/vr/ - Retro Games

P. good. Check out Wipeout 2097 and Panzer Dragoon Saga if you have a lot of money or a modchip.

modchip that bad boy

>>1565638
Wouldn't it be easier just to get the action replay cart? I don't know how to solder things.

>>1565581
Nice selection of games! I remember playing Die Hard in the arcade back in the day! Try to get the light gun and Virtua Cop!

>>1565646
Will do! I'm actually going to a consignment store tomorrow and online they list this as their Saturn stock:

Golden Axe: The Duel................................$30.00
Nights Into Dreams............................$20.00
Nights Into Dreams Bundle (Includes: Nights Into Dreams Game & Sega Saturn 3D Controller)...........................$40.00
Nights Into Dreams Christmas Sampler.................$35.00
Sega Saturn Driving Wheel Controller.....................$20.00
Soul Hackers (Imported)........................$35.00

What do I pick up?

>>1565581
Die Hard Arcade is cool, though overrated in my opinion.
Sim City 2000 is nice if you don't mind it being slow. Actually, I like it that way, you can't cheat by skipping through 40 years to get money.
Mystaria is okay if you like the genre and don't mind the butt ugly CG characters. The framerate is a bit low though.
In the Hunt is an awesome shmup, but very short paced.
Darius Gaiden is one of the best shmups released outside Japan on the Saturn (the others would be Parodius PAL, and Galactic Attack). Extremely psychedelic graphics and music, good balance, creepy as fuck boss fights, and different courses to play on so no two playthrough is the same. It's not just a good shmup, but also one of the best Darius games.

Haven't played Magic Knight Rayearth much. It's an OK rpg game, though some people hate it for the translation.

>>1565642

Play Asia still sell those things somewhat cheap if you are looking for one of those...

>>1565653
Golden Axe is pretty mediocre, but mostly because it is overshadowed by superb ports of Capcom and SNK 2d fighters. I don't think it's worth 30$, but I don't know how rare it is.

Nights is okay, just not as magical as some people say. It's a typical Sonic Team game - except that you control almost exclusively on a fixed 2d path, so you don't have camera and control issues.
Some people say the analog controller makes it easier to control, I haven't noticed any differences at all (you still do "smooth" turns, not instant ones, so the difference is little).

Don't bother with the driving wheel unless you absolutely love driving games. It's impossible to sell that thing because of its weight.

Dunno much about Soul Hackers, I imagine it's only really enjoyable if you can moonspeak.

>>1565671
Also, for Sim City 2000, it has some extra graphics, like an entire futuristic building set, not in the PC version. And FMV views for all house types which is cool. BUT, you really, really need an extra Memory cart because 1 save takes up the entire internal memory. Action Replay works, but you'll have to manually copy over all your saves with that, which is a chore, but you can do infinite money saves with that.

It may seem a cop out that you need so much internal memory to save, but considering the size of the cities, it's nothing short of magic that they managed to fit it in the 32 kilobyte internal save ram (as I recall the PC saves are way bigger).

oh, it also adds a new theme song over the PC title, which actually is quite nice.
And, read the credit list, it's hilarious.

>>1565642
AR carts do region fuckery easily, but as far as playing burned games, I dunno. Never tried to do the swap trick with one.

I would definitely recommend Darius Gaiden over Magic Knight Rayearth. If you are going to get a Zelda-style game on the system, Legend of Oasis or Dark Savior are much better bets, and cheaper.

Die Hard is great to play with friends if you've got some around. It's good goofy fun. In the Hunt is a fun shmup as well, but really hard.

>>1565653
NiGHTS (and maybe the 3D controller) is the only thing in that selection that would really be worth trying out. I was never big into NiGHTS myself, but I think it's a decent enough game (that has some really ugly 3D though).

>>1565653
I got golden axe the duel complete with xmen vs street fighter just missing the back insert for 20 bucks + shipping

>>1565581
>How am I doing?
Sorry but the highest score that can be awarded to someone who doesn't burn disc is potato/10.

>>1565976
But then how will resellers earn any profit off their games?

>>1565581
try getting this game, its pretty rare but HOLY CHIT, it is fucking amazing. what a gem.

It's called
flashcart tek

>>1566052
They'll have to find another way to get their shekels

>>1565976
If you actually do give a shit about the machine, you can easily reach the point where you'll have most of the games you play on originals, at which point you won't need modchips.

That's part of the reason why I'm selling the remaining modchips I had, needed to take the last one out of my primary machine - but half the games I regularly play I have on original discs, so not a big loss.

>>1566765
>taking mod chips out of saturns
5/10 troll but you missed one thing. How will you play those other "half the games I regularly play" once you get rid of all your mod chips?

>>1566868
By buying them with my hard earned money. We are talking about a few dozen games at maximum, and most of them are not that expensive.

OP here.

I splurged on Nights with the 3D controller. Oh well.

>>1566765
You modchipped your Saturn? Damn I wish I was the guy who sold you that chip.

Die Hard Arcade, Initial D, DoDonPachi, and Virtua Fighter 2 are all you need.

>>1565653
Nothing there is worth a shit beside the 3D controller.

I'm pleased you chose to play the Saturn, Anon! Huyah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNwYPdEBTc

>>1568068
If the US had this good of a marketing campaign, it would have been a success.

What have I got here~

no one has fucking said it
holy fuck i am serious, no one
bomberman
boom

>>1568068
I honestly consider Segata Sanshiro be a god that watches over /vr/.

>>1570125
Fixed that for you, Fungus.

>>1565653
>Soul Hackers import
>$35

I've never seen it go for over $20 on Ebay. That's a ripoff if I've ever seen one. You can get the localized 3DS version for less than that.

>>1570173
Too bad the game is fucking expensive.

Does anyone ever do the multitap with 10 players?

Local game shop has The Horde for 15 bucks, is it worth playing? I liked the looks of it.

I'd like to give people some fair warning by saying Mr. Bones is absolute shit. Don't buy it.

bit of a bump, too. been playing more Dark Savior. The fugly 3D mine cart level dampened my enthusiasm quite a bit, but the game has got some charm and fun to it.