It all started with the Sega Master System in 1986. It had many popular classics like the Alex Kidd series, Wonderboy, and Psycho Fox. So back in the 80's, Alex Kidd was the Sega mascot until 1991 when Sega created the famous blue hedgehog we all know and love, Sonic!
In 1989, Sega one of the most historic consoles in gaming history, the Genesis. Some favorites include the Sonic series, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (the last Alex Kidd game), Shining Force (the best RPG ever made), Golden Axe, and short-lived but good platforming games like Bubsy Bobcat and Aero the Acro-Bat (a bat who has to save a circus).
During the year of the Genesis, Sega noticed the Nintendo Gameboy was selling more units so in 1990 (1991 in USA), they dished out the Gamegear. It had color graphics and a backlit screen, which was why they kept insulting the Gameboy on all the Gamegear commercials. But Gamegear had its ups and downs, it had good games and graphics, but because of the backlit screen the batteries didn't last long.
In 1992, there was the Sega CD, which was a crappy add-on for the Genesis and had only ONE decent game: Sonic CD.
1994 and Sega made the 32X and Saturn. Once the Saturn was made, Sega quit insulting Nintendo and started insulting Sony. Remember the Saturn vs. "Plaything" commercial? 32X was another crappy Genesis add-on and its only good games were Knuckles' Chaotix and Star Wars. Saturn on the other hand was its own console and had 6 good games (Bug, NiGHTS, Sonic R, Sonic Jam, Megaman 8, Rayman), but weird and creepy commercials to advertise the console and games, controllers with no camera support whatsoever, and it was the most expensive out of the PS1 and N64. PS1 and N64 lasted much longer and had better games and controllers.
Then 1999 hit and Sega brought out their final console, the Dreamcast. It looked like a giant Gamecube but with strange Saturn-style controllers. Dreamcast was much better than Saturn, but it wasn't a right thing to do because Sony released the PS2 a year later and Dreamcast was almost dead. In 2001, Sega quit the console industry and then joined their rivals, Nintendo and Sony (Microsoft started the console business in 2002 with the Xbox). Which brings us to today, in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, where the two famous mascots are competing in the olympics.
So what do you think of my research on the Sega history?
The Saturn also had beautiful shooter games, particularly what is basically the prequel to Ikaruga, called "Radiant Silvergun."
Other than shooters and the games you mentioned, the Saturn was never all that interesting. I still want one though. I had a chance at one recently but someone else got to it first.
Oh well. I have a Genesis and a Game Gear though.
Quote from: Kazooie-Banjo on November 07, 2007, 03:05:21 AM
The Saturn also had beautiful shooter games, particularly what is basically the prequel to Ikaruga, called "Radiant Silvergun."
Other than shooters and the games you mentioned, the Saturn was never all that interesting. I still want one though. I had a chance at one recently but someone else got to it first.
Oh well. I have a Genesis and a Game Gear though.
Oh, I never heard of that game. Thank you for mentioning it to me. If you want a Saturn, then get Radiant Silvergun and the other games that I mentioned. In my opinion I think the best games I've played on Saturn are NiGHTS and Sonic R. And the "Plaything" is what Sega always called the PS1 if anyone wants to know.