Should Sega Saturn Games Be On Virtual Console?

Since we getting the Sega Master System on Virtual Console why not we get Sega Saturn games on Virtual Console. It could cost like 1000 Wii Points like Nintendo 64 games but we may have some classics on our list and you can use neither the Classic Control or the Gamecube Controller. We may get a lot of Arcade ports since Sega Saturn is famous for those and here's the game that should be on Virtual Console.

Bug!
Bug Too!
Burning Rangers
Die Hard Arcade
Daytona USA
Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
Golden Axe: The Duel
Gale Racer (Import)
Hang-On GP '95
Highway 2000
House Of The Dead
Last Bronx
Maxiumm Force
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001
Mr. Bones
Nights into Dreams
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Primal Rage
Radiant Silvergun (Import)
Rayman
Resident Evil
Road Rash
Saturn Bomberman
Sega Rally Championship
Sega Touring Car Championship
Shining Force III
Shining the Holy Ark
Snatcher
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Space Invaders
Spot Goes To Hollywood
Super Adventure Rockman (Import)
Tetris Plus
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter Kids
Virtua Racing
Worms

Sorry for this long list because I figured that could be enough for all of that.

It's not possible until we get a hard drive.

/thread

It's not possible until we get a hard drive.

/thread

Rocky32189

ya we need a HDD at least 20GB up to 60?

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

snowman6251

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

[QUOTE="snowman6251"]

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

kenakuma

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

as long as the amount of data stored on the disks isn't ridiculously excessive there shouldn't be any problems

[QUOTE="snowman6251"]

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

kenakuma

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

Carts were many times more expensive per MB than CDs. A 650MB disc factored mere pennies into the cost, while publisher's would have to charge 60-70+USD just to make a marginal profit if they wished to use a 64MB cart (the largest and least used size made for the N64).

[QUOTE="kenakuma"][QUOTE="snowman6251"]

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

ThePlothole

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

Carts were many times more expensive per MB than CDs. A 650MB disc factored mere pennies into the cost, while a 64MB cart (the largest and least used cart size made for the N64) would easily push a game into the 60-70+USD range.

so your saying saturn games take up more space than n64? if thats the case than we would probably need a HDD for sure.

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"][QUOTE="kenakuma"][QUOTE="snowman6251"]

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

kenakuma

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

Carts were many times more expensive per MB than CDs. A 650MB disc factored mere pennies into the cost, while a 64MB cart (the largest and least used cart size made for the N64) would easily push a game into the 60-70+USD range.

so your saying saturn games take up more space than n64? if thats the case than we would probably need a HDD for sure.

Well they could take up more space. That doesn't mean they always did.

I would be really excited if Saturn was to make it on to VC.

Although it's very unlikely,there are a quite a few Sega Saturn titles that deserve more attention.

Policenauts

Silhouette Mirage

Burning Rangers

Christmas NiGHTS (with unlockable Sonic into Dreams,a really cool bonus)

Phychic Killer Taromaru

Virtual On

Guardian Heros

All really good and fun titles. It's unfortunate that so few people have played them.

I'd like to see it happen if for a few reasons:

1. The Saturn was a great system with a ton of great games that were overshadowed by the playstation. People should have an opportunity to play some of these titles.

2. Having easy access to Radiant Silvergun on the VC might make the cost of buying a complete copy of the actual import a bit cheaper. 200 bucks is pretty steep.

the sega saturn is pretty much meh. and the only games that I might want to see are the virtua cop like games which used to be in the arcades all the time and probably still are

let's focus on releasing more of the epic titles of the snes and 64 shall we. though I dont think there are any games left for the 64

the sega saturn is pretty much meh. and the only games that I might want to see are the virtua cop like games which used to be in the arcades all the time and probably still are

let's focus on releasing more of the epic titles of the snes and 64 shall we. though I dont think there are any games left for the 64

thattotally

Mario Tennis, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong 64, Mini Beetle Racing, Super Smash Bros.

[QUOTE="thattotally"]

the sega saturn is pretty much meh. and the only games that I might want to see are the virtua cop like games which used to be in the arcades all the time and probably still are

let's focus on releasing more of the epic titles of the snes and 64 shall we. though I dont think there are any games left for the 64

JAB991

Mario Tennis, Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Donkey Kong 64, Mini Beetle Racing, Super Smash Bros.

yeah I had DK 64 in mind when I wrote this but... are we really gonna see it? and you posted like what, 5 or 6 games, of which half are crap. and I already own super smash, played it to the end when all we had was the 64 back at the beach house

[QUOTE="kenakuma"][QUOTE="ThePlothole"][QUOTE="kenakuma"][QUOTE="snowman6251"]

they did N64 games I think they can handle the sega saturn.

why not. some games up there I might play

ThePlothole

it sounds like that would make sense, but saturn was disc based and n64 was cartridge based so maybe that effects it in some way? im not sure...

Carts were many times more expensive per MB than CDs. A 650MB disc factored mere pennies into the cost, while a 64MB cart (the largest and least used cart size made for the N64) would easily push a game into the 60-70+USD range.

so your saying saturn games take up more space than n64? if thats the case than we would probably need a HDD for sure.

Well they could take up more space. That doesn't mean they always did.

It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.manicfoot

I agree.

Since there are some CD based TG-16 games on the VC, I don't see why Saturn games couldn't fit also.

But to answer the original question, OF COURSE!

I hate Treasure for not letting me play Radiant Silvergun, and this is their chance for redemption.

...Who am I kidding? I can't hate Treasure no matter what they do wrong.

It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.manicfoot

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

[QUOTE="manicfoot"]It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.yowvapa2

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

The way VC is selling its worth it to put any console on it.

[QUOTE="yowvapa2"]

[QUOTE="manicfoot"]It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.Cyber-

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

The way VC is selling its worth it to put any console on it.

It really doesn't make business sense in this case. The Saturn was a huge failure in America and Europe and symbolised the beginning of the end for Sega. It would take a lot of investment to get Saturn games up and running on Wii because it was an insanely complicated system with 2 processors (this is why NiGHTS is being re-made on the PS2 and not ported over) AND on top of that you'll have to get around Wii's memory limitations.

Since the Saturn failed in America and Europe you can presume that the only place the Saturn games would sell reasonably well on VC would be in Japan, where it was fairly successful. I think Sega want to forget about the Saturn. I seriously doubt they're gonna be all "hey! look at this! This console nearly RUINED US"

[QUOTE="Cyber-"][QUOTE="yowvapa2"]

[QUOTE="manicfoot"]It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.manicfoot

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

The way VC is selling its worth it to put any console on it.

It really doesn't make business sense in this case. The Saturn was a huge failure in America and Europe and symbolised the beginning of the end for Sega. It would take a lot of investment to get Saturn games up and running on Wii because it was an insanely complicated system with 2 processors (this is why NiGHTS is being re-made on the PS2 and not ported over) AND on top of that you'll have to get around Wii's memory limitations.

Since the Saturn failed in America and Europe you can presume that the only place the Saturn games would sell reasonably well on VC would be in Japan, where it was fairly successful. I think Sega want to forget about the Saturn. I seriously doubt they're gonna be all "hey! look at this! This console nearly RUINED US"

[QUOTE="manicfoot"][QUOTE="Cyber-"][QUOTE="yowvapa2"]

[QUOTE="manicfoot"]It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.ag1052

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

The way VC is selling its worth it to put any console on it.

It really doesn't make business sense in this case. The Saturn was a huge failure in America and Europe and symbolised the beginning of the end for Sega. It would take a lot of investment to get Saturn games up and running on Wii because it was an insanely complicated system with 2 processors (this is why NiGHTS is being re-made on the PS2 and not ported over) AND on top of that you'll have to get around Wii's memory limitations.

Since the Saturn failed in America and Europe you can presume that the only place the Saturn games would sell reasonably well on VC would be in Japan, where it was fairly successful. I think Sega want to forget about the Saturn. I seriously doubt they're gonna be all "hey! look at this! This console nearly RUINED US"

Yes, but emulating Turbographix on Wii would have been a pretty painless process. Emulating the Saturn would take a LOT more time and effort so I don't see it happening. I'm not saying the Saturn is a waste of time or anything. It is a very under rated system with some great games but I think it is highly unlikely we will see any of its great games on VC. It'll be too hard for them to do.

It's not possible until we get a hard drive.

/thread

Rocky32189

[QUOTE="ag1052"][QUOTE="manicfoot"][QUOTE="Cyber-"][QUOTE="yowvapa2"]

[QUOTE="manicfoot"]It is very unlikely. The Saturn is such a complex system it would take too much time and effort to emulate on any system. Plus 512mb just isn'tpractical for CD based games. Even with compression.manicfoot

Even if the Wii receives a hard-drive and a memory upgrade, it may not play Saturn games because of its complexity. I believe that was its undoing because developers felt that the Saturn was a difficult console to make games for. This is why not that many games were developed on it, and was a major mistake that will eventually bring about Sega's downfall in the console-making business.

The way VC is selling its worth it to put any console on it.

It really doesn't make business sense in this case. The Saturn was a huge failure in America and Europe and symbolised the beginning of the end for Sega. It would take a lot of investment to get Saturn games up and running on Wii because it was an insanely complicated system with 2 processors (this is why NiGHTS is being re-made on the PS2 and not ported over) AND on top of that you'll have to get around Wii's memory limitations.

Since the Saturn failed in America and Europe you can presume that the only place the Saturn games would sell reasonably well on VC would be in Japan, where it was fairly successful. I think Sega want to forget about the Saturn. I seriously doubt they're gonna be all "hey! look at this! This console nearly RUINED US"

Yes, but emulating Turbographix on Wii would have been a pretty painless process. Emulating the Saturn would take a LOT more time and effort so I don't see it happening. I'm not saying the Saturn is a waste of time or anything. It is a very under rated system with some great games but I think it is highly unlikely we will see any of its great games on VC. It'll be too hard for them to do.

Trust me there would be a practical way to do it. There are a few games they could do and they would be awsome. If nothing else they can be remade on VC. My point is were moving towards that right now as more systems join the VC wagon.

Every compan should want to jam every console they can onto VC. I dont know what the hell is wrong with Atari and some other companies.Cyber-

Agreed. I want the Atari systems on the VC.

[QUOTE="Cyber-"]Every compan should want to jam every console they can onto VC. I dont know what the hell is wrong with Atari and some other companies.dodgersfan7800

Agreed. I want the Atari systems on the VC.

Since we getting the Sega Master System on Virtual Console why not we get Sega Saturn games on Virtual Console. It could cost like 1000 Wii Points like Nintendo 64 games but we may have some classics on our list and you can use neither the Classic Control or the Gamecube Controller. We may get a lot of Arcade ports since Sega Saturn is famous for those and here's the game that should be on Virtual Console.

Bug!
Bug Too!
Burning Rangers
Die Hard Arcade
Daytona USA
Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
Golden Axe: The Duel
Gale Racer (Import)
Hang-On GP '95
Highway 2000
House Of The Dead
Last Bronx
Maxiumm Force
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001
Mr. Bones
Nights into Dreams
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Primal Rage
Radiant Silvergun (Import)
Rayman
Resident Evil
Road Rash
Saturn Bomberman
Sega Rally Championship
Sega Touring Car Championship
Shining Force III
Shining the Holy Ark
Snatcher
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Space Invaders
Spot Goes To Hollywood
Super Adventure Rockman (Import)
Tetris Plus
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter Kids
Virtua Racing
Worms

Sorry for this long list because I figured that could be enough for all of that.

Negemite

I'd like to see Dark Savior and Dragon Force, which were two of the best on the Saturn in my opinion.

Look, Discs hold 700 MB and N64 games hold 20-50 MB except for a few select few like RE 2 which held 128 MB or something like that. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY Saturn games are going to show up for 3 reasons 1. The Wii has no storage capacity capable of handling 700 MB downloads 2. Think of the humongous hassle of downloading a 700 MB file if your internet isnt too fast (Yeah I know Xbox live has huge files, but I just think Nintendo cares a little more about customer satisfaction), and 3. most arent too good to begin with, but yeah I definitely wouldnt mind seeing Knights and Panzer Dragoon/Saga show up on the Wii.sirfrieden

Actually even the cart thhat held RE2 was only 64MB. (it used considerably more compression vs other versions of the game)

you would need a new vc controller wouldnt you?ag1052

THE N64 had just as many face buttons, and one more shoulder button, as the saturn controller.

Yes it would be really nice if this was possible. People that had never heard of the saturn before could experience games like panzer dragoon, dragon force, guardian heroes, NIGHTS, Virua Fighter 2, Fighters Megamix and virtua cop to name but a few... But as mentioned above the complexity of the saturn hardware itself would make it impossible for the wii to run an emulator at a decent framerate. Even on the pc there is only one decently working emulator and it needs at least a 2.0 ghz dual core cpu and 1gb of Ram to run at a good framerate. The wii is much slower than that and has only 64mb of ram. Then there is also the storage limit, as the wii has only 512 mb of memory and a saturn game would take up at least 600mb of memory...

sega is all about making money we already have nearly every important sega game on the VC even a few on the VC arcade

i never had a chance to play theSaturn will it be on who knows can the wii hold the games with the Sd card save functioni don't see why not if they can program the games right.

now with the topic on VC sales i don't see them selling well in america or ero because companies are not making as many VC games as in japan its also dieing over there but mostly because of the fact in japan they have 579 VC games over are 363

The more systems we have on the VC, the better.