From: mshaw@panix.com   
      
   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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