[Haggler]

Discussion thread for retro computer/console promotional videos (not adverts), i'll probably link to the odd batch of videos within this thread
from a main list sometime in the future, this will run alongside the Retro computer/console advertisement thread which will be opened later.

YouTube - The Amiga 500 promo video (1987) YouTube - Commodore Amiga promo part 2
YouTube - Sega Megadrive and Mega-CD Promo VHS YouTube - K7 Promo Super Nintendo 1992
YouTube - Sega Saturn Promotional Video YouTube - Sony Playstation Promo Video 1997
YouTube - Nintendo 64 1996 Promotional Video Part 1 YouTube - Nintendo 64 1996 Promotional Video Part 2
YouTube - Dreamography Part 1 (Dreamcast Promo) YouTube - Dreamography - Dreamcast promo video part 2

Sega made some great promos here, shame the sony one is crap in comparison, but the sales speak for themselves .

Discussion welcomed.......

[The Snake]

I like the Saturn one, simply because like the console itself, it looks cobbled together at the last minute.

The whole release of the Saturn was cobbled together at the last minute, from the later stages of the design of the console, through to the marketing, release numbers onto the market, games that came with the initial release, simply to try and steal a march on Sony who came out of nowhere with the Playstation.

There's a bit in it about 8 processors etc, thats because when they developed it they didn't put enough processor speed in it to handle top end 3D graphics, then when they (Sega) saw the playstation early 3D demos, I think it was the ones of the T Rex demo here:

YouTube - PSone Tech Demo T-rex

the Sega people realised the Saturn couldn't compete in the 3D stakes (the Saturn was meant to be a primarily 2D machine in its early design and development with 3D a bolt on). So what do the Sega lot do, just threw a few more processors in it at the last minute of development to boost its 3D capabilities, cobble the machine and marketing together, try and steal a march on Sony.

I read in an article that the Chairman of Sega thought the Saturn was way ahead of Nintendo, by 2 years or so, and not realising what Sony was up to, thought the Saturn was going to wipe the floor with the market, at the later stages of the development of the Saturn he caught sight of the Playstation and the T Rex demo, realised the Saturn was crap by comparison, went down to the Saturn development, and called them a bunch of 'you know whats'.

So the development dept just chucked a few more processors into it at last minute, never mind the cost or the internal architecture, just chuck a few processors in, hence the Saturn was a bit bulky.

The effect was with loads of complicated processors to work with, all cobbled together, no one could program it.

Loved Sega Rally though.

and 'Hello everyone my names Gary Bloom'.

YouTube - Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 [Sega Saturn] Gameplay (Part 1)

[RottenFox]

yet the saturn was blessed with some of the best games of the generation, when sega were at the height of their game, whilst a high proportion of playstation games were shovelware..
as for the story you post, urban myth, the saturn could throw polygons about like nothing at the time, and was second to none for 2D, sure it had limitations, but it was superior to the playstation in different ways,just as the playstation was to the saturn.

[The Snake]

Originally Posted by RottenFox

yet the saturn was blessed with some of the best games of the generation, when sega were at the height of their game, whilst a high proportion of playstation games were shovelware..
as for the story you post, urban myth, the saturn could throw polygons about like nothing at the time, and was second to none for 2D, sure it had limitations, but it was superior to the playstation in different ways,just as the playstation was to the saturn.

Well, Wikipedia run with the urban myth:

Sega Saturn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not sure either way. I agree Playstation games were a bit shovelware and Sega had some good stuff, but it got quickly deserted by third parties and even in its mid life span, nothing happening on the format of note except the odd Sega game.