<s>
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
SGGG	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2001	O
role-playing	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
Hitmaker	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
many	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
references	O
to	O
Sega	O
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
particularly	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Segata	O
Sanshiro	O
and	O
a	O
Ferrari	O
from	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
for	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segagaga	B-Application
received	O
a	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
being	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
humor	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
bizarre	O
nature	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
usage	O
of	O
various	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
and	O
for	O
poking	O
fun	O
at	O
the	O
industry	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
critic	O
labeled	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
swan	O
song	O
"	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
published	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
discontinuation	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segagaga	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Sega	O
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
feature	O
of	O
Segagaga	B-Application
is	O
its	O
many	O
cameos	O
and	O
callbacks	O
to	O
other	O
Sega	O
game	O
franchises	O
,	O
alongside	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
parodies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarō	O
will	O
come	O
across	O
numerous	O
Sega	O
characters	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
,	O
Ristar	B-Application
,	O
Alex	O
Kidd	O
,	O
Sir	O
Pepper	O
III	O
from	O
Clockwork	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
Nei	B-Application
from	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Opa-Opa	B-Application
from	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Bad	O
Brothers	O
from	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
Panda	O
from	O
Baku	B-Application
Baku	I-Application
Animal	I-Application
,	O
Amigo	O
from	O
Samba	B-Application
de	I-Application
Amigo	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
F-14	O
Tomcat	O
from	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tarō	O
pilots	O
a	O
starship	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
R-720	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
R-360	B-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
into	O
outer	O
space	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
level	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Thunder	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarō	O
will	O
fight	O
various	O
mechs	O
designed	O
after	O
older	O
Sega	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2025	O
,	O
depicting	O
Sega	O
with	O
having	O
only	O
a	O
3%	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
97%	O
being	O
owned	O
by	O
their	O
rival	O
DOGMA	O
—	O
a	O
spoof	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
rival	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
featuring	O
parodies	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
other	O
Sony	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
save	O
the	O
company	O
from	O
total	O
collapse	O
,	O
Sega	O
establishes	O
"	O
Project	O
Segagaga	B-Application
"	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
company	O
newcomers	O
Sega	O
Tarō	O
and	O
Yayoi	O
Haneda	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
assist	O
Sega	O
in	O
claiming	O
100%	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
achieving	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segagaga	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Tez	O
Okano	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
secret	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
presenting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
fearing	O
that	O
"	O
anything	O
could	O
have	O
happened	O
"	O
if	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Sega	O
Hitmaker	O
,	O
a	O
production	O
studio	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
and	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Sega	O
Sega	O
,	O
later	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
Segagaga	B-Application
to	O
make	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Sega	O
"	O
sound	O
less	O
intrusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
nearly	O
300	O
production	O
issues	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
caused	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
mascot	O
Segata	O
Sanshiro	O
and	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
from	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segagaga	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Direct	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
Dreamcast	B-Application
VMU	I-Application
memory	O
card	O
,	O
designed	O
after	O
the	O
exterior	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
Segagaga	B-Application
shirt	O
,	O
notebook	O
,	O
and	O
enamel	O
pins	O
with	O
the	O
Segagaga	B-Application
,	O
Sega	O
Mark	O
III	O
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
logos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thunder	O
Force-inspired	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
level	O
in	O
Segagaga	B-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
mobile	O
service	O
,	O
titled	O
Segagaga	B-Application
R-720	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
additional	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
giant	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
as	O
a	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Segagaga	B-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
several	O
times	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
different	O
volumes	O
,	O
titled	O
Segagaga	B-Application
Soundtrack	O
Blue	O
Edition	O
and	O
Segagaga	B-Application
Soundtrack	O
Red	O
Edition	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
jointly	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
Segagaga	B-Application
5	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
five-year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
-	O
this	O
album	O
was	O
later	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
volumes	O
and	O
released	O
digitally	O
for	O
both	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likely	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
late	O
release	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
lifespan	O
,	O
Segagaga	B-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
US	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
bizarre	O
premise	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
design	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
"	O
will	O
surprise	O
many	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
light	O
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
Japan	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
ambitious	O
"	O
premise	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
humor	O
would	O
only	O
really	O
be	O
appreciated	O
by	O
hardcore	O
Sega	O
fans	O
and	O
would	O
fall	O
short	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
were	O
n't	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Sakura	O
Wars	O
3	O
:	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?,	O
recommending	O
that	O
RPG	O
enthusiasts	O
instead	O
buy	O
that	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
Segagaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
commended	O
Segagaga	B-Application
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
namely	O
for	O
poking	O
fun	O
at	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
for	O
presenting	O
a	O
somber	O
look	O
towards	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
approaching	O
a	O
near-collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
stranger	O
video	O
game	O
products	O
for	O
its	O
self-awareness	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
final	O
console	O
had	O
a	O
fatalistic	O
air	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
Segaga	B-Application
punctured	O
all	O
that	O
with	O
brilliant	O
self-awareness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
Chris	O
Antista	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
amazingly	O
bizarre	O
swan	O
song	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
interest	O
that	O
Sega	O
re-release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
digital	O
distribution	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
