Sega Saturn
Also known as JVC Saturn, Hi-Saturn, Samsung Saturn, V-Saturn
- Manufacturer
- Sega
- Type
- Home console
- Generation
- 5th generation
- Released (North America)
- May 11, 1995
- Released (Japan)
- Nov 22, 1994
- Released (Europe)
- Jul 8, 1995
- Launch price
- $399.99
- Discontinued
- 1998
- Units sold
- about 9.26 million
About the Sega Saturn
Sega launched the Saturn in North America four months early, in May 1995, at $399 — then watched Sony announce the PlayStation at $299 at the same E3. Its dual-CPU design was hard to develop for, and in the West it never recovered. In Japan it did well and received many games that never left the country.
Nights into Dreams, Virtua Fighter 2, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes, Shining Force III, Dragon Force and Radiant Silvergun define the system. Low print runs on the late North American releases make the Saturn one of the most expensive libraries of its era: Panzer Dragoon Saga, Burning Rangers, Shining Force III and Magic Knight Rayearth are well-known examples.
Many collectors import Japanese games, which need a region mod or a cartridge like the Action Replay. Original long boxes and jewel cases crack easily, and the internal battery for saves is a common replacement.
Sega Saturn games by the numbers
Loose prices across 265 priced games
Most valuable Sega Saturn games
Most valuable sealed Sega Saturn games
![Daytona USA Championship [Net Link Edition] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6ikm.jpg)
![Dragon Force [Best] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co2i90.jpg)
Top rated Sega Saturn games
![Riven: The Sequel to Myst [Tec Toy] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co2jlf.jpg)
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Sega Saturn games by release year
By each game's original release year, so ports count under the year the game first came out.
Hardware specs
| CPU | Hitachi SH-2 @ 28,6 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics | VDP1 (Polygons, Sprites, Texture Mapping, Gouraud Shading) VDP2 (Transparency, Scaling, Rotations, and Scrolling) |
| Memory | 40 MB |
| Sound | SCSP (SEGA Custom Sound Processor (Yamaha YMF-292 32 Channels FM sound PCM MIDI, Pitch Bending)) |
| Media | Sega Saturn Cartridge |
| Storage | Internal RAM, cartridge |
| Resolutions | 320 x 224, 704 x 480, |
| Online | Sega NetLink, SegaNet |
Console family
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Game values from PriceCharting market data. Hardware specs and revisions from IGDB.