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Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:33:27 No.2411781 [Reply] [Original]

So, today is allegedly the 20th anniversary of the frankly rather disasterous US launch of the Sega Saturn.
Let's have a Saturn General Thread.
What model/revision do you have?
What's your favorite non-import game?
What's your favorite import?
Basically chat about anything Saturn related

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:48:40 No.2411829 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

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:51:21 No.2411838 Sega Saturn In Memoriam 1992-1994

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:52:19 No.2411841

>>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.

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:53:45 No.2411848 US model 2, have it since back in the day favorite non-import is Panzer Dragoon II Zwei favorite import is Vampire Savior

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:55:27 No.2411856 Omedetou sega chan I wonder why they bought atlus, they seem like they want out of the game market

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 19:56:06 No.2411857 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.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 20:05:41 No.2411904

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.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 20:09:28 No.2411921
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>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?

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 20:15:40 No.2411936 >>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.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 20:24:07 No.2411947

>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.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 21:49:50 No.2412126
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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.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 21:53:21 No.2412136
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>>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

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 21:54:10 No.2412138 >>2411936 Wait, really? But won't swapping it like that lead to the stretching of the pins?

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 21:59:33 No.2412148 >>2412138 It should be okay so long as you don't treat it like you're a gorilla

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 22:35:46 No.2412236 File: 279 KB, 1280x1024, yoko_kono_wallpaper_by_belladonna224-d5r1pth.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] does anyone else really like last bonx?

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:01:54 No.2412297 >>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.

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:06:22 No.2412308 >>2412236 I picked this up not to long ago, but I haven't had the free time to dive into it yet.

Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:15:50 No.2412334
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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.

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:25:16 No.2412352 >>2412334 should have made a back up. There's only so much you can expect out of a lithium battery save

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:30:28 No.2412370 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 ?

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:32:52 No.2412375 >>2412370 They still have those? My AR is missing the connector for that.

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:33:09 No.2412378 >>2412352 It was two days after I replaced the battery. I forgave SS... We cool.

>>	Anonymous Mon, May 18, 2015 23:36:19 No.2412383 >>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

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 00:21:05 No.2412543 File: 62 KB, 415x236, bamboo saturn.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] remember

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 16:57:09 No.2414062 >>2411781 Reminder that characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion can be clearly seen playing on Sega Saturn. Yes, the Saturn survived 2nd Impact.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:04:34 No.2414079 >>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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:08:57 No.2414096 File: 42 KB, 488x519, 1432021540398.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2414062 What if EoE was non-canon and the true 3rd Impact was just Segata Sanshiro ad infinitum?

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:25:02 No.2414165 >>2414096 But that's just a theory... a GAME THEORY! >www.otakuhumor.net

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:26:06 No.2414172 File: 43 KB, 425x960, 1432030145070.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2414096 >Segata Sanshiro ad infinitum

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:33:54 No.2414208 >>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

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:34:31 No.2414214 File: 20 KB, 581x364, 1431735510763.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2411936 Shit I've had an AR4 for nearly four years and never had any saves deleted but now you got me worried.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:36:40 No.2414221 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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:37:04 No.2414225 I didn't get my Saturn until 1997.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:44:33 No.2414259 >>2411781 >frankly rather disasterous I don't think anyone with a functioning brain cell would disagree with that.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:45:56 No.2414262 >>2414225 I didn't get mine until 2005.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 17:48:55 No.2414273 File: 394 KB, 1278x1430, SeHa Girl - 13 [720p].mkv_snapshot_02.42_[2015.05.19_17.42.14].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ;_;

Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 18:34:53 No.2414451

>>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

Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 18:37:34 No.2414461

>>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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:14:35 No.2414843 >>2411781 >frankly rather pick one

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:19:19 No.2414852 >>2414461 Are you sure you just didnt have a bad rip of the PC version that had no music?

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:23:55 No.2414867 >>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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:25:38 No.2414870 >>2414852 Nope, actual official CD-ROM release. It didn't happen with all the PC versions but some releases were missing the music altogether.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:29:02 No.2414876 >>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?

Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:31:00 No.2414880

>>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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:44:30 No.2414903 >>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.

Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 20:48:00 No.2414909

>>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.

>>	Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 21:09:17 No.2414947 >>2414451 Because most people picked Sanic when he was the one with the worst handling aside from maybe Tails. Knuckles should be your starter

Anonymous Tue, May 19, 2015 21:21:41 No.2414978

>>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

>>	Anonymous Wed, May 20, 2015 00:34:24 No.2415337 >>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

Anonymous Wed, May 20, 2015 03:19:12 No.2415547

>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.

>>	maguluis Wed, May 20, 2015 03:34:44 No.2415561 File: 58 KB, 951x652, IMG_0455.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] the best way to celebrate is playing. My favorite game is Tomb Raider

>>	Anonymous Wed, May 20, 2015 15:49:26 No.2416614 >>2414909 Bronx holds up okay. Maybe not as much as say Rival Schools or Soul Blade but still very playable

>>	Anonymous Wed, May 20, 2015 16:27:17 No.2416724 File: 59 KB, 540x405, gfs_42036_2_56_mid.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Would visit friends house to play this for hours. Ended up asking and getting Saturn for Xmas just for this game. Worth it.

>>	\|\|D.\|\|.\|\|\/\|\|.\|\|D Wed, May 20, 2015 16:39:17 No.2416742 Managed to get SSF working, sound effects are playing but music isn't. Any advice?

>>	Anonymous Thu, May 21, 2015 22:51:12 No.2419368 >>2416742 Load the cuesheet

Anonymous Thu, May 21, 2015 23:03:28 No.2419378

>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

>>	Anonymous Fri, May 22, 2015 01:38:00 No.2419583 >>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

>>	Anonymous Fri, May 22, 2015 01:45:20 No.2419597 >>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?

>>	Anonymous Fri, May 22, 2015 01:49:18 No.2419603 >>2412126 RGB SCART cable and SCART to HDMI selector

>>	Anonymous Fri, May 22, 2015 02:47:24 No.2419701 >>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.

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