The Sega Saturn was a 32 bit gaming console released in Japan at the end of 1994 and mid 1995 in both Europe and America.
The Sega Saturn followed the popular Sega Genesis and was the first Sega console to use CD-ROMs instead of cartridges.
It ran with dual CPU's at 28.6 MHz.
Facing competition from the Sony Playstation and Nintendo 64, poor marketing and failure to release a Sonic The Hedgehog title (Sega's flagship character) was blamed for the Saturn's lack of success.
Roughly 9 million units were sold before being discontinued in 1998 (2000 in Japan)
Advertising Campaigns
An advert for the Sega Saturn featuring Ice Cube:
Games
As well as many arcade ports the Saturn came with an array of original content.
Nights into Dreams
Nights into dreams was developed by the team that created the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. It was released in 1996 and was based around Claris and Elliot, 2 teenagers who enter into the dream world known as Nightopia.
Your mission is to stop the evil Wizeman from destroying the dream world of Nightopia.
Virtual Fighter
Released in 1994. The gameplay was similar to all other games of it's genre (button bash)
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon is set on a post-apocalyptic planet. You must compete for both land and resources. As well as the technology of the Ancients.
I wonder how well the Sega Saturn would of done without the competition from Sony and Nintendo.
Did anyone own one? Or still play it today?
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