I've had the original japanese release for a few years, ended up picking up netlink anyway since my comic shop had it CIB for $15
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Sega Saturn Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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Laevateinn
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As annoying as it is to walk back and forth until Melody has Aura level 3, the Hattari is a little cute.
I've had by far the highest success rate with the Mednafen Saturn core in Retroarch. It plays every single game I have (50+). I'm not sure if you can run the games right off the disc though. I ripped everything.
that dungeon has great music! them Hattari's are great for farming exp but when they drop their hat and run....
I'm guessing you mean the cheap ones, because a lot are not cheap.
Whats always surprised me with that game is the Electronic Arts publishing.
Beat the game once > unlock the zooming option > turn off the zoom > enjoy it even more.
Valkerionseven
Member
I live in Japan remember, a lot of the games I would want are fairly cheap all things considered (though the going rate in my town seems to start at 500yen at the biggest shop (250 at the others)
I swear I need a baby's first SS emulator guide guys, I can't get any of them to even start/open. -why can't this be simple!-
Found copies of Virtua Cop, Fighters Mega Mix, and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter yesterday. So far been playing them at my friends bar since he has a million retro game consoles set up but eventually think I will just buy a console myself if I can't get the emulator working this holiday break. @.@ Now at 6 games for a console I've never owned haha. bye bye paycheck.
D.Lo
Member
Sega first party, dating sims, text heavy RPGs and the odd very common Capcom games are cheap.
After that it moves through the following price brackets: Super Famicom prices -> PC Engine prices -> My daughter does not go to university because I bought Hyper Duel.
Well like I've mentioned before, a lot of Saturn classics are still cheap if you go import route.
Sega Rally
Virtua Cop
Virtua Fighter 2
House of the Dead
Virtual On
Last Bronx
Nights into Dreams
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Fighters Megamix
Die Hard Arcade
Sakura Taisen
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Vampire Hunter
Dead or Alive
It's basically the RPGS you are screwed on unless you read Japanese.
Sega Rally
Virtua Cop
Virtua Fighter 2
House of the Dead
Virtual On
Last Bronx
Nights into Dreams
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Fighters Megamix
Die Hard Arcade
Sakura Taisen
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Vampire Hunter
Dead or Alive
It's basically the RPGS you are screwed on unless you read Japanese.
Laevateinn
Member
I bought the Japanese version of House of the Dead recently for about $20 when the game store nearby wants almost 200 for the US version.
D.Lo
Member
Plus shooters, many 2D fighters, beat em ups, many action games...
I have about 100 Saturn games and probably over half are worth around ¥‎4000 or more.
If you live in Japan I would definitely buy an actual Saturn console over emulation. Hit up Hard-Off and you can pick one up for under 40usd easily.
OK should have said mainly.
But I still think you can get a good deal out of a Saturn in 2016.
Laevateinn
Member
Guys, I just realized the Saturn is a terrible system. Why else would nobody buy it in the 90s? You should follow their lead and stop buying games for it. kthxbye!
Edit: In other, more serious news, I didn't label my Saturns before moving and the one I set up definitely has a drive that is failing. I really hope I am able to finish Desire Mine before it gives up completely. That at least explains why it didn't even have a battery in it.
Edit: In other, more serious news, I didn't label my Saturns before moving and the one I set up definitely has a drive that is failing. I really hope I am able to finish Desire Mine before it gives up completely. That at least explains why it didn't even have a battery in it.
IrishNinja
Member
i mean...he's the hulk
i think you just did, and it's already better, yeah!
as a fan of racketboy, man going over their old pages on turbo/saturn stuff on the cheap is rough sometimes, haha
IrishNinja
Member
they really do, and i think that's a shame. there's some great throwbacks - especially from the genesis era - when arcade type gameplay still happened in major sports games. other times i think they just benefit from simplicity: i still have more fun with NHL 94, RBI 93, NBA Jam, Mutant League Football, Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing and others than i do with a lot of more sim-like modern sports titles.
related: ive not played a sports game on neo geo that wasn't a blast
related: ive not played a sports game on neo geo that wasn't a blast
the androgyne
Member
Went past a Hard Off today and scored these for 700Y total!
Victory Goal '96 (eventually Sega Worldwide Soccer) is always cheap, but the other two not quite so much.
I loved soccer games of this era, before they got a little too involved imo. I was super happy to start up Victory Goal and be greeted by an intro sung by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi! And it's awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2Wjume1iU
The game surprised as well, 3d graphics that are quite solid and stable, gameplay was simple and fun! Need to give it some more time later.
KOF '96 and '97 I was pleased to pick these up (reluctant in the past due to owning multiple other versions of them). 96 is unfortunately the version from the RAM pack which doesn't have a spine or back label but i'lll live. Just KOF '95, Samurai Shodown 3 & 4, Metal Slug and World Heroes Perfect to go and i'll have all the Saturn SNK games i want
Victory Goal '96 (eventually Sega Worldwide Soccer) is always cheap, but the other two not quite so much.
I loved soccer games of this era, before they got a little too involved imo. I was super happy to start up Victory Goal and be greeted by an intro sung by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi! And it's awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2Wjume1iU
The game surprised as well, 3d graphics that are quite solid and stable, gameplay was simple and fun! Need to give it some more time later.
KOF '96 and '97 I was pleased to pick these up (reluctant in the past due to owning multiple other versions of them). 96 is unfortunately the version from the RAM pack which doesn't have a spine or back label but i'lll live. Just KOF '95, Samurai Shodown 3 & 4, Metal Slug and World Heroes Perfect to go and i'll have all the Saturn SNK games i want
Valkerionseven
Member
Yeah, I will most likely do it next time I head over to a bigger city like Fukuoka, there are no consoles here in my town, tons of games though.
Anything I should look for when buying a Saturn? signs of damage, accessories I should grab with it, so on and so forth.
the androgyne
Member
Which town are you in? I'd just suggest yahoo auctions if you have nowhere close, you'll have no trouble finding one on there. Most descriptions are honest and you can usually assume they've under-rated condition as well. Getting started you just need a controller, AV and power cables! And a CR2032 battery
ResidentDante
Member
Bought it on Xbox 360 today! Never played it before, and I'm mildy confused as to what and where to go.
MattyH
Member
first thing i did this morning was the sole reason i brought a saturn
Valkerionseven
Member
Which town are you in? I'd just suggest yahoo auctions if you have nowhere close, you'll have no trouble finding one on there. Most descriptions are honest and you can usually assume they've under-rated condition as well. Getting started you just need a controller, AV and power cables! And a CR2032 battery
I'm in Kagoshima, our hardoff, bookoff, and mangasoko used shops never have saturn consoles for sale. Always eye it when I travel to another city or town though. Friends want to go to Fukuoka to see Star Wars in IMAX so I figure I might grab it on the way out of the city last day.
Laevateinn
Member
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IrishNinja
Member
*sniff* missed so much time with this tonight, gonna dick with the clock tomorrow night & pretend!
sixteen-bit
Member
Prototype of Namco's Cyber Sled found.
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=169736
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=169736
Saturn Memories
Neo Member
Yeah, vbt shared some screens yesterday of the game running in SSF. Swore me to secrecy. Guess I didn't need to stay quiet for long, heh.
Laevateinn
Member
I was playing that last night and it made me wonder if that had anything to do with internal politics revolving around Sonic Xtreme.
"I WILL QUIT IF SEGA USA USES NIGHTS ENGINE FOR SONIC!"
"Hey why not let Sonic be usable in the Nights Christmas spinoff?"
Damnit Yuji Naka.
IrishNinja
Member
love it, totally going back in tonight! and yeah i was surprised they didn't do it that way too, i was kinda looking for that
love this stuff, hopefully we get more!
yeah knowing what we know now about it i can see it being just that, he was clearly already furious
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
What's the best way to rip games to play on an emulator?
sixteen-bit
Member
I use imgburn to back up my commercial saturn games.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Anything special need to be done or just make an ISO and you're set?
Laevateinn
Member
It's been years since I've used an emulator but I think it was as easy as
Code:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=~/SaturnGame.isoMurderOfPoes
Neo Member
Are you using SFF? If so, which version? I found that PDS has some weird bugs in 0.12 beta R4, such has increased collision models. Had to jump back to R3 to continue playing.
You need to copy the redbook audio too for games that use it, and put it together with a .cue file for the emulator to be able to see it. The easiest is to do a bin/cue so you don't have to deal with encoding the audio.
Laevateinn
Member
That makes sense. I typically play on real hardware and the only time I've ever done this is with Shining Force 3 which I think uses real-time audio rather than Redbook.
D.Lo
Member
I've been on a Saturn buying spree recently, thanks to the shooter talk in the retrograf thread for emptying my bank account. Game tengoku/Paradise is so awesome. It's like the original Game Center CX game! And story mode is like Wreck it Ralph. So clever. I got a brand new copy of the special edition with a VHS lol.
It's got me kind of bummed I will never own certain games however. Tempo, Astra Superstars... If there was ever anything, these are the things that would send me down a repro path if such a thing existed for Saturn...
It's got me kind of bummed I will never own certain games however. Tempo, Astra Superstars... If there was ever anything, these are the things that would send me down a repro path if such a thing existed for Saturn...