🎮

[@mikej2020]

These games should have been Sega Ages on Switch, not the same old games they release over and over again.

[@SegaLordX]

True, my friend. Very true.

[@frankdux6930]

Love it

[@SK_yg]

In the past AM2 was one of the best!

[@DiscoMouse]

Does anyone have any tips on getting Outrun 2 running well on PC with an Xbox 360/One controller? I’ve tried FXT but I’ve had a bunch of problems.

[@notturok7841]

Big rigs over the road racing

[@FrenchFighter01]

I didn't see Sega Rally Championship

[@SegaLordX]

Not by AM2.

[@raymxslappedyall3660]

how easy and inexpensive arcade perfect scud racer would be ported now like why not? atomis wave it

[@jefffan171]

Was Star Wars trilogy arcade not an Am2 release?

[@SegaLordX]

That was Sega AM5.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

It's a shame Virtua Fighter 4 never had a chance to be ported to Dreamcast!

[@sergedeleon9592]

Sega legacy live on never forgotten

[@Fattydeposit]

Virtua Cop 2 is more impressive on Dreamcast than Saturn IMO. And it sucks that the only perfect port of Super Hang On is locked to 3DS.

[@thehumbleone1983]

👍👍👍👍 Sega AM2

[@fyoum]

Outrun 2 was actually never released on the Xbox 360 and ps3. The only version released for the consoles was “Outrun Online Arcade” which “yes” is a version of outrun two. But with some features added and some removed. The game was removed from stores a few years after its release due to licensing issues with Ferrari. However you could actually play Outrun 2 via backwards compatibility on the earlier versions of the 360. I believe Xbox 360’s manufactured after like 2009 or 2010 weren’t able to play certain or all original Xbox games.

[@MrElbowsmash]

You hear that, Sega? That's 9 games you need to bring back the Sega Ages line for.

[@Fattydeposit]

I'm sure they'd consider it if there was compelling evidence it would be profitable to do so. None of the Switch Sega Ages games sold well.

[@pistachiodisguisey911]

@@Fattydepositno ones gonna pay for 2d arcade roms when anyone who knows anything has been playing those for free for the past 20+ years, I’d at least bother paying for 3D arcade titles

[@gabrielruiz9871]

@@Fattydeposit I can imagine because they have releases those games a million times, 3 sega minis, wii shop, Xbox 360 and ps3 packs, sega ages now....

[@scottmichaelhedge5055]

AM2 is f**** legendary. Just seeing that logo brings a tear to my eye.

[@neevsmazda07]

So thankful that I found this channel. Amazing content!

[@Soulintent95]

AM2 really knew what they were doing. Cant really say i have a favorite but i spent a lot of time playing virtua fighter back in the day.

[@stucazzo2000]

This channel has some of the best video game content on YT and the videos are released very often. No stupid jokes or comedy bits. Straight to the point reviews and no filler. Thank you!!

[@Larry]

Yeah, Suzuki's final years with Sega weren't the best. He only developed two games and one of those was cancelled after poor playtesting.

[@danmann861]

As much as I love Shenmue and it pains me to say this...that's what happens when you give someone a blank cheque to make a game and that game can't possibly recoup that money spent on it. Pains me to say that as I do love Shenmue but yeah, that's the sad story of Yu Suzuki's final days at SEGA. As much as I love Shenmue, it really was the final nail in the coffin for the company in many regards and things were never the same for SEGA after that. Once that game came and failed to catch on, it was clear SEGA were pulling the purse strings tighter and it's clear they lost faith in Yu a little bit.

[@azuremateria]

Psy-Phi not only tested poorly. It looked primitive too, considering it was running on the Lindbergh board. It was embarrassing to see it running on the same hardware powering Virtua Fighter 5.

[@Fattydeposit]

I regard Yu Suzuki as the greatest games designer of all time but Shenmue..did nothing for me (outside of the playable arcade games). I also link Shenmue with the demise of Sega so it's couldn't be any more bittersweet.

[@alex.starostin]

@ammonitida Shenmue 2 is much better in gameplay

[@32_bit_gamer]

Power has been out in my house for 35 hours because I live in Texas. It just can back on. This is exactly what I need to lift my spirits. Its been a rough few days since my house got to 38 degrees. Thank you SO much.

[@SegaLordX]

Hang in there bro. Hope you get things back to normal soon.

[@greenkoopa]

@retro game fan yeah but you're in FL so it's a lose no matter what

[@jeffwalker9122]

Hang in there Southern neighbor.. Up here in Calgary, Canada, cold is a fact of life. We just had a 2 week stretch of -30 Celsius.. global warming is bullshit!🤣

[@f.k.b.16]

It always blown me away that in the arcade, SEGA killed the 3D revolution. At home, they got killed by the same 3D transition.

[@Ryuujin1078]

Nah, Sega screwed themselves from the inside and us Sega fans got hurt the worst. If the company was run better they would’ve...should’ve been top tier. They ran the arcade industry and hand somewhat of a foot hold in the console market aaaaand they fucked that up

[@f.k.b.16]

My thought in saying that was not 100% graphical but also gameplay as well. And while one or two SEGA games kicked but at the time, there were soooooo many swings and misses. Too many rushed titles and games pushed out to simply push out games. Trust me, the early 90's, i actually got tears in my eyes by the outstanding line up. And I bought in to all from that point forward until 2000. The Dreamcast have me hope again for SEGA but then they killed it and I haven't "forgiven" them since. To top it off looking back (I would have never admitted at the time) Nintendo and Sony wiped the floor with SEGA

[@BobbyHo2022]

@Brian Babin Namco killed them on the playstation. Tekken 3 sold 8 million copies vs Saturn's best selling game Virtual Fighter 2 at 2.2 mil.

[@madaction9373]

Yes! These games take me back to the arcades. Keep up the great work!

[@billcook4768]

Just a thought - and maybe this is the whiskey talking - but SLX + Daytona karaoke mode = killer video.

[@greenkoopa]

It may be the rum talking, but I agree with you

[@drunkensailor112]

It may be the heroin kicking in, but I concur with both of you.

[@stepheng8061]

It may be the glue I sniffed but hell yeah

[@BorislavVeselinov]

@@stepheng8061 No drugs on my end, but i agree wholeheartedly.