Sega Saturn
5th Generation Console
In 1994, Sega released the CD-based Sega Saturn game console in Japan for US$100.00 less that SONY?s Playstation.
However, SONY entered the market with a large budget and managed a strong and successful marketing champagne, amass the attention of many large developers and secured exclusive rights to many game titles.
Sega did manage to produce a large selection of 2D shoot-en ups, beat-em ups and Hentai titles. Despite their moderate success, the Sega Saturn could not compete against the Playstation and only managed to sell 10 million units compared to SONY?s 100 million units.
Date Range: 1994 - 2002
Release Price: US $399
The Sega Saturn was developed by a 27-member team to be the most powerful machine of the time, years ahead of its competitors.
The Saturn has two processors and six coprocessors. While, the Saturn was far more powerful than its competitors, it was also far more difficult to programme.
Sonic the Hedgehog became the flagship game showcasing the Saturn's advanced abilities. The character was so popular that a newly discovered protein was named after Sonic the Hedgehog when it was identified in the 1990s.
Product Specs:
- 640 x 480 video
- 22.6 MHz Yamaha DSP
- 28.2 Mhz processor
- 16.7 million colours
- 4MB RAM
- 4MB-64MB ROM
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