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{{AccessoryBob
| accessoryimage=Sega Saturn 6 Player Multiplayer Adapter.jpg
| title=
| maker=[[Sega]]
| type=Multiplayer adapter
| madefor=[[Sega Saturn]]
| releases={{releasesSat
| sat_date_jp=1995-01{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130210004824/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/tarminal.html}}
| sat_code_jp=HSS-0103
| sat_rrp_jp=3,800e{{fileref|RnIR Saturn JP Box Back.jpg}}
| sat_date_us=1995
| sat_code_us=MK-80102
| sat_rrp_us=49.99{{fileref|SegaFY1997BrandReview US.pdf|page=10}}{{magref|gamepro|75|158}}<!-- 59.95{{fileref|UltimateGamer US 04.pdf|page=15}} -->
| sat_date_eu=1995-09{{magref|cvg|165|34}}{{magref|segamaguk|20|37}}
| sat_code_eu=MK-80303
}}
}}
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''', called the '''Multi Terminal 6''' (マルチターミナル６) in Japan and '''6-Player Adaptor''' in PAL regions, is an accessory for the [[Sega Saturn]] that adds five controller ports to the system, thus allowing more users to play simultaneously in compatible games. 

==Hardware==
The 6Player is an evolution of the [[Sega Mega Drive]]'s [[Team Player]] accessory, though has six ports rather than four. It is designed to be plugged into controller port 1 or controller port 2 of the Sega Saturn system; if one is used, up to seven players can be supported, and if two adapters are used, a maxium of twelve can play simultaneously.

Unlike the Team Player, the 6Player was available near launch and Sega mandated that software support it{{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=29}}, even if the game itself did not support more than two players. Sega did not want games to start if a controller was not detected in the console's port 1; if a 6Player is inserted into console port 1, the rule follows through to ''its'' port 1{{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=30}}. Any other controller combination should function correctly, though Sega's preference was that for 3-7 player games, the adaptor was used in port 2{{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=32}}.

While it is physically possible to connect two or more 6Players together (theoretically creating an infinite number of players), the hardware does not support any form of "daisy chaining"{{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=29}}. There should be no need to insert controllers sequentially; player numbers are counted from the "lowest" (left) port to the "highest" (right) one, but it is possible to have "gaps" (e.g. if ports 1, 2 and 4 are occupied but 3 is empty, these should still be registered as players 1, 2 and 3, respectively){{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=30}}. Sega recommended that if the device was removed or inserted during play, port numbers be remembered{{fileref|ST-151-R4-020197.pdf|page=36}}.

Many Saturn games support more than two players, but only a very small handful support the full twelve. Future consoles, such as the [[Nintendo 64]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]] would eschew these types of accessories, opting instead instead to include four controller ports on the console itself (which would be the hard limit for simultaneous players).

==Compatible games==
{{AccessoryCompatibilityList|6Player}}

==Localised names==
{{aka
|us_name=6Player
|jp_name=マルチターミナル６
|jp_trans=Multi Terminal 6
|uk_name=6-Player Adaptor
}}

==Magazine articles==
{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}

== Promotional material ==
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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}}

==Artwork==
<gallery>
6Player US logo.png|US logo
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Saturn MK-80303.jpg|EU model
File:Saturn HSS-0103.jpg|JP model
</gallery>

==Physical scans==
{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=JP
| front=Saturn HSS-0103 box.jpg
| back=MultiTerminal6 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| square=yes
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=US
| front=Sega Saturn 6 Player Multiplayer Adapter Box.jpg
| back=6PMA Saturn US Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| manual=6PlayerSaturnUSManual.pdf
}}{{Scanbox
| console=Saturn
| region=EU
| front=Saturn MK-80303 box.jpg
| back=Saturn MK-80303 box-2.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| square=yes
}}

==External links==
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130210004824/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/tarminal.html Saturn]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/attribute/sheet/attributeId,285/ {{PAGENAME}} on MobyGames]

==References==
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