Recently, an antique FMV game appeared, "the Sacred Pools", as an Sega Saturn game that was cancelled in the 1990s, its playable version has been circulated on the Internet.
FMV is a game where live-action films allow players to interact in real scenes. It first emerged in the 1980s. Later, it gradually declined due to high costs, low gameplay, and hardware restrictions. It has become popular again in recent years, such as the familiar "Invisible Guardian". In the mid-1990s, Sega spent $300 to develop an FMV game called "the Sacred Pools", but the game was ultimately not released and no one played this game.
Fortunately, media Gaming Alexandria recently released a ROM download for "the Sacred Pools", which can be run on the simulator. They also introduced the history of this game in detail.
"The Sacred Pools" was quite famous at the time, and many people were looking forward to it because the game was labeled as "erotic thriller", and Sega's promotion also played the edge. However, there are no large-scale shots, no nude characters, only some sexy costumes and cool women. In addition to Saturn, the game is also preparing to launch PC, PS and Mac versions. However, after it debuted on E3 in 1996, it was immediately overwhelmed by criticism from media people. In addition, the FMV game had already declined at that time, so the game was repeatedly postponed until the project was cancelled in 1997.
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25, no one has actually seen "the Sacred Pools". Fortunately, David Gray retained a copy of the game, specifically the "alpha build" version. He is a former game producer at SegaSoft, and took away the Sacred Pools discs as a memory when he left the company in 1999, and now he shares these valuable resources on Gaming Alexandria.
