/vr/ - Retro Games

I have a Black US model 2 and a White Japanese Saturn

Favorite non-import is probably virtual on or VF2

Favorite import Tenchi Wo Kurau 2

Sega Saturn

In Memoriam

1992-1994

>>2411781
There's been a lot of Saturn threads recently and I'm quite okay with this new development.

>What model/revision do you have?
I had the Model 2 (US) growing up and it came with the 3 pack (Virtua Fighter, Virtua Cop, Daytona USA). I now have Yabause and a Saturn USB controller.

>What's your favorite non-import game?
Probably Sonic R honestly. Love the shit out of that game even though it's short as fuck.

>What's your favorite import?
Radiant Silvergun these days. I really enjoyed Lupin III for a while when I first modded mine.

Psychic Killer Toramaru or whatever is fucking god tier. I played that game a bunch with my bro who died a couple years back.

US model 2, have it since back in the day
favorite non-import is Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
favorite import is Vampire Savior

Omedetou sega chan
I wonder why they bought atlus, they seem like they want out of the game market

I've got a Model 1 I picked up back in February. It's pretty sweet.

Favorite Game: Darius Gaiden
Favorite Import: Haven't imported anything yet. Dunno what to get besides like Radiant Silvergun.

I have two model ones and a Saturn display cab. Sooo many good games but NiGHTS has to be my favorite. Haven't played a ton of imports but I'll probably go with Radiant Silvergun.

It's kinda sad how much of a failure it was while being so God damn based.

>buy a Model 1 Saturn with Clockwork Knight, Daytona and VF2 along with a Model 1 controller for $50
>still no Action Replay
>haven't bought any games since
>even if I buy an AR, I need a $50 modchip for burned games
>PseudoSaturn essentially bypasses this at the cost of the memory card portion of the AR
What do I do?

>>2411921

Buy an official power memory cartidge and use the AR4 for the pseudo stuff and the extra RAM.
I've had bad experiences with the saves on the AR4 and got all my saves deleted, so it's not reliable as a save cart IMO.

>Model
US Model 2. I got it form my uncle about three Christmas back, he had it in storage.

>Fave non-import
Panzer Dragoon Saga

>Fave import
Both my Cotton games (2 and Boomerang)

I actually have a question for you guys: how long do modern batteries last when put in a Saturn? I put a fresh battery when I got it and haven't had to change it yet, but a guide I read said the die after about a year and a half to two years.

So I recently got my saturn back and was wondering the best way to get it going on a modern set. I really don't have space for a second TV, so what's the best way to get this going on.

>>2411781
>What model/revision do you have?

Models 1 and 2 US

>What's your favorite non-import game?

Guardian Heroes

>What's your favorite import?

X-men vs Street Fighter and SF Zero 3

>>2411936
Wait, really?
But won't swapping it like that lead to the stretching of the pins?

>>2412138

It should be okay so long as you don't treat it like you're a gorilla

does anyone else really like last bonx?

>>2411781
>What model/revision do you have?
Model 2 with modchip

>What's your favorite non-import game?
Shining Force 3

>What's your favorite import?
The rest of Shining Force 3.

>>2412236
I picked this up not to long ago, but I haven't had the free time to dive into it yet.

Happy Birthday Saturn! We have had many happy memories over the years. You have never once failed me in our 20 years of companionship.

Except that one time when decided to delete that PDS save.... Not cool Sega Saturn. Not. Cool.

Still, today is your day. Happy 20th.

>>2412334

should have made a back up. There's only so much you can expect out of a lithium battery save

Should i buy the 4 in 1 cart ?
I'm manly interested in the backup of save files on my PC (yes i have a COM port)
What should be the place with the best price ?

>>2412370
They still have those? My AR is missing the connector for that.

>>2412352
It was two days after I replaced the battery. I forgave SS... We cool.

>>2412370
>Should i buy the 4 in 1 cart ?

how do you not have one already?

>>2412378

I just hate seeing a man and a saturn fight

remember

>>2411781

Reminder that characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion can be clearly seen playing on Sega Saturn. Yes, the Saturn survived 2nd Impact.

>>2411781
>What model/revision do you have?
Model 2

>What's your favorite non-import game?
Shining Force 3 or Panzer Dragoon Saga

>What's your favorite import?
Scenarios 2 and 3 of SF3.

>>2414062
What if EoE was non-canon and the true 3rd Impact was just Segata Sanshiro ad infinitum?

>>2414096
But that's just a theory... a GAME THEORY!

>www.otakuhumor.net

>>2414096
>Segata Sanshiro ad infinitum

>>2411781
>What model/revision do you have?
HST-3200
>What's your favorite non-import game?
I don't have any non-import games
>What's your favorite import?
Sakura Wars

>>2411936
Shit I've had an AR4 for nearly four years and never had any saves deleted but now you got me worried.

Anyone else have a soft spot for the US cases? I've seen people complain about them being fragile but I've never had any issues with the cases breaking and really dig the extra space for the artwork they had over standard CD cases at the time.

I didn't get my Saturn until 1997.

>>2411781
>frankly rather disasterous
I don't think anyone with a functioning brain cell would disagree with that.

>>2414225
I didn't get mine until 2005.

;_;

>>2411781
>model
US Model 2 (broken, sadly)
>fav non-import
either Virtual On (it's so damn good, there are days where I like it more than Oratan) or Galactic Attack (which I think is the finest shmup of them all -- presentation, graphics, sound, even scoring is actually pretty deep (especially by '93/'94 standards), but I haven't really played for score)
>fav import
Keio Yuugekitai for things I own, Bulk Slash for things I don't

All this talk about saves in the thread, never had an issue with saves here, although none of the games I play other than Burning Rangers and Sonic R needed to save so it wouldn't actually matter if I dad.

>>2411841
>Sonic R
Surprisingly good game. Short as fuck, easy as fuck, handling's weird, but the soundtrack is wonderful, the graphics are nice, the course design is interesting, and it was overall pretty cool.

gets shat on for a ton of reasons that I can't understand

>>2414451
>gets shat on for a ton of reasons that I can't understand
Because
>Short as fuck, easy as fuck, handling's weird
I like the soundtrack but it's polarizing, and the PC version ended up cutting the music anyway for some reason.

It was one of those "fine enough to play, but not as a full-price game" things.

>>2411781
>frankly rather
pick one

>>2414461
Are you sure you just didnt have a bad rip of the PC version that had no music?

>>2412236
Oh my god. Thank you so much. I've had this game in mind for years never remembering the title. I think it was pretty smooth and the atmosphere was weirdly interesting.

>>2414852
Nope, actual official CD-ROM release. It didn't happen with all the PC versions but some releases were missing the music altogether.

>>2414221
no, i've hated them since i was a kid.

>>2414451
my only complain even as a kid was 5 fucking tracks. FIVE, MAN, WHAT THE FUCK, SEGA?

>>2414876
Why don't you like them? Really the only issue I can find is that they take up more space than standard jewel cases but I think the payoff for larger cover art is worth it a lot of the time. Great example of what I mean is Street Fighter Alpha 2, the PS1 cover art looks way more cramped than the Saturn one.

>>2414880
they're fragile as shit and huge for no reason. i've also had a cd snap trying to take it out of the case.

>>2412236
I loved the shit out of Last Bronx back when I was a kid, though I had only played it in arcades. Tonfa chick was my main.
It was my first 3D fighter. I'd love to go play it again, but part of me prefers to keep my nostalgia rather than risk realizing just how exactly good it might not be.

>>2414451
Because most people picked Sanic when he was the one with the worst handling aside from maybe Tails.
Knuckles should be your starter

>>2414947
>Knuckles should be your starter
maybe that's why I liked it so much, I started with Knux and never looked back

>>2414876
>5 tracks
honestly, I was fine with this after playing Ridge Racer and its 3 tracks, playable forward and backward to make 6 courses

and they had all kind of multiple paths and stuff
but I guess it really should have had more

>>2414221
nope
they're literally the worst (the disc can fucking fall out while inside the case during transport, they're fragile as fuck, they just weren't designed well at all), other than the larger cover art
and it doesn't help that most US Saturn cover art isn't that great anyway

>>2414909
Sega's older 3D fighters hold up fairly well. Sega knew their shit.
out of all their Model 2 era fighting games, only Sonic the Fighters isn't particularly good

>>2414221
>Anyone else have a soft spot for the US cases?

Not really. they have a certain novelty, but much like the sega CD cases they just eat up space

>What model/revision do you have?
Model 1 PAL. But it's chipped to be region free and 60hz.
What's your favorite non-import game?
Probably Burning Rangers. It's flawed but god damn it's fun. I hated it at first but eventually it clicked and now it's one of my all time favourite games. I play SEGA Rally weekly to this day too. Oh and Shining Force 3. And Panzer Saga.
>What's your favorite import?
Radiant Silvergun, Cotton Boomerang, SFZ3, X-Men vs. Street Fighter... I can't pick just one.

>>2411841
>>2414451
I hated Sonic R for ages until somebody told me you're supposed to use the L and R buttons to drift, now I really like it.

>>2412236
Fuck yes I do. It's the probably weakest of SEGA's 3D fighters but it's still an 8/10.

the best way to celebrate is playing.
My favorite game is Tomb Raider

>>2414909

Bronx holds up okay. Maybe not as much as say Rival Schools or Soul Blade but still very playable

Would visit friends house to play this for hours. Ended up asking and getting Saturn for Xmas just for this game. Worth it.

Managed to get SSF working, sound effects are playing but music isn't. Any advice?

>>2416742
Load the cuesheet

>Kalinske also revealed that, due to "high consumer demand",[50] Sega had already shipped 30,000 Saturns to Toys "R" Us, Babbage's, Electronics Boutique, and Software Etc. for immediate release.[46] This announcement upset retailers who were not informed of the surprise release, including Best Buy and Walmart;[23][51][52] KB Toys responded by dropping Sega from its lineup.[46] Sony subsequently unveiled the retail price for the PlayStation: Sony Computer Entertainment America president Steve Race took the stage, said "$299", and then walked away to applause.

all my keks

>>2416614
Was It just me, or was Last Bronx really easy?

I recall beating it with one or two lives when I was a kid

>>2419378
According to Kalinske that decision was made by Sega of Japan, along with the import limitations. Assuming he's not talking out of his ass, how the fuck can a group of Japs be so fucking incompetent at literally everything?

>>2412126

RGB SCART cable and SCART to HDMI selector

>>2419597
>According to Kalinske
Yeah, no. The fact that he just suddenly two decades later revealed this stuff that has never been corroborated by anyone should tell you to take it with a huge grain of salt.