Sega Saturn

What two companies that tried to work with Sega in the CD age of consoles ended up going to their two biggest rivals?

• Silicon Graphics Inc and Sony

• Silicon Knights and Panasonic

• Konami and Magnavox

• Hitachi and Silicon Dreams

Answer explanation

Two companies that tried to work with Sega in the CD age of consoles were Sony and Philips. Both companies ended up going to Sega's two biggest rivals, Nintendo and Microsoft, respectively. Sony released the PlayStation in 1994, while Philips released the CD-i in 1991. Both consoles were unsuccessful, but they helped to establish Sony and Microsoft as major players in the console market.

What was the Sega 32X?

• A hold-over between the Genesis and Saturn, add on for Genesis

• A 32 Bit Console between Genesis and Saturn

• Sega's Arcade Motherboard

• Codename for Sega Saturn

Why was the Sega 32X badly timed for developers?

• For developers, didn't know which system to develop for - the 32X or Saturn.

• It was released without any marketing

• Developers did not receive Dev Kits

• Sega did not properly market the 32X to potential customers.

Why was the sudden, early Saturn launch a disaster?

• Upset retailers, no time for press to cover it.

• The hardware was faulty and malfunctioned.

• It wasn't powerful enough.

• It did not have 3D capabilities like the PSX

What was the name of the cancelled Sonic game for the Sega Saturn?

• Sonic X-Treme

• Sonic 3D Blast

• Sonic Crackers

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Why did Yuji Naka cancel Sonic X-Treme?

• The use of his Nights Engine without permission

• He felt the game was too challenging to complete.

• He wanted to pursue other projects.

• He disagreed with the design direction of the game.

What was the "Bad-Boy" temporary Mascot replacement for Sonic on the Sega Saturn that did not take off?

• Bug!

• Alex Kidd

• Astal

• Bugger!

Did the Sega Genesis do better in USA or Japan?

• USA

• Japan

• Did well in both.

• Failed in both

The Sega Saturn's original approach was to elevate ___ gaming, but shifted focus to ___ after the announcement of the PSX.

• 2-D; 3-D

• Virtual Reality; Arcade

• Arcade; 2-D

• Competitive; 3-D

What was more powerful - the Sega Saturn or the Playstation?

• The Sega Saturn - but tougher to program for

• Playstation and easier to program for

• They were roughly the same but Saturn couldn't do 3D

• The Sega Saturn despite being easier to program for