Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' project was real — 1996-era plans revealed by engineer for the first time

Sega’s missing link Saturn 'TRIP accelerator' project was real — 1996-era plans revealed by engineer for the first time

An ex-Hitachi, ex-Sega, and ex-Sony engineer has confirmed that he proposed and developed a Saturn graphics accelerator, codenamed TRIP, based on Hitachi’s SH‑3 processor.

Rumors about a missing hardware link between the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast have swirled mysteriously for many years. Now, thanks to a series of interviews published by Japan’s Beep21 gaming magazine … [+3662 chars]

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