It was Summer 1997 and the Sega Saturn was stagnanting in America, which means many great gems slipped through the mainstream cracks. Andre is joined by Andrew Elmore to explore the life and times of Saturn through the eyes of Shining the Holy Ark, the stellar first-person dungeon adventure by Sonic! Software Planning and Camelot Software. In this first part of this two-part discussion, they talk about their love (and inital dislike) of Saturn, the development and release of the game, graphics and presentation, and the changing expectations of RPGs in the 90s.

YouTube - Golden Sun Fans Should Play Shining the Holy Ark: https://youtu.be/jn1LWI7gSRY?si=EKKBsaJ8Q3Sl5Vu1

Andrew Elmore on Bluesky: @elmore.zone

Andrew Elmore on Bandcamp: https://satellitesound.net/

Andre on Bluesky: @pizzadinosaur.fineti.me

Fine Time on Bluesky: @fineti.me

[00:00] Intro and Premise

[11:23] Why Does Andrew Like Saturn?

[26:40] Release, Development, and Reception

[47:04] Final Fantasy 7's Looming Shadow

[50:52] Expectations and First-Person Dungeoning

[01:06:10] Graphics and Presentation

[01:25:47] See Ya In Part 2!