
In one fell swoop, the video game industry and retailers were shocked at Sega's ridiculous move. Of course, this announcement caught most major retailers off guard (Wal- mart for one) and aside from availability in those few stores, the console was scarce. Sega's President Tom Kalinske committed a blunder of epic proportions long before Steve Jobs made it cool - he announced that the "Saturnday" was a ruse and it was available that very day in select retailers. The Yakyuken Special Sega Saturn Game LibraryĪlmost everyone was wondering if the console manufacturer's biggest console release since the Genesis would be something special. First you select from a stable of cute Japanese girls to play Rock-Paper-Scissors against. Do it now! The Yakyuken Special is a complicated game. Now you can upload screenshots or other images (cover scans, disc scans, etc.) for Yakyuken Special Konya Ha 12 Kaisen (J) to Emuparadise. Playstation - the Saturn was one of the most anticipated consoles of the time.ĭon Reisinger told you what the greatest console of all time was last week and now he wants to tell you why the Sega Saturn was the worst. Originally scheduled to launch "Saturnday" September 2, 1. Well, why not start at the beginning? Does anyone remember its release? And while I think there were a slew of crappy consoles that easily eclipse the Sega Saturn in pure crappiness, what other major console sucked as bad as Sega's Playstation competitor? Further, what other major console contributed so heavily to the downfall of one of the world's greatest hardware manufacturers? As far as I'm concerned, the decision to call the Saturn the world's worst major console isn't difficult at all. DO was nothing more than an overpriced proof- of- concept that never had a chance and the two Sega add- ons were a bridge to the Saturn. 2X, Sega CD and a host of others, but what about major consoles? Even though these were released to the masses, the 3. But what about the worst console of all time? Surely, we can pick from a number of systems like the 3.ĭO, 3.

And although I caught some flak from the misinformed, it seems all too obvious now that it really was the greatest gaming device ever created. Last week, I told you all why the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the greatest console of all time. Why the Saturn was the worst major console of all time.
