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The S-II (pronounced "S-two") was the second stage of the Saturn V rocket. It was built by North American Aviation. Using liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) it had five J-2 engines in a quincunx pattern. The second stage accelerated the Saturn V through the upper atmosphere with 1,000,000 pounds-force (4.4 MN) of thrust.
Next Generation said of the game, "If there is a saving grace here, then it is this: Thunderforce [sic] takes you back to a time when games weren't as good as they are now." [ 21 ] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for the Saturn version, [ 3 ] and 31 out of 40 for the PlayStation version.
The 32-bit/64-bit era is most noted for the rise of fully 3D polygon games. While there were games prior that had used three-dimensional polygon environments, such as Virtua Racing and Virtua Fighter in the arcades and Star Fox on the Super NES, it was in this era that many game designers began to move traditionally 2D and pseudo-3D genres into 3D on video game consoles.
In the end, the Marshall Space Flight Center decided to use the C-5 rocket (later called the Saturn V), which had three stages and would be topped with an uprated S-IV called the S-IVB featuring a single J-2 engine, as opposed to the cluster of 6 RL-10 engines on the S-IV. Douglas was awarded the contract for the S-IVB because of the ...
Second model Japanese Sega Saturn. The Sega Saturn [a] is a 32-bit fifth-generation home video game console that was developed by Sega and first released on November 22, 1994. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several arcade ports as well as original titles.
A Saturn version was announced in 1996, but the game only ended up releasing on PC and PlayStation platforms. [76] Delphine Software International: Fantastic Four: Saturn version was cancelled in 1997 as Acclaim Entertainment re-evaluated their support for the Saturn, though the PlayStation version still released later in 1998. [23] Probe ...
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete was first released on October 25, 1996, in Japan for the Sega Saturn. A version with higher-quality video via the Video CD card add-on was released a year later. The game is a remake of The Silver Star with an expanded scenario and improved graphics and sound.
[103] [107] Only 7 Saturn games were released in North America in 1998 (Magic Knight Rayearth is the final official release), compared to 119 in 1996. [135] [136] The Saturn lasted longer in Japan, [104] with Irimajiri announcing in early 1998 that Sega would continue supporting the Saturn in Japan after its successor was released. [137]