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>not having owned a Saturn since the 90s

I'm thinking of Buying a Sega Saturn. Is there anything I should know? Any games or accessories I should get?

Good for you

I got to wondering: For the folks who actually did own a Saturn during the mid-90s, how was it?
I mean did you ever regret it and want to go with Playstation instead? Or did you stick with the system?

For people who owned a Sega Saturn and one of the other consoles during the time this generation was actively on the market (meaning not people who have gone back to purchase them a decade later) what are you feelings on the system then vs now?

I was lucky enough to own a Saturn, PS1 and N64 all within weeks of their original launch. At the time I personally loved the Saturn but felt it got screwed in the U.S., which it did, but still defended it as being a better console than the N64. At that time I would have rated the systems PS1>Saturn>N64. PS1
s U.S. game library just made it objectively better. In terms of actual play time I likely played my Saturn as much if not slightly more than the PS1.

However, in 2015 I legitimately find the Saturn to be the more fun system to own and the better "classic" console for a few reasons:

1. Most 3D games have aged terribly and the Saturn did 2D games the best.

2. A huge number of Saturn games have never been ported where as most hit games on the PS1 and N64 have been rehashed in some form.

3. Huge import library of relatively cheap exclusives.

As a result I find my Saturn hooked up and getting play to this day where as I haven't touched my N64 nor original PS1 in years.

So is the Saturn the greatest "classic" console of that generation even if it wasn't the best console when it was active on the market?

>>2307465
My US model 2 Saturn has a lot more value full of nostalgia and playtime than your used saturn that you bought on recently online just because of retrofad collectorfag hype.

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