OG Sega Saturn Group Buy 2021
A public fundraiser to secure various Sega Saturn prototype discs was conducted sometime in 2021 by the Obscure Gamers community. The builds available for purchase were primarily used for magazine reviews and previews somewhere in the PAL region. This release also contains a few PlayStation 1 and Xbox builds as well. A total of around 78 discs were acquired and dumped. The dumps were released on April 2nd, 2021.
All discs have been dumped with a Plextor PX-W4012TA on latest firmware (kindly donated by Merlin), and with DICUI unless the discs had C2 errors. In which case they're dumped with CloneCD. We tried dumping with other drives but, the Plextor still gave the best results so all are Plextor dumps.
The Saturn build dates are based on the most recent file as mastering time stamps were wrong in cases.
- A Special Thanks goes to the following people/groups,
- RacingFreak for helping manage the scans by clearing them up.
- ehw / HiddenPalace.org for double checking data.
- Merlin for donating a better Plextor than the one we had.
- All donators (A full list can be found here.
Original fundraising thread on ObscureGamers.com.
Prototypes Obtained (Unique Builds):
| System | Date | Retail build dates | Retail release dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Savior (Nov 2, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Aug 5, 1996 EU Dec 16, 1996 US Nov 19, 1996 | JP Aug 30, 1996 EU Dec 16, 1996 US Dec 12, 1996 | |
| FIFA Soccer 97 (Jan 26, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Feb 19, 1997 US Feb 19, 1997 | JP Unreleased EU Feb 19, 1997 US Mar 20, 1997 | |
| Gex (Nov 18, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jan 22, 1996 EU Jan 2, 1996 US May 19, 1995 | JP Mar 29, 1996 EU Jan 2, 1996 US Dec 18, 1995 | |
| Johnny Bazookatone (Nov 23, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP N/A EU Dec 4, 1995 US Jan 9, 1996 | JP Apr 26, 1996 EU Dec 4, 1995 US Feb 1996 | |
| Madden NFL 97 (Jul 16, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Oct 1, 1996 US Jul 29, 1996 | JP Unreleased EU Oct 1, 1996 US 1996 | |
| Mortal Kombat Trilogy (May 22, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Aug 18, 1997 US Jul 1, 1997 | JP Unreleased EU Aug 18, 1997 US Aug 8, 1997 | |
| Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Oct 26, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP May 11, 1995 EU Nov 1, 1995 US Oct 26, 1995 | JP Jul 21, 1995 EU Nov 1, 1995 US Dec 1995 | |
| Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (Sep 21, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP May 11, 1995 EU Nov 1, 1995 US Oct 26, 1995 | JP Jul 21, 1995 EU Nov 1, 1995 US Dec 1995 | |
| NBA Action 98 (Aug 12, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Nov 3, 1997 US Oct 9, 1997 | JP Unreleased EU Nov 3, 1997 US Oct 28, 1997 | |
| NBA Live 97 (Feb 16, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Feb 28, 1997 US Feb 28, 1997 | JP Unreleased EU Feb 28, 1997 US Mar 28, 1997 | |
| NCAA Football GameBreaker (Jul 16, 1996 prototype) | PlayStation | US Aug 27, 1996 | US Aug 31, 1996 | |
| Pebble Beach Golf Links (Feb 10, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Dec 27, 1994 EU Apr 27, 1995 US Apr 7, 1995 | JP Feb 24, 1995 EU Apr 27, 1995 US May 11, 1995 | |
| Quarterback Attack (Oct 3, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Unreleased EU Unreleased US Oct 3, 1995 | JP Unreleased EU Unreleased US Dec 1995 | |
| Revolution X: Music Is The Weapon (Jan 11, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Mar 15, 1996 EU Feb 22, 1996 US Feb 7, 1996 | JP Apr 26, 1996 EU Feb 22, 1996 US Feb 1996 | |
| Robo Pit (Jun 14, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Dec 29, 1995 EU Jul 25, 1996 US Jul 23, 1996 | JP Feb 16, 1996 EU Jul 25, 1996 US 1996 | |
| Sega Rally Championship (Oct 24, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Nov 28, 1995 EU Dec 18, 1995 US Nov 3, 1995 | JP Dec 29, 1995 EU Dec 18, 1995 US Dec 28, 1995 | |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer '97 (Sep 6, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Oct 14, 1996 EU Unreleased US Sep 18, 1996 | JP Nov 29, 1996 EU Unreleased US Oct 18, 1996 | |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer '98: Club Edition (Sep 12, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jun 13, 1996 EU Sep 22, 1997 US Oct 14, 1997 | JP Mar 5, 1998 EU Sep 22, 1997 US Nov 21, 1997 | |
| Shanghai: Triple-Threat (Jun 1, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jul 27, 1995 EU Unreleased US Feb 2, 1995 | JP Feb 24, 1995 EU Unreleased US Sep 15, 1995 | |
| Shellshock (Apr 16, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Sep 19, 1996 EU Mar 25, 1996 US May 13, 1996 | JP Oct 25, 1996 EU Mar 25, 1996 US Jun 14, 1996 | |
| Shining Force III (Nov 17, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Nov 17, 1997 EU Jun 11, 1998 US Jun 24, 1998 | JP Dec 11, 1997 EU Jun 11, 1998 US Jul 31, 1998 | |
| Soviet Strike (Aug 30, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jun 19, 1997 EU Jan 9, 1997 US Jan 9, 1997 | JP Sep 18, 1997 EU Jan 9, 1997 US Feb 12, 1997 | |
| Striker 96 (May 22, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jun 9, 1996 EU May 23, 1996 US May 2, 1996 | JP Aug 30, 1996 EU May 23, 1996 US May 31, 1996 | |
| The Legend of Oasis (Mar 25, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Mar 26, 1996 EU Jun 18, 1996 US Jun 5, 1996 | JP Apr 26, 1996 EU Jun 18, 1996 US Jul 31, 1996 | |
| Thunderhawk II (Oct 11, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Jan 11, 1996 EU Nov 9, 1995 US Nov 10, 1995 | JP Feb 23, 1996 EU Nov 9, 1995 US 1996 | |
| Tomb Raider (Jul 22, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Dec 4, 1996 EU Sep 17, 1996 US Oct 24, 1996 | JP Jan 24, 1997 EU Sep 17, 1996 US Oct 31, 1996 | |
| Virtua Cop 2 (Sep 24, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Oct 28, 1996 EU Oct 30, 1996 US Oct 31, 1996 | JP Nov 22, 1996 EU Oct 30, 1996 US Nov 22, 1996 | |
| Virtua Fighter 2 (Oct 19, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Nov 17, 1995 EU Dec 6, 1995 US Nov 17, 1995 | JP Dec 1, 1995 EU Dec 6, 1995 US Dec 1995 | |
| Virtua Fighter 2 (Sep 11, 1995 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Nov 17, 1995 EU Dec 6, 1995 US Nov 17, 1995 | JP Dec 1, 1995 EU Dec 6, 1995 US Dec 1995 | |
| Winter Heat (Nov 26, 1997 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Dec 17, 1997 EU Dec 15, 1997 US Jan 5, 1998 | JP Feb 5, 1998 EU Dec 15, 1997 US Feb 18, 1998 | |
| World Series Baseball II (Jul 5, 1996 prototype) | Sega Saturn | JP Sep 19, 1996 EU Sep 11, 1996 US Aug 1, 1996 | JP Oct 25, 1996 EU Sep 11, 1996 US Aug 24, 1996 |
Final/Matched Discs:
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