SEGA "Trident" Demo Disk (1997 Pack-in?)

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SEGA "Trident" Demo Disk (1997 Pack-in?) Jan 25, 2017 0:29:58 GMT

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Post by Goont on Jan 25, 2017 0:29:58 GMT

Hey all, I found a 1997 SEGA Demo Disk at a swapmeet today, and am looking for any information on its origin. I 'm having a very difficult time finding any information relating to its existence, except one press release from 1997. However, the demo disk I found does not list Sonic CD and instead has a very different line-up of games. Pics below:

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M Guest	SEGA "Trident" Demo Disk (1997 Pack-in?) Jan 29, 2017 7:52:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by M on Jan 29, 2017 7:52:45 GMT If I can give you any suggestion, I'd go look to SegaRetro or SonicRetro for information, maybe even ask their forums. They seem to be very knowledgeable about this sort of thing.

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SEGA "Trident" Demo Disk (1997 Pack-in?) Jan 29, 2017 20:20:17 GMT

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Post by PirateBear on Jan 29, 2017 20:20:17 GMT

First, you didn't link the press release properly so here it is for reference. Judging by the press release, this is a demo disc packaged with the said Trident graphic chipsets, and they dropped Sonic CD from the lineup at some point or made different discs for different graphics cards/countries (or simply didn't list Sonic CD on the disc itself). Running the disc in a Win 95/98 Virtual Machine would probably provide more answers if you're so inclined. Other than that I second asking some retro or Sega collectors about it.

No matter what it is, it's a pretty cool find.

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SEGA "Trident" Demo Disk (1997 Pack-in?) Jan 30, 2017 2:43:00 GMT

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Post by Goont on Jan 30, 2017 2:43:00 GMT

Jan 29, 2017 20:20:17 GMT PirateBear said:

First, you didn't link the press release properly so here it is for reference. Judging by the press release, this is a demo disc packaged with the said Trident graphic chipsets, and they dropped Sonic CD from the lineup at some point or made different discs for different graphics cards/countries (or simply didn't list Sonic CD on the disc itself). Running the disc in a Win 95/98 Virtual Machine would probably provide more answers if you're so inclined. Other than that I second asking some retro or Sega collectors about it.

No matter what it is, it's a pretty cool find.

Alright, thank you for information. I'll have to try running the disk soon on a proper PC

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Post by Goont on Jan 25, 2017 0:29:58 GMT

Post by M on Jan 29, 2017 7:52:45 GMT

Post by PirateBear on Jan 29, 2017 20:20:17 GMT

Post by Goont on Jan 30, 2017 2:43:00 GMT

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