Microsoft's Minecraft is many things. It’s a community hub, a creative sandbox, and a place where millions of players build, explore, and experiment.
It’s also one of Xbox’s biggest IPs, a block-based survival game where you mine resources, craft tools, and shape the world however you like.
Since its original release, Minecraft has officially made its way to Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Android, iOS, and just about every modern platform imaginable. Now, thanks to some impressive homebrew work, it’s heading somewhere far less expected: the Sega Saturn.
If you’re unfamiliar, the Sega Saturn was a fifth-generation console that launched in Japan in 1994, during the height of Nintendo and SEGA’s rivalry. It was the home of franchises like Sonic, and few would have imagined it running something like Minecraft decades later.
A passion project that shouldn’t be possible
Minecraft is no stranger to strange ports. The game has appeared on the Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, and even runs on a Raspberry Pi. Hobbyists have also managed to get rough versions running on hardware like the Nintendo GameCube and more.
Now, @FrogBull on Patreon has taken it a step further by bringing it to the Sega Saturn, and it’s actually playable.
You can currently place blocks, destroy them, and explore a basic world. That’s about the extent of it for now, but the fact that it runs at all is impressive.
It does, however, raise the obvious question: Why? The developer explains it simply:
Minecraft reminds me a bit of Doom: it's one of those games that people keep trying to run on every piece of hardware imaginable.
Frogbull
The project is still ongoing. The developer is even considering adding optional support for the 4MB RAM expansion cartridge for the Sega Saturn, which could allow for larger worlds and further improvements.
Would you actually try Minecraft on a Sega Saturn, or is this one of those projects that is more impressive than practical? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and make sure to take part in our poll below:
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