Why Did Sega Fail? A look at the 32X, Saturn, and Dreamcast.

Episode 63 - Why did Sega fail? Join me as we examine Sega's fall from the top while answering why did Sega exit the home console market. Was it the 32X, Saturn, Dreamcast, or something else?

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Retro Impressions

We combed through around 120 pages of interviews that have yet to be translated from their native Japanese. Huge thanks to Mike Krow (Space Asylum)    / evillepandas   and Gryson: from mdshock.com for their work on translating documents and helping search for information relevant to the topic at hand.

Pixel animation by Wayne:
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Some of the Sources used.
1. http://www.sega-16.com/2013/02/interv...
2. Playing at the next level - A History of American Sega Games
3. MAN!AC_DE_1995-05. PG 25
4. GamePlayers_US_0902 PG 20
5. NextGeneration_US_13 PG 12
6. Billboard Mag Jan 7th '95 PG 92
7. https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sega+t...
8. https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_...
9. Next Gen 8 PG 29
10 https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_...
11. https://segaretro.org/Press_release:_...
12. edge-online.com/features/making-playstation
13. Edge Magazine 66
14. Edge Magazine 67
15. Sega Annual Report 2000
16. Sega Annual Reports 1998-2017
17. http://pubs.iir.hit-u.ac.jp/ja/pdfs/i...
18. Next Gen V3 #4
19. Next Gen V3 #1
20. Nikkei Electronics magazine September 22, 1997
21. Next Gen V1 #5
22. Audio and video interviews with numerous past Sega employees.

Segments were used from the following videos.
   • PlayStation - Launch Commercial #1 - ...  
   • The Console Wars --  XMas 1990  
   • Видео  
   • DreamCast Japanese commercial "execut...  
   • Segata Sanshiro Commercials - English...  
   • E3 1995 - Sega Saturn Announcement Reel  
   • Japanese Sega Mega Drive Commercial (...  
   • "SEGA" SG1000, MARKII,MARK III  
   • Sega SG 1000 Mark II Commercial [1985...  
   • Sony PlayStation: The Price Heard Aro...  

Videos not used but of interest.
   • E3 1995   (Sega's '95 Saturn Release announcement.)

#32X
#Saturn
#Dreamcast