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Sometimes called "[[Wikipedia:XBAND|XBAND]]" The '''NetLink''' is a dial-up modem at 28.8kbps. The NetLink connects to the internet through dial-up, and is connected to the Saturn through the cartridge slot. Unlike other Devices it doesn't connect to any service, the Netlink connects by direct dialing other NetLink devices. The NetLink had a official version of the "Planetweb" web browser.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-84-july-1996/page/n17/mode/1up?view=theater Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 84]</ref> Released 1996.<br>
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===[[wikipedia:Sega Net Link|NetLink]] (Sega Saturn)===
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The unit cost ¥15,000 in Japan {{Inflation|USD|199|1996}}<ref>[https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_20/page/n9/mode/2up?view=theater NEXT Generation issue 20] (1996 price)</ref> in the USA. The NetLink bundle was released 1997 and cost {{Inflation|USD|99|1997}} (includes Sega Rally, Virtual On and the NetLink cartridge).<ref>[https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-98-september-1997/page/n75/mode/1up?view=theater Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 98] (1997 price)</ref>
[[Wikipedia:Sega_Net_Link#Games_compatible_with_Net_Link|Five games were released that supported the NetLink]]. All five were released in late 1997, nearly a year after the NetLink itself. Players could search for other players either on the Internet or using the [[#XBAND_Modem|XBAND]] matchmaking system, then connect peer-to-peer via modem, or alternatively, use two NetLinks to connect two Saturns and two televisions set up in the same room (thus eliminating the need for a phone line and essentially using the NetLink to emulate the Saturn Link Cable).
:Possibly can be emulated by YabaSanshiro.
