Should I sell my Saturn to buy a Dreamcast?

for that....about £50 , the console itself would be worth 20-30 on its own (at most) , but apart from PDZ , all of those games can be bought for well under £10 , so 50 is about what I would pay for it (maybe a bit more if everything was in absolute top condition)

I'd say if you have anymore DC games in mind then yes, just those 3 seem a bit too little to trade in your Saturn for, since two of them can be found on the PC. Dudersaper

I'd say if you have anymore DC games in mind then yes, just those 3 seem a bit too little to trade in your Saturn for, since two of them can be found on the PC. Dudersaper

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"]I'd say if you have anymore DC games in mind then yes, just those 3 seem a bit too little to trade in your Saturn for, since two of them can be found on the PC. Nismology

I think the Saturn is a lot better system then the DC, but if you want to get one then just do it.

[QUOTE="Nismology"] Does Phantasy Star online have a (good) single player mode? In fact, does anybody have any dreamcast recommendations?Dudersaper

I think you mean DOA2, DOA was a Saturn/PS1 game

something else to note is that if hes planning to get a VGA cable for his Dreamcast, he won't be able to play Skies of Arcadia PAL , its one of those games that won't run on it no matter what.

No, you should keep your saturn and save up to buy a Dreamcast. The Saturn is too good a system to sell and if you do you will just end up regreting it later and probably rebuying it down the road.

I would not sell a Saturn to get a Dreamcast. I would find another means of making money and buy a Dreamcast, and hold onto my Saturn.

I seriously regret selling all my childhood video games. I must have traded in 500 games, an NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1, Saturn, Dreamcast, 3 PS2s, 4 Xboxs, 2 Gamecubes, and a ton of other stuff. Looking back, I wish I still had all that, and now I find myself rebuying a lot of the stuff which sucks. I don't trade or sell anything anymore, not even the worst games in the world that I know for a fact I'll never play again, just cause I'm so pissed at myself for trading and selling my other stuff. I have a no sell/trade policy, no exceptions.

I would not sell a Saturn to get a Dreamcast. I would find another means of making money and buy a Dreamcast, and hold onto my Saturn.

I seriously regret selling all my childhood video games. I must have traded in 500 games, an NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1, Saturn, Dreamcast, 3 PS2s, 4 Xboxs, 2 Gamecubes, and a ton of other stuff. Looking back, I wish I still had all that, and now I find myself rebuying a lot of the stuff which sucks. I don't trade or sell anything anymore, not even the worst games in the world that I know for a fact I'll never play again, just cause I'm so pissed at myself for trading and selling my other stuff. I have a no sell/trade policy, no exceptions.

arkephonic

This. I feel you, I have probably traded or sold 3 times the amount of games I currently own since I was a kid, and most of it I have rebought over the years.

No, you should keep your saturn and save up to buy a Dreamcast. The Saturn is too good a system to sell and if you do you will just end up regreting it later and probably rebuying it down the road.

Shenmue_Jehuty

You might get more on the games if you sell them on Ebay, I heard Panzer Dragoon is worth quite a bit online

You might get more on the games if you sell them on Ebay, I heard Panzer Dragoon is worth quite a bit online

benleslie5

[QUOTE="benleslie5"]

You might get more on the games if you sell them on Ebay, I heard Panzer Dragoon is worth quite a bit online

Nismology

he isn't right, Panzer Dragoon is generally very cheap.

its Panzer Saga hes probably thinking of, that game can go for £100+ , although I got it for £60

[QUOTE="Shenmue_Jehuty"]

No, you should keep your saturn and save up to buy a Dreamcast. The Saturn is too good a system to sell and if you do you will just end up regreting it later and probably rebuying it down the road.

Nismology

Nostalgia aside, the Saturn is a great system, however you are right about it being expensive, import or domestic. However, if you're thinking about saving money with the Dreamcast, good luck. Some of the better titles such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Power Stone, Project Justice, Sonic Adventure 2, and Last Blade 2 are pretty expensive for retro titles as well. Of course, there are cheap titles like Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure, and Soul Caliber, but the same could be said for the Saturn as well. But it's your money and your systems so if you'd like you can trade your Saturn in for a Saturn, but beware, myself and many others on here have sold great systems like the Saturn and regretted it down the road.

not true, most Saturn games are fairly affordable, unless the only games you go for are the likes of Panzer Saga and some of the rarer shmups.

people like to focus on the 10% of games which are expensive, rather then the 90% which are not expensive (and those include alot of quality games)

although the DC is cheaper overall, though it has its expensive games too.

If you're REALLY feeling torn over ditching the Saturn, don't do it. Dreamcasts are cheap and the only way to enjoy a Saturn game is via the console, as emulation is still in its infancy. I don't have that many games to play on Saturn seeing as I practically spent 2.5 years of my childhood on it. But I recalled having never played Clockwork Knight's sequel and I suddenly got the urge to do just that. The first one ended with a cliffhanger and all. My console is around but the laser is dead. Tried to emulate it and the software kept crashing.

Regarding your PSP-Vita potential buy, I'd say hold it off. I was gonna get a 3DS once KH3D or Layton VS Wright was released while prior buying Tales of Abyss and Resident Evil Revelations just in case the games are nowhere to be found once I actually bought the handheld. However, I caved in last week and thought what the heck, bought the handheld along with its version of Sonic Generations, and I'm here to report that the handheld is still in its box while the game's still wrapped in its plastic. This is mostly due to me not having time nor motivation to play the handheld but that's besides the point. I haven't unboxed it but it's collecting dust all the same. Once I get my hands on Resident Evil however...

I think my point comes across.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] if he feels he doesn't like the system , its his choice, at least he tried it .Nismology

buy other games for it.

not true, most Saturn games are fairly affordable, unless the only games you go for are the likes of Panzer Saga and some of the rarer shmups.

people like to focus on the 10% of games which are expensive, rather then the 90% which are not expensive (and those include alot of quality games)

although the DC is cheaper overall, though it has its expensive games too.

Darkman2007

I think it depends of your definition of cheap; in my opinion cheap for a retro game is less than $10, and while games like Virtua fighter, Virtua Fighter 2, Nights, and a few other great titles on the Saturn fall within this cheap range, most other games that fall within this range are games either not worth playing or sports games that were great in their time, but not so much now. I used to own a NTSC Saturn many years ago and I remember buying games for that system bled me dry, and I never owned anything really valuable like Gardian Heros, House of the Dead, Panzer Dragoon Saga, or anything within that $60+ price range. For the quality titles, I was consistently paying $20+ for about 75% of the games I was purchasing, and that was looking for the best deals possible on Ebay and in local game stores. Now, it seems to be even worse than it was when I was buying these games back in 2004/2005.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

not true, most Saturn games are fairly affordable, unless the only games you go for are the likes of Panzer Saga and some of the rarer shmups.

people like to focus on the 10% of games which are expensive, rather then the 90% which are not expensive (and those include alot of quality games)

although the DC is cheaper overall, though it has its expensive games too.

Shenmue_Jehuty

I think it depends of your definition of cheap; in my opinion cheap for a retro game is less than $10, and while games like Virtua fighter, Virtua Fighter 2, Nights, and a few other great titles on the Saturn fall within this cheap range, most other games that fall within this range are games either not worth playing or sports games that were great in their time, but not so much now. I used to own a NTSC Saturn many years ago and I remember buying games for that system bled me dry, and I never owned anything really valuable like Gardian Heros, House of the Dead, Panzer Dragoon Saga, or anything within that $60+ price range. For the quality titles, I was consistently paying $20+ for about 75% of the games I was purchasing, and that was looking for the best deals possible on Ebay and in local game stores. Now, it seems to be even worse than it was when I was buying these games back in 2004/2005.

under 10$ is pretty unrealistic in terms of expections, for most consoles, honestly, apart from something like the US NES, I can't think of any game consoles where you can expect most games to cost under 10 dollars.

Im talking more in the £10ish , for me thats not expensive.

I strongly recommend you at least give Panzer Dragoon Zwei and NiGHTS and a try first. Who knows, you might change your mind.

under 10 is pretty unrealistic in terms of expections, for most consoles, honestly, apart from something like the US NES, I can't think of any game consoles where you can expect most games to cost under 10 dollars. Im talking more in the 10ish , for me thats not expensive.Darkman2007

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]under 10 is pretty unrealistic in terms of expections, for most consoles, honestly, apart from something like the US NES, I can't think of any game consoles where you can expect most games to cost under 10 dollars. Im talking more in the 10ish , for me thats not expensive.Nismology

[QUOTE="Shenmue_Jehuty"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

not true, most Saturn games are fairly affordable, unless the only games you go for are the likes of Panzer Saga and some of the rarer shmups.

people like to focus on the 10% of games which are expensive, rather then the 90% which are not expensive (and those include alot of quality games)

although the DC is cheaper overall, though it has its expensive games too.

Darkman2007

I think it depends of your definition of cheap; in my opinion cheap for a retro game is less than $10, and while games like Virtua fighter, Virtua Fighter 2, Nights, and a few other great titles on the Saturn fall within this cheap range, most other games that fall within this range are games either not worth playing or sports games that were great in their time, but not so much now. I used to own a NTSC Saturn many years ago and I remember buying games for that system bled me dry, and I never owned anything really valuable like Gardian Heros, House of the Dead, Panzer Dragoon Saga, or anything within that $60+ price range. For the quality titles, I was consistently paying $20+ for about 75% of the games I was purchasing, and that was looking for the best deals possible on Ebay and in local game stores. Now, it seems to be even worse than it was when I was buying these games back in 2004/2005.

under 10$ is pretty unrealistic in terms of expections, for most consoles, honestly, apart from something like the US NES, I can't think of any game consoles where you can expect most games to cost under 10 dollars.

Im talking more in the £10ish , for me thats not expensive.

I guess I'm just really cheap because I manage to find most of my games valuable or not for less than $10. However, Saturn games are something I rarely come across in the places I get my deals on games, so if you're looking to build your saturn collection, yo can either be very patient and persistent and try and find them at thrift stores and garage sales, or you can do the Ebay/Amazon thing which gets very expensive in terms of Saturn games. I've found the same for Dreamcast and Turbo-Graphix games as well.

saturn is not expensive at all on ebay. games like virtua fighter 2, sega rally, daytona usa, virtua cop, fighters megamix, I don't know what genres you like but most games can be found under 10$

saturn is not expensive at all on ebay. games like virtua fighter 2, sega rally, daytona usa, virtua cop, fighters megamix, I don't know what genres you like but most games can be found under 10$

bultje112

You pretty much mentioned all the games that ever sell below $10 on Ebay for the Saturn, with the exception of the many outdated sports games. Compare that with the hundreds of other games on the Saturn that go for $15+, you're spending a lot of dough on games. I know because I used to buy tons of domestic Saturn games on Ebay, and aside from the games you mentioned everything else I bought was typically $20+; Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Shinobi Legions, Contra, Clockwork Knights, Sega Ages, Burning Rangers, Area 51, and I could go on and on. The Saturn is not a cheap system to collect for, at least going through Ebay, Amazon, or game stores, unless your definition of cheap is $20 to $40.

If you do it, do not forget about MARS MATRIX! :D

Saturn is definitely quite pricey compared to other older consoles. The majority of its better games are 20+$, with a big chunk costing quite a bit more then that.

[QUOTE="bultje112"]

saturn is not expensive at all on ebay. games like virtua fighter 2, sega rally, daytona usa, virtua cop, fighters megamix, I don't know what genres you like but most games can be found under 10$

Shenmue_Jehuty

You pretty much mentioned all the games that ever sell below $10 on Ebay for the Saturn, with the exception of the many outdated sports games. Compare that with the hundreds of other games on the Saturn that go for $15+, you're spending a lot of dough on games. I know because I used to buy tons of domestic Saturn games on Ebay, and aside from the games you mentioned everything else I bought was typically $20+; Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Shinobi Legions, Contra, Clockwork Knights, Sega Ages, Burning Rangers, Area 51, and I could go on and on. The Saturn is not a cheap system to collect for, at least going through Ebay, Amazon, or game stores, unless your definition of cheap is $20 to $40.

20$ is also cheap yes. 60$ is expensive as it's the cost of a new game