Saturn consoles in Eastern Europe
From Sega Retro
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. In the rest of the countries, sales began in May 1996. Saturn was previously available in several countries such as Russia or Poland from distributors, but full retail sales started in May.
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.
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Albania
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | AL: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | AL: (≥ 1997)
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Bulgaria
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Pulsar | BG: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | Pulsar | BG: (1996)
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Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Europatrade | HR: (≥ 1996) BA: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | Europatrade | HR: (1996) BA: (≥ 1996)
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Czech Republic
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Popron Distribuce | CZ: 25000 Kč25000 (≥ 1995)
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Sega Saturn | DDC Agency | CZ: 8998 Kč8998 (≥ 1996-08)
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Sega Saturn | Schiel Games Shop | CZ: (≥ 1997)
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Hungary
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Al-Step | HU: 79999 Ft79999 (1995-09)
HU: 69999 Ft69999 (1996-03)
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Sega Saturn | EBM | HU: 59999 Ft59999 (1996-09)
HU: 49999 Ft49999 (1996-12)
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Macedonia
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | MK: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | MK: (≥ 1997)
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Poland
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Bobmark International | PL: 1200zł1200 (1996-03-01) PL: 999zł999 (1996-06)
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Sega Saturn Daytona USA Set | Bobmark International | PL: 1399zł1399 (1996-05-10) [1] PL: 1189zł1189 (1996-06) [2]
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Sega Saturn | Bobmark International | PL: 999zł999 (1996-10) PL: 799zł799 (1997-06)
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Sega Saturn 2 games Set | Bobmark International | PL: 999zł999 (1997-06)
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Sega Saturn | Lanser | PL: (1997)
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Sega Saturn | Lanser | PL: 699zł699 (1997-10)
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Sega Saturn 3 Ausgaben Set | Lanser | PL: (1997)
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Sega Saturn Game Pack Set (two games to choose) | Lanser | PL: 949zł949 (1997)
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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) |
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Sega Saturn Pack I Set (one game to choose) | Lanser | PL: 818zł818 (1997)
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Primal Rage (game to choose) Lemmings 3D (game to choose) |
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Sega Saturn Pack II Set (one game to choose) | Lanser | PL: 868zł868 (1997)
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Battle Monsters (game to choose) Ghen War (game to choose) Pro Pinball (game to choose) |
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Sega Saturn One game to choose Set | Lanser | PL: 789zł789 (1997)
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Primal Rage (game to choose) Lemmings 3D (game to choose) Battle Monsters (game to choose) |
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Sega Saturn Sega Rally and One free game to choose Set | Lanser | PL: 963zł963 (1997)
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Tunnel B1 (free game to choose) Virtual On (free game to choose) Doom (free game to choose) Olympic Soccer (free game to choose) |
Romania
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | RO: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | RO: (≥ 1997)
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Serbia and Montenegro
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | ActiveMagic | 900 DEM (1995-12) | |||||||
Sega Saturn | ActiveMagic | YU: (≥ 1997)
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Slovakia
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | DDC Agency | SK: (≥ 1997)
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Slovenia
Box | Name | Distributor | Date & Price | Console | Label | Hardware | Software | Documentation | Comments |
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Sega Saturn | Mladinska Knjiga | SI: (≥ 1996)
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Sega Saturn | Mladinska Knjiga | SI: (≥ 1996)
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References
- ↑ File:TopSecret_PL_51.pdf, page 37
- ↑ Gambler #32 Sega Saturn Brakujący Element