Sonic the Fighters, also known as Sonic Championship on arcade versions outside Japan, is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2. First released in 1996 in arcades on Sega's Model 2 arcade system, Sonic the Fighters pits players in one-on-one battles with a roster of characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Sonic fighting in a match with Knuckles
Sonic the Fighters was conceived by producer Yu Suzuki.
Sega AM Research & Development No. 2, previously known as SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd., is a video game development team within the Japanese multinational video game developer Sega. Yu Suzuki, who had previously developed arcade games for Sega including Hang-On and Out Run, was the first manager of the department.
Yu Suzuki, the first head of AM2
Toshihiro Nagoshi joined Sega as a member of Yu Suzuki's team, and was a designer with AM2.
Virtua Racing Twin Cabinet
F355 Challenge, developed by AM2