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I realised a while ago that many of the arcade developers who were moved to the CS departments, to work on the upcoming Sega Saturn, had their expertise in SEGA SYSTEM 32. That made more sense when I read here, where HISAO OGUCHI said the Saturn was based on the SYS32 hardware.
Page from SATURN FAN "1995 September". Includes an interview with HISAO OGUCHI. -以前 本誌のインタビューでソニックの高橋社長が、「サターンは3Dよりも2Dを追求すべき」という意味のことをおっしゃっていたんですが、そのあたりについてははどうお考えですか。 小口 どちらかといえばそうかもしれませんね。実はサターンのハードの基盤になったのが、業務用の「システム32」なんです。「ダークエッジ」や「ジュラシック・パーク」が代表作ですが、このタイトルを見ても分かるようにサターンのスプライトの表現力に関しては、次世代機群の中でもかなり強力と言えます。でも残念なことにそれを活かしたサターンのソフトがまだ出ていませんから、その辺は僕も期待したいですね。 -In a previous interview with this magazine, SONIC’s president Takahashi said “Saturn should target 2D rather than 3D” or something to that effect. What do you think about that? Oguchi: I think it might be the better option. The truth is, the basis of the Saturn’s hardware, it’s actually the System 32 made for coin-op. “DARK EDGE” and “JURASSIC PARK” are some of its notable titles, and when we look at those, we see that the Saturn is capable of incredibly expressive sprites, maybe the best of the next generation consoles. Unfortunately, we have yet to see any Saturn software take advantage of that, but I have high hopes for what’s next.
March 6, 2024 at 8:41 PM