The dev kit was used to ensure games did not break any of Sega's memory usage rules. The collector, who goes by Ranma on Twitter, says the unit is worth about one million yen ($9,650).

Sega Saturn Cart.Dev Rev B Cost Sega Saturn Dev System I w/Hitachi E7000PC ICE - $30575 Cart.Dev development kit - $4800 Programming Target Box - $7475 Sound Target Box - $4800 ...

Of course a USB dev kit wouldn’t be much use if it could only modify existing games. The real power of [Chris]’ work comes from being able to develop your own demos, games, and homebrew apps.

In 1995, Sega rushed the Saturn to market, blindsiding retailers and fans. The mishandled launch opened the door for Sony’s PlayStation and marked the beginning of the end for Sega’s console ...

The dev kit info is linked to the "Sega PC" concept, which was a partnership with Nvidia to produce their first GPU, which had extremely similar architecture to that of the Sega Saturn and would ...

Sega actually had two Sega Saturn 2's in development at the same time. One was codenamed Black Belt, used 3dfx's Voodoo graphics tech, and was in development in the U.S.