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Sega Saturn
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Developer:
Sega
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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.
 | To do: Rather unfinished. There seems to be more differences between the two versions. Not to mention the differences only cover the Japanese and US/EU versions of the BIOS. There are so many more versions out there. |
Build Dates
Present at hex address 0x800 in the BIOS. This is shown in the Test Menu cart as "BOOT ROM ver."
| Version | Code |
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| JP (v1.00) | BTR_1.00D1940921 |
| JP (v1.003) | BTRD1.0032941012 |
| US/EU (v1.00 and v1.01) | BTR_1.000U941115 |
| JP (v1.01) | BTR_1.0191941228 |
| Hi-Saturn (v1.01) | BTR_1.019H950130 |
| Hi-Saturn (v1.02) | BTR_1.020H950519 |
| V-Saturn | BTR_1.019J950703 |
| GameNavi Hi-Saturn (v1.03) | BTRF1.030H950720 |
Version 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
The Japanese boot theme is an obvious ripoff of the famous "Deep Note" by THX Ltd., possibly explaining why it was changed for overseas consoles.
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The jingles for the BIOS intro and having no CD in the drive are different.
Surround Adjust Menu
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Version 1.01 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.
Cleanup > To do
Games > BIOS/Firmware ROMs
Games > Games by content > Games with hidden development-related text
Games > Games by content > Games with regional differences
Games > Games by content > Games with revisional differences
Games > Games by developer > Games developed by Sega
Games > Games by platform > Sega Saturn games
Games > Games by publisher > Games published by Samsung
Games > Games by publisher > Games published by Sega
Games > Games by publisher > Games published by Tec Toy
Games > Games by release date > Games released in 1994
