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Giving out the 5th spot was difficult. I wanted to give it to
Konami for giving us Castlevania and Snatcher, but that just
wasn't enough. And I wanted to give it to Midway or Acclaim
for being possibly the only developers to release games for
every Sega system, but most of their games are too mediocre
to put them on this list. And finally, I considered Game Arts
for giving us games like Grandia, Grandia 2, and Lunar
(published by Working Designs), but it just wasn't enough.

So, I gave the 5th spot to Activision. They almost made every
Sega system, only missing out on the 32X, which was a wise
business decision. And they were also one of the few
companies that developed for the Master System before
Nintendo was forced to give up their monopoly. Hell, they
even allowed Sega to reprogram H.E.R.O for the SC-3000, and
Rock N' Bolt and Pitfall 2: The Lost Caverns for the SG-1000.
They also ported over Virtual-On for the Dreamcast.

Here is a list of Activision's greatest gifts to Sega:

- Ghostbusters (Master System)

- Rampage (Master System)

- Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Genesis, Sega CD)

- MechWarrior 2 (Saturn)

- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Dreamcast)

- Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX (Dreamcast)

- Virtual-On: Oratario Tangram (Dreamcast)

Among the numerous companies that have supported Sega's
numerous systems the following five have been the most important
to Sega for several reasons: 1. They have been more loyal to Sega
than to any other company 2. They have provided Sega with
excellent games 3. They helped Sega sell systems.

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The fact that at one point during the Dreamcast's life cycle
Capcom stated that they would do whatever it takes to keep
the system alive and would continue to support it even if Sega
no longer did says all you need to know about Capcom's
devotion to Sega. It was Capcom, not Sega, that released the
final Saturn game. I wish I could list all the great games
Capcom has released for Sega systems, but that would take
too long. In short, Capcom was almost more dedicated to
Sega than Sega itself was; and that's saying something.

Here is a list of some of Capcom's greatest gifts to Sega:

- Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Genesis)

- Street Fighter 2: Championship Edition (Genesis)

- Strider (Genesis)

- Final Fight CD (Sega CD)

- Mega Man 8 (Saturn)

- Resident Evil (Saturn)

- Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Saturn)

- X-Men vs. Street Figther (Saturn)

- Capcom vs. SNK (Dreamcast)

- Gunbird 2 (Dreamcast)

- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)

- Powersone 2 (Dreamcast)

- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (Dreamcast)

- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Dreamcast)

Treasure is king. One of the most original developers in the
industry, and created by former developers of Konami,
Treasure has given Sega some amazing games. Though their
releases are few and far between, the great majority of their
games were released on Sega consoles (more than for any
other hardware company).

Here is a list of Treasure's greatest gifts to Sega:

- Alien Soldier (Genesis)

- Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)

- Guardian Heroes (Saturn)

- Radiant Silvergun (Saturn)

- Silhouette Mirage (Saturn)

- Bangai-O (Dreamcast)

- Ikaruga (Dreamcast)

Working Designs dominated the Sega CD and Saturn eras,
releasing more games and classic RPG's than any other
third-party company. They are important not so much for
developing these games, but for picking them up for
domestic release. If it were not for Working Designs, many
American gamers never would have experienced games that
otherwise would have remained as hidden gems in Japan.

However, Working Designs turned their backs on Sega during
the Dreamcast era as the company president, Victor Ireland,
became dissatisfied with the Dreamcast architechture and
vowed not to support the system. It's unfortunate that their
once strong corporate friendship had to end in such a way,
but Workding Designs was still crucial in offering Sega CD
and Saturn owner numerous games to choose from during a
time when options were scarce. They even released the last
Saturn game in America, Magic Knight Rayearth.

Here is a list of Working Designs greatest gifts to Sega:

- Lunar: Silver Star (Sega CD)

- Lunar: Eternal Blue (Sega CD)

- Popful Mail (Sega CD)

- Albert Odyssey (Saturn)

- Dragon Force (Saturn)

- Iron Storm (Saturn)

- Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)

- Shining Wisdom (Saturn)

I won't deny it. I hate EA. Behind Sony,they are the most
overrated company in the industry. But it doesn't matter what I
think because the mainstream crowd loves EA and their
crappy games. Simply put, EA's sports games helped make the
Genesis a success in America and Europe. Although the
Genesis also helped EA become the industry's number one
publisher, which makes EA's decision to turn their backs on
Sega during the Dreamcast era unforgivable. EA may have sold
out to Sony, but I cannot deny the important impact they had
on leading Sega to the top of the industry during the 16-bit era.

Here is a list of EA's greatest gifts to Sega:

- Desert Strike (Genesis)

- Jungle Strike (Genesis)

- NBA Live 96 (Genesis)

- NHL Hockey (Genesis)

- Road Rash 2 (Genesis)

- Skitchin (Genesis)

- Urban Strike (Genesis)

- Soukyugurentai (Saturn)

- Soviet Strike (Saturn)