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The first iteration of Dead or Alive was released in arcades in 1996. The 3D fighter utilized Segas Model 2 arcade board and was the first time Sega licensed their hardware to a third-party-company in this case, Tecmo. At first glance, DOA definitely resembled Segas Virtua Fighter 2 in more ways than one, presenting a roster of 8 selectable martial artists. Dead or Alive was later ported to the Sega Saturn only in Japan, and in 1998, a version of DOA hit the Sony Playstation. The PS1 version featured many differences over the other versions, including reworked graphics, new moves and also a TON of unlockables 84 character costumes, to be exact!