Sega Net Link
Sega Saturn Net Link was an attachment for the Sega Saturn game console to provide Saturn users with internet access and access to email through their console. Net Link consisted of a 28.8 kbit/s modem that fits into the Sega Saturn cartridge port and came packed with a browser developed by Planetweb, Inc. The unit sold for US$199, or US$400 bundled with a Sega Saturn.
Net Link connected to the internet through standard dial-up services. Unlike other online gaming services in the US, one does not connect to a central service, but instead tells the dial-up modem connected to the Saturn's cartridge slot to call to the person whom one wishes to play with. Since it requires no servers to operate, the service can operate as long as at least two users have the necessary hardware and software, as well as a phone line. In Japan, however, gamers did connect through a centralized service know as SegaNet, which would later be taken offline and converted for Dreamcast usage.
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