Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This month marks 25 years since the Saturn's surprise North American launch. Could some of the games that never left Japan have saved the system's fortunes in North America?


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Dan of Console Wars as Game Player's Magazine youtube.com/user/levelonerules
Cyril of Defunct Games as John Riccardi of EGM youtube.com/user/DefunctGamer
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E3 1995 footage courtesy of Anthony Parisi youtube.com/watch?v=Op5EkC7GbxQ
Saturn E3 1995 Hype Reel preserved by Cyber Chaos Crew youtube.com/watch?v=cyv6ZehQyTQ
Box Art courtesy of mobygames.com segaretro.org thecoverproject.net
Console photography courtesy of The Vanamo Online Game Museum: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Evan-Amos
Kim Justice's SEGA 1995 Video: youtube.com/watch?v=_Ze_ANZXGf4

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