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The '''[[wikipedia:Sega_Saturn|Sega Saturn]]''' is a 32-bit, fifth-generation console released by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] in Japan on November 22, 1994 and in the US on May 11, 1995. It was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|399.99|1994}}. It had 2 Hitachi SH-2 CPUs at 28.6 MHz and it had the VDP1 GPU & VDP2 GPU. The arcade board, '''[https://segaretro.org/Sega_Titan_Video ST-V (Sega Titan Video)]''', uses the same hardware except for sound, VRAM, and game storage (where it is stored on ROM cartridges instead of CD-ROM discs).
The Sega Saturn has historically been one of the harder consoles to emulatedue to its infamously difficult architecture consisting of 8 processors overall and use of quadrilaterals rather than triangles as polygons, resulting in a lack of good options. However, things are looking up for open-source emulators like Mednafen, and to a lesser extent, Yabause.
==Emulators==
! scope="col"|<small>[https://retroachievements.org/download.php Retro<br/>Achievements]</small>
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Resizable Internal Resolution">RIR</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Sega_Saturn_emulators#NetLink|XBAND]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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! colspan="910"|PC / x86
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|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ mednafen_saturn_libretro]</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}
|[{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
|{{~}}<ref group=N name=MednafenST-V>Version 1.31.0 added experimental support for ST-V games that don't require decryption chips or special hardware. Refer to the [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_stv ST-V section of the official documentation] for more details and a list of explicitly supported games.</ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA>Exclusive to libretro core.</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N>[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_internal_databases_cart Reserved section for titles need future modem support].</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[https://fcare.github.io/ Kronos]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[{{KronosDownloadLink}} {{KronosVer}}]
|{{~}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA></ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[SSF]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[{{SSFDownloadLink}} {{SSFVer}}]
|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=SSF>[https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/issues/15#issuecomment-1038281021 Due to recent virus detections in the latest versions], it is risky for some computers to use, though it is mostly clean. This emulator remains largely somewhat recommended, especially for older hardware, though it may be avoided for these reasons.</ref>
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|[[BizHawk]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev Builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]
|? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2]]<br/><small>yabasanshiro_libretro <sup>‡</sup></small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 1.9.3]<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N name=YabaSanshiroRA>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabasanshiro/ Yaba Sanshiro libretro core (yabasanshiro_libretro) is outdated, known for having many issues, and unmaintained]</ref>|. Use [https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 1standalone version] OR "yabause_libretro" or "mednafen_saturn_libretro" cores for RetroArch Saturn emulation.9.3]</ref>|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|[[Yabause]]<br/><small>yabause_libretro</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[http://yabause.org/download {{YabauseVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA></ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=LibretroActive>Libretro core is still active.</ref> ||{{✗}}
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|[[MAME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{~}}<ref group=N>[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=stv.cpp&arcade_only=0¤t_version=0 One of the best emulator for ST-V emulation but still "Imperfect"].</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[Nova]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://www.patreon.com/file?h=31179979&i=4658332 0.6]
|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20121006154739/http://satourne.consollection.com Satourne]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c4/Satourne_v2.0_beta_3.7z 2.0 beta 3]
|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[http://saturnin.consollection.com Saturnin]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://retrocdn.net/images/8/84/Saturnin_v0.40.7z 0.40]
|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|[[GiriGiri]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a8/GGD_20010316.7z 0.6a]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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! colspan="910"|Mobile / ARM
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|[[Yabause]]<br/><small>yabause_libretro</small>|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}
|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]</br>[http://yabause.org/download {{YabauseVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA></ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=LibretroActive></ref> ||{{✓}}
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||[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2]]<br/><small>yabasanshiro_libretro <sup>‡</sup></small>|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}<br/>{{Icon|Libretro}}<ref group=N name=YabaSanshiroRA></ref>|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.devmiyax.yabasanshioro2 {{YabaSanshiroVer}}] ([[Android emulators|Android]])<br />[http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.1.2.0] ([[Emulators on iOS|iOS]])<br/>[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N name=YabaSanshiroRA></ref>|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[SSF]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
|[{{SSFDownloadLink}} git]
|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=SSF></ref>
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! colspan="910"|Console
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||[[Yaba Sanshiro]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
|[http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download 2.2.0] <br>[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|[[Yabause|Yabause Wii]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
|[https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Yabause_Wii Unofficial r2926 beta 26]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|Yabause Community Edition
|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox}}
|[https://digiex.net/threads/yabause-community-edition-public-a1-0-download-sega-saturn-emulator-for-xbox.13685 0.1 Alpha]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
|-
|[[Yabause]]
|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}<br/>{{Icon|DC}}<br/>{{Icon|PSP}}
|[https://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=3 0.1] (PS3)<br/>[http://yabause.org/download 0.9.14] (DC)<br/>[https://archive.org/details/yabause-0.9.10-psp.7z 0.9.10] ([[Emulators on PSP|PSP]])
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
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