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After the successful sale of Mega Drive in this region, the next step was to promote the new Sega Saturn console. Also, distributors from this region were optimistic about the new console to such an extent that they started importing consoles from Asia in the spring of 1995. This was done in the CIS countries and the Czech Republic, where official distributors began selling consoles in limited quantities during this period.

The console was presented officially in this region for the first time around August/September 1995 in Hungary and was gradually released in the next months in other countries of the region, but was only available in the branches of the main Sega distributors. Full retail sales began in May 1996.

Despite many attempts, Saturn was defeated by PlayStation. The main reason for this was the practical lack of pirated and cheap software that made the Mega Drive and PlayStation popular. Around 1997, a local pirate managed to create the first pirate copies of games for Saturn in Russia, but Sega had already started ditching the console in favor of the new Dreamcast.

Albania

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn		AL: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn		AL: (≥ 1997)			Control Pad

Bulgaria

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn	Pulsar	BG: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad		Security Label (Under Console) Warranty Card
	Sega Saturn	Pulsar	BG: (1996)			Control Pad		Security Label (Under Console) Warranty Card

Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn	Magma	HR: (≥ 1996) BA: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn	Magma	HR: (1996) BA: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Documentation
Sega Saturn	Popron Distribuce	CZ: 25000 Kč25000 (1995-04) ^[1]		Control Pad	Manual
Sega Saturn	DDC Agency	CZ: (≥ 1996) SK: (≥ 1996)	MK-80200-50	Control Pad	Manual Warranty Card Warranty Seal (Under Console)
Sega Saturn	DDC Agency	CZ: 8998 Kč8998 (≥ 1996-08) ^[2]^[3] SK: (≥ 1996)		Control Pad	Manual Warranty Card Warranty Seal (Under Console)
Sega Saturn	Schiel Games Shop	CZ: (≥ 1997)		Control Pad	Manual

Estonia

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn		EE: (1995/1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn		EE: (1996)			Control Pad

Hungary

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn	Al-Step/EBM	HU: 79999 Ft79999 (1995-09) ^[4] HU: 69999 Ft69999 (1996-03) ^[5]			Control Pad		Manual
	Sega Saturn	Al-Step/EBM	HU: 59999 Ft59999 (1996-09) HU: 49999 Ft49999 (1996-12) ^[6]			Control Pad		Manual

Latvia

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn		LV: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn		LV: Ls 300300^[7] (≥ 1997)			Control Pad

Lithuania

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Sega Saturn	Vilandra	LT: Lt 29992999 (1995-12) ^[8]	Control Pad		Warranty card
Sega Saturn Sega Rally Pack	Vilandra	LT: (≥ 1996)	Control Pad	Sega Rally	Warranty card
Sega Saturn	Vilandra	LT: Lt 14991499 (1996-11) ^[9]	Control Pad		Warranty card
Sega Saturn Action Pack Set	Vilandra	LT: Lt 14991499 (1997-05) ^[10]	Control Pad	Sega Rally Championship Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 Sega Flash Vol. ?	Warranty card

Macedonia

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn		MK: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn		MK: (≥ 1997)			Control Pad

Poland

Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Hardware	Software	Documentation
Sega Saturn	Bobmark International	PL: 1200zł1200 (1996-03-01) ^[11]^[12] PL: 999zł999 (1996-06) ^[13]		Control Pad		Registration card Warranty card Warranty seal (Under Console) Manual
Sega Saturn Daytona USA Set	Bobmark International	PL: 1399zł1399 (1996-05-10) ^[14] PL: 1189zł1189 (1996-06) ^[15]		Control Pad	Daytona USA	Registration card Warranty card Warranty seal (Under Console) Manual
Sega Saturn	Bobmark International	PL: 999zł999 (1996-10) PL: 799zł799 (1997-06) ^[16]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad		Registration card Warranty card Warranty seal (Under Console) Manual
Sega Saturn Sega Rally Set	Bobmark International	PL: 1189zł1189 (1997-01) ^[17]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad	Sega Rally Sega Flash Vol. ?	Registration card Warranty card Warranty seal (Under Console) Manual
Sega Saturn 2 games Set	Bobmark International	PL: 999zł999 (1997-06) ^[18]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad		Registration card Warranty card Warranty seal (Under Console) Manual
Sega Saturn	Lanser	PL: (1997)	MK-80200-50	Control Pad		Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn	Lanser	PL: 699zł699 (1997-10) ^[19]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad Voyager	Demo Disc 1 Demo Disc 2	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn 3 Ausgaben Set	Lanser	PL: (1997)	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad	Sega Flash vol.1 Sega Flash vol.5 Saturn Power vol.3 Saturn Power vol.5	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn Game Pack Set (two games to choose)	Lanser	PL: 949zł949 (1997) ^[20]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad	Sega Rally (game to choose) Tunnel B1 (game to choose) Virtual On (game to choose) Doom (game to choose) Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (game to choose)	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn Pack I Set (one game to choose)	Lanser	PL: 818zł818 (1997) ^[21]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad	Primal Rage (game to choose) Lemmings 3D (game to choose)	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn Pack II Set (one game to choose)	Lanser	PL: 868zł868 (1997) ^[22]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad	Battle Monsters (game to choose) Ghen War (game to choose) Pro Pinball (game to choose)	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn One game to choose Set	Lanser	PL: 789zł789 (1997) ^[23]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad Saturn Backup Memory	Primal Rage (game to choose) Lemmings 3D (game to choose) Battle Monsters (game to choose)	Manual Label (Under Console)
Sega Saturn Sega Rally and One free game to choose Set	Lanser	PL: 963zł963 (1997) ^[24]	MK-80200A-50	Control Pad Terminator (accessory) Saturn Backup Memory	Sega Rally Tunnel B1 (free game to choose) Virtual On (free game to choose) Doom (free game to choose) Olympic Soccer (free game to choose)	Manual Label (Under Console)

Romania

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn		RO: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn		RO: (≥ 1997)			Control Pad

Serbia and Montenegro

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn	ActiveMagic	SCG: 900 DEM (1995-12)^[25]			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn	ActiveMagic	YU: (≥ 1997)			Control Pad

Slovenia

Box	Name	Distributor	Date & Price	Console	Label	Hardware	Software	Documentation	Comments
	Sega Saturn	ActiveMagic	SI: (1995/1996)			Control Pad
	Sega Saturn	ActiveMagic	SI: (≥ 1996)			Control Pad

Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova

Main article: Saturn consoles in Asia#Russia and CIS.

References

↑ Saturn jiz neni jenom planeta! - Level 4 (05/1995) page 36
↑ Sony na ceskem trhu - Level 19 (08/1996) page 50
↑ Saturn Planeta Her - Sega News 1 page 36
↑ 576 Kbyte 11/1995 page 2
↑ 576 Kbyte 03/1996 page 2
↑ 576 Kbyte 12/1996 page 2
↑ https://www.diena.lv/raksts/pasaule/krievija/virtualais-kars-pie-televizora-10017421
↑ https://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558
↑ https://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558
↑ Kiber Zona #5 page 5
↑ https://archive.org/details/secretservicemagazine-1996-05/page/n67/mode/2up
↑ Gry Komputerowe 4/1996 Sega Saturn Już w Polsce
↑ Gambler 32 Sega Saturn Brakujący Element
↑ File:TopSecret_PL_51.pdf, page 37
↑ Gambler #32 Sega Saturn Brakujący Element
↑ https://archive.org/details/swiat_gier_komputerowych_54-1997-6/page/n43/mode/2up
↑ https://archive.org/details/gry-komputerowe-1997-01-02/page/62/mode/2up?view=theater
↑ https://archive.org/details/swiat_gier_komputerowych_54-1997-6/page/n43/mode/2up
↑ SecretService 51 page 74
↑ Secret Service 47 page 3
↑ Secret Service 47 page 3
↑ Secret Service 47 page 3
↑ Secret Service 48 page 69
↑ Secret Service 48 page 69
↑ Kontiki Svet Kompjutera 12/1995 page 40

Sega Saturn
Topics	Technical Specifications (Hardware Comparison) \| History (Development \| Release \| Decline and legacy) \| List of games (A-M) \| List of games (N-Z) \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Asia \| South Korea \| Australasia \| Africa HiSaturn Navi \| SunSeibu SGX \| Sega Titan Video
Add-ons	Backup Memory (third-party) \| Sega PriFun \| Video CD Card (third-party) \| Extended RAM Cartridge (third-party) \| Twin Advanced ROM System
Controllers	Control Pad \| Control Pad (Australia) \| 3D Control Pad \| Arcade Racer \| Infrared Control Pad \| Mission Stick \| Shuttle Mouse \| Twin Stick \| Virtua Gun \| Virtua Stick \| Virtua Stick Pro
Online Services/Add-ons	NetLink Internet Modem (NetLink Keyboard \| NetLink Keyboard Adapter \| NetLink Mouse) \| Saturn Modem (Floppy Drive \| Keyboard)
Connector Cables	21 Pin RGB Cable \| Monaural AV Cable \| RF Unit \| Stereo AV Cable \| S-Video Cable \| Taisen Cable
Development Hardware	Programming Box \| Sound Box \| E7000 \| CartDev \| SNASM2 \| Address Checker \| PSY-Q Development System \| MIRAGE Universal CD Emulator
Misc. Hardware	6Player \| SBom Multitap‎ \| Saturn region converter cartridges \| Action Replay \| Pro Action Replay \| Action Replay Plus \| X-Terminator (Version 3) \| S-S Promoter \| Other cartridges

[1] Saturn jiz neni jenom planeta! - Level 4 (05/1995) page 36

[2] Sony na ceskem trhu - Level 19 (08/1996) page 50

[3] Saturn Planeta Her - Sega News 1 page 36

[4] 576 Kbyte 11/1995 page 2

[5] 576 Kbyte 03/1996 page 2

[6] 576 Kbyte 12/1996 page 2

[7] ttps://www.diena.lv/raksts/pasaule/krievija/virtualais-kars-pie-televizora-10017421

[8] ttps://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558

[9] ttps://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558

[10] Kiber Zona #5 page 5

[11] ttps://archive.org/details/secretservicemagazine-1996-05/page/n67/mode/2up

[12] Gry Komputerowe 4/1996 Sega Saturn Już w Polsce

[13] Gambler 32 Sega Saturn Brakujący Element

[:File:TopSecret_PL_51.pdf_p37-14] File:TopSecret_PL_51.pdf, page 37

[15] Gambler #32 Sega Saturn Brakujący Element

[16] ttps://archive.org/details/swiat_gier_komputerowych_54-1997-6/page/n43/mode/2up

[17] ttps://archive.org/details/gry-komputerowe-1997-01-02/page/62/mode/2up?view=theater

[18] ttps://archive.org/details/swiat_gier_komputerowych_54-1997-6/page/n43/mode/2up

[19] SecretService 51 page 74

[20] Secret Service 47 page 3

[21] Secret Service 47 page 3

[22] Secret Service 47 page 3

[23] Secret Service 48 page 69

[24] Secret Service 48 page 69

[25] Kontiki Svet Kompjutera 12/1995 page 40

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