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https://kotaku.com/sega-genesis-hideki-sato-dies-dreamcast-2000668977

"We knew how to make arcade games, we didn't really know anything
about console development," Hideki Sato told Famitsu in an oral
history of Sega. "They sold so well, we started to get stars
in our eyes." Sato was a steward to Sega's biggest consoles,
from the original SG-1000 right through to the Dreamcast. The
storied engineer passed away this Friday, February 13, 2026,
at age 77.

Joining Sega back in 1971, Sato saw the company go through
every transformation firsthand, from a U.S.-based electronics
enterprise to a Japanese gaming power-house, and from a titan
of the arcade hall to one of the fiercest competitors of the
home console wars. While involved in the original SG series
and the Master System, Sato's star ascended in 1989 when he
was promoted to director of Sega's Research and Development
department. There he and his team were tasked with a herculean
feat: take down Nintendo.

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