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SATURN IN FEATURE FILMS
Mallrats – 1995-10-20
Brody is shown playing NHL All-Star Hockey on a Sega Saturn.
First Kid – 1996-08-30
A CD of Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 can be seen in the background.
Black Mask – 1996-11-09
A character is shown playing Darius Gaiden, Virtua Fighter and X-Men: Children of the Atom on a Sega Saturn.
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero’s Legacy – 1997-03-26
Goku Jr. is shown playing a video game console roughly similar to a Sega Saturn.
Paws – 1997-09-25
Protagonist Alex owns a poster of NiGHTS and Reala from NiGHTS into Dreams.
Made in Hong Kong – 1997-10-09
A character is shown playing Virtua Cop 2, alongside Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers arcade cabinets displayed.
Task Force – 1997-11-13
A character is shown diving and shooting in classic action film fashion, but instead of shooting someone, it turns out he is actually playing Virtua Cop on a Sega Saturn.
Bulworth – 1998-05-15
Characters are seen playing Virtua Cop 2 on a Sega Saturn.
Dead Man on Campus – 1998-08-21
One scene features a character playing an off-screen game with a Sega Saturn Control Pad.
Bio Zombie – 1998-11-06
A white Sega Saturn can be seen early on, which in a later scene the characters use to play The House of the Dead.
Smart House – 1999-06-26
Several Sega Saturn games can be seen Ben’s shelf, including NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦, Panzer Dragoon, Clockwork Knight and Sega Worldwide Soccer 97.
3 Strikes – 2000-03-01
A character is seen playing Virtua Cop 2 on a Sega Saturn.
Pulse – 2001-02-03
A copy of Grandia, as well as a loose manual for Torico, are seen on one character’s desk. Later in the film, a New Astro City is seen in an arcade, playing an unknown game.
Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road – 2003-04-18
Characters are shown playing a game heavily-reminiscent of Fighters Megamix.
Akihabra Geeks – 2005-12-27
Documentary on Japan’s otaku community. One of the girls in the film mentions becoming addicted to Sakura Wars 2, as it was her only outlet for social interaction.
.hack//Quantum – 201x-xx-xx
A Sega Saturn in seen in a character’s bedroom.
Your Name – 2016-07-03
A Sega Saturn is visible in one scene.
Richard Jewell – 2019-12-13
One scene features a Sega Saturn.
Sonic the Hedgehog – 2020-01-25
A Sega Saturn logo can be seen in the opening credits. Another scene shows a baseball game where one team is called Spring Valley (referencing the NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦ stage of the same name).
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SATURN ON TELEVISION
Fushigi YĆ»gi – S01E07 / 1995-05-18
In the episode “Going Home”, footage of Virtua Fighter 2 is shown at the arcade.
The X-Files – S03E03 / 1995-06-10
In the episode “D.P.O.”, one character is seen playing Virtua Fighter 2.
The Drew Carey Show – Multiple EP / 1996
Midway throughout Season 2, a Sega Saturn becomes visible. It is later replaced by a Dreamcast early in Season 5, but the Sega Saturn returns in Season 9.
The Drew Carey Show – Multiple EP / 1996
In one episode, after Drew Carey’s friend suggests Carey was stuck in bed the day prior because he bought a Sega Saturn, he instead responds, “No, I didn’t get Sega, but there was a lot of scoring going on.
BakusÅ KyÅdai Let’s & Go!! – S01E06 / 1996-02-12
In the episode “Magnum in Danger! The Lightning-fast New Machine!!”, Gou Seiba plays a game which resembles Virtua Fighter 2 on a cabinet similar to an Astro City.
BakusÅ KyÅdai Let’s & Go!! – S01E17 / 1996-04-29
In the episode “Birth of the V-Machines! Betting on Tomorrow’s Victory”, Gou Seiba is once again playing the home version of Virtua Fighter 2 with a Saturn Control Pad, showing off a fight between Akira Yuki and Kagemaru. Gou later references Akira’s famous win phrase, “You’re ten years too early!”
BakusÅ KyÅdai Let’s & Go!! – S02E09 / 1997-03-03
In the episode “The Mysterious Masked Racer! We Soar and Dash”, several children are shown playing Virtua Fighter 2 on cabinets resembling Astro Citys, with Jerry performing a piledriver on Sarah. More children are seen playing a multi-cabinet racing game which seems to be loosely inspired by Virtua Formula and Super Scaler games like Super Monaco GP.
BakusÅ KyÅdai Let’s & Go!! – S02E16 / 1997-04-21
In the episode “The Champion Returns! Shine at the Great Japan Cup”, Gou Seiba again plays a fighting game resembling Virtua Fighter 2, but this time at home, as he is seen using a Saturn Control Pad.
BakusÅ KyÅdai Let’s & Go!! – S02E19 / 1997-05-12
In the episode “Win the Fearsome Death Match! Diospada vs. Cyclone Magnum”, a member of the Italian team named Rosso Strada bumps into a bystander playing Virtua Fighter, causing him to lose the match. The gameplay footage used in this episode is sourced from the previous episode, “The Mysterious Masked Racer! We Soar and Dash”.
Neon Genesis Evangelion – S01E23 / 1996-03-06
In the episode “Tears”, Asuka is shown to play a game with sound effects from Panzer Dragoon on her Sega Saturn. Game discs with similar titles to Puyo Puyo and Virtua Fighter can also be seen.
Choukou Senshi ChangĆ©rĆon – S01E06 / 1996-05-08
In the episode “Sorry, Jiro”, the cast visit Roppongi GiGO where footage of Virtua Cop is shown.
Choukou Senshi ChangĆ©rĆon – S01E08 / 1996-05-22
In the episode “Daughter, Pick a Man!”, two characters play Virtua Fighter Remix on a Sega Saturn.
EastEnders – S12E94 / 1996-08-01
Joe Wicks and Bianca Jackson are shown playing Panzer Dragoon II Zwei on a Sega Saturn.
Suddenly Susan – S01E07 / 1996-11-07
In the episode “Golden Girl Friday”, two characters can be seen playing on a Sega Saturn. When Brooke Shields character loses the game, she asks if she can play as Princess Kitana next, implying they are playing either Mortal Kombat 2 or Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
La Femme Nikita – S01E03 / 1997-01-27
In the episode “Simone”, a Twister pinball table makes an appearance. Wing War, Sega Rally Championship and Daytona USA are also shown.
Can Can Bunny Extra – S01E04 / 1997-03-28
Episode 4 of the OVA series Can Can Bunny Extra features a supporting character who uses a mock Saturn Control Pad to control the protagonist.
Youāre Under Arrest – S01E48 / 1997-09-06
In the episode “The End of Summer”, a Sega Saturn can be seen being repaired.
Cardcaptor Sakura – S03E01 / 1999-09-07
In the episode “Sakura and the Mysterious Transfer Student”, Kero is shown playing a Puyo Puyo-type game on a Sega Saturn.
Malcolm in the Middle – S02E04 / 2000-11-15
In the episode “Dinner Out”, Malcolm asks Stevie if owns any violent games for his Sega Saturn. Stevie then says he owns a fictional Saturn game called Fishing for Fishes, where a fish can drown.
Totally Spies! – S01E26 / 2002-06-15
In the episode “Man or Machine”, a pink Sega Saturn can be seen.
The King of Queens – S07E16 / 2005-03-16
In the episode “Black List”, a Sega Saturn kiosk can be seen.
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei – S01E07 / 2007-08-11
In the episode “Confessions of a Pen Name”, Zakuro Chinmyoji and Zakuro Taisen are puns of Sakura Shinguji and Sakura Wars.
Bamboo Blade – S01E16 / 2008-01-23
In the episode “Kirino’s Absence and the Preliminary Tournament”, a Sega Saturn can be seen.
Hayate the Combat Butler – S01E44 / 2008-02-03
In the episode “Mystery Behind the 120% Acceptance Rate (Temp.)”, Kohan Li from Sakura Wars is a featured character.
Penguin Musume – S01E20 / 2008-11-01
The episode “Sakura in Trouble!?” is pronounced “Sakura Taihen!?”, a direct reference to Sakura Wars.
Durarara!! – S01E22 / 2010-06-11
In the episode “Declaration of Disbandment”, Celty and Shinra are seen playing a Sega Saturn (equipped with a Extended RAM Cartridge) alongside the jewel cases for NiGHTS into Dreams and a second game.
Squid Girl – S02E04 / 2011-10-18
In the episode “Squidn’t That English?!; Ink You Can Stop It?!; Get My Drift?!”, Squid Girl and Eiko Aizawa are seen playing Virtua Fighter on a white Model 1 Mega Drive and Super 32X.
The World God Only Knows – S01E12 / 2010-12-22
Protagonist Keima Katsuragi is shown to have an abundance of video game systems in his room, including a Saga Saturn,
Ben-To – S01E01 / 2011-10-09
Protagonist Yo Sato is a lifelong Sega fan and a reoccurring plot point is seeing him play Virtua Fighter 2 on his Sega Saturn.
Ben-To – S01E03 / 2011-10-23
You Satou talks about how he admired Shinjuku Jacky and BunBunMaru, two real-life Virtua Fighter players who began playing on Virtua Fighter 2.
Ben-To – S01E04 / 2011-10-30
In the episode “Ginger Fried Pork Bento 852kcal”, Sato’s cousin Ayame Shaga comes to visit him where a Fantasy Zone poster can be seen on his wall. Later, she goes through his Sega Saturn collection and it is revealed Sato owns Virtual-On and Space Harrier.
Ben-To – S01E05 / 2011-11-06
In the episode “Fish Soup with Hokkaido Salmon 326kcal”, posters of various Sega games can be seen, including Border Break.
Ben-To – S01E08 / 2011-11-27
In the episode “Jumbo Garlic Chive Hamburger Steak Bento 765kcal”, after Sen loses a Virtua Fighter 2 tournament at school and out of frustration throws Sato’s Sega Saturn out of the window. Sato jumps outside to save his Sega Saturn, and while he is successful, ends up injured and in the hospital.
Ben-To – S01E09 / 2011-12-04
In the episode “Western and Japanese Food Mix 2910kcal and Warm Porridge Bento 340kcal”, the characters are once again seen playing Virtua Fighter 2 on Sato’s Sega Saturn.
Inferno Cop – S01E05 / 2013-01-21
In the episode “The Apocalyptic World,” a “Data Files” segment on Mecha Cop describes him as being constructed with the CPU of a used Sega Saturn.
Super Sonico – S01E09 / 2014-03-03
In the episode “Sonico’s Longest Day”, a character is shown playing on a Sega Saturn.
Assassination Classroom – S02E01 / 2016-01-07
Karma Akabane threatens to expose the Summer Festival worker for ripping people off if he doesn’t give him the game console, which is the biggest prize. The game console itself is a Wii-like device that has Sega Saturn aesthetics, called the GAES Jupiter.
Sneaky Pete – S01E07 / 2017-01-13
In the episode “Lieutenant Bernhardt”, a Pete (Giovanni Ribisi) declares the Sega Saturn to be the best console of all time.
Pop Team Epic – S01E12 / 2018-03-25
The episode “The Age of Pop Team Epic” begins with a direct parody of the infamous wireframe introduction sequence from Death Crimson, and is credited for increasing awareness of the game’s existence.
Pop Team Epic – S02E08 / 2022-11-20
In the episode “Pop Team Epic Battle Royale”, a character is shown cleaning a game for their Mega Drive with the Mega CD and Sega 32x add ons.
Hi Score Girl – S01E02 / 2018-07-21
In the episode “Round 2”, Haruno buys Altered Beast for his PC Engine. Later on, Ono is seen playing Space Harrier.
Hi Score Girl – S01E03 / 2018-07-28
In the episode “Round 3”, Haruo is shown reminiscing about Golden Axe.
Hi Score Girl – S01E04 / 2018-08-04
In the episode “Round 4”, Haruo is shown playing Virtua Fighter.
Hi Score Girl – S01E08 / 2018-09-01
In the episode “Round 8”, the Opa-Opa from Fantasy Zone makes a cameo.
Hi Score Girl – S01E10 / 2018-09-15
In the episode “Round 10”, Protagonist Haruo buys a Sega Saturn and a number of games early into the anime, which is shown and played as a recurring plot point.
Hi Score Girl – S01E11 / 2018-09-22
In the episode “Round 11”, the two female leads play Virtua Cop together. Later on, Ono is seen playing OutRun.
Hi Score Girl – S01E12 / 2018-09-29
In the episode “Round 12”, Haruo shows off his Sega Saturn collection which includes D, Daytona USA and Virtua Fighter.
Hi Score Girl – S01E13 / 2019-10-05
In the episode “Round 13”, Ono receives her first video game system: a Game Gear with Fatal Fury Special, Samurai Showdown, Puyo Puyo and Space Harrier. Later, she plays Mortal Kombat on it.
Hi Score Girl – S01E15 / 2019-10-19
In the episode “Round 15”, a sign for the Sega Titan Video can be seen.
Hi Score Girl – S02E02 / 2019-11-02
In the episode “Round 17”, the two female leads are fighting over the protagonist and settle their differences by playing Virtua Fighter 2 on Haruo’s Sega Saturn.
Hi Score Girl – S02E03 / 2019-11-09
In the episode “Round 18”, Fighting Vipers has become the latest craze at the arcade and is shown being played.
Hi Score Girl – S02E04 / 2019-11-16
In the episode “Round 19”, Haruo turns on his Sega Saturn to play Panzer Dragoon II Zwei.
Hi Score Girl – S02E07 / 2019-12-07
In the episode “Round 22”, Haruo and Ono play Last Bronx and Die Hard Arcade.
Hi Score Girl – S02E09 / 2019-12-21
In the episode “Round 24”, the protagonists of Hang-On and Space Harrier can be seen.
Amphibia – S01E20 / 2019-07-18
In the episode “Reunion”, a game heavily-reminiscent of Virtual-On can be seen.
Amphibia – S03E04 / 2021-10-23
In the episode “Fight at the Museum”, NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦ and a 3D Saturn controller can be seen.
The Blacklist – S07E04 / 2019-10-25
In the episode “Kuwait,” an Arcade Racer is seen inside of a video game store.
Uncle from Another World – S1 OPENING / 2022-07-06
Anime where the protagonist’s Uncle is a big Sega fan. The opening itself is a montage of Sega homages; including Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦, Guardian Heroes, a Sega Saturn commercial, Saint Sword, Nonomura Byouin no Hitobito, Golden Axe, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Digital Dance Mix Vol. 1 Namie Amuro, Street Fighter 2, Magic Knight Rayearth and Shinobi.
Uncle from Another World – S1 EYECATCH – 2022-07-06
The eyecatch pays homage to the title screen of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei.
Uncle from Another World – S01E02 / 2022-07-13
In the episode “Guardian Heroes Shoulda Been Number One!”, the protagonist helps his Uncle buy a Sega Saturn with 20 games, including NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦ and Guardian Heroes. Later on, they are seen playing Guardian Heroes.
Uncle from Another World – S01E04 / 2022-07-27
In the episode “You Helped Me Through Tough Times”, the protagonist’s Uncle mentions Game Gear, Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, Puyo Puyo Sun and Burning Rangers – while claiming that the latter is better played on the 3D Saturn controller.
Uncle from Another World – S01E05 / 2022-08-17
In the episode “That Reminds Me, I Almost Got Assassinated Once”, Alien Soldier and Dynamite Headdy are mentioned. Later on, the “Rise From Your Grave” soundbit from Altered Beast can be heard on a character’s phone.
Uncle from Another World – S01E06 / 2022-08-24
In the episode “So They Threw Me into the Basement of a Freak Showā¦”, Mega Drive, Alien Storm and Pulseman are mentioned.
Uncle from Another World – S01E07 / 2022-08-31
In the episode “As You Can See, SEGA Games Are Very Helpful in Life!”, the title screen of Revenge of Shinobi is parodied. Later on, the characters play Golden Axe on Mega Drive.
Uncle from Another World – S01E08 / 2022-11-24
In the episode “I Got Through it by Transforming into the Most Powerful Being I Know”, the Uncle credits Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru with teaching him life skills.
Uncle from Another World – S01E12 / 2022-12-22
In the episode “Names Are Important, That’s What (He/She) Said”, the Uncle mentions his favourite soundtrack to Sega games including Strikers 1945, Sonic the Hedgehog, NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦ and Dynamite Headdy.
Uncle from Another World – S01E13 / 2023-03-08
In the episode “Thanks to Everyone, Thank You”, the series concludes with a shot of the Uncle’s favourite games: a Sega Saturn with NiGHTS into Dreamsā¦ and Guardian Heroes and a Mega Drive with Golden Axe.
Love Live! Superstar!! – S02E07 / 2022-08-28
In the episode “UR Ren Hazuki”, an assortment of video game consoles are shown, including the Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Mega Drive, Mega CD, Sega 32x and Master System.
Koala Man – S01E01 / 2023-01-09
In the episode “Bin Day”, a Sega Saturn can be seen.
The Righteous Gemstones – S03E05 / 2023-07-09
In the episode “Interlude III”, a character mentions he just got a Sega Saturn.
Train to the End of the World – S01E07 / 2024-05-13
In the episode “A Zombie That Laughs Is No Zombie at All”, characters are showing playing The House of the Dead on a Sega Saturn.
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