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Sega Saturn

Sega · 1994

Two SH-2 processors, two video chips, and an architecture so hard to program that most developers never got near its capability — which is a large part of why Sega lost the generation to the PlayStation. Superb 2D hardware, so the fighting and shooting libraries are outstanding. The internal battery and the optical drive are the two failure points.

As catalogued

Maker
Sega
CPU
Hitachi SH-2-28
Memory
2MiB
Styles
Saturn (grey, Japan), Saturn (black), Saturn (oval buttons)
Regions
PAL, NTSC-U, NTSC-J
Chassis
console with a CD-ROM drive
OS
CD-ROM

Chips

4
CPU
Hitachi SH-2 (two fitted)
VDP
Sega VDP1 and VDP2
Sound
Yamaha SCSP / YMF292
SCU
Sega SCU with DSP

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