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'''DG2''' is a graphics format used in Sega Saturn games. It consists of an 8-bit per pixel image with a palette of 256 colours. DG2 files can be read by Susie, a Japanese graphics viewer, with the appropriate plugin.
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'''DGT2''' (Digitizer 2) is a graphics format developed by [[Sega]] for use in [[Sega Saturn]] games. It supports highcolour images of up to 32768 colours (15 bits per pixel), as well as 8-bit images with a palette of 256 colours and optional RLE compression. DGT2 files have the extension .dg2, and can be read by Susie, a Japanese graphics viewer, with the appropriate plugin.
  
==Games which use DG2==
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Despite being an official format mentioned in Sega documents, adoption of DGT2 was not widespread.
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==Games which use DGT2==
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:''note: this list is incomplete''
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* ''[[Aquazone Desktop Life]]''
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* ''[[Aquazone Option Disc Series 1 Angel Fish]]''
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* ''[[Beach de Reach!]]'' (dg2 files have additional header and "bin" file extension)
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* ''[[Body Special 264: Girls in Motion Puzzle Vol. 2]]''
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* ''[[The Conveni: Ano Machi wo Dokusen Seyo]]''
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* ''[[The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da!]]''
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* ''[[Cross Romance: Ai to Mahjong to Hanafuda to]]''
 
* ''[[D]]''
 
* ''[[D]]''
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* ''[[Dragon Force]]''
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* ''[[Dungeon Master Nexus]]''
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* ''[[DX Jinsei Game]]''
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* ''[[Eberouge]]'' and ''[[Eberouge Special]]'' (dg2 files are stored inside "arc" archive files)
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* ''[[Elf wo Karu Monotachi]]''
 
* ''[[G Vector]]''
 
* ''[[G Vector]]''
* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]''
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* ''[[Gakkou no Kaidan]]''
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* ''[[GranDread]]''
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* ''[[Hiyake no Omoide & Himekuri: Girls in Motion Puzzle Vol. 1]]''
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* ''[[Horror Tour]]''
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* ''[[Hyper Securities S]]'' (with the extension "dgt")
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* ''[[Isto é Zico: Zico no Kangaeru Soccer]]''
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (Saturn)|J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou!]]''
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* ''[[J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 2]]''
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* ''[[Jinzou Ningen Hakaider: Last Judgement]]''
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* ''[[Kouryuu Sangoku Engi]]''
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* ''[[Lovely Pop 2 in 1 Jan Jan Koi Shimasho]]''
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* ''[[m: Kimi wo Tsutaete]]'' (dg2 files have an additional header)
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* ''[[Mahjong Doukyuusei Special]]''
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* ''[[Mahjong Gakuensai]]'' (with the extension "bin")
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* ''[[Minton Keibu no Sousa File: Doukeshi Satsujin Jiken]]''
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* ''[[Mystaria: The Realms of Lore]]''
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* ''[[Okudera Yasuhiko no Sekai wo Mezase! Soccer Kids: Nyuumon Hen]]''
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* ''[[Omakase! Savers]]''
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* ''[[Princess Maker 2]]''
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* ''[[Pro Yakyuu Team mo Tsukurou!]]''
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* ''[[Riglordsaga 2]]''
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* ''[[Ronde]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Jam]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Jam]]''
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* ''[[Sword & Sorcery]]''
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* ''[[Tenchi Muyou! Rensa Hitsuyou]]''
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* ''[[Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn]]''
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* ''[[The Unsolved: Hyper Science Adventure]]''
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* ''[[World Heroes Perfect]]'' (dg2 files have an additional header)
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[[Category:Data Formats]]
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[[Category:Data formats]]

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DGT2 (Digitizer 2) is a graphics format developed by Sega for use in Sega Saturn games. It supports highcolour images of up to 32768 colours (15 bits per pixel), as well as 8-bit images with a palette of 256 colours and optional RLE compression. DGT2 files have the extension .dg2, and can be read by Susie, a Japanese graphics viewer, with the appropriate plugin.

Despite being an official format mentioned in Sega documents, adoption of DGT2 was not widespread.

Games which use DGT2

note: this list is incomplete