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The Sega Saturn was Sega's next console after the Genesis Sega CD 32X Frankensteinian, addon-riddled, nightmarish monster. It was notable for using quads instead of triangles, setting it apart from almost every other 3D system...and making it more than a bit difficult to develop for (especially multiplatform games).
Its main competitor was the PlayStation, and the fact there are now five of those and only one two of these should tell you who won that particular battle.
JVC/Victor and Hitachi (both of those companies who provided Sega the necessary processors for this console) also made their own versions of the Sega Saturn, the V.Saturn and the Hi-Saturn respectively, both under license from Sega.
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Build Dates#
Present at hex address 0x800 in the BIOS. This is shown in the Test Menu cart as "BOOT ROM ver."
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JP (v1.00) |
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JP (v1.003) |
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US/EU (v1.00 and v1.01) |
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JP (v1.01) |
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Hi-Saturn (v1.01) |
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Hi-Saturn (v1.02) |
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V-Saturn |
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GameNavi Hi-Saturn (v1.03) |
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Regional Differences#
Boot Screen#
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Besides the logo and copyright changes, the version number is not listed and the background is darker.
Music#
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The boot-up jingle was also changed from a THX-esque jingle to a more spacious jingle.
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The alert for not having a CD in the drive is also changed from a brief, ten-note jingle to an even briefer, one-chord chime.
Revisional Differences#
Boot Screen#
The V.Saturn and Hi-Saturn revisions use a derivative version of the Japanese logo, with the Hi-Saturn itself using an entirely different boot-up animation and jingle from the other revisions of the BIOS.
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Japan (Hi-Saturn) |
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Surround Adjust Menu#
Japan v1.00 |
Japan v1.01 |
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v1.01 of the Japanese BIOS added "ADJUST" to the Surround Adjust menu. It was completely overhauled and made more straightforward in the US and European versions.