Why was SoJ so opposed to the idea of Sonic for the Sega Saturn?
>>12564156Sonic Team were really fucking burned out and wanted to move on and do different stuff.
>>12564162But why shove it onto the Americans instead of another Japanese team / studio. Anyone with a brain could see that Sonic was a priority more than basically any other IP.
>>12564164The franchise didn't really sell in Japan so they didn't care about it.
>>12564164Proofread your posts before hitting the post button.
>>12564156They were opposed to an awfull Sonic game Sonic xtreme cancelation is the best thing to ever happen to that franchise
>>12564180What part do you not understand Anon?
>>12564156What's the point when the Dreamcast was on the horizon?
>>12564168But surely anyone high up at Sega could see that Sonic was a big part of the Mega Drive’s success abroad, and thus made them a lot of money? Obviously they did, because they made 4-5 Sonic games within a few years.
>>12564192>They were opposed to an awfull Sonic gameThen why does the franchise even exist?
>>12564240trvke lel
>>12564236you underestimate how sore SOJ were that the Mega Drive sold fuck-all in Japan
>>12564156Why this shit look like NiGHTS?
>>12564287It’s a mockup of what a Sonic game running on the NiGHTS might’ve looked like if Naka wasn’t a domineering fag.
>>12564287
>>12564272>SoJ comprising a formal work fax to SoA
>>12564192>They were opposed to an awfull Sonic gamethen why did they allow the worst controlling racer of all time and a painfully low-mid isometric game to be released?
>>12564223Dreamcast was not on the horizon in 1995, anon. i know these days 4 years is nothing, but back then that was a considerable chunk of time in gameyears.
>>12564156i don't even know if it was SoJ as much as Yuji Naka, who SoJ gave way too much credit and power and clout.he wanted to replace Sonic with an IP he had more control over.imagine thinking a score attack game on rails was going to compete with a 3D platformer with complete freedom of movement.
>>12564372My bad, I for some reason recall Sega discussing the tech to be used in the Dreamcast in 95.
>>12564382They were working on a 3D graphics card cartridge for the Saturn that never got released.
>>12564407Sega sure had boners for addons. Retards.
>>12564382>My bad, I for some reason recall Sega discussing the tech to be used in the Dreamcast in 95.Sega went through a lot of different prototypes for the successor to the Saturn before the landed on the Dreamcast. In 1995, there was a collaboration between Sega and Nvidia to develop the chipset for the Saturn II. There was project Black belt, which was the PowerPC machine with a 3DFX voodoo chipset. Dreamcast was known as Project Katana. Which is the Sega of Japan produced SH4/ PowerVR machine. Plus on top of that, there was a proposed enhancement cart for the Saturn that was planned for Virtua Fighter 3.
>creating new original games is bad! I want the rehashed stuff over and over!You're all very sad tbdesu. I'm not even going to acknowledge the post that wished they had given Sonic to a shitty third party.
>>12564620Where did not releasing a Sonic game lead them.... Hmmmm.If you work in a warehouse, you can't just decide you don't want to move boxes anymore, that's what people pay you for.
>>12564369>painfully low-mid isometric gameFuck you, 3D Blast has tighter gameplay than any retro 3D Sonic. I swear fags hate it just because it's not Adventure
>>12564415SEGA thought like a hardware company. Their goto solution anytime their strategy was failing was to make new hardware. Nintendo just stuck with what they had even when it wasn't the best.
I'm just confused why they called themselves "Sonic Team" while refusing to make a Sonic game.
>>12564287>>12564347the US gang looks like they want my money for their crack fix
>>12564721is that why the dev tried to fix it with a patch 21 years later?
>>12565206>tried to fix itNot what happened, disingenuous faggot.
>>12564168so basically>they were bored>they were narrow-minded and only paying attention to the locals around them>they further drove a wedge between SoA and SoJ>they crippled the Saturn in all markets outside Japanbut they're defended and excused for being ignorant divas because they made Sonic 1-3????hope Nights was worth it!
>>12565246https://info.sonicretro.org/Sonic_3D:_Director's_Cut#Implemented_Changes
>>12565246Straight sneedin'
>>125647213D Blast is a bit underrated but it's a pretty boring game to me. I never really liked 2D isometric action games in general.
Later Project Condor looks so nice visually, I wish Chris Coffin would get over retards supposedly posting death threats 20 years ago (can't even find any actual evidence for this happening) and leak the fucking thing.
>>12564156>Be SoJ>Expect the Americans who watched you make Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 to be competent at basic programming in C or Assembly>They are competent in neither>They keep cashing their paychecks but writing no code>Eventually they make Sonic Xtreme for PC, don't worry JP bros, we'll port it to Saturn later>They never port it to Saturn>The most successful Sega console in the history of Japan that beat PS1 for the first year flops in every other region because the Americans just cash SoJ's checks and won't make games for itWhy was SoA so opposed to fucking working for a living???
>>12565462>The most successful Sega console in the history of Japan that beat PS1 for the first year Wrong
>>12565462>they make Sonic Xtreme for PCThen where is it?
>>12565497Fiscal Year '94???>>12565505You can literally download and compile it???
>>12565497This chart proves nothing either way. There are no points of data for PS1 until Jan 97.
>>12564156The Saturn was not capable of delivering a good 3D Sonic game. This is a fact. I say this as a former Saturn owner and lifelong Sega fan who exited the console market for good when the Dreamcast died.Saturn could have delivered the ultimate side-scrolling 2D or even 2.5D Sonic platformer. But it didn't have the power for an intricate fast-paced 3D platformer.Yes I am aware of Sonic R. I used to own it. I stand by what I said.
>>12565462>and won't make games for itand neither would most third parties because it was such a nightmare to get performance out of.go ask CAPCOM how RE2 Saturn was coming along. lol
>>12564180I did. Your post is rude.
>>12565792Sonic Robo Blast 2 works on the fucking 32x, I'm certain they could have made something like boost gameplay work in the saturn hardware
>>12566193Yeah I agree. They’d have to use some shortcuts but it’s far from impossible. 3D Blast’s special stages prove, at minimum, that Crash-style 3D hallway stages were perfectly doable.
>>12564164They did? Traveler Tails made Sonic R because Realtime Associates were too retarded for it and ended up developing Bug instead.
