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Hardware Specifications
EIGHT PROCESSORS * 2 Hitachi 28.6MHz, 50-MIPS SH2 32-bit RISC processors * Hitachi SH1 32-bit RISC processor * VDP 1 32-bit video display processor * VDP 2 32-bit video display provessor * Saturn Control Unit (SCU) * Motorola 68EC000 sound processor * Yamaha FH1 DSP sound processor
MEMORY * 2MB (16 Megabits) RAM * 1.54MB (12 Megabits) video RAM * 540KB (4 Megabits) audio RAM * 540KB (4 Megabits) CD-ROM cache * 32KB nonvolatile RAM (battery backup)
AUDIO * 22.6MHz Yamaha FH1 24-bit digital signal processor * 11.3MHz Motorola 68EC000 sound processor * 32 PCM (pulse-code modulation) channels * 8 FM channels * 44.1KHz sampling rate
VIDEO * VDP 1 32-bit vidoe display processor * Sprite, polygon, and geometry engine * Dual 256KB frame buffers for rotation and scaling effects * Texture Mapping * Goraud shading * 512KB cache for textures * VDP 2 32-bit background and scroll plane video display processor * Background engine * Five simultaneous scrolling backgrounds * Two simultaneous rotating playfields * 200,000 texture-mapped polygons per second * 500,000 flat-shaded polygons per second * 60 frames of animation per second * 24-bit true-color graphics * 16.7 million colors * 320 by 224, 640 by 224, 720 by 576 resolution
STORAGE * Double-Speed CD-ROM * 320KB per second transfer speed * Audio CD compatible * CD+G compatible * CD+EG compatible * CD single (8cm CD) compatible * Video CD, Photo CD, Electronic Books, digital Karaoke (optional) * 512KB memory cartridges for game save (optional)
INPUT/OUTPUT * High-speed serial communications port * Internal 32-bit expansion port * Internal multi-AV port for video CD (MPEG) adaptor * Composite video/stereo (standard) * NTSC RF (optional) * S-Video compatible (optional) * RGB compatible (optional) * HDTV compatible (optional) * Analog control pad
Regardless of that, it would depend on what was wrong with it. It could be laser assembly, a graphics processor, anything. Honestly, I would just buy a new used one because by the time you figure out what's wrong with it or even find a part for it you probably have exceeded the cost for another used unit. The Saturn is so OLD and so outdated that "fixing" it just would not be feasible. Used units on Ebay go for around $25.00. Remember, the Saturn is one of Sega's line of failed systems, systems that either didn't sell very well or just worked like crap. Systems like the 32X, Sega CD, and TurboGrafx16. If I remember correctly these systems tried to compete with Sony's PlayStation one, but couldn't because of the impressive game lineup and it's hardware.
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Do Sega master system games work on the Sega game gear?
Yes but you need a adaptor called the Gear Master
Will a light gun for sega Saturn work on an lcd tv?
Nope.
Do Sega games work on all Sega consoles?
No. Genesis games only work in Genesis machines, Master System games only work for their intended consoles and same thing with Game Gear games. Needless to say, Dreamcast games only work on Dreamcast.
Will imported Japanese Sega game gear games work on a north American game gear system?
Most Japanese titles should work on a North American Game Gear. (Keyword: Most) Source: http://ryangenno.tripod.com/sub_pages/GameGear.htm
Why did Sega stop making consels?
Sony's revolutionary Play station has alot of power that cause many difficulties with Nintendo and sega to keep up, Nintendo took a different approch where sega filled up they Saturn with 2 processors and alot more power than game developers could manage and Saturn also wasn't well thoughts through which meant the cpus would work well with most games it had and couldn't harness the power it produced. The Saturn was to be released on confirmed date however, playstaion was to be released the week after so sega went after dominating the market before Playsation was released so they let out the Saturn before the release data which caused problems because shops weren't ready to sell because they weren't expecting a seriously close deadline and game developers never got a chance to meet the deadlines or to explore the Saturn capabilities, this lost most of the satisfaction and trust of sega's customers and 3rd party developers. furthermore since it became clear that it wouldn't be a successful console, sega of America announced that the Saturn isn't their future console which dropped sales dramatically. The PlayStation sold over 100million consoles which helped build a good repetition with sony's customers and 3rd party developers. it was also a great console to play and work with as it was very well designed and simple. the Dreamcast was released by sega which also has alot of power and many great features but because of sega's bad repetition with previous console, it was ignored by their customers, 3rd party developers and the stores who refused to sell........ their customers had moved on to the PS2 which ran for over 7yrs and dominated the market. sega was great and legendary but many things let it down which in my opinion wouldn't have happened if sega hadn't refused to work with Sony's proposal. Sega still produce games that include sega's mascot 'Sonic'
You downloaded Sonic 1 Megamix from Sonic Retro for your Sega CD yet all your Sega CD does is open up the audio CD controls how do you get the game to work?
NEW
How can you work for Sega?
if you are sonic
Do Sega master system games work on the Sega Genesis?
Actually, they do. The Mega Drive (or Genesis if you live in the USA) is backwards compatable. Originally, Sega released the Power Base converter in all regions. This is essentially an extention to the toploader that allows for a Master System-shaped cartridge to be attached. It's called the Mega Adapter in Japan and the Master System Converter in Europe. There is a second model for the Mega Drive MkII, but this is rarer and was only released in Europe. Some games may not work with the regular controler, so it may be necessary to switch to a Master System controler. But don't worry, they use the same ports. There is one game that doesn't work on the Mega Drive: F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Who is the manufacture of the Idog?
The manufacture is SEGA. Don't look up SEGA. I tried that. It does not work at all. Anything SEGA related is access denied.
Do Sega genesis games work in Sega mega drives?
Yes, they are essentially the same thing.
How old you have to be to work at Sonic?
Answer: Well, I think the age you have to be to work at sega or sonic team should be, at least 18 years or older, but if you want to work at those video game company's, then you have to know a lot about, math and computers, so you can make the video games, that's for sure.Thanks for asking!
Who is the better company - Nintendo or Sega?
Reasons why Nintendo is better company: 1. SEGA only designs games now, Nintendo still makes both consoles and games. 2. Nintendo was founded in 1889 and had business experience. When SEGA released the master system, they were 25-30 years old. Nintendo was 100. 3. SEGA ended up getting kicked out of the console business and went to work for their former enemy.
