/vr/ - Retro Games

>worse 3D than N64
>Worse 2D than PS1

Even the 2D games are just better on the PS1. Saturn is the system that sits between both and does not have the games to support it.

Saturn can be a beast in the right hands, but I can't find a single game that compare to something like Adventures of Little Ralph or any other 2D PS1 classics.

>>3994016
>Worse 2D than PS1

>adventures of little ralph
that game could have been on SNES.

>>3994016
This is the worst post I've read all week

>>3994023

Post these supposedly amazing Saturn games. It has one of the worst libraries ever. I've delved into the so called classics, and they're all pretty bland. And even the 2D, which is supposed to be it's niche, is outdone by the PS1.

The only thing it has going for it are nice Arcade ports.

I remember someone telling me his brother's friend had a Saturn rather than a N64 or playstation, and we both just shook our heads and sighed in pity at this poor unfortunate individual who ended up with a Saturn instead of a real fifth gen console.

>>3994036
Watch them post a bunch of weaboo bullshit that not even people in Japan like.

Currently playing Baroque and the mood of the whole thing really works for me. Before that I was playing Panzer Dragoon but the fact I kept replaying the same first 3 levels just to get 100% burned me out of it for now. Not the best approach to a game like that but I can't contain myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5agzrz6G5w
shitstorm coming through

>>3994036
Quake
Powerslave
Elevator action returns
Panzer dragoon saga
Shining force 3
Guardian heros
Radiant silver gun
Deep fear
Nights
Shinobi x
Die hard arcade
Virtua fighter 2/1
Countless arcade quality capcom arcade ports


That's just off the top of my head
Your not even trying anon

>>3994267
>Nights
>Shining force 3
>Guardian heros
>Deep fear

These games are just not any fun to play at all. They might be interesting, but they're boring. A lot of weak consoles have mediocer games on their "must play" lists to pad them out, and Saturn is the same.

>Shinobi-X

Digitized actors is one of the worst retro memes.

>Countless arcade quality capcom arcade ports

Arcade porst are ALL the Saturn really has.

>>3994281
I doubt you have played none of the games in question for more than five minutes on an emulator. Sad

>>3994281
Spotted the youngster.

This is the best shmup of all time
You can't prove me wrong

>>3996974
That's a funny way of saying Ikaruga

>>3996974

Honestly, it isn't, not by a long shot.

>>3994281
Did this guy say guardian heroes is boring?

Wut

>>3993962
Hey Guys I Recently Started Playeing This Really Cool Game I Found Called Dodonpachi. It's Really Good And Obscure And Everyone Should Play It

Easily my favorite game from the system. Some of the levels are really hard to figure out at first but almost all of them are impressive in some way.

It made the best use of FMV video backgrounds in my opinion.

It also had a level where you tell jokes to defeat a monster. The parts are split up in to buttons on the controller and you have to figure out how the joke goes.

Mr, Bones could also do some really cool platforming tricks. Like he could fall apart and reassemble using his arms connected to his legs for super high jumping. Of you could hold on to one of your arms with your other arm to get extra range with attacks.

I heard something about a new everdrive-type device coming out for the Saturn. It's not the SD card mod that's already available, but something new that will plug into the back. Anyone know what it's called, or when it's coming out?

>>3999052
Forgot picture.

>>3996974
What do people see in these Treasure shooters? RS and Ikaruga are both fucking tedious to play "correctly", and if you play them like regular shooters they become pretty generic aside from a handful of genuinely stellar moments. They're decent, but I'd never call them top tier.

I just beat d-xhird with all the characters so i could take off karen's skirt and it was worth it

>>3999086
I thought RSG was pretty cool with its melee blade weapon and I thought the level design was pretty good (something that's usually lacking in vertis). I didn't bother playing it "correctly", just beat the final boss, but I had a good time. And I've played plenty of shmups, wouldn't call RSG generic, not by a longshot.

>>3999127
you should see the models used in shining force 3 scenario 2.
They are pretty good and they get better in scenario 3.
Idk how they made so many 3d models in the 4 years the saturn was out.

Ten player Bomberman in high res on a large TV with a Saturn & multitaps was an amazing experience. Bomberman also had a really awesome soundtrack.

Dark Saviour was an excellent and strangely mysterious ARPG. There aren't many gamesthat start with the hero getting shitfaced and trying to murder a kid. I played the game many times but always felt like it hid more than I was experiencing. There was a really fantastic thread here on /vr/ about it a couple years back where someone translated some audio novels (???) released to accompany the game.

I fucking love Dragon Force.

Sega were at the zenith of their creative power during the Saturn's lifespan. AM2, AM3, Sonic Team... In terms of the games it remains their best system.

>mfw browsing through concept arts of deep fear
It could've turned out so good...

>>4000421
I got a Jap guide book of Deep Fear and it has tons of art in it. It's pretty cool indeed.

>>4000424
I'm not a graphics whore or anything but Deep Fear really suffered from bad animation in my opinion. These characters look promising in their concept arts but FMVs unfortunately doesn't do them justice. They look and move so awkward that you can't take them seriously. It hinders the horror atmosphere and makes me wish that story didn't rely on so many FMVs because in-game graphics were pretty nice.

And before anyone thinks that I'm a /v/ermin who judges old games harshly, I like to point out that this game came out in June of 1998. Resident Evil 2 and Tekken 3 were out back then. Deep Fear looked like a launch title from 94.

>>3994281
>Shining Force 3
>Guardian Heroes
>Boring and mediocre

Figuring out what to pick up next

>>4000415
damn i wish i could see that translation or at least find the references for that audio cd

>>3999127
>>3999338

>>4000553
modchip for shining force 3 translation

>>4001623
saturn is technically better at pushing polygons than ps1 but it was hard to program for.

>>4000415
how do u get high res

Hey Deep Fear bros, I wanna buy the mook or Jap guide to get all the artwork. Which is the best one?

Kaze no Regret is best looking game on saturn

>>4000562

Start a thread about it, the same guy may still be around. He uploaded some stuff to pastebin if I remember correctly

>>4003465
I have this one and it's pretty cool. But it's not that big. Artwork is mostly characters/monsters

>>4003496
>Kaze no Regret is best looking game on saturn

I remember some guy put that game in an emulation compatibility list as "sound works, but no graphics are shown".

>>4005116
I mean it's not that big in size, but it has a lot of pages, but most of it is walkthrough / guide stuff, not artwork.

Funny how the character artwork is noticeably worse than the monsters...

>>4000454
I guess you mean bad anim in the FMVs ? Because in terms of 3D models and in game animations, I thought that was one of Deep Fear's strongest points.

If only the game wasn't so easy, didn't give you infinite supplies, and didn't have that much boring action-less backtracking half way through , it could have been great.

>>3994016
>Even the 2D games are just better on the PS1
Only like 5 games including Symphony of the Night

Besides that the Saturn dominates both systems 2D libraries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wKikTQKAVU

>>4006324
kimochi~ Ikisou!~ Iku!~

someone owns bulk slash game and can scan the inlay?

>>4006324
i played this game a few days ago. great gameplay but i had to outcheat the computer. virtua photo studio is fun too. any other recommendations of that kind?

>>3993962
bought a saturn last year. really like it. have some of the cheap games (daytona usa for example) and bought some imports i really enjoyed. the other day i see a post on facebook of a retro game shop that just got a ton of Saturn games in. its like 50 mins away but its my day off, its nice out, i got no plans might as well check the place out ive never been. joke that ill get there and games will be like 200 bucks or something. get there and realize i wasnt wrong. most the games were priced at that or around it. just say fuck it and pick up a couple cheap games since i drove out there anyways. Just stick to the imports guys lol.

games i really enjoy on it right now are
1. vampire savior
2. house of the dead (japan import only cost like 20 bucks compared to american version, guy i bought the console off of gave me a light gun with it)
3. and pocket fighter.

i also have Fighting vipers but its not that good. daytona usa is a fun little racing game. mortal kombat 2 is what you expect.

>>4007434
Vampire Savior on Saturn is a great port.
Did you unlock Oboro Bishamon?

Where the fuck can I buy a saturn without being scammed by a jew?

>>4007434
>retro game store
Prepare to be jewed

>>4007603
craigslist, pawn shops

>>3994281
>Guardian Heroes is boring
>Nights is boring

Are you 12? You must be 12.

I haven't played SF3 (it did not get a release in NZ)

>>3996980
>he fell for the ikaruga meme.

That's because it's probably the only shmup you've played.

>>4007438
>Vampire Savior on Saturn is a great port.

except that it has fucked up aspect ratio and music.

>>4007887
"fucked up" as in different, or fucked up as in "it breaks the game"?

>>4007667
https://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/vgm/6139140855.html

Not happening for me. Oh well.

I love the Sega ports a lot. I have Sega Rally and Daytona, and they're fun to play with the ridiculous saturn wheel.

I want to get a rhea/phoebe (can't remember if mine is 20 pin or 21 pin) but it seems like I'll never find a window where they're being made.

>>4008437
Has he / any chance the guy that makes these will release a guide on how to make one yourself? From what I understand, he doesn't really want to turn it into a business. Why not just sell the idea to a Krikzz and let them mass produce them? Would fucking kill for a Saturn and Dreamcast that loaded from SD but at this rate it'll probably never happen.

>>3993962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF568aPOsVw
pretty good saturn stream