I Bought a SEGA SATURN!

YES .... I .... DID!!

I AM HAPPY ABOUT THIS!

COME -- BASK IN MY HAPPINESS! SHARE IN MY MOMENT!

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Oh, BTW: this thread can become a 'Greatest Saturn games' thread if you've got anything to contribute. If not, then I'm okay with that, too.

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

congrats, its a great system to have , what games did you get for it?

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

spawnassasin

It's a pretty flawed game, but it's fairly interesting.

Also, first, get an Action Replay 4M Auto Plus, it works as a Memory Card, as a cheating device (Or to have red blood on The House Of The Dead XD), an import loader (Your Saturn will be region free) and a 4MB RAM cartridge. You can get one here: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-k8-49-en-70-1b2.html

Then, get this games:

- Virtua Fighter 2 (It may look bad nowadays but it's an incredibly deep game)

- Nights Into Dreams (Get it with a 3D controller)

- The House Of The Dead (The US version is rare, but you can get the japanese version for 10-20 bucks including shipping and it's almost completely in english)

- Dragon Force (Pretty rare too, but it's fairly good)

- Panzer Dragoon I & II (Truly amazing rail shooters)

- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Quite possibly the greatest Sega Saturn game ever made and on the best RPG's in gaming history and it's also one of the most rare games of all time, but if you can find it for 160-200 dollars then get it, it's magnificent and I doubt that we'll ever see a re-release or a port)

- Exodus (Fairly decent FPS with some of the best looking graphics on the Saturn, it's a PAL exclusive, but it's great and it's pretty cheap too)

- Enemy Zero (Many people hated it due to it's difficulty and learning curve, but it's really good and it's pretty cheap too, unless you want the US version which is the same as the japanese one, a truly unique game with a fantastic sound design and Fumito Ueda, the director of Ico and SotC was an animator on the game)

- X-Men: Children Of The Atom (Fantastic fighting game, it's not rare, it's not super cheap either, but it's really good, smooth and shows the Saturn's fantastic 2-D processing)

- Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (A japan exclusive, but it's not that expensive or complex so it's fairly import friendly, I love this game, the graphics are amazing, the fighting system is perfect IMO and it shows the power of the Saturn combined with the 4MB RAM)

Those are some decent choices for your Saturn.

[QUOTE="spawnassasin"]

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

KillerJuan77

It's a pretty flawed game, but it's fairly interesting.

Also, first, get an Action Replay 4M Auto Plus, it works as a Memory Card, as a cheating device (Or to have red blood on The House Of The Dead XD), an import loader (Your Saturn will be region free) and a 4MB RAM cartridge. You can get one here: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-k8-49-en-70-1b2.html

Then, get this games:

- Virtua Fighter 2 (It may look bad nowadays but it's an incredibly deep game)

- Nights Into Dreams (Get it with a 3D controller)

- The House Of The Dead (The US version is rare, but you can get the japanese version for 10-20 bucks including shipping and it's almost completely in english)

- Dragon Force (Pretty rare too, but it's fairly good)

- Panzer Dragoon I & II (Truly amazing rail shooters)

- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Quite possibly the greatest Sega Saturn game ever made and on the best RPG's in gaming history and it's also one of the most rare games of all time, but if you can find it for 160-200 dollars then get it, it's magnificent and I doubt that we'll ever see a re-release or a port)

- Exodus (Fairly decent FPS with some of the best looking graphics on the Saturn, it's a PAL exclusive, but it's great and it's pretty cheap too)

- Enemy Zero (Many people hated it due to it's difficulty and learning curve, but it's really good and it's pretty cheap too, unless you want the US version which is the same as the japanese one, a truly unique game with a fantastic sound design and Fumito Ueda, the director of Ico and SotC was an animator on the game)

- X-Men: Children Of The Atom (Fantastic fighting game, it's not rare, it's not super cheap either, but it's really good, smooth and shows the Saturn's fantastic 2-D processing)

- Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (A japan exclusive, but it's not that expensive or complex so it's fairly import friendly, I love this game, the graphics are amazing, the fighting system is perfect IMO and it shows the power of the Saturn combined with the 4MB RAM)

Those are some decent choices for your Saturn.

anyways , some other games you could get on the Saturn for a decent price.

Fighter's Megamix

Last Bronx

Winter Heat

X-men Vs Street Fighter (JP import, far , far better on the Saturn)

Dead Or Alive (JP Import , better on the Saturn)

Astal

Soviet Strike (better on the Saturn)

Quake

Duke Nukem 3D

Vampire Saviour (JP import, better on the Saturn)

this should be enough to get you started

by Exodus, I assume you mean exhumed? that game was released in the US under the name Powerslave.Darkman2007

I wrote that in my iPod Touch and trust me, Apple knows how to overprice their "shiny" hardware, but they can't add a decent english dictionary.

Anyways, yes I mean't Exhumed, it's news for me that the game got released in North America, sorry :S

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] by Exodus, I assume you mean exhumed? that game was released in the US under the name Powerslave.KillerJuan77

I wrote that in my iPod Touch and trust me, Apple knows how to overprice their "shiny" hardware, but they can't add a decent english dictionary.

Anyways, yes I mean't Exhumed, it's news for me that the game got released in North America, sorry :S

lol , no need to apologise.Darkman2007

I know, but my iPod's predictive dictionary causes some unintentionally hilarious sentences and it usually changes words even when they are right. It sucks.

Man, good luck trying to find GOOD games at a decent price. Most of the games listed here are hard to find in used game stores and very expensive if you go on ebay. By the way, now would be a good time for someone to prove me wrong and point me in the right direction to add Saturn games to my collection.

Man, good luck trying to find GOOD games at a decent price. Most of the games listed here are hard to find in used game stores and very expensive if you go on ebay. By the way, now would be a good time for someone to prove me wrong and point me in the right direction to add Saturn games to my collection.

KPAXMAN

the games I listed are not expensive even the Japanese imports.

that whole "Saturn games are too expensive" thing is absolutly rediculous, the expensive games are usually some of the rare games like Panzer Saga and Burning Rangers , or some of the Japanese shmups. the majority of games don't even cost that much .

some more "cheap" games , note that these prices are lifted straight out of Ebay UK

Virtua Fighter 2 - £3.99

Duke Nukem 3D - 12.99

Winter Heat - JP version £3 . PAL version is about £6 (last time I saw it)

Athlete Kings/Decathelte - £3.99

Sega Rally - £3.99

Daytona USA - £3.49

Virtua Cop 1 - £7.99

Virtua Cop 2- £5.99

and some other prices

Quake - £8.99

Last Bronx - 9.99

Fighters Megamix - £8.99

Soviet Strike - £5.99

Resident Evil - £12.99

Street Fighter Alpha - £9.00

Street Fighter Alpha 2 - £11,99

Virtual On - £9.99

Tomb Raider - £4.99

and this is just games released in the US and Europe, I didn't even get into the Japanese imports

so much for the "Saturn is too expensive" rubbish that people mention.....

The only place where the Lobotomy FPS games are cheap is Britain, and as far as I know they're all PAL optimised too so no importing available for outside of Europe.

Those games sold like crap in the US, I remember reading an interview once where Lobotomy effectively said the only thing keeping them going were their British sales.

The only place where the Lobotomy FPS games are cheap is Britain, and as far as I know they're all PAL optimised too so no importing available for outside of Europe.

Those games sold like crap in the US, I remember reading an interview once where Lobotomy effectively said the only thing keeping them going were their British sales.

Domino_slayer

Yeah like many people were saying before, the 4 in 1 cart is a MUST for the Saturn. It will allow you to play all of the Japanese imports, like those awesome space shooters that weren't released outside of Japan.Also check out Crusader no Remorse. That game is fantastic, the controlls take a while to get used to, but that game is very fun. It's basically in the same format as the first two Fallout games. Shining Force 3 is another good RPG. Clockwork Knight, and Rayman are arguebly the best platformers on the system, defintley some of the hardest though.

dude you are so lucky.ive been looking for one of those for a while now.

I just bought panzer dragoon saga.

At first I was going to stop playing with the grainy graphics but after a while the game became immensly fun.
If you can find it then buy it..

I got my Saturn a few years ago for around 40 bucks inluding 6 games. In the meantime, I have spent far more money on Saturn games and peripherals.

First I got a 3D Pad for Nights, then I got Panzer Saga for around 100 $ (it was totally worth it!) plus Guardian Heroes for 40$, and finally I bought a 4 in 1 cart because I was afraid that I might lose my precious Panzer Saga saves ;)

Nice system, although I did not find many games that I wanted to play for a longer time. I might give Guardian Heroes another try soon though. I also have to beat Panzer Dragoon I and II.

A Sega Saturn! The first 32-bit CD system that did beat the Sony Playstation to market a good plan to launch early. But Sega was not able to make its plans for the Sega Saturn work out. Which is unfortunate.

I remember wanting the Sega Saturn and Virtua Fighter. way back in 1994...

Congrats man! You're so lucky

Step one: Learn Japanese

Step two: Import Import Import

I should have never traded my saturn in when the Dreamcast was released :( I really should buy another.

ebay is your friend if you been lookin for one for long ,i missed my first opertunity down the road from me lol i saw one in a box! in its box and 9 games at the pawn for 50 games sold sepertlly of course, i paid 50 for mine on ebay and it came with 3 games

i got 5 games now for it those are hard to find to be honest in my region , unless i pay 14 plus at the pawn 60 miles from me

I have fun with my Saturn. It's definetly worth the $50 it's going for. Great arcade hits on it. Some recommended games that aren't Japanese imports and won't cost you an arm and a leg:

• Clockwork Knight 1 & 2 (Platformer)
• Darius Gaiden (Shoot Em Up)
• Galactic Attack (Shoot Em Up)
• Daytona Racing USA (Racing)
• Panzer Dragoon (On-Rails/3rd Person Shooter)
• Panzer Dragoon: Zwei (On-Rails/3rd Person Shooter)
• Resident Evil (Survival-Horror)
• Shinobi Legions (Action-Platformer)
• Sonic 3D Blast (Platformer)
• Virtua Cop 1 & 2 (On-Rails Arcade Shooter)
• X-Men: Children of the Atom (Fighting Game)

[QUOTE="spawnassasin"]

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

KillerJuan77

It's a pretty flawed game, but it's fairly interesting.

Also, first, get an Action Replay 4M Auto Plus, it works as a Memory Card, as a cheating device (Or to have red blood on The House Of The Dead XD), an import loader (Your Saturn will be region free) and a 4MB RAM cartridge. You can get one here: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-k8-49-en-70-1b2.html

Then, get this games:

- Virtua Fighter 2 (It may look bad nowadays but it's an incredibly deep game)

- Nights Into Dreams (Get it with a 3D controller)

- The House Of The Dead (The US version is rare, but you can get the japanese version for 10-20 bucks including shipping and it's almost completely in english)

- Dragon Force (Pretty rare too, but it's fairly good)

- Panzer Dragoon I & II (Truly amazing rail shooters)

- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Quite possibly the greatest Sega Saturn game ever made and on the best RPG's in gaming history and it's also one of the most rare games of all time, but if you can find it for 160-200 dollars then get it, it's magnificent and I doubt that we'll ever see a re-release or a port)

- Exodus (Fairly decent FPS with some of the best looking graphics on the Saturn, it's a PAL exclusive, but it's great and it's pretty cheap too)

- Enemy Zero (Many people hated it due to it's difficulty and learning curve, but it's really good and it's pretty cheap too, unless you want the US version which is the same as the japanese one, a truly unique game with a fantastic sound design and Fumito Ueda, the director of Ico and SotC was an animator on the game)

- X-Men: Children Of The Atom (Fantastic fighting game, it's not rare, it's not super cheap either, but it's really good, smooth and shows the Saturn's fantastic 2-D processing)

- Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (A japan exclusive, but it's not that expensive or complex so it's fairly import friendly, I love this game, the graphics are amazing, the fighting system is perfect IMO and it shows the power of the Saturn combined with the 4MB RAM)

Those are some decent choices for your Saturn.

This ...... thread has increased since I was last here, and failed to submit a reply due to GameSpot's terrible message board functionality. I want to reply to so much, but I can't do it in one post, because it always says my HTML is fudged up, when I know it isn't.

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

spawnassasin

NOTE: Since the time I first wrote this, I have bought D. I haven't played it yet.

congrats, its a great system to have , what games did you get for it?

Darkman2007

[QUOTE="spawnassasin"]

i remember my uncle used to play D on that thing all the time

KillerJuan77

Man, good luck trying to find GOOD games at a decent price. Most of the games listed here are hard to find in used game stores and very expensive if you go on ebay. By the way, now would be a good time for someone to prove me wrong and point me in the right direction to add Saturn games to my collection.

KPAXMAN

dude you are so lucky.ive been looking for one of those for a while now.

janson2185

I just bought panzer dragoon saga.

At first I was going to stop playing with the grainy graphics but after a while the game became immensly fun.
If you can find it then buy it..

Kcube

HEY! If you don't want it, GIVE IT TO ME! LOL

Oh ... GOD -- look at this idiot:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Panzer-Dragoon-Saga-SEGA-Saturn-Factory-Sealed-NEW-/180542220020?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item2a0927a6f4

you can get that game for about £100 (about 150-200 dollars) , no point in ever spending that much money, even if it is factory sealed and all.

in regards to the light gun question , you don't have to have a light gun , you can just play with a regular controller, but thats not as fun. Im not sure about HoTD ,

but Virtua Cop 1 and Virtua Cop 2, actually let you use the Saturn mouse rather then a controller or a gun. you could always try the mouse too, its not expensive,

and yes, the Saturn had a 3D analog controller which quite a few of the later games used , its not necessary, but it helps quite alot with games like Nights Into Dreams and Burning Rangers.

I wouldnt go for Marvel Superheroes, you may as well go for one of the Vs games, even if they are Japan only,

as mentioned, you will need a way to play Japanese games, either through an action replay 4in1 cartridge, or some other way, but I would suggest finding a way to play JP games, since thats the way to get 100% out of your Saturn .

also some games which are quite expensive in their US/PAL versions , are more affordable in the JP versions.

if you need a list of some good, affordable Saturn imports , I would be glad to help.

I've got two games which you might be (and other Saturn fans) interested to play, and might not have heard of. Although, I very much think that you will.

Silhouette Mirage & Sexy Parodius

They both look awesome, and if I can acquire the imports, I very much will.

Although, there's a PS1 version of Silhouette Mirage, which I should probably shoot for instead. I'd want to get the unreleased-to-the-States Saturn version since I know the Saturn doesa much better job of handling 2D games than the PS1 does. Although, I'd also want to get the PS1 version because I'd be interested to read/hear the silly dialogue, and it would all be in Japanese if I got the import. I own Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Mega Man X4, on the PS1, and they both have Saturn versions; so why not have Silhouette Mirage, too? Right? Supposedly, the Saturn version of 'Symphony' is superior for having two extra areas, and another "Familiar," but I'm content with my PS1 version. Now, I don't know if MMX4 is better on the Saturn, or not. THAT is something you could tell me.

Also, what is wrong with Marvel Superheroes? That game is loads of fun.

I've got two games which you might be (and other Saturn fans) interested to play, and might not have heard of. Although, I very much think that you will.

Silhouette Mirage & Sexy Parodius

They both look awesome, and if I can acquire the imports, I very much will.

Although, there's a PS1 version of Silhouette Mirage, which I should probably shoot for instead. I'd want to get the unreleased-to-the-States Saturn version since I know the Saturn doesa much better job of handling 2D games than the PS1 does. Although, I'd also want to get the PS1 version because I'd be interested to read/hear the silly dialogue, and it would all be in Japanese if I got the import. I own Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Mega Man X4, on the PS1, and they both have Saturn versions; so why not have Silhouette Mirage, too? Right? Supposedly, the Saturn version of 'Symphony' is superior for having two extra areas, and another "Familiar," but I'm content with my PS1 version. Now, I don't know if MMX4 is better on the Saturn, or not. THAT is something you could tell me.

Also, what is wrong with Marvel Superheroes? That game is loads of fun.

Old_Schooler_Dan

Man, good luck trying to find GOOD games at a decent price. Most of the games listed here are hard to find in used game stores and very expensive if you go on ebay. By the way, now would be a good time for someone to prove me wrong and point me in the right direction to add Saturn games to my collection.

KPAXMAN

Step one: Learn Japanese

Step two: Import Import Import

VendettaRed07

I got my first Saturn back in 2004, but recently got a japanese saturn this last winter. You will thoroughly enjoy this system, I know I have :)

[QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

Step one: Learn Japanese

Step two: Import Import Import

godzillavskong

yes, an action replay 4 in 1 is what you need

and no you don't need to learn Japanese, I certainly didn't and I did just fine, heck I even play some Japanese RPGs and still manage to enjoy them (especially if they have an online translation guide like Shining Force 3)

of course knowing Japanese will give you a certain advantage, but for most games its not needed, in fact alot of games have English menus (which is all you need if its a fighting game or shmup)

and the whole "Saturn games are too expensive" thing is somewhat unfounded, yes the Saturn is not as cheap as something like the NES in the US or the Master System here, but its not exactly expensive.

you mentioned 2 games, both of which are known to be expensive in their US and PAL formats (in fact Albert Odyssey never got a PAL release), due to their cult status, the Japanese versions are actually pretty cheap

though admittedly Saturn games have been rising in price lately, Ive been checking around and PAL Resident Evil costs £12-15 now, when just a few years ago it cost £8

just as an example , I recently got Exhumed/Powerslave for the Saturn , a very good FPS game for...... £3 (and that includes shipping)

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="VendettaRed07"]

Step one: Learn Japanese

Step two: Import Import Import

Darkman2007

yes, an action replay 4 in 1 is what you need

and no you don't need to learn Japanese, I certainly didn't and I did just fine, heck I even play some Japanese RPGs and still manage to enjoy them (especially if they have an online translation guide like Shining Force 3)

of course knowing Japanese will give you a certain advantage, but for most games its not needed, in fact alot of games have English menus (which is all you need if its a fighting game or shmup)

and the whole "Saturn games are too expensive" thing is somewhat unfounded, yes the Saturn is not as cheap as something like the NES in the US or the Master System here, but its not exactly expensive.

you mentioned 2 games, both of which are known to be expensive in their US and PAL formats (in fact Albert Odyssey never got a PAL release), due to their cult status, the Japanese versions are actually pretty cheap

though admittedly Saturn games have been rising in price lately, Ive been checking around and PAL Resident Evil costs £12-15 now, when just a few years ago it cost £8

just as an example , I recently got Exhumed/Powerslave for the Saturn , a very good FPS game for...... £3 (and that includes shipping)

Id say its a combination of more popularity and the fact that people are starting to expect to pay alot.

if someone is willing to give you alot of money, you will take it. if sellers found out they can't get away with high prices, they would lower them , its just that there are people who will easily throw too much money at a game.