

This game also includes a splitscreen multiplayer mode where you can either play the full game versus or coop! While Sonic X-Treme relied on sprites and the fisheye view camera and worked correctly only on pc, this game relies heavily on 3D, including the player's model and enemy models, while also aiming for a stable 30 FPS on the Sega Saturn. Sonic Z-Treme is a new game for the Sega Saturn inspired by the ill-fated Sonic X-Treme. For all the others, burn the NTSC version (North America, Japan, etc.). Sega's management has been criticized for its decision-making during the system's development and cancellation.Attention : I couldn't test the game on a PAL console, so it might not work correctly! Be aware of that!įor PAL users (Europe and other areas), burn the PAL version. 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 system is remembered for several well-regarded games, including Nights into Dreams., the Panzer Dragoon series, and the Virtua Fighter series, the Saturn's reception is mixed due to its complex hardware design and limited third-party support. Having sold 9.5 million units worldwide, the Saturn is considered a commercial failure. 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. Designed around a new CPU from Japanese electronics company Hitachi, another video display processor was incorporated into the system's design in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation.

Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several arcade ports as well as original titles.ĭevelopment of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and a total of eight processors.


The Sega Saturn is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console that was developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America and July 8, 1995, in Europe as the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. You can also vote for your favourite system. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. Manufacturer : Sega | System : Saturn Welcome to the Sega Saturn ROMs section of the ROM Database.
