Careful some warriors will attack you for stating the truth about the ban of 2D games in the US.I think one of the reason saturn does well in japan is due to the 2d games offering; there was a 3d game obcession in usa at that time. So much that they do not want to publish 2d games in usa.
This one of the major reasons. The Saturn was hard to code for 3D, the rumor that it was 2D then bolted on 3D at the last minute was because the original project while having the latter capabilities, was much weaker than the PS1 so Sega had to add another SH2 CPU that caused trouble for most developers. Sega tought that the industry would do a progressive switch from 2D to 3D but it was a view entirely based on Japan, the western side switched overnight.I think one of the reason saturn does well in japan is due to the 2d games offering; there was a 3d game obcession in usa at that time. So much that they do not want to publish 2d games in usa.
didnt they have a sonic? i think sonic R or something...
Funnny how they do continue to do that even now most of the timeSoJ and SoA conflict, especially with Japan always doing the worst decisions possible for the west
Not true.That generation of consoles was not powerful enough for proper 3D Sonic.
It was true, but it doesn't change the fact that it sucked it happened that way.Careful some warriors will attack you for stating the truth about the ban of 2D games in the US.
I know these consoles by heart and I disagree.Not true.
Just look at Sonic R and the early prototypes for Sonic Xtreme.
Admit it or not.... 3d games of that era are all pretty shitty. The 2D games of that area is still being treasured today.Careful some warriors will attack you for stating the truth about the ban of 2D games in the US.
All the failed collaborations though (let's not forget what might have been Nintendo's own Playstation or "Super CD" if their deal with Sony went through) paved the way for Sony to go it alone....and they succeeded where 3DO, and Atari had failed.....(Commodore were never really in the game at that point anyway...)The Saturn was always doomed to fail and it's a shame because there are some great games on the console but Sega of Japan made all the wrong decisions. Sonic would've sold some extra consoles but not enough to where it would matter. It's also a shame that Sega never kept up with it's Genesis IP's that did so well for them like Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star etc
I've also read that Sega of America wanted to team up with Sony after the Nintendo fall out to basically make the PlayStation the next Sega console. Sega Japan refused and then Sega America learned about a 3D chip they could've used for the Saturn but Sega Japan deemed it too expensive. That chip would later be used for the N64