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Only compatible with a very limited number of games. Nearly 50% of the compatible games were developed by Sega, showing how few developers truly believed in the Saturn and/or their 3D Controller.

There’s an odd little thing about the cord going into the controller… it’s actually plugged in and can be unlatched to remove the cord/plug from the controller itself. I do not know exactly why, but my professional speculation is that at one point this Saturn 3D Pad was supposed to feature a wireless plug-in, or other various adapters such as a rumble feature, or a memory card, etc. (see pic below). As far as I know this never came to fruition, probably due to poor Saturn sales and even poorer sales of the controller. Perry, Douglass C. (September 9, 2009). "The Rise and Fall of Dreamcast". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014 . Retrieved December 24, 2014. Stuart, Keith (May 15, 2015). "Sega Saturn – how to buy one and what to play". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015 . Retrieved May 27, 2015. Development of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation.