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The Sega Saturn is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles , it is the successor to the successful Genesis .
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•Manufacturer: SEGA | Release Year: 1995
As part of the so-called "5th Generation" of games consoles the SEGA Saturn was a follow-up to the SEGA Genesis (or Mega Drive) and it's many add-ons. The system made a splash in the gaming world at the Electronic Entertainment expo of 1995 by having a surprise launch at the event, four months prior to its previously announced launch date.
SEGA was hoping to get the jump on Sony before it released the PlayStation that holiday season. While the Saturn ended up losing the popularity contest to both Sony and Nintendo it was host to a library of classic titles that epitomize the early days of SEGA's innovation in software. NiGHTS into Dreams, the Virtua Fighter and Panzer Dragon series are all examples of exclusive titles that made the console a fan favorite.
Perhaps more than anything else, the Saturn was a gem for importers and hardcore gamers. The hardware's architecture made it inferior to the PlayStation for three dimensional games (like the popular Tomb Raider) but many proud Saturn owners knew that it was the only console to enjoy the best versions of many 2D fighters, just ask any real Street Fighter fan.
•Virtua Fighter 2
Sega's second installment of their popular fighting series first arrived on consoles with the Sega Saturn.
•Panzer Dragoon Saga
Team Andromeda's RPG quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed titles for the system.
•Dragon Force
One of the first Sega-produced real-time strategy games for the Saturn.
Jul 4, 2022 · published 4 July 2022. The 25 best Sega Saturn games, from Die Hard Arcade to Panzer Dragoon Saga. Comments. (Image credit: Future) The best Sega Saturn games show that there's more to this...
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- Panzer Dragoon Saga. Developer: Team Andromeda. Publisher: SEGA. It’s true that the Sega Saturn was simply not as powerful as the PlayStation. However, as games like Panzer Dragoon Saga proved, the system was still more than capable of delivering some of the best new titles of the time.
- NiGHTS Into Dreams. Developer: Sonic Team. Publisher: SEGA. For all intents and purposes, Night, the star of NiGHTS Into Dreams, was the true mascot for the Sega Saturn.
- Dragon Force. Developers: J-Force, SEGA. Publishers: Working Designs (NA), SEGA (EU,JP) You don’t need to get through the fire and flames to appreciate just how good this was on the Saturn.
- Shining Force III. Developers: Camelot Software Planning, Sonic Co. Publisher: SEGA. Imagine being a Saturn fan outside of Japan, playing and loving the first installment in Shining Force III, and knowing the odds of getting the other two installments are slim-to-none.
May 2, 2023 · Learn about the history and features of the Sega Saturn, a 32-bit console that competed with Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64. Discover why it failed to gain market share and was discontinued in 1998.
The Sega Saturn (セガサターン, Sega Satān?) is a fifth generation video game console, that was originally released on November 22nd, 1994. The console was built using a 32-bit hardware architecture, with the initial intent to excel at rendering two dimensional sprites, however this was changed to...
