Sega Saturn

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Sega Saturn Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:19:23 2015 No.2505189 [Reply] [Original]

>there's a Dreamcast thread
>no Saturn thread

Nope, no can do. Let's talk about the Saturn.

Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:24:16 2015 No.2505202

My cousin had one before. Used to play VF2, Virtua Cop, and Daytona USA. I want to buy one, but seems like a hassle to get good picture quality on an HDTV.

I bought a Japanese copy of Dracula X for it to add to my collection cause I love SOTN. No console, but I use SSF emulator to play it

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:26:51 2015 No.2505212 >>2505189 Favorite console of its generation when including imports. Awesome arcade game selection. Best shooter system ever except maybe TG-16.

Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:40:19 2015 No.2505256
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Been playing Marika: World of Truth. It's kind of like the later Tengai Makyo games; it looks like a PCE game but with animated battles and full screen portraits during dialogue. Full voice acting, which is done well although you can't skip any. It's fairly straightforward and seems like it won't be a long playthrough. Main reason I'm playing is because the setting is great, it's modern day with some sci-fi/cyberpunk themes. Recommend for fans of older SMT, Persona 1, or offbeat JRPGs.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:41:38 2015 No.2505260 File: 52 KB, 320x240, T-6008G_38,,Sega-Saturn-Screenshot-38-Marica-Shinjitsu-no-Sekai-JPN.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2505256 battle scene

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:55:58 2015 No.2505303 File: 509 KB, 387x649, sonic-jam-cover.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm jammin' with this, playing little bits of S3&K, and time attack mode of various 1 and 2 acts.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 21:57:32 2015 No.2505305 >>2505256 >>2505260 Looks awesome.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 23:23:32 2015 No.2505443 File: 45 KB, 640x480, WIN_20150629_232204.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] just bought this and its fucking great

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 23:26:59 2015 No.2505451 >>2505256 Do you know of any other jp-only saturn games? I plan on going through them soon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 23:38:48 2015 No.2505474 >>2505256 Could I get through the game without knowing moonrunes? It looks cool.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jun 29 23:39:39 2015 No.2505475 >>2505451 There's tons, Anon-kun. Check out Sakatore's list, they have info and screenshots for a lot of them. http://www.satakore.com/sega-saturn-complete-japanese-game,,1,,0,,1.html

Anonymous Mon Jun 29 23:43:04 2015 No.2505489

Radiant Silvergun is easily one of the best games for the Saturn, and probably one of the best shmups ever.

Also, if you haven't played Panzer Dragoon Saga, it's worth snagging a copy. It's a fantastic RPG, but it's rare as fuck, so you'll have to pirate it unless you're rich.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:29:46 2015 No.2505561 Just want to say installing a mod chip into a Saturn was the easiest mod I've ever done. Do not be intimidated Also is there a hack to make the bullets in battle garegga more visible?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:33:15 2015 No.2505565 >>2505561 What does the mod chip even do? Does it let you play Japanese games?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:41:11 2015 No.2505574 >>2505565 play burned games. to play imports get an action replay

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:41:23 2015 No.2505575 >>2505565 Burnt images of games. You still need an AR4 for multi region

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:41:55 2015 No.2505579 >>2505443 I'm actually jealous. Goodluck demolishing ass in Virtual-On

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:54:28 2015 No.2505594

Incidentally, bought a Saturn last week to set it up at a friend's place (while staying for a while in the US).

Results:
- PseudoSaturn is working great for most games, I'd definitely recommend it. Current downside is that is takes up the cartridge slot, so that part is meh. Also some worthy games don't boot (Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Saga).
- Composite sucks (as always), and this shows especially when playing Bomberman w/ ten people. S-Video gives a decent pictures, even on a HDTV.

Games are a hit or miss among the audience here (we had a party a tried a few). There's usually no middle ground, people love it or hate it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:56:58 2015 No.2505603 >>2505443 Balla as fuck, anon.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 00:59:31 2015 No.2505612 Anyone else here love Darius Gaiden as much as I do?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 01:15:56 2015 No.2505650 >>2505612 You know what? I've never played it. Time to grab a CD-R and give it a shot.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 02:14:58 2015 No.2505790
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>>2505594
>Games are a hit or miss among the audience here (we had a party a tried a few
Guardian Heroes has got to be the best multiplayer game on the system, it's ridiculously fun with four players.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 02:17:31 2015 No.2505792 File: 399 KB, 1085x961, lastbronx-fight.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I really wish Last Bronx took off more as a franchise

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 02:23:02 2015 No.2505803

>>2505443
I was actually going to ask about these

Is there a good third-party twin stick controller for PC that would work with emulating Saturn Virtual On and VOOT?

The Saturn twin stick controller is pretty reasonable to obtain, but the Dreamcast one is absurdly rare and expensive.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:30:11 2015 No.2505979

Still one of my favorite systems of all time. I adore the stupid thing. I should really get through SF2 so I can get on to my SF3 playthrough. Looking forward to that, unfortunately been getting distracted by Tetris The Grand Master and Shovel Knight.

>>2505561
I wish there was. The bullet color is the only problem i have with garegga/bakraid, otherwise I fucking ADORE those games. Some of my favorite shmups.

>>2505443
Yeah, I'm jealous. Reminds me I should go pick up the saturn wheel at my local game store. $40 is pretty reasonable, honestly.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:35:41 2015 No.2505985

I got depressed over my inability to find a good job, when I get depressed, I start selling off things I own, out of feeling like I don't deserve them.

When my eyes turned to my Saturn collection, I sold Clockwork Knight and Mr Bones.

To be honest, Clockwork Knight was a good concept with a mediocre execution, and Mr Bones was just bad. I won't miss them that much.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:37:22 2015 No.2505989 >>2505792 "Nagi: The Raving Lesbian" No joke.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:38:43 2015 No.2505992 File: 666 KB, 3046x1840, saturn (2).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Boy, do I love me some Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:42:32 2015 No.2505998 >>2505992 Printing nice labels for my CD-Rs is the only thing that keeps me from being ultimate jelly of peoples' saturn collections.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:47:51 2015 No.2506007

>>2505998
I have 33 Saturn titles, 7 of which are import titles in normal jewel cases.

The longcases might look neat, but they're almost not worth the migraine of maintaining or replacing them.

Until someone takes the initiative and figures out a way to create replacement ones, at least.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:53:06 2015 No.2506014 >>2506007 That's the shitty part of US/EU saturn games. Literally the worst cases ever.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:55:33 2015 No.2506018 >>2506014 The worst part? Despite how it may look, the pieces of Sega CD and Sega Saturn cases are NOT interchangeable. The hinge-peg size differs between them.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:56:17 2015 No.2506019 >>2506018 sega why

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:57:53 2015 No.2506021 >>2506019 Sony had the longcases the first year of the PS1's US lifespan too. They changed that pretty quickly though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 04:59:29 2015 No.2506023 >>2506014 >That's the shitty part of US/EU saturn games Were they following Sony's lead with the original Playstation longboxes?

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 05:00:38 2015 No.2506024

>>2506021
Yeah, I remember those. Thank fuck they switched. I mean jewel cases aren't perfect either, but they're a hell of a lot better.

>>2506023
I think sony was following them, honestly. with the Sega CD and all. Then they realized the long cases are dogshit and switched to jewel cases.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 05:01:10 2015 No.2506025 >>2506023 A) The Saturn launched before the PS1 in the US B) the Sega CD used long cases in America before the Saturn and PS1 were even thought up.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 05:06:52 2015 No.2506029 PRINCESS CROWN, MUTHAFUCKAS I want to be the little girl

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 05:11:49 2015 No.2506035 >>2506029 translation taking too long

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 05:13:22 2015 No.2506038 File: 88 KB, 320x224, princesscrown-22.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506035 Still totally playable.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 07:59:11 2015 No.2506202 My favorite system of its generation. Possibly my favorite system ever. >>2505443 Fuck yeah nigga, Virtual On is a masterpiece.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 08:09:52 2015 No.2506223 >>2506038 also don't forget about the PSP port. So you can shit and slash.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:24:08 2015 No.2506391

>>2506014
cases are the best part tho

>>2505579
took me a few days to get good but its definitely keeping the replay value high on this, so far im really only good with temjin and raiden

>>2505803
you could try to find a adapter for the twin sticks, or maybe even make your own as i have seen people do on some sites

>>2505979
40 isnt bad, considering that it'll probably get rare sometime eventually, i'll probably do the same, you know if any other saturn accessories like the mission stick/virtua stick/light gun are good?

>>2505985
and i really feel you anon, i honestly just spent around 185 in a span of 3 weeks over saturn shit and while i feel accomplished my wallet definitely hurts

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:32:50 2015 No.2506408 >>2505992 the fact that i have to spend around 100 for incomplete versions of each of these games is ridiculous

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:33:52 2015 No.2506410

>>2506391
Mission stick is kinda whatever. You can play Space Harrier, I guess? Virtua Stick model 1 is kind of ass, but it's cheap. The 2nd model Virtua Stick is fucking great, but also rare and expensive. The Virtua Stick pro... well, let's not talk about that one. I don't even want to think about those prices. The light gun is fine, it's a light gun. As for light gun games, there's not much, but what IS there is worth the purchase imo. House of the Dead, Virtua Cop 1 and 2, Area 51. Good ass games.

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>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:55:48 2015 No.2506457 >>2506410 Mission Stick is essential for After Burner II. Playing After Burner with it might be the most fun I've ever had in a video game.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:56:29 2015 No.2506460 >>2506410 what does the model 2 look like?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 10:58:00 2015 No.2506465 File: 36 KB, 600x450, HSS-0136.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506457 Oh yeah, I forgot about after burner. >>2506460 >pic God I want one.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:08:46 2015 No.2506498 >>2505189 >buying sega saturn friday what game(s) do I get. I was going to get bomberman saturn(i think that tenplayer multiplayer is awesome), and see if I could find some Donpachi games.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:11:01 2015 No.2506506

>>2506498
thats going to be very expensive anon, goodluck with that

some good cheap games you can find reasonable complete or not are the first panzer dragoon, sonic 3d blast, sonic r, virtual on, virtua fighter 2, daytona usa championship, last bronx, mortal kombat 2, tomb raider off the top of my head

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:12:03 2015 No.2506510

>>2506498
Dp/DDP actually have better PS ports, but the saturn ones are also fine. There's a ton of good shmups on the system (Battle Garegga, Darius II/Gaiden, RSG, Layer Section 1/2, Metal Black, etc etc), as well as some great fighters, both 2D and 3D. then you've got the handful of RPG-type offerings such as Shining Force 3/Wisdom/Holy Ark, Dragonforce/2, all those rad japanese RPGs that will never get translated...

Oh, and the panzer dragoon series. One of my absolute favorite series hands down. Saga is amazing. And amazingly expensive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:15:06 2015 No.2506519 >>2506510 >Saga is amazing and amazingly expensive Yeah, I saw. >>2506506 thanks, will have to pick up MK2

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:17:00 2015 No.2506523 >>2506021 Fucking excuse me? Why have I never heard of or seen this before?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:17:52 2015 No.2506526 >>2506523 Yeah dude that was a thing. I think they look pretty shit, I prefer saturn long cases.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:21:48 2015 No.2506534 >>2506519 >mfw starting to sweat these prices.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:24:49 2015 No.2506541 >>2506526 I've got a copy of Metal Gear Solid in a PS2 DVD case from the Essential Collection back in the day, but I take it that you mean straight up, glass and bulky Saturn/Sega CD styled cases? What games even had these cases?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:26:59 2015 No.2506545 >>2506541 A few of them, not too many, a think a few rpgs? It's been a while and I haven't owned a ps1 since 2005

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:29:18 2015 No.2506549 >>2505256 That game is unique and fun. Also it has an odd buff/debuff system with no limit to the number of times you can stack a buff/debuff so you can take things to quite silly levels in boss fights.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:29:46 2015 No.2506550 >>2506534 I wasn't prepared for this guys.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:44:03 2015 No.2506576 >>2506550 should of had a brother in the mid 90s

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 11:56:27 2015 No.2506593 >>2506576 >;~;

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 12:49:12 2015 No.2506651 >>2506576 fucking teenagers trying to act all hardcore, clinging to their silbling's old consoles.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 12:54:51 2015 No.2506660 >>2505574 >>2505575 Or you can just region patch your games and save $40.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 12:58:35 2015 No.2506663

>>2506465
>God I want one.

No you don't. The buttons are generic dogshit and the stick is 50/50% chance of being some piece of shit ASCII stick or the halfway decent ls-56-01.

It is simpler to get any other decent stick (maybe even build your own), and then using a USA Model 1 controller as a donor board to make it work with the Saturn. That's the only thing those pads are good for - they have pre-made solder pads on the PCB, so they are very mod-friendly.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:00:38 2015 No.2506670

>>2506651
not a teenager anymore, I've bought a gamecube and a wii when they just came out and had a few games but nothing really stood out for me, and i never had as much fun as i did when i was playing my families genesis/snes/saturn/psx and those still hold up much more than the newer systems i've played

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:04:52 2015 No.2506672 File: 60 KB, 320x240, T-19503G_19,,Sega-Saturn-Screenshot-19-Dragon-Master-Silk-JPN.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Are there any interesting Japanese Saturn RPGs with interesting mechanics, or roguelikes or CRPG's?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:23:02 2015 No.2506713 >>2506663 k

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:32:24 2015 No.2506728 >>2506672 Arcana Strikes is a card game/RPG. Cyber Doll's combat system has a fairly unique (at least for RPGs) damage location system. Blue Seed also has a card-based battle system.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:55:35 2015 No.2506761 Nights made a good mascot for the Saturn.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 13:59:33 2015 No.2506767

>>2506761
I actually like how with the Saturn, SEGA used multiple titles to show off the console. Genesis was pretty much all Sonic and "look at all these games" marketing later on. There was no saving it though.

I never owned one when it was new but I really wanted one. The price was too much.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 14:20:24 2015 No.2506792 >>2506761 Only autists care about Nights. Panzer Dragoon and VF2 was the real Saturn mascot.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 14:29:29 2015 No.2506805 >>2506792 Fuck off with the /v/ buzzwords mate.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 14:31:49 2015 No.2506808 File: 1.04 MB, 1439x2000, 1433356627200.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506792 >Only autists Been getting quite a few transferees this past few weeks,

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 14:55:10 2015 No.2506840

I just bought a mint skeleton "this is cool" saturn for 219 Euro (246 usd)... also Panzer Dragon Saga (pal) for 142 euro (159 usd) and Saturn Bomberman in Japanese, multitap, new control pads and a bunch of other stuff for it. The last and only time I played a saturn was 18 years ago at a friends place playing ghosts 'n goblins. I might not be able to buy decent food or beer for the rest of the month...
I regret nothing.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:01:36 2015 No.2506852

>>2506840
You get an Action replay? You're gonna need it for the region unlocking. Or install a region free bios if you're more technically minded.

Nice get on Saga, I actually really like the back of the case artwork on the PAL version. Any other neat peripherals or anything?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:02:42 2015 No.2506854 >>2506840 Won't it be slower on PAL?

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:10:44 2015 No.2506868
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>>2506840
>>2506854
Make sure you get your PAL Saturn chipped if you want to play non-optimized PAL and import games at full speed! There's a good list of optimised PAL games here - http://www.segasaturn.co.uk/games/sega_saturn_pal.html

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:13:58 2015 No.2506876
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>>2506840
>>2506868
Oops, I probably should have read your post properly first. Panzer Saga isn't optimised for 60HZ, so it should run on your Japanese Saturn at full speed no problem!

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:15:10 2015 No.2506878 >>2505474 Not him, but probably not or I would have heard of it before now. Unfortunately other than shooters, racing/sports, and fighters theres really only a handful of good imports that arent text heavy.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:15:58 2015 No.2506880

>>2506852
>You get an Action replay?
Yes brought it at ebay from a pole... should arrive next week.

>I actually really like the back of the case artwork on the PAL version.
Yes its very lovely, the first thing that catched my eyes. Cant wait to see it in person. Also I just was really lucky to get it at that price... the auction startet with 0 and I happended to only overbid the other guy with 99cents.

>Any other neat peripherals or anything?
Only an RGB cable and a scart to BNC cable for my little PVM who didn`t got any attention until now.

>>2506854
No it isn`t pal optimised so I will be able to play it in glorious 60 hz.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:18:07 2015 No.2506883
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>>2506541
>What games even had these cases?
Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game is the only own I one. The first wave of PS games like Toshinden, Ridge Racer, and Tekken came in these -- most of which were rereleased in regular jewel cases.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:21:06 2015 No.2506889 >>2506883 The original Resident Evil is my only ps1 longbox. Glad I kept it.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:43:50 2015 No.2506934
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I recently picked up a Japanese Saturn while I was at Anime North last month. I grabbed a copy of Panzer Dragoon while I was there, and over the past few weeks I snagged Guardian Heroes and Space Harrier (w/ obi) for a fraction of what I'd expect to pay for American copies of those games. Right now I'm waiting on a copy of After Burner II and a 3D pad to show up in the mail for me.

I'm glad I picked up an Action Replay cart so I can back-up my save data and expand the RAM for when I get some fighting games, plus it's handy to have a cheat device kicking around. Does this thing unlock the region on a Japanese console? Or does that only work on US models?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:52:11 2015 No.2506959 >>2506934 Should do region unlocking on all models. Man, I love the art for the Panzer games in japan. Especially 1. Shit's sick.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:54:42 2015 No.2506963 >>2506959 I've noticed a lot of the Japanese versions have better artwork, but I guess that's to be expected for old games. It may not be anything special, but I prefer the Japanese cover for Guardian Heroes over the US version.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 15:56:49 2015 No.2506969 >>2506963 The ol' classic of the "shit american covers" started with PS1/Saturn, really.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 16:09:32 2015 No.2506991 >>2506969 Marketing departments knew what it took to sell copies to the US market, regardless of what the art direction was supposed to really be. As one of my US friends said once, "we're not a subtle bunch".

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 17:24:40 2015 No.2507137 >>2506868 saturn is best girl

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 17:27:37 2015 No.2507142 File: 29 KB, 250x347, Phantasy_Star_II.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506969 >The ol' classic of the "shit american covers" started with PS1/Saturn, really. Oh please, the US has had shitty box art for a long long time

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 17:28:42 2015 No.2507146 >>2507142 But then you have the Boris Vallejo boxes that shit on the JP box art.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 17:30:56 2015 No.2507152 >>2507146 Im just saying the whole bad box art thing has been around since home video game systems

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 17:31:13 2015 No.2507154 >>2507142 Yeah, but that gen started the shitty "CG Face staring bored at the camera" thing that people always make fun of, ala Ico. I love those shitty genesis RPG covers holy shit they're so bad. SF2 makes me laugh every time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 18:08:40 2015 No.2507154,1 >>2506465 I payed out the ass for one. Got raped by shipping and customs. The stick and most of the buttons are busted. Now I need to remove the top label to either clean/repair the buttons/ stick or replace them. Gah.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 19:20:04 2015 No.2507372 honestly, i can't find any games for this thing that I really like, besides the pretty boss selection of light gun games

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 19:27:01 2015 No.2507391 >>2507142 Those sort of western covers might not be appropriate for the game they're trying to present, but in a vacuum they're still pretty good art.

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:08:46 2015 No.2507575

When is there going to be a translation patch for Sakura Taisen? I've been following using the translation guide, but it's difficult as fuck and not all possible paths are covered. Looking at the squigly lines and trying to figure out which room has which scene is also a pain in the ass.

Wasn't there some breakthrough in Saturn hacking recently? The translations are mostly already there in the guides. Who do we have to pay for it to happen?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:11:29 2015 No.2507579 >>2505443 Is Virtual On any fun if I have nobody to play with?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:15:02 2015 No.2507585 >>2507579 There's a single player action adventure game for ps2, but I heard mixed opinions about it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:30:53 2015 No.2507610 >>2507575 >Wasn't there some breakthrough in Saturn hacking recently? No.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:43:15 2015 No.2507626 >>2507579 Yes, twin sticks helps a lot but it's a pretty fun and interesting game even with the normal controller

Anonymous Tue Jun 30 21:56:59 2015 No.2507646

>>2507575
Sakura Taisen is happening, just slowly like all translations. The thing with these is there's no one tool or method that works with all games, it just depends on how the game's script is stored. The translation isn't the difficult part, you need a dedicated hacker/programmer who can make tables, redo pointers, figure out DTE or other compression, maybe create a variable width font and routine, bypass error checksums, etc; all of that needs to happen over a long period of time.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:02:36 2015 No.2507653 File: 105 KB, 1008x504, RELongBox.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506541 RE1 was the very first PS1 game I owned and it came in a long box. I think they switched to jewel cases starting in 97 or so.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:27:22 2015 No.2507685 File: 156 KB, 1000x741, maxresdefault.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2507653 that art is so ugly compared to the saturn version

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:33:09 2015 No.2507693 >>2507685 It is but I still have a fondness for the weird NA PS1 box art. Nostalgia and all that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:38:24 2015 No.2507701 >>2507685 That's okay, because ingame the Saturn version is ugly compared to the Playstation.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:49:57 2015 No.2507720 File: 197 KB, 423x411, Assault-suit-leynos-2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What do you think of this game Saturn-bros, it's as good as Cybernator?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jun 30 22:52:52 2015 No.2507726 Always wanted the Saturn and Panzer Dragoon games as a kid. Recently got a Saturn. Pretty neat system. Is it worth fulfilling the childhood wish and paying up for Panzer Dragoon Saga? What's the difficulty and length like?

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 04:56:26 2015 No.2508161

>>2507720
I think it's better, actually. Fucking fun ass game.

>>2507726
I can't personally say it's worth the money as it's way out of any price range I have for individual games, but the game is fucking fantastic. About 25 hours, I'd say, I recently played through it all. It's not incredibly hard, but you do have to be paying attention.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 04:58:45 2015 No.2508165 >>2505189 I've never had more fun than playing NiGHTS and Panzer Dragoon Zwei with my best friend

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 05:48:26 2015 No.2508203 >>2506223 Terrible porting job, would not recommend.

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 07:41:58 2015 No.2508269

>>2507726
>What's the difficulty and length like?

A long weekend, maybe an entire week if you explore thoroughly. It isn't very big unfortunately, even though it is 4 discs long. However what is there is incredibly detailed, full 3D, and with voice acting. It holds up very well too, even today.

It's definitely one of those games you should play - too expensive in my opinion, but remember that you can still sell it.

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 08:05:54 2015 No.2508291
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>>2506672
Chaos Seed is an action-RPG with base building/TD mechanics.
There's a fan translation for the SNES version, don't know if they made one for the Saturn though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2uyxORUUkc

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 10:04:57 2015 No.2508363 >>2506014 Id totally swap them for dvd cases if i could be fucked

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 10:23:04 2015 No.2508381
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I want to get a Saturn some day. Some day...

I keep telling myself this and I just know when i go to buy one they'll be jacked up in price.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 12:49:51 2015 No.2508557 guy who wanted to buy a saturn but games are too expensive back. I looked up flashing a rom to an action replay so I can play burned discs, is this reliable? Cause hell if I can pay for some of these.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 12:52:05 2015 No.2508561 >>2508381 can't remember what sauce is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 12:59:54 2015 No.2508564 >>2506868 >not seha's saturn

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 13:02:22 2015 No.2508568 >>2508291 what the FUCK is wrong with that old geezer's head

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 13:18:03 2015 No.2508582

>>2508557
Compatability is alright, but not great. I'd honestly recommend getting a modchip, it's super easy to install and only 40 bucks. Literally solder 1 wire. Then all you have to do is burn games. (and region patch them if they're not NTSC-U or wherever you are, but that's again, literally clicking one button)

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 13:36:42 2015 No.2508603 >>2508582 Link to a modchip? I don't usually install mods I just do repairs, but you said one wire right?

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 13:42:21 2015 No.2508616

>>2508603
http://www.segastyle.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=76

39.50 with the pre-soldered wire and then you solder that to the power. Maybe a jumper too by the looks of it, I did mine ages ago with one of the old Racketboy chips.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 13:44:00 2015 No.2508619 >>2508291 Nice, dude! I'll check that out. Sounds really fun. I mean I hope it's a good game besides having interesting mechanics.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 15:45:30 2015 No.2508825 File: 86 KB, 1280x720, SeHa Girl - 06 [720p].mkv_snapshot_06.11_[2015.05.21_05.23.18].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2508561 >Not remembering Sega Hard Girls Season 2 when. Saturn is best girl

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 17:28:11 2015 No.2508951

>>2505489
Pirating it probably the best option, though its pretty cheap for a Japanese copy, and you don't really need to know moon to fight in the battles.

It's truly one of the better JRPGs I've ever played. It's short, but its such a damn good ride for those 15 hours.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 17:41:49 2015 No.2508973 >>2505998 What do you do to print your labels? I'd like to get into this but I don't know where to begin.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 17:43:39 2015 No.2508978 >>2506430 >SFA3 I envy you. How much did that run you?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 17:49:09 2015 No.2508989 >>2508557 >I looked up flashing a rom to an action replay so I can play burned discs, is this reliable? It uses the cart slot, so it is not reliable in any shape or form.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 17:55:55 2015 No.2508996 So I got a mod chip recently, people really exaggerate the slowdown in Dracula X and Metal Slug for saturn. I mean there is slowdown, but it's in no way unplayable for either game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 18:14:19 2015 No.2509026 >>2508973 I have a printer with a CD slot, so I use inkjet printable CDs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 18:15:21 2015 No.2509028 >>2508996 It's not unplayable, but it's kind of disappointing when we all know those games could run so much better if the ports were worked on even a tiny bit more. DDP/DP also have a bit of extra slowdown, but not quite as bad.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 22:01:19 2015 No.2509487 >>2508951 >It's short, but its such a damn good ride for those 15 hours. To be perfectly honest I wish there were more short , good JRPGs. They almost all wear out their welcome. This is partly why I love SaGa Frontier so much.

Anonymous Wed Jul 1 22:07:16 2015 No.2509503

>>2508996
>I mean there is slowdown, but it's in no way unplayable for either game.

I don't know how far you played Metal Slug, but that game practically runs at half speed for the entire game from the second half of level 1.

I sold my copy after playing through the game once. That port is a joke.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 23:00:18 2015 No.2509629 File: 603 KB, 784x800, puffy.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2505189 How is the PC port of NiGHTS? Should I buy it or just emulate it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 1 23:03:01 2015 No.2509638 >>2509629 its pretty easy to emulate on a saturn or ps2 emulator. so try those first.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 02:13:51 2015 No.2509962 Which modchip is best for a model 1? Top mounted PSU, if that matters.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 02:28:41 2015 No.2509978 >>2508381 What are you waiting for?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 03:37:04 2015 No.2510076 File: 70 KB, 1280x720, SeHa Girl - 02 [720p].mkv_snapshot_01.26_[2015.05.21_04.05.50].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I WANT TO MARRY SEGA SATURN SAN!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 03:53:50 2015 No.2510097 >>2509629 It's the PS2 remake that released in Japan ages ago but with gameplay tweaks to make it more like the Saturn version. They're practically the same.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 04:10:58 2015 No.2510113 >>2509629 better graphics, but the draw distance is the same from the saturn

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 05:15:56 2015 No.2510152 >>2505992 no dragon force... what a joke collection

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 05:21:36 2015 No.2510158 >>2505992 >>2510152 sorry i'm actually the joke. it doesn't look like the european cover. good collection anon

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 05:48:49 2015 No.2510175 I should upload a picture of my complete sega saturn collection. The jewel cases are long gone, but we have around 30-40 games it seems like. The Clockwork Knight is dead and gone, but there's still Panzer Dragoon 1-2, NiGHTS, and Viruta Cop 2.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 07:21:20 2015 No.2510241 >>2509962 Any that has a 20-pin connector.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 07:48:32 2015 No.2510270 >>2509962 The one I linked earlier is the best. It's universal so it works with I believe any Saturn. Model 1's actually the easiest to instal it on, since you need to do a small bridge for model 2's.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 14:20:43 2015 No.2510731 >>2505443 Sheeeeeeit negro. Get an analog phone line and the Netlink version of the game and I'll fuck you up. With a Saturn pad...I'm just jealous of your bad ass controller.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 14:45:01 2015 No.2510774 >>2507720 I prefer Cybernator, but it's definitely a fun game.

Anonymous Thu Jul 2 14:55:40 2015 No.2510790
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I just purchased a white jap saturn and a copy of NiGHTS to test out on it.
I'm planning on picking up a few games over the next few months that I've really enjoyed emulating, like Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius and Silhouette Mirage.
I'm also considering importing Magic Knight Rayearth since it's so significantly cheaper than its US counterpart, but my knowledge of japanese isn't good enough to understand most of the game.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 15:11:33 2015 No.2510809 File: 99 KB, 1000x784, 6c4t634-1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Found a Sega Saturn at a yard sale in the original box and packaging like this for $25. I'm looking for a few good games to play.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 15:13:05 2015 No.2510810 >>2510809 What genres do you usually like?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 15:36:40 2015 No.2510847 >>2510809 Extremely good deal, that looks like it is in mint condition.

Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:05:26 2015 No.2510889
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The pic I posted was one I found online. I'm just lazy at the moment to dig it up and take pics but found this one I took when I first bought it. All the packaging and bags are inside the box. Apparently my caption was that I got it for $10.
I usually like action and fighting games. I thought about checking out Sonic Jam amd Last Bronx.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:09:34 2015 No.2510901 >>2510889 I guess I got the price that I bought my dreamcast for mixed up. Bought the dreamcast from an airsoft meet flea market (of all places) still in the box as well. The only two systems I have that are boxed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:21:03 2015 No.2510930 >>2510076 I am still waiting for that season 2 announcement.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:22:46 2015 No.2510940 Still trying to get Guardian Heroes working in emulation, but I can't find a ROM that doesn't stop in SSF before it gets to the title screen and the site that theisozone hosts shit at won't let me download anything.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:25:33 2015 No.2510951 How many people actually play the Saturn online with the Netlink? Are there any projects for creating broadband communities for Saturn games online? From 1 to 10, how awful is it to play using dialup?

Anonymous Thu Jul 2 16:52:06 2015 No.2510998
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>>2510790
>but my knowledge of japanese isn't good enough to understand most of the game.

You could just watch the anime. It's pretty good.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:00:25 2015 No.2511012 >>2510998 I already have, which is one of the reasons I want to play, I just didn't know if I could make it all the way through the game with an elementary knowledge of japanese.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:01:47 2015 No.2511014 >>2510998 >mfwnfw they become power rangers by the end btw spoilers.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:28:54 2015 No.2511063 >>2511014 >Op clearly shows the mecha >whole show is about them finding said mecha >by the end

Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:52:15 2015 No.2511127

>>2509503
Maybe the ram in your AR cart was bad? How long ago did you buy it?

All the levels run at full speed for me with only occasional slowdown, the only exception being the boat turret part in Mission 6. That shit really crawls. The port is actually pretty faithful to the real deal.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:54:02 2015 No.2511129 >>2509028 Agreed, but the stuff they did add to SotN I really liked, like the third hand for food items, the infinite bat rush, the godspeed boats and Ritcher's bitchin outfit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:58:46 2015 No.2511137 >>2510790 If you want to play some JRPGs, get Panzer Dragoon Azel and Princess Crown. Both don't really require English for fighting battles, and you can get through the games handily with a guide or script.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 17:59:58 2015 No.2511141 >>2510940 If you have a good computer, just use yasuba. It's way less of a headache.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 18:52:52 2015 No.2511291 What are some Saturn games with amazing soundtracks?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 18:56:20 2015 No.2511296 >>2511291 NiGHTS All the Panzer Dragoon games Out Run/After Burner II/Space Harrier

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 18:58:11 2015 No.2511298 File: 52 KB, 256x400, Sonic_R.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2511291

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 18:59:12 2015 No.2511303 >>2511298 I unironically love Sonic R's soundtrack. The game itself is good too once you get the hang of the controls.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 18:59:33 2015 No.2511304 >>2511141 Do you have to burn the files to a disc or can you just use Virtual CloneDrive?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 20:28:10 2015 No.2511486 >>2511303 IN THE CITYYYYYYYY OH OH YEAH-EAH OOOOOOOOOOOOOH

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 20:48:13 2015 No.2511534 >>2511304 neither, just have the iso/cue and boot it like any other emulator.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 2 21:24:21 2015 No.2511647 >>2511303 But the controls are damn hard to get good with.

Anonymous Thu Jul 2 23:29:31 2015 No.2511853
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>>2511291
the nights soundtrack has followed me well for 20 years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcuYFM7A2iY

this song just makes me incredibly sad for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m95QocHb2sM

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 00:50:04 2015 No.2511967 >>2511303 me too. Can you feel the sunshine >>2511647 what are you a flipper handed freak?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 01:04:04 2015 No.2511991 >>2511967 Doubt it. It got easier once I realized that there was a run button and I didn't have to hold the 3D stick up and try to turn while pressing up, but the controls are still really messed up IMO.

Anonymous Fri Jul 3 01:15:02 2015 No.2512015

>>2510940
I got GH and a bunch of other Saturn games working on the SSF last night. I had the same problem until I cleared the the bios directory path in the settings so it was just blank. I also experienced random sporadic crashes, but I fixed that by putting the EZ compatibility setting to low. Works really well.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 01:59:39 2015 No.2512094 File: 500 KB, 1225x1269, NA-Saturn-Collection-Summer-2015.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What up Saturn bros?! Here's my humble collection - NA Saturn games! 1/2

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 02:00:39 2015 No.2512096 File: 628 KB, 1632x918, JPN-Saturn-Collection-Summer-2015.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2512094 And my import Saturn games! 2/2

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 02:03:21 2015 No.2512104 >>2512094 awesome collection, do you have Astal? If not that is a great game for any saturn collector.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 02:06:15 2015 No.2512107 >>2512104 Yeah! I've got both NA and JPN releases for it! Beautiful game!

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 04:17:50 2015 No.2512330 >>2512094 >>2512096 Why can't I hold all this jelly? Great collection, duder.

Anonymous Fri Jul 3 04:25:13 2015 No.2512337

I had both Saturn and PS, and I have to admit that PS was superior, Saturn had great games, but PS had more of them, beside the horrible management of SEGA that plagued this console, its other big flaw was the lack of good third party games, Saturn even had good ports of games like Tomb Raider or Resident Evil, but they came too late.

Anonymous Fri Jul 3 06:01:09 2015 No.2512429

>>2512337
There's no denying that Sony crushed the market for a lot of good reasons at the time. However, the Saturn as a niche console has its fair share of spectacular games that are very enjoyable still nowadays despite their charming quirks. You'd usually play exclusives designed for the hardware, not ports.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 06:07:03 2015 No.2512436 >>2512429 Im hesitant to even call it niche because at the time 2d fighting and shmups where still pretty damn popular

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 06:15:06 2015 No.2512445 >>2512436 playstation had more exclusive fighting games, they were just missing a lot of frames

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 11:08:14 2015 No.2512740 File: 286 KB, 123x116, 1400098233593.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2512330 Thanks, anon!

Ss4gogeta0 !EB5MRsIoFI Fri Jul 3 17:26:23 2015 No.2513429
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RIP my saturn... you were my best friend...

Left it in my moms storage unit overnight and it got jacked along with my PS2, Gamecube, Xbox (Modded), GBC, DS, and a bunch of other systems...

btw Fuck Nights...

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 18:18:25 2015 No.2513582 >>2512740 Its weird, but you have almost all the imports Im missing and I have a few you dont. If our collections were combined it'd be almost every import I ever wanted.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 18:26:54 2015 No.2513603 File: 3.18 MB, 478x352, 1406686899201.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2513582 LOL, and probably vice versa! I'm definitely missing a lot of the good shooters and some misc. RPG's. Still filling in those holes!

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 19:03:14 2015 No.2513685 Give me some good Saturn shmups that are affordable. I have In the Hunt and have imported Twinkle Star Sprites and Twinbee Yahoo Deluxe Pack. What else do you recommend?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 20:11:15 2015 No.2513886 >>2513685 Layer Section and its sequel Darius Gaiden Gunbird All of the Parodius games

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 20:11:19 2015 No.2513889 What are some good brawler/beat 'em up games for the saturn?

Anonymous Fri Jul 3 20:13:42 2015 No.2513896

>>2513685
What do you consider to be "affordable"? As long as you don't want them to be complete with spine and regcard in mint condition, you can get a ton of great shmups for ~$50. I got Thunderforce V, Soukyugurentai, Darius Gaiden, Parodius, and a lot of other great non-shmup Saturn games for about that much at most (but mostly way less).
And I bought them all last year. They are worth nearly twice as much now.

Anonymous Fri Jul 3 22:38:09 2015 No.2514253

I am poised to purchase a Saturn. There is a US model one available nearby.

Pic related is my #1 reason for purchase. I understand that I need a PAR ram cart to play imports, and that Outrun is only compatible with early models. Does my model fit the bill? Anything I'm overlooking here?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 22:40:21 2015 No.2514260 File: 96 KB, 700x553, GS-9110_1,,Sega-Saturn-Photo-1-OutRun-JPN.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2514253 Er, pic related.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 3 22:57:11 2015 No.2514298 >>2505189 I wish SSF was still in development.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 00:21:20 2015 No.2514478 >>2514253 >understand that I need a PAR ram cart to play imports Or a gameshark. I haven't heard anything about comparability though

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 00:37:45 2015 No.2514510 >>2514253 Or a modchip. Or PseudoSaturn. Or get an ISO of the game, patch its region, and swap.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 01:48:25 2015 No.2514657 >>2514510 Mod hardware, play with critical software, manipulate moving parts, or plug a cart into cartridge slot. Hmm. >in before "if you can't handle modding you don't deserve to play, kid"

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 06:09:39 2015 No.2515020 Does any body know if I can swap the covers of the action replay 4M plus with the cover of the original 4M cart?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 09:45:47 2015 No.2515209 So, uh, a new Saturn translation came out recently. http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2381/

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 09:46:03 2015 No.2515210 I was thinking about picking up a saturn, which version should I get?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 10:14:37 2015 No.2515258 Why hasn't anyone hacked SSF yet and implemented iso/cue mounting to it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 10:29:56 2015 No.2515290 >>2515258 Hack? It's not open source.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 10:44:16 2015 No.2515306 >>2515290 No but changing closed source programs is easy just hack it or whatever hello I don't know how computers work

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 10:54:29 2015 No.2515315 >>2515306 Just mount the iso. http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 12:34:52 2015 No.2515412 >>2513896 $50 more or less is what I'd like to pay. I'll pay a game it's worth if I really want it, like Twinkle Star Sprites ($85)

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 12:58:55 2015 No.2515439 How is Daytona USA on the Saturn?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 13:07:42 2015 No.2515457 >>2515439 Only get Japans Daytona Circuit Edition Has the most upgrades Even more draw distance than CCE

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 14:22:26 2015 No.2515535 >>2505189 >there's a Dreamcast thread Not anymore.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 15:25:21 2015 No.2515629 >>2515535 There are still these >>2513120 >>2513382 >>2513543

Anonymous Sat Jul 4 15:56:52 2015 No.2515681
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In the PS2/digital releases of this game, why do the Saturn graphics look like shit? There are giant, ugly seems between textures and some models somehow have less polygons, like the ball of light when you defeat a boss, which is blockier than the rank-die. The added bilinear filtering doesn't help either, and the lighting in Stick Canyon is just plain fucked.

Anonymous Sat Jul 4 16:21:19 2015 No.2515734
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>>2515681

I didn't notice that, but I'll check out if I can see the differences you mention later, I have the Nightopia Dream Pack, which was worth it for the book alone.

The PS2 port (and by extent the HD re-release) fucked the game's physics though, it's harder to controls Nights and maintain momentum than on the original. At first I thought it was due to the PS2 controller, but I've read it's the actual game physics that have been altered.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 4 16:33:03 2015 No.2515765 >>2515734 They fixed the physics with a patch for the XBLA/PSN versions a few months after release, but I'm not sure about the PC version.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:46:32 2015 No.2516590 >>2506840 dayum you scored good on the "this is cool" saturn

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:49:02 2015 No.2516596 >>2515734 >>2515765 pretty sure the steam release fixes it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:49:12 2015 No.2516598 >>2508616 the jumper is for the different saturn models

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:50:24 2015 No.2516601 >>2509503 my burned copy of Metal Slug just has standard slowdown in certain spots. You might've had a defective disc.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:53:15 2015 No.2516602 >>2510951 the thing is, the NA Netlink doesn't require Sega servers, just your opponents phone number. There's groups out there who get together on Netlink still.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:54:56 2015 No.2516605 >>2512337 Tomb Raider on Saturn was actually the first Tomb Raider game ever

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:55:56 2015 No.2516607 >>2514260 Outrun on the Saturn is jap exclusive, right?

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:56:12 2015 No.2516609

>>2516602
I know about the procedure, I wanted to know if the number of people playing is actually considerable.

I don't want to commit and then not having anyone to play with.

It's still probably a good idea because I am in South America, and doing international phonecalls on dialup is a bad idea.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:57:24 2015 No.2516613 >>2516609 maybe like, 8 people in the world, tops?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 00:57:31 2015 No.2516614 >>2516607 It's not, but only the JP version has the arranged soundtrack.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 02:26:43 2015 No.2516728 >>2507720 Ever read the green text on the box? It's copied straight out of an old help file for Netscape Navigator

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 02:43:34 2015 No.2516740

>>2511127
>Maybe the ram in your AR cart was bad? How long ago did you buy it?

I was using an official 1mb cart, not an AR. But it plays the same with the AR, and it played the same with a third party cart that had a 1mb/4mb switch.

>All the levels run at full speed for me with only occasional slowdown, the only exception being the boat turret part in Mission 6. That shit really crawls. The port is actually pretty faithful to the real deal.

The boat part on the last level was indeed nonstop slow, but the rest of the game slowed to a crawl after having 4-5 people on screen as well. Which meant that the entire game was running at half speed, except for the first few seconds of the first level.

You may have been running it on an emulator to not get any slowdown. SSF actually emulates a Saturn much faster than it normally is. Games that should slow down will run at full speed. Like the boss explosions in Radiant Silvergun, which are too fast as well.
On a real Saturn, the game slow downs nonstop.

>>2516601
>my burned copy of Metal Slug just has standard slowdown in certain spots. You might've had a defective disc.

I had both versions of the game (original and REV A), and both played like crap. Both of them original discs. I sold the ram cart bundle version because of how disappointing the game was. I love Metal Slug but this port is godawful.

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 02:50:18 2015 No.2516745

>>2514253
>Outrun is only compatible with early models.

The initial batches of Outrun hanged up at the start on units that had the 68k combined with the SCSP into a single chip. It only ran fine in units that used a discrete 68k, due to the TAS instruction being buggy in that (same bug as why Genesis 3 does not run Gargoyles).

However they also released a later batch that had the bug fixed and runs on all Saturns. Space Harrier also had the same problem.

Your options are either getting the later version of Outrun (that runs on all Saturns), or getting a Saturn made before 1997 (USA Saturns made in 1997 or later use the single ASIC that hangs up).

Model ones were all made in 1994 and 1995 so you are good to go.

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 07:30:20 2015 No.2517013

>>2516740
>the rest of the game slowed to a crawl after having 4-5 people on screen as well
>On a real Saturn, the game slow downs nonstop
I'm playing on a modded saturn, I have no idea what you're talking about with it crawling with more than 5 people. There scene in the beginning of Act 6 with like 20 dudes runs at full speed for me.
Sorry you didn't like the port? But I'm gonna trust my eyes on this one over the venting of a faceless stranger on the internet. The game is totally fine.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 13:23:53 2015 No.2517507 File: 1.29 MB, 3264x2448, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2506550 I did it I bought the Saturn, playing panzer dragoon, shit cost me 180$ for two games and the console

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 13:25:55 2015 No.2517513 >>2517507 Let me say I'm playing original panzer and I fucking love it

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 13:33:54 2015 No.2517530 >>2510790 >tfw my knowledge of japanese became good enough because I persisted in playing a japanese game on my saturn it has to be a game where you can easily pause and go for the dictionary though

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 13:37:42 2015 No.2517541 >>2517513 You'll love 2 then. It takes PD's formula and greatly expands it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 13:47:35 2015 No.2517560 >>2517541 Awesome

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 15:32:04 2015 No.2517730 >>2517541 I'm in love man, panzer dragoon is amazing. I want to cry it's so good

>>	\|\|D.\|\|.\|\|\/\|\|.\|\|D Sun Jul 5 15:41:14 2015 No.2517750 >>2505561 >Also is there a hack to make the bullets in battle garegga more visible? Isn't there an option in the menu?

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 16:09:32 2015 No.2517809

>>2517013
Here's a video running on the real hardware:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jepmKNpEd8E

You can see the game slow down a ton on the first level already when you get in the slug and the helicopter appears. It's slow as hell for the rest of the stage. And that's just the first stage.

All the other stages have moments when they get very choppy. Plus you have parts where the backgrounds are out of sync (they scroll 1 frame after everything else scrolls), and a lot of missing animation frames (knifing, shotgun blast, etc). And all the sound effects sound muffled like some SNES game.

Metal Slug 1 on the Saturn is a very sloppy port. It's still an awesome game, but compared to the Neogeo original, it is a significant downgrade. If you've played the arcade original enough times to 1cc it, you'll immediately notice the problems in the Saturn version.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 17:32:17 2015 No.2517987 >>2517730 This guy here, going to buy saga this weekend. Dropping 400$ on it. Might also buy D and Darius Gaiden, i'm in love with the saturn.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 18:29:40 2015 No.2518136 Has anyone emulated Burning Rangers? I can't get daemon-tools to mount the game. I've read that there are some bad images of it out there. I've tried downloading it from different sites but it just won't mount.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 18:35:28 2015 No.2518153 >>2518136 Try WinCDEmu. That's what I used when I played the game. Be sure you're mounting the .cue.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 18:50:15 2015 No.2518183 Just read that the Saturn version of Outrun has a hidden "SMOOTH" option that runs at 60fps. Been playing it all day.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 18:53:19 2015 No.2518186 >>2518136 Huh, you know, I just tried it with DT and it wouldn't work either. I'm pretty sure I got the game from Emuparadise.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 19:06:00 2015 No.2518215 >>2517987 Saga cranks the already cool setting of PD up to 11. Shit is fantastic. About 25-30 hours, fyi.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 20:04:52 2015 No.2518320 >>2518215 Fuck yes, cannot wait ordering this weekend.

Anonymous Sun Jul 5 20:27:51 2015 No.2518373

>>2517809
It slows down when you get in the slug and the water animation is freaking out, but not a ton, and not even remotely game ruining at all.
I'm sorry you can't enjoy the port, I certainly enjoy it. You've clearly put in enough time into the arcade to have your high standards. So enjoy playing it that way.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 21:23:27 2015 No.2518483 >>2518215 >>2518320 Actually, how is the Jap version of Saga? Will I need to know jap?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 21:43:33 2015 No.2518531 >>2518483 To simply play it, no. But to understand the story, yes. I'd recommend getting it in english, it's a lot more fun. Or at the very least burning it/modding your saturn. 40 is a lot cheaper of a price than 400.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 21:57:05 2015 No.2518561 >>2518531 Yeah that's why I was asking, 40$ is a lot better than 400.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 5 23:12:37 2015 No.2518706 >>2518373 >but not a ton The game slows down to half speed, you can see it there at the video linked up... and the backgrounds are out of sync constantly too. It's a good game still, just totally not worth playing on the Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:20:29 2015 No.2518931 My Saturn suddenly stopped working. The power light still turns on and the discs are spinning, but nothing shows up, not even the intro screen. Could it be a problem with the AV cables?

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:25:30 2015 No.2518937

>>2518931
That happened with mine once. The thing was running, but there was no image.

I took it for repairs. The guy I take my consoles to is an old man who's an expert in fixing Segas. He said that there was something broken in one of the components, but finding out which one would require replacing them one by one, so instead he just sold me an entire Saturn board instead.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:29:18 2015 No.2518947 >>2518937 Well, that sucks, in the third-world shithole I live there's probably no one who could take a look at it. Thanks, anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:30:38 2015 No.2518949 >>2518931 Cables Caps for the output PSU dieing/poor contact Battery?

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:32:54 2015 No.2518951

>>2518947
I am from Brazil. It was slightly easy for me because Segas are common and popular in my country, even if the Saturn is the least popular of them all.

In the last case scenario, you could try importing a board from Ebay. Everything else should be okay, so it'd be simple enough to replace by yourself.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:35:43 2015 No.2518956 >>2518951 I'm also Brazilian. I guess I'll borrow the cables from an acquaintance who also has a Saturn, if it's still not working then I'll try to import a board. Thanks for your help.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:37:12 2015 No.2518958 >>2518956 Are you from São Paulo? I know some shops that do Saturn repairs/mod/etc, I could point you the way if you'd like.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:45:28 2015 No.2518974 >>2518958 No, I'm from Rio Grande do Sul, there aren't many places in the state working with retrogaming, I guess, maybe in Porto Alegre. I have a cousin who lives there and also has a Saturn, IIRC, guess I'll give him a call.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 01:46:26 2015 No.2518978 >>2518974 Sad to hear that. There will always be someone working with retro vidya, so try looking anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 07:16:04 2015 No.2519318 >>2518931 Definitely check the cables. I had a bad set of a/v cables for my saturn that messed up and blacked the picture too.

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 07:38:43 2015 No.2519337

>ctrl-f exhumed
>0 results
>ctrl-f powerslave
>0 results

I am replaying it during these days and it's really good, probably my favourite 3d action game for the saturn.
The only real critics I can move are the random drop system, which makes the first levels harder then they need to be since you can make a perfect run and ending up without ammo, and those hateful long jumps/hovering across lava pits with a d-pad, but maybe that's just me being a casual.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 11:44:06 2015 No.2519656 File: 36 KB, 480x272, BsmBECWCcAAC43s[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2509978 Money mostly. That or I'll think of some other game I need to buy. I'm a terrible person I know.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:12:12 2015 No.2519710 >>2519656 >tfw no excuses I've been out of work for a few months and just got back into work, bought my saturn with my first paycheck

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:22:30 2015 No.2519721
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Guys.... I did it guys... I got them all.

I fucking summoned Exodia.

I suppose I need to replace those third party ones and the circlepad, and one of the model 1's since it has a broken R microswitch, but for bomberman it'll work just fine.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:25:18 2015 No.2519729 >>2519721 Now you just need friends.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:37:11 2015 No.2519740 File: 21 KB, 576x432, sbomfront.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2519721 Impressive. Now do the same with the Bomberman multitaps. And Bomberman pads. With a white saturn.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:40:07 2015 No.2519743 >>2519721 Now get 10 people and some beers and play.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:52:04 2015 No.2519763 >>2519740 Nah. I did this with the challenge that I wouldn't spend more than £10 on each accessory.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:52:14 2015 No.2519764 >>2519721 Impressive. I doubt I could find 10 people to play, though.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:55:26 2015 No.2519770 >>2519764 I'm planning to take it over to heart of gaming in London since I live close by. Plenty of people there would play

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 12:56:52 2015 No.2519772 >>2519770 Good plan. I wish there was a place like that near me.

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 19:18:31 2015 No.2520596

People talk about the Mega Drive more but I think the Saturn is way better. The Mega Drive is not really that interesting. It stood out in the NES days but come SNES and it doesn't have much going for it. The Saturn has a lot of cool games, especially if you can read Japanese. It's just a great system, probably in the top 9.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 19:58:53 2015 No.2520671 >>2516609 What about some phone network emulator?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 20:00:07 2015 No.2520673 >>2520671 Could work, but I have no idea how those work. Might have to ask /g/.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 20:01:56 2015 No.2520676 File: 60 KB, 498x668, pepejilette.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2520596 >but come SNES and it doesn't have much going for it

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 20:21:19 2015 No.2520716 File: 674 KB, 3264x2448, XS7BIOz.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2505443 >Only one twin stick

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 20:22:21 2015 No.2520719 >>2520716 I remember you posting this before. Still as jelly as I was the first time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 20:24:52 2015 No.2520728 I've got DoDonPachi and Layer Section: any other shmups on the Saturn I should look at?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 21:07:41 2015 No.2520792 >>2520676 Nintendo had a monopoly back then so it's not Sega's fault necessarily.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 21:51:37 2015 No.2520882 >>2520792 There was still a wealth of games on the MD that you couldn't get on the SNES or were better on the MD. I actually grew up with the SNES but in my adult life I find myself playing more MD games than SNES ones.

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 22:06:50 2015 No.2520909

>>2520716
>Tfw you will never be in a situation where your friends want to play Virtual On with you.

I do the same shit with arcade sticks. I like to have two just in case. "Just in case" never comes and when "Just in case" almost came when Street Fighter IV came out everyone just wanted to play with gamepads anyway.

That Ecchi Guy !!SXqkEzxV5p0 Mon Jul 6 22:25:06 2015 No.2520948
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>>2520728
Batsugun
Battle Garegga
Blast Wind
DonPachi
Gekirindan
Gunbird
Gun Frontier
Gun Frontier 2 (Metal Black)
Hyper Duel
Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius ~forever with me~ (Imp)
Keio Flying Squadron 2
Magical Night Dreams: Cotton Boomerang
Radiant Silvergun
RayStorm
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus
Sengoku Blade: Sengoku Ace Episode II
Sexy Parodius
Shienryu
Skull Fang: Kuhga Gaiden
Steam-Heart's
Strikers 1945
Strikers 1945 II
Thunder Force Gold Pack 1
Thunder Force Gold Pack 2
Thunder Force V
Twinkle Star Sprites
Wolf Fang: Kuhga 2001
Wonder 3 Arcade Gears
X-Multiply

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 22:27:00 2015 No.2520952 >>2505212 favorite system. period

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 22:31:32 2015 No.2520960 >>2520882 dude, im the same way its like when Al switched with Griff and went for Black Big 'Uns

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 22:39:57 2015 No.2520978 >>2520948 Whoa, quite the selection. Thanks!

That Ecchi Guy !!SXqkEzxV5p0 Mon Jul 6 22:43:43 2015 No.2520986
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>>2520978
Forgot to remove that (Imp) tag and to include Terra Diver (Soukyugurentai) and Shippū Mahō Daisakusen Kingdom-Grandprix. Feel free to chime in on any I'm forgetting. Some of my lists need updating.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 22:47:23 2015 No.2520992 >>2520948 I am not into shmups, mostly because I never tried them. What's the best Saturn Shmup to get started on the genre?

Anonymous Mon Jul 6 23:00:09 2015 No.2521023

>>2520992
Dodonpachi is a classic beginner's entry into the wonderful world of bullet hell.

Darius Gaiden (and 2 I suppose, though it's not as good) is a great beginner's hori.

And I'd be remiss not to mention Radiant Silvergun, as while the game is hard as hell, it's one of the most interesting games in the genre, in my opinion.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 23:02:18 2015 No.2521027 >>2521023 personally i think sokyugourentai is better than radiant silvergun, but those 2 are probably considered the best

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 23:04:18 2015 No.2521037 >>2520992 Batsugun.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 23:06:10 2015 No.2521041 >>2521027 Sokyu is nowhere near as unique as RSG, although I agree, it's a very good game. As is Batsugun, for that matter.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jul 6 23:50:31 2015 No.2521116 >>2520882 I suppose it's a matter of taste but I don't find the MD library too amazing when Nintendo got everything like Final Fantasy or Mega Man

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 00:03:52 2015 No.2521152 >>2521116 Top pleb. You could take both of those series away, and the SNES would be fine. Also, Megaman is on the Megadrive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 00:11:47 2015 No.2521165 Anyone try Lunar? How does it compare to the PS1 port, besides not having an English version? >>2521152 I was just saying random series. This is a Saturn thread, not a console war or MD thread, so this topic is pretty off topic anyway.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 00:16:42 2015 No.2521175 >>2521165 Playing Lunar on the Saturn is going to an awful lot of effort just to get superior sound (that's the only real difference). Especially since the Sega CD originals have better audio than both versions, anyway.

Anonymous Tue Jul 7 12:50:52 2015 No.2522113

>>2520948
I'm only missing a handful from that list. Twinkle Star Sprites, and the two Cotton's are probably the ones I wish I'd picked up 10+ years ago. Blast Wind looks cool but kind of short. Steam Hearts seems like good clean family fun.

>>2520992
>>2521027
Sokyugourentai was always a bit underrated and overshadowed. I think it was re-released at some point so it was fairly cheap, or at least it used to be. Whats nice is after playing for an hour a second option menu opens up and you can either increase difficultly to bullet hell levels, or tone down enemy bullet speed and give your ship so many bombs and extra lives that even a novice would have fun playing it.

Strikers 1945 is another decent starter. Actually it was those four Psikyo games that first got me into importing saturn shooters.

If you want "the best" as your first, the goat saturn shooter imo is Battle Garegga... Only caveat is on the Saturn you really have to play it on a largish CRT rotated 90° for Tate mode with at least an S-Video, or superior, cable to truly appreciate it. Some of the enemy bullets and shrapnel when they explode are just too difficult to pick up without a good clear picture.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 13:02:40 2015 No.2522130 >>2522113 The visibility is my only problem with Garegga/Bakraid. Even with that problem though, those games are fucking fantastic.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 15:46:41 2015 No.2522339 File: 131 KB, 640x640, 20177_front.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2521165 I have silver star story complete I dont understand japanese at all but Im able to progress a bit anyone who played it can tell me if I will have any problems later?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 15:48:17 2015 No.2522340 >>2522339 you will have problems later

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 15:49:38 2015 No.2522342 >>2522340 Aww man

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 15:51:40 2015 No.2522351 >>2522130 well, unlike the arcade, the saturn version of garegga had pink bullets

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 15:52:58 2015 No.2522354 >>2522342 for one, there's a tower where you can only progress by solving riddles

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 7 17:24:10 2015 No.2522526 How are the EU and US virtua sticks? Do they work well or should I just say fuckit and go whole hog and get the HSS-0130?

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 02:46:27 2015 No.2523609

I know the Saturn's cartridge port is notoriously finicky but I'm having some real trouble with my Action Replay cart, specifically with DoDonPachi. It often doesn't boot the game or does and then not long after hangs on a black screen. When I can get into the game and play it it only loads the music about half the time. Is this a known issue with DDP and the AR cart or is something else wrong?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 03:14:56 2015 No.2523654 Do you play your shmups with a pad or a stick, /vr/?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 03:49:31 2015 No.2523693 >>2523654 Both depending on if I can be bothered to drag out the Saturn's stick. The Saturn controller's d-pad is pretty great though tbh.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 04:00:24 2015 No.2523704 >>2519337 What's really awesome about powerslave is that you can actually use the 3D controller for it, and it handles great. I set it up so that the shooting is done by the trigger, and it works really good.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 06:53:22 2015 No.2523858 Virtual-On is dirt cheap in Japan. Is there much of a language barrier?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 06:59:13 2015 No.2523861 >>2523858 Zero. It's a fighting game and the whole thing is in English anyway.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 06:59:48 2015 No.2523863 >>2523861 Cool. Thanks.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 08:37:18 2015 No.2523949 >>2520948 A lot of these games are pretty pricey unfortunately. Seems pretty unreasonable too when these games always seem to have numerous listings on eBay and the like.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 08:55:42 2015 No.2523973 >>2523704 thank you, that's really neat. I already finished it, but I suppose I will try to replay it soon, since it's really good and you got my curiosity. Fuck caverns of peril and sunken temple, thou.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 10:56:04 2015 No.2524112 File: 2.62 MB, 355x200, mfw.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2520948 the prices, cmon man

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:23:31 2015 No.2524352

So, I just tried fixing my mod chip installation. When I plug everything in, the he disc doesn't spin and the the screen just displays says "Check disc format". Is this a problem with the mod chip installation or did I possibly fuck something else up while I was in there?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:26:21 2015 No.2524359 >>2524352 Does it work if you undo everything? If so, then you fucked up with the modchip and the system is otherwise fine.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:30:12 2015 No.2524367 >>2524352 Is your chip soldered to the power point? Also, if you have the universal PCB and a model 2, did you solder the jumper?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:43:51 2015 No.2524389 >>2524359 No, thats what I was hoping and it was just my sloppy solder job (first timer), but it doesn't spin either way. >>2524367 http://imgur.com/yjQUnmd,86I7ZNk,Zko5rgh,2PeIuP7 Bridged the 0014-0019, yes.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:46:31 2015 No.2524393 >>2524389 That might be some kind of drive error, then. Which, I'm not sure how installing a modchip would do that... since it's a very non-intensive installation. I'm assuming you used the right ribbon cable? Just covering all bases.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:52:42 2015 No.2524402 >>2524393 I tried with both the original ribbon and the one that came with the chip.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:56:01 2015 No.2524403 >>2524402 Wait, looking again, did you run the ribbon cables properly? It's supposed to use 2, going from mobo -> chip and chip -> disc drive.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 13:58:24 2015 No.2524407 >>2524403 While using the chip, yes. When trying without the chip, I tried it once with both ribbons seperately.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:01:41 2015 No.2524414 >>2524407 It's a Universal v3, right?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:05:54 2015 No.2524420 http://www.segastyle.com/model264V3.html There's a guide for the v3, check your installation against that.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:16:09 2015 No.2524441 >>2524420 Okay, solved one set of problems. Got the motor running again, just not when the chip's in. The only thing I can guess is that I don't have the power wire soldered correctly, but it looks fine when I compare it to >>2524420

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:25:42 2015 No.2524463 >>2524441 Make 100% certain that the cables are facing the right way. When I installed my chip, I ended up having to turn the cable a really weird looking way for it to work.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:27:43 2015 No.2524470 >>2524463 I just realized that I had the cables in 100% backwards. Put them in the right way (and into the right holes this time) and presto! Nothing. Fuck me.

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 14:38:25 2015 No.2524493

>>2524470
Check the jumper that you made, if you have a desoldering braid then use that to remove the existing joint and solder on a new one.

The 64-pin IC Model 2s are a bitch. I have an SSIC8 chip in mine, and every time I play a game I have to open the drive for a second after the disc starts to read for it to actually play.

Only other thing I can think of is to make sure you push the cables in all the way.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 15:46:20 2015 No.2524592 Saturn RAM expansions aren't region locked, are they? And if I get a 4MB expansion, would it still work for games that require less RAM, like the KOF games?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 15:48:52 2015 No.2524595 >>2524592 They're not region locked. I believe some 1MB games won't recognize 4MB RAMs, though most titles should work that way. Using an AR cart everything should work, though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 15:56:01 2015 No.2524607 >>2524592 The only cartridge that's region locked is the ROM cart from that ultraman game that's apparently shit. So don't sweat it. Even KoF 95(or was it 6?)'s rom cart is region free.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 16:00:44 2015 No.2524614 >>2524595 They will recognize them, and work, but will have graphic glitches. It's limited to three SNK games though.

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 16:11:30 2015 No.2524636

I'm still trying to get Guardian Heroes running in SSF. The version that's out there on most sites freezes when it attempts to load up the title screen, but I found an alternate version of the file with a proper .bin/.cue format, but it's on a host that won't let me download it for some reason.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 16:24:18 2015 No.2524679 >>2524636 Is it called "Guardian Heroes (USA) (DW0834)"? That's the dump I'm using (bin+cue), and it works on SSF.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 16:31:41 2015 No.2524697 >>2524607 >>2524614 I think I'll just pick up a 4MB cart, then, since it's cheaper than an AR cart and my saturn is already japanese. Thanks for the help.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 17:58:17 2015 No.2524923 >>2524679 It's this: cloudstor(DOT)es/f/g4s/ Where'd you get yours?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 18:05:44 2015 No.2524934 I got the saturn in 1995. I fucking hate it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 18:11:59 2015 No.2524952 >>2524923 Right here: http://www.get-your-rom.com/ss-sega-saturn-isos/guardian-heroes-download#usadw0834rar

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 20:07:36 2015 No.2525148 >>2524952 Thanks, dude. That site looks amazing. Don't know why I never saw that before.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 20:40:28 2015 No.2525204 >>2524952 Fuck, now it's doing the same thing. It goes to the intro animation and once that's done it's just a black screen.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 20:59:37 2015 No.2525232 File: 7 KB, 249x243, 1365458862631s.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw you start to git gud at Virtual On

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 21:03:03 2015 No.2525238 >>2525232 Just wait until you start learning the intricacies of melee combat.

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 21:58:29 2015 No.2525368
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latest games i've picked up

tomb raider is good and looks great too, gets a little slow some times but still fun, i'll have to try it with my gen 2 controller soon

marvel SH is fucking great, definitely recommended, only complaint is that I wish there was more than 10 characters

sonic jam is interesting, the 3D museum plays like an open world version of the saturn sonic 3d blast special stages, all the little places you can visit in it are cool too, but definitely not worth what i payed. I got it perfect condition for 50 bucks but you're better off playing the 4 original titles on the genesis, or even the gamecube for that matter. but it's something i've always wanted to play so im just glad i had the opportunity

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:10:45 2015 No.2525393
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>>2525368
>or even the gamecube for that matter

Nah, other than Sonic 2 having some slowdown on Jam, the ports are great, Sonic 1 adds the spindash and playing Sanic with the saturn pad feels great. Also time attack modes.

50 dollaridoos for it is a bit high but I guess that's the norm for US Saturn games these days.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:15:44 2015 No.2525404 >>2507146 wow is that a boris? i didnt know

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:16:26 2015 No.2525409 >>2525204 Can't really help you there, man. Sounds like a problem on your side. Uh, have you tried loading the bios or using a different virtual drive? I'm using Virtual CloneDrive.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:17:23 2015 No.2525412 >>2507610 maybe he's thinking about dragon force 2?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:19:46 2015 No.2525416 >>2508165 well fun is what its really all about

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:23:02 2015 No.2525423 >>2508616 hell yeah. i got mine from racketboy for 25$ long time ago. then few years later i got the entire US collection from underground gamer (and a bigass portion of JAP)

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:23:19 2015 No.2525425

>>2525393
>Sonic 2 having some slowdown on Jam

Sonic 2 had some slowdown on the Megadrive too, not sure if it slows down at the same parts though.

Sonic Jam port has its share of problems though: the audio is lower quality, and the music transitions (when getting the speed shoes) are fucked. That was such a unique effect on the Megadrive, and they botched it in Sonic Jam by having the audio re-start (it starts playing a different, pre-sped-up recording).

They don't even have an excuse to not just speed up the tracks since they were playing 22khz ADPCM recordings for the music.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:26:19 2015 No.2525428 Do you think we will ever see Sega Saturn on the Virtual Console?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:29:25 2015 No.2525439 >>2510809 i put a modchip in mine and recently (like 2 years ago) modded it for svideo (i didnt wanna buy a bunch of cables/adapters to get hdmi) it looks good on my sony wega 27" but looks in fucking credible on my JVC 32"

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:29:36 2015 No.2525440 >>2525423 Man... those were the days. I miss U-G.

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:30:03 2015 No.2525441

>>2525393
theres some cool features that enhance replay value like spin dash in 1, time attack, difficulty settings, but without a doubt the originals are superior. my biggest con with the sonic jam imports are the blue borders present in sonic 1 and 2 (maybe 3 and sonic and knuckles havent played yet) theres no excuse for that and they look horrendous

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:37:19 2015 No.2525464 >>2513896 my brother and i used to buy saturn imports like crazy from wolfgames.com

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:39:48 2015 No.2525472

>>2525428
>Do you think we will ever see Sega Saturn on the Virtual Console?

Not unless they hire Steve Snake and give him a year to get it done.
(when they asked him to do a Megadrive emu on the Dreamcast, the deal fell through because they wanted it done in something like 2 weeks)

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:44:58 2015 No.2525483 >>2517987 jeez-ASS thats cool that you can spend that kinda money, im jealous!

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:51:03 2015 No.2525494 >>2525440 yup its a goddamned shame

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 22:53:20 2015 No.2525497 >>2525483 just bought a bass guitar recently, sorta wish i could have just got that instead

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 23:09:42 2015 No.2525527

I'd like to get into buying some Saturn stuff as I think it was an interesting console but the games are just insanely expensive for some reason. These days with the CAD being so shit against the USD it makes it even more difficult to source games on eBay and the like.

Can anyone recommend some cheap quality Saturn content? I'd like to get some of the games I played as a kid such as Bug and Bug Too as well as Panzer Dragoon (screw Saga its way too expensive) and Batman Forever though I know the latter is like $100 on its own.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 8 23:13:03 2015 No.2525537 >>2525527 GOOD CHEAP SATURN GAMES: Daytona (any version) Sega Rally Any Virtua Fighter Virtual ON Baku Baku Hell, ANY game with Virtua in the title Nights into Dreams

Anonymous Wed Jul 8 23:50:41 2015 No.2525601

>>2525527
The Saturn was a flop, and a lot of stuff was underprinted due to low demand, so now practically everything good on the console is rare and expensive. Which is a damn shame.

Oftentime Japanese imports are more affordable, though this can vary depending. Shmups are very popular on the Saturn (and Dreamcast), so they tend to demand a premium, kinda like snes RPGs over here, but a lot of other stuff is relatively affordable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 00:15:01 2015 No.2525641 Anywhere good to dl saturn isos? I was getting them from emuparadise but Vampire Saviour won't burn right.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 00:39:08 2015 No.2525681 >>2525641 Try Isozone

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 00:45:25 2015 No.2525690 >>2525232 >tfw both the Saturn controller and the Dreamcast controller are expensive as fuck. Should I just get a Saturn controller and an adapter or what?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 00:45:58 2015 No.2525692 >>2506416 I wonder if I can still win that $3000...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 01:26:02 2015 No.2525728 >>2525690 I'd go with the Saturn sticks, since an adapter can make them DC compatible. The only thing you'll be technically missing out on is a VMU slot, which really isn't a big deal.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 01:57:53 2015 No.2525762 File: 105 KB, 640x1076, 7662_front.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Standard translation/localization differences aside, is there any compelling differences between JP and US versions of pic related?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 03:05:40 2015 No.2525834 >>2525681 Thanks. FF Real bout congress up with a blue screen with Japanese writing with'ram' in it. Shouldn't it work with a ar4 in 1?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 03:06:22 2015 No.2525835 >>2525409 >I'm using Virtual CloneDrive Same here. No idea what's wrong.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 03:09:54 2015 No.2525845 >>2525762 I can't imagine there is. PAL version is a horrible conversion though. Even by PAL standards.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 03:54:31 2015 No.2525887 >>2525762 Just get whichever's cheaper, literally the same game. I went with US on account of "No habla Nippon"

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 04:11:11 2015 No.2525915 >>2525845 >PAL version is a horrible conversion though. What? I own it and it seems pretty spot on so what's wrong with it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 04:38:37 2015 No.2525942 >>2525681 The Vampire saviour version from this website booted but I get video glitches which become unplayable after character select. Is this my Action Replay playing up?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 04:54:44 2015 No.2525961 Bad rips of Saturn games seems to be a chronical problem. Would /vr/ support an effort towards mapping which games have shit rips/formats, and trying to get better versions uploaded?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 04:57:29 2015 No.2525965 File: 963 KB, 1700x2420, 1434679946376.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Why is Saturn so best? It's just the best. It's so awesome.

Anonymous Thu Jul 9 06:53:26 2015 No.2526072

>>2525961
From what I've seen, the best Saturn rips available online are those from Redump.org (trurip is usually good, but their Saturn dumps are from Darkwater for some reason).
The problem is that they are very hard to find, you either find someone who can invite you to a private tracker like Blackcats, or download them from usenet, it's ridiculous.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 07:00:05 2015 No.2526083 >>2525965 Hard to answer, but I think it's because AM2 and Capcom were on top of their game around the time of the Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 07:02:16 2015 No.2526086 >>2525942 Are you using a PAL saturn? If so, you need to fit a 60hz switch. The Action Replay cart offers compatibility but games that aren't meant to be played at 50hz will produced unexpected results. If not then it's a bad rip.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 07:54:31 2015 No.2526131 >>2525641 pleasuredome has the trurip sets. retrowithin has tons of real bin/cue.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 08:01:45 2015 No.2526136 >>2525965 Saturn was the "arcade in your home" console of its generation. The same status was held by TG-16 in the previous generation. That's why both of those systems did far better in Japan where arcades were healthier.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 09:22:42 2015 No.2526216 Best multiplayer (2+) games that aren't fighters/shmups?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 09:39:37 2015 No.2526242 >>2526216 Bomberman, DeathTank, Worms.

Anonymous Thu Jul 9 09:48:34 2015 No.2526254

>>2526216
puzzle games.

Baku Baku, Tetris Plus, Puyo Puyo 2, Puyo Puyo Sun, Magical Drop 1-2-3, Puzzle Fighter, Columns Collection (this one is great because it is non-competitive, even if that just makes it 2 players playing the same game separately), Sakura Taisen Columns (this one however is competitive)

and probably some more I forgot.

Also, there is regular Saturn Bomberman that can do up to 10 players, and Saturn Bomberman Fight!! which is japanese only, isometric with polygon graphics, 4-player only, but a lot crazier and allows for much free-er movement. You basically beat the shit out of each other in small arenas, jumping over obstacles and on each others heads, etc.

Vatlva also has multiplayer, it has lots of cars in a small arena shooting at each other. Never played it in multi, but it can't be too bad.

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>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:07:42 2015 No.2526274 >>2526254 I think I need to 60hz mod my Saturn before I start getting all these.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:19:26 2015 No.2526294 >>2526086 I have a Pal Saturn running at 60hz

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:24:02 2015 No.2526305 File: 83 KB, 500x846, Congo_the_Movie_gamebox.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] post unexpensive Saturn games that only you own

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:24:52 2015 No.2526307 >>2526305 is this a movie or game

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:28:24 2015 No.2526309 >>2526307 It's Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj: The Game

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:29:25 2015 No.2526312 >>2526309 any good ?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:30:41 2015 No.2526315 >>2526312 kind of crappy first person shooter, never made it too far in it. but I'm not a big FPS fan so maybe it ain't so bad, I dunno.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 10:39:30 2015 No.2526327 duke nukem s very weird but i think its one off the best console version

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:03:06 2015 No.2526738 File: 670 KB, 1836x3264, IMG_20150710_032048.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2526294 This is what the screen looks like. Sometimes better , sometimes worse

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:05:10 2015 No.2526740 File: 1.41 MB, 1836x3264, IMG_20150710_031139.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2526738 Also the real bout message

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:32:25 2015 No.2526794 File: 331 KB, 426x282, 1418994632980.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2507685 >tfw we never got the RE2 Saturn port

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:34:31 2015 No.2526802 >>2510076 >>2510930 Is SeHa good? I wanted to like Neptunia but the fact that it prioritized dank memes and moeshit over actual vidya humor blew it for me. Does SeHa actually have vidya humor?

Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:37:13 2015 No.2526804
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>tfw got a Model 1 Saturn with a Model 1 US controller, Clockwork Knight, VF2 and Vanilla Daytona
>want to get an AR for imports
>but also want to get a modchip for burned games
>each part is $40
>Model 2 controllers are at least $25 from what I recall
>PseudoSaturn allows the AR to play burned games but the memory card is filled up as a trade-off, also puts the card at risk of bricking
The fuck do I do?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:37:23 2015 No.2526805 >>2526802 Yes, Seha is actually 100% vidya humour. Ah, and Saturn-san always gets bullied. Both by the other girls, and the show's plot.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 14:43:45 2015 No.2526816 >>2507726 getting a chip (they're really easy to install, usually requiring you to solder only one wire) and burning them would probably be cheaper, if you're okay with that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 16:07:31 2015 No.2526965 >>2526802 SeHa is hilarious, even if you're not an anime fan. The Sega lore is pretty deep, just check out the Virtua Fighter episode (number two, I think).

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 16:10:21 2015 No.2526975 >>2525416 she's dead now and I've wanted to kill myself for 17 years

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 18:15:46 2015 No.2527323 What are some good arcade sticks for the Saturn? Is the virtua stick any good?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 19:42:14 2015 No.2527512 File: 351 KB, 940x794, twinstick-box.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2526083 AM3 blessed us with SEGA Rally and Virtual On too.Great time to be a SEGA fan as long as you had a local import gaming store.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 20:01:23 2015 No.2527553 >>2526738 >>2526740 Cart does not connect properly. Open up the ram cartridge, clean its pins (use a pencil eraser to scrub off the gunk, then clean the contacts once with isopropyl alcohol just in case). Then try again.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 20:34:18 2015 No.2527643 >>2527323 The japanese revision of the Virtua Stick is good. The regular/western one? Not so much, but it is dirt cheap, so...

Anonymous Thu Jul 9 20:36:42 2015 No.2527652

>>2527643
>The japanese revision of the Virtua Stick is good

Both of them are the same and they suck.

The first versions anyway. Japan got a later version, which is better (uses actual mechanical stick and pushbuttons), but it uses pretty low quality materials, so in the end it isn't that good either. That one can be found pretty cheap too, although shipping can be a pain.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 20:39:21 2015 No.2527657 >>2527652 Yes, the later Virtua Stick is what I was talking about. And I wouldn't call Seimitsu parts "low quality." And 80+ bucks isn't really cheap. How high are you?

Anonymous Thu Jul 9 20:48:14 2015 No.2527671

>>2527657
>And I wouldn't call Seimitsu parts "low quality."

Only the stick was Seimitsu, and that was only in half of them, the other half used cheap ASCII sticks. The buttons were some cheap generic crap.

The Astro City controller also used seimitsu buttons too, I think. But that thing is painfully expensive.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 22:44:59 2015 No.2527897 >>2526804 Just get a mod chip and region patch every game until you can afford an at/ memory cartridge

>>	Anonymous Thu Jul 9 22:47:29 2015 No.2527905 >>2527553 Thanks I'll try this out. Could it be the slot itself?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 00:57:29 2015 No.2528101 New thread - >>2528097

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 01:01:02 2015 No.2528105 >>2528101 We're still not over the bump limit.

Kya !kDashing02 Fri Jul 10 01:34:33 2015 No.2528139

I want to see if my Saturn is still able to read discs, but sadly only have a Stunner and no games to test at the moment. The Internal Clock screen has me blocked at the moment, and I'm trying to avoid buying a game+controller until I know the thing even still reads.
I've read that the Saturn is technically compatible with Genesis/MegaDrive controllers(mostly based on game).
Does anyone know if this support carries over into the Saturn's menus and if it would hypothetically be possible to connect the controller internally to navigate the menus and try playing a music CD or something along those lines?

I'm aware how stupid and unnecessary all of this sounds, I just want to know if it could work.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 01:38:18 2015 No.2528142 >>2528139 If it did you'd have to rewire a plug. There are 3rd party Saturn controllers you can get for like a buck.

Kya !kDashing02 Fri Jul 10 01:48:50 2015 No.2528161

>>2528142
I just don't want any extra shit laying around; Too many extra unused controllers laying around as it is. But I guess you're right. Are there any cheap but "decent" third party controllers you could suggest?

And I don't think I'd need to rewire anything; Just chop the end off of one of my Genesis controller and connect them to points on the inside of the machine. Haven't opened the system up, so there could very well be none that I could tap, but that was the idea.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 01:51:47 2015 No.2528170 >>2528161 >Are there any cheap but "decent" third party controllers you could suggest? Nope. I guess you could wire directly to the port. It's pretty small though. No idea if Genesis controllers work though like I said.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 02:01:11 2015 No.2528186 >>2527905 so i keep cleaning and testing this. If the results are different everytime isn't it guaranteed that the cart or the connection to the cart is the problem?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 02:46:45 2015 No.2528257 File: 991 KB, 478x243, 1430706814056.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >just got a white japanese Saturn complete in the box for $17 off of eBay Just gotta retrobrite the shit out of it, throw in a region-free BIOS and go to town now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 04:53:54 2015 No.2528350 >>2526738 >>2526740 >>2528186 I tried SSF Zero 3 and got a similar image to real bout. I can still open a dispute with the seller of my Action Replay should I?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 06:05:26 2015 No.2528428 Anyone here played the Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story games? Looking for more games to play with my twin stick.

Anonymous Fri Jul 10 20:14:41 2015 No.2529864

>>2528161
>cheap but "decent" third party controllers
I found something called a Panther 3 at a flea market once for a buck. It has micro switches in the pad although ironically not in the L/R buttons like the original. It is, by far, the best controller for the Saturn, 3rd party or other. To give you an idea how good it is, my astro city is now player 2,3.

Anonymous Fri Jul 10 20:28:08 2015 No.2529890

>>2528186
If you get different results, then it is because the cart slot doesn't make proper contact.

Of course it could also be cause the card itself is flaky. But I haven't seen a ram expansion card yet where the DRAM gave up. The cart slot is more likely to cause the problem.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jul 10 23:40:21 2015 No.2530286 File: 2.98 MB, 3264x2448, ssimports.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2513603 oh, I'll fill those holes anytime, anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 11 00:05:53 2015 No.2530331 >>2530286 Holy damn that is a fine ass collection.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 11 00:09:01 2015 No.2530335 File: 68 KB, 625x583, richie-rich.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw you literally have to be pic related to collect PAL Saturn games

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 11 00:15:16 2015 No.2530342 File: 142 KB, 845x478, 1432563359938o.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2530335 >tfw had a Saturn at the time >tfw bought Panzer Saga, Burning Rangers and Shining Force III when they were new for RRP

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