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Weird and beautiful Sega Saturn games
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Quick anecdote. The Saturn was the first console I ever modded to play Japanese games and use the expanded RAM cartridge. I ended up selling it back in the day, man, I wish I would have held onto it.
Fighting Vipers
had really weird and beautiful character design with breakable armors. Released in 1995.
Thats not the saturn version tho. Looks like the Model 2 arcade version.
JPN Saturn ver.
capture card grabs
off screen pics
This thread made me order a modded Saturn.
But then I checked game prices and they're all astronomically high for old games, so I cancelled it.
One day...
But then I checked game prices and they're all astronomically high for old games, so I cancelled it.
One day...
how is the feda remake? I tried to play the SNES version years ago but the translation was still buggy.
Clockwork Knight 2 is a legit good improvement over the first game.
Clockwork Knight
released in 1995, with an artstyle inspired by Toy Story.
game predates Toy Story in Japan.
True, I think many people hating on the series only played the first one. It seemed more common.
Here's another style over substance 2D Platformer from the Saturn:
Tryrush Deppy
it's like Tempo mixed with the cab from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Tryrush Deppy
it's like Tempo mixed with the cab from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Has the homebrew and indie scene picked up the torch? I know Genesis and Dreamcast projects are still being made today (Micro Mages on NES too). Would love an alternate reality where a NiGHTs sequel is on Saturn hardware. Or, any number of original games utilizing the different rendering the Saturn provided to make truly unique experiences.
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Here is a canceled Sega Saturn game:
Shenmue
Never released, but when I beat Shenmue II, I unlocked a video.
Fun fact, Shenmue I and Shenmue II are my two favourite games. Seeing that Shenmue for Saturn had story bits of both is quite something.
Sorry, guess it wasn't a good idea to try to do from my phone. Thank you for correcting me :)
In The Hunt
Side-scrolling arcade shooter developed and published by Irem. First developed for arcades, and then ported to the Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation and Windows PC.
Take a look at this homebrew project:
Sonic Z-Treme
Homebrew project playable on a real Sega Saturn, looks good :) Read more at https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-z-treme-saturn-sage-2018-demo.161/
Also, Sega Saturn got quite a few multiplatform games, one of the weird ones:
Pocket Fighter
A casual fighting game spin-off of the versus puzzle game Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, featuring super-deformed versions of numerous fighters from the Street Fighter and Darkstalkers series.
Shenmue
Never released, but when I beat Shenmue II, I unlocked a video.
Fun fact, Shenmue I and Shenmue II are my two favourite games. Seeing that Shenmue for Saturn had story bits of both is quite something.
Sorry, guess it wasn't a good idea to try to do from my phone. Thank you for correcting me :)
In The Hunt
Side-scrolling arcade shooter developed and published by Irem. First developed for arcades, and then ported to the Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation and Windows PC.
Thank you so much, makes me happy I made the thread :)
Take a look at this homebrew project:
Sonic Z-Treme
Homebrew project playable on a real Sega Saturn, looks good :) Read more at https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/sonic-z-treme-saturn-sage-2018-demo.161/
Also, Sega Saturn got quite a few multiplatform games, one of the weird ones:
Pocket Fighter
A casual fighting game spin-off of the versus puzzle game Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, featuring super-deformed versions of numerous fighters from the Street Fighter and Darkstalkers series.
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Another game my brother had and then sold....
Decathlete
Released in the arcade by Sega in 1995 with a subsequent home release on Saturn in 1996. It is called Athlete Kings in the USA and Europe. I remember it being very button mashy and fun.
SteamGear Mash
Isometric action adventure featuring occasional shooter elements released for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu S
Sport - Baseball game, developed by Konami and released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.
Decathlete
Released in the arcade by Sega in 1995 with a subsequent home release on Saturn in 1996. It is called Athlete Kings in the USA and Europe. I remember it being very button mashy and fun.
SteamGear Mash
Isometric action adventure featuring occasional shooter elements released for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu S
Sport - Baseball game, developed by Konami and released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.
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I love Decathlete! And it's sequel, Winter Heat. One game I managed to get my mother into.Another game my brother had and then sold....
Decathlete
Released in the arcade by Sega in 1995 with a subsequent home release on Saturn in 1996. It is called Athlete Kings in the USA and Europe. I remember it being very button mashy and fun.
SteamGear Mash
Isometric action adventure featuring occasional shooter elements released for the Sega Saturn in Japan.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu S
Sport - Baseball game, developed by Konami and released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.
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Oh ok, I had to check this game....
Rabbit
published by ELECTRONIC ARTS, which was released in Japan for the Sega Saturn.
Keio 2 is my jam!
In terms of weird shit that no one talks about and is beautiful in its own special way, the Game-Ware series of "digital magazines" are a fucking treat. They're weird things full of demos, interviews, small original games, comics and a shit ton of weird Japanese ads.
The night before my wedding, my friends and I all got together, drank beer, ate pizza and explored Vol 1-4 and they sure are a thing that exists.
In terms of weird shit that no one talks about and is beautiful in its own special way, the Game-Ware series of "digital magazines" are a fucking treat. They're weird things full of demos, interviews, small original games, comics and a shit ton of weird Japanese ads.
The night before my wedding, my friends and I all got together, drank beer, ate pizza and explored Vol 1-4 and they sure are a thing that exists.
Great thread *looks at my totally not burned back up disc and totally not repro from Etsy collection*
at least you can get a COUPLE of japanese games for cheap still if you have an action replay/Pseudo
at least you can get a COUPLE of japanese games for cheap still if you have an action replay/Pseudo
shining the holy ark was my favourite RPG ever. sux cos i've never met another irl human who's played it lol, i didn't even want it, i just woke up on xmas one year and my dad got it as one of my presents and said he saw me looking at it (it was kinda weird cos i don't think i asked for it so i was underwhelmed at first; never liked the other shining games cos i don't like turn based strategy), i never would've picked it out, but i loved it so much, the music is beautiful, the art was awesome, and it was a huge full fledged first person adventure which nothing else on the saturn at the time compared to. it was my ocarnia of time really as a saturn person. i usually hated RPGs back then but holy ark just did everything well even tho it was somewhat cliche i guess.
also three dirty dwarves is one of the best beatem ups of all time, that was another title that took my breath away at the time with the video clips and stuff, felt like an arcade game compared to the genesis games i was used to before
also three dirty dwarves is one of the best beatem ups of all time, that was another title that took my breath away at the time with the video clips and stuff, felt like an arcade game compared to the genesis games i was used to before
Not many got to play it. I would borrow it from my cousin. It's not in Panzer Dragoon Saga's league but I enjoyed it.
It's easily my favourite Saturn game. I played through it earlier in the year for the first time in about 15+ years. The game still holds up for me. I love the dungeon design, the Playmobile looking human characters and the amazing battle music. I found the game far more engaging than Shining Force III.
We exist! We even sometimes make our avatars out of characters that originated in the game!
I had a lot of these titles. The Saturn was the peak of my game buying . I had imported stuff up the wazoo.
So many great games listed here :)
Back in the day, I nodded my Saturn so it can play both domestic and import games.
Some of my favorites which I still own:
1) Digital Pinball: Necronomicon
2) Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators
3) Soukyugurentai, a vertical SHMUP reminiscent of M.U.S.H.A. on Genesis but amped to 11!
Back in the day, I nodded my Saturn so it can play both domestic and import games.
Some of my favorites which I still own:
1) Digital Pinball: Necronomicon
2) Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators
3) Soukyugurentai, a vertical SHMUP reminiscent of M.U.S.H.A. on Genesis but amped to 11!
Ok you guys convinced me, I gotta get a Saturn. I know of a used game shop near me that has both US an JP games. I need to know some things before I bite on a console:
1) Is there any model that isn't region locked?
2) I'm worried about the state of Saturn discs. Is there a mod I could install that allows me to rip my discs and eventually play the backups once they fail?
3) What are some of the cheaper games?
1) Is there any model that isn't region locked?
2) I'm worried about the state of Saturn discs. Is there a mod I could install that allows me to rip my discs and eventually play the backups once they fail?
3) What are some of the cheaper games?
I loved In the Hunt and Dark Savior, but my most played Saturn game were...Sega Rally and Panzer Dragoon Saga! Awesome stuff.
btw, I might have misread, but at least in japan 13 sentinels include a remaster of Princess Crown.
btw, I might have misread, but at least in japan 13 sentinels include a remaster of Princess Crown.
No and yeah, the Psuedo Saturn. It goes into the ram cart slot also works as a 4 mb one which is great if you like fighters
I'm not super sure abojt the current market so I wouldn't know, but I personally just buy them from japan and use text guides unless it's something like saga or sforce, then I'd get an English repro
From my Terra Phantastica thread
Why is this four hundred freaking dollars, jesus christ.Here's another style over substance 2D Platformer from the Saturn:
Tryrush Deppy
it's like Tempo mixed with the cab from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
i LOVE this, is this game good/worth checking out?Looks even better in motion
Someone is selling the spine of Super Tempo alone for $100 on Yahoo Auctions ...
The game itself is over 1000 USD (new) on Amazon.
God damn it.
The game itself is over 1000 USD (new) on Amazon.
God damn it.
I'd love to see a full game developed in this style.This actually showcases a trick the Saturn uses which makes it better suited for large, open world type games more like the N64 was full of, that the PSX struggled with. the Saturn could use one of the VDPs to create infinite, mode 7-like planes in hardware at zero performance cost. This let the saturn produce sprawling environments. Early saturn games would just use it like Mode 7, but Sonic Jam World shows a different way to use those planes, by compositing terrain on top of it to create complex worlds:
NiGHTS and Burning Rangers were Sonic Team showing how to create worlds on the saturn using explicit 3D geometry as opposed to using rotozoomed planes. Sonic Jam was showing how to combine the two techniques to make really large, complex worlds.
As much as I want a true 2D Saturn Sonic 4 (so basically native Mania without the level rehashing), seeing a true 3D Sonic game made to fit this aesthetic would be great.
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Wachenroder, basically SF3: Lite. Super, super linear story, so you can play with a guide with absolutely no problem.
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i bought this game after reading good reviews and i didn't like it. I still managed to finish it, but without
Wachenroder, basically SF3: Lite. Super, super linear story, so you can play with a guide with absolutely no problem.
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i bought this game after reading good reviews and i didn't like it. I still managed to finish it, but without
i m also a very big fan of this game. I prefered it to shining force 3
Excellent thread! Anyone brave enough to post the FMV 'model photographer' simulator with amazing cutscenes.
Fantastic Choice! I love the way that they used the flying to allow downwards jumping.
Also worth a mention is Sunsoft's other fighting game, Waku Waku 7.
Fantastic Choice! I love the way that they used the flying to allow downwards jumping.
Also worth a mention is Sunsoft's other fighting game, Waku Waku 7.
Ive had this saturn hooked up for months and months now. Usually ony comes out for a few weeks at a time. I really bolstered my collection this time around so that helped. I wantnto pick up a few more gamesfor it. Mothing special, just playable multiplat games to round out my collection.
I recently bought an OSSC ($120-$150) which has massively revived my love for Sega Saturn. I actually sold a few rare Saturn games to help fund it!
I could not remember the name of this but it was awesome another good game was three dirty dwarves
Three Dirty Dwarfs was really one of the better Sega Soft releases. I also love the look of this game too, with its 90's era cartoon aesthetic, well animated sprites and great use of the Saturn's scaling and 3D capabilities. The game isn't as good as something like Guardian Heroes, but still a fun beat em up.
Also really liked Scud: Disposable Assassin for the Saturn as well:
This one has aged quite a bit worse, with its dated looking CG models. But the first person shooting segments still look pretty good to me.
The weirdest western made Sega Saturn game for me, is Mr. Bones:
Visually this game does have some interesting things going on for it though. Mr. Bones himself is really a 3D model made up of simple 2D sprites for each portion of his body. The main character animates really well. It is an odd game conceptually. It makes interesting use of CG FMV, live action FMV, some 3D effects.
But off topic from westren made Saturn games, I also have to give a nod to Spiritual Assassin Taromaru, which made great use of sprites and the Saturn's 3D capabilities:
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Shining Force 3 chapter 1
I am currently playing through this for the first time, and I am loving it. It is a top srpg and only the first was translated, but back in 2013 I was in Tokyo and bought all chapters in japanese that have been fan translated :) The early polygon style in battles might be weird now, but I like it :)
I am currently playing through this for the first time, and I am loving it. It is a top srpg and only the first was translated, but back in 2013 I was in Tokyo and bought all chapters in japanese that have been fan translated :) The early polygon style in battles might be weird now, but I like it :)
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Fighters MegaMix really plays more like Fighting Vipers than it does play like Virtua Fighter. Fighters MegaMix was made using the Fighting Vipers game engine to accommodate for the armor/ walled arenas. This game also does not run in the Saturns high resolution mode, like VF2 does.
This was also, in some ways, the closest the Sega Saturn got to a Virtua Fighter 3. This game was also meant to be an introduction to Virtua Fighter 3 as well, The VF2 cast has most of their VF3 movesets in this game, and even hidden characters like Janet from Virtua Cop 2 has most of Aoi's (from VF3) movesetl. The game also has VF3's dodge move, and even has the VF3 announcer.
MegaMix is like a grabbag of every AM2 fighting game developed up to 1996. It's not a well balanced fighting game, because of it's wacky roster of characters, but I don;t think it was ever meant to be. But still one of the better 3D fighters on the system.
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