


The failure of Sega's development teams to release a game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, known in development as Sonic X-treme, has been considered a factor in the console's poor performance.Īlthough the Saturn is remembered for several well regarded games, including Nights into Dreams, the Panzer Dragoon series, and the Virtua Fighter series, its reputation is mixed due to its complex hardware design and limited third-party support. In addition to this, you are able to run original game discs (CDs) from RetroArch. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all. It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Having sold 9.26 million units worldwide, the Saturn is considered a commercial failure. RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players. After the debut of the Nintendo 64 in late 1996, the Saturn rapidly lost market share in the U.S., where it was discontinued in 1998. The Saturn was initially successful in Japan, but failed to sell in large numbers in the United States after its surprise May 1995 launch, four months before its scheduled release date. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation. The system was designed around a new CPU from Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several arcade ports as well as original games.ĭevelopment of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. Given theres only about three Saturn games Id want to run (Final Fight Revenge, Darkstalkers, an. One thing I wouldnt mind having is a Sega Saturn emulator although I hear the Saturn has always been a tough one to emulate.

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The successor to the successful Sega Genesis, the Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors. Thinking I might pick up a used Wii and mod it to run the homebrew channel. The Sega Saturn is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console developed by Sega and released on Novemin Japan, in North America, and Jin Europe.
