Homebrew demo shows real-time ray tracing on 1994 Sega Saturn console
The ray tracing tech runs at a surprisingly playable 15-20 FPS on real hardware
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The Rise and Fall of Sega: A Legendary Gaming Journey
Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories.
Sega considered making a Saturn and Dreamcast mini, but component constraints made it too expensive
Sega instead settled on a revision of the Mega Drive mini
The first Sega Saturn dev kits were super long
It is estimated that no more than 50 of these systems were produced