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Revision as of 12:52, 4 July 2024

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PhotoCDOperatingSystem Saturn EU Title.png

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Photo CD Operating System
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)
Genre: Miscellaneous

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥3,8003,800 HSS-0121
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81681-50
Sega Saturn
PT 		STA121
Sega Saturn
UK 		MK81681-50
Sega Saturn
PL 		159zł159

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Photo CD Operating System, known as the Photo CD Operator (セガサターン フォトＣＤオペレーター) in Japan, is a special piece of Sega Saturn software allowing the user to run Photo CD discs on the console.

Later revisions of the Video CD Card negate the need for this software by giving the Saturn native Photo CD support.

Functions

The disc contains a number of sample images. In Japan, this is limited to five pre-rendered images of Clockwork Knight, while in PAL regions, there are also images relating to Bug!, Daytona USA, Panzer Dragoon and PAL Sega Saturn packaging.

Photo CD games

An advertisement for the Photo CD Operating System on a game's obi strip.

The Photo CD Operating System allows for playback of all Photo CD-encoded discs. While releases for the format generally consisted of multimedia presentations and basic combinations of video and audio, it also granted enough interactivity to allow video games to be created specifically for Photo CD. A number of these games prominently advertised functionality with the Photo CD Operating System as a novel means of expanding the system's already-considerable software library.

Magazine articles

Main article: Photo CD Operating System/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Saturn, JP
PhotoCDOperator JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSaturn HSS-0121 box-1.jpg
Cover
Saturn HSS-0121.jpg
Disc
PhotoCDOperator JP Box Back JewelCase.jpgSaturn HSS-0121-2.jpg
Jewel Case
Saturn, EU
SaturnPhotoCDOperatingSystem saturn eu cover.jpg
Cover
Saturn MK-81681-50.jpg
Disc
Saturn, PT
PhotoCDOperatingSystem Saturn PT Box Back.jpgPhotoCDOperatingSystem Saturn PT Box Front.jpg
Cover
Saturn MK-81681-50.jpg
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Photo CD Operating System/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
51,746,352 1995-09-12 CD-ROM (EU) MK81681-50 V1.002
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
38,629,248 1995-03-24 CD-ROM (JP) HSS-0121 V1.007

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
PHP_ABS.TXT TXT (Abstract) 243 About this game
PHP_BIB.TXT TXT (Bibliographiced) 17 Reference material
PHP_CPY.TXT TXT (Copyright) 43 Copyright


References

  1. ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/movie.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-02-09 18:37)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-12), page 35
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 36
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