Sega Saturn emulator

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Sega Saturn emulator Anonymous Tue Apr 17 22:22:31 2018 No.4720371 [Reply] [Original]

Are there any good Sega Saturn emulators. Or are all the emulators still junk?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 17 22:23:09 2018 No.4720374 >>4720371 mednafen worked perfectly for all the games I've tried.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 17 22:29:22 2018 No.4720382 >>4720371 All Saturn emulators are shit. Which is why I bought a real Sega Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 17 22:29:53 2018 No.4720386 >>4720374 fpbp

Anonymous Tue Apr 17 22:32:53 2018 No.4720392

>>4720371
SSF can run reasonably on a 2.6GHz Core 2 processor or higher, and can have great compatibility with the Max preset at a Core i3 3.1GHz or higher. Mednafen does Saturn emulation better, but requires at least a 3.4GHz Intel CPU with Sandy Bridge architecture or higher and also lacks Sega Titan Video emulation if you care about that.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 05:01:47 2018 No.4720906 >>4720382 nah I think this is just you trying to justify your purchase. i've had a saturn since the 90s and I only play on SSF because it works great and is easy to use

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 05:09:44 2018 No.4720912 >>4720371 SSF works with majority of titles and does it well. make sure to check the compatibility list.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 05:17:34 2018 No.4720917 >>4720371 Saturn emulation unfucked itself when Mednafen added Saturn support. Whatever doesn't work on that should work on SSF.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 07:34:24 2018 No.4720991 Now the real question is: what Saturn games are even worth playing? It has to be one of the worst consoles ever.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 07:56:10 2018 No.4721015 >>4720906 SSF double scans everything by default. its impossible to get native resolution out of it like a real console.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 08:38:45 2018 No.4721074 File: 1.30 MB, 2500x3174, 1474997270084.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4720991

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 10:42:04 2018 No.4721218 >>4720371 All the emulators are still junk. Especially Saturn ones.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 10:48:00 2018 No.4721227 >>4721218 <[citation needed]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 21:05:39 2018 No.4722276 Good question. I tried to Run a sega saturn emulator on my Ps Vita and it made badly rendered music. But I couldn't run it very well. It's a shame, as I have an OLED vita and I wanted to play a translated VN on my system.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 18 21:21:00 2018 No.4722308 >>4720371 Yes there has been since about 2005. >>4720991 There are dozens of good games for the saturn you fool. >>4721074 Albert Odyssey needs to be removed from that, it's an utter piece of shit.

Anonymous Wed Apr 18 21:22:23 2018 No.4722309

I'm using Mednafen and getting notable input lag when playing shooting games, and i've already disabled vsync, enabled hardgpu sync, and set the "ss midsync" option. Is there anything else I can do?

For reference, when playing shooting games in MAME (regular, not ShmupMAME or anything else), I don't notice lag even though some is apparently there. I read someone claiming that running Mednafen with RetroArch removes more lag, is that true?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 04:42:00 2018 No.4723025 >>4721074 I've tried every game in the top five and they're all garbage.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 05:20:03 2018 No.4723054 >>4723025 Ur mom is

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 06:37:33 2018 No.4723106

>>4721074
>/v/'s recommended
>doesn't even have Nippon Castlevania SotN

This is why no one should listen to /v/.
If you're feeling frisky & curious and can figure it out, Dezaemon 2 is basically the RPG Maker of shmups. Jappies upload the games they make for it as save files over here:
http://seesaawiki.jp/dezaemon_db/

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 07:21:15 2018 No.4723146 >>4721074 deep fear was released in europe, amerifriend

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 07:42:34 2018 No.4723167

>>4720371
I haven't found any that work on my PC, but it's a 2004 Dell shitbox, but you'd think it could at least run fucking games from the 90's with no problems...but then some PSX games also run like shit as well, but it's probably less about the games and more about the actual emulator, since Mame will always be shit, yet I can run PC games that look way better than say, Soulcalibur, but it won't even run at all for me on Mame.

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 11:40:56 2018 No.4723413

>>4720906
False. Saturn emulators are truly shit. I don't regret purchasing my white Japanese Sega Saturn. Not only does it play great, but it looks great too. Plus it's easier to play House Of The Dead & Virtua Cop on a real Saturn since I get to use my light gun on a CRT TV.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 11:44:08 2018 No.4723420 >>4723413 lol yeah it's OK for these games, and the saturn looks nice indeed, but there's no other reason to play on a real saturn nowadays

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 11:47:55 2018 No.4723432 >>4723420 I don't know about that. I love the way the Saturn controller feels on my hands. Unless there's a USB converter for my Saturn controller.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 13:12:09 2018 No.4723581 >use mednafen >can't play .bin or .iso unless it has the .cue loaded >.cue libraries from the internet have mp3 files that are not in the game file

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 14:18:56 2018 No.4723703

This is somewhat tangential, but still related: can anyone point me to a good disc-mounting software? On my old Win7 laptop years back, DT Lite was the best choice with SSF, but some time ago DT Lite became adware/scamware.

I have Windows 10 (cue the laughter at me), and every ISO I download from places like emuparadise or freerom etc. always say "Image File Corrupted!" when I try to mount with Virtual Clone Drive or WinCDemu.

It sucks because the ISOs of my Saturn games worked on Win7 with DT Lite, and those same files won't work on my new computer.

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 14:26:44 2018 No.4723723
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>>4723025
>my opinion dictates fact.

Go anal hump a dildo flat foot. Those games are awesome and saying panzer dragoon saga or radiant silver gun are garbage strange. They are very well made games, but you probably need to like shmups to enjoy them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 16:50:28 2018 No.4724027 >>4720382 Aren't the Saturns close to breaking down though? They are all pretty old disc based consoles that have been around for years. I can't imagine these consoles will be lasting much longer.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 17:22:32 2018 No.4724107 >>4724027 CD-ROM drives can be replaced/repaired.

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 17:32:29 2018 No.4724126

>>4724027
Disc based systems much older than the Saturn are still working today. Ones that got far more use. And you can't imagine Saturns will last that long? With such a failure of logic I imagine you can imagine quite a bit if crazy shit your generation is infamous for though.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 17:35:28 2018 No.4724131 >>4721074 what saturn games has the nicest 2d graphics?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 17:51:49 2018 No.4724159 >>4724131 princess crown, the island of 7 winds, cotton boomerang, astral superstars, radiant silvergun (backgrounds)

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 18:00:43 2018 No.4724181

>>4724131
>>4724159
the island etc. (Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari) is still one of the best looking 2D games to this day, if not the best.
also guardian heroes looks pretty good iirc. and Dragon force might not be the best looking but it has an impressive number of sprites on screen (up to 200)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 18:01:47 2018 No.4724184 File: 87 KB, 520x361, 54309-Nanatsu_Kaze_-_No_Shima_Monogatari_(J)-4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>4724159 >>4724181 >island of seven winds wow, that one looks gorgeous.

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 18:03:03 2018 No.4724189

>>4724027
I had my American Sega Saturn for 20 years, it has never broke down on me. However I did have to change the battery in the back. Luckily it's easily removable. Plus Saturns could be repaired, I could even replace the Power Supply Unit if I wanted to.

Anonymous Thu Apr 19 18:07:50 2018 No.4724196

>>4724184
>>4724189
Kinda tempted to get a saturn, and I see they're easy to make region free too.
Really enjoyed my megadrive and dreamcast back in the day but never played on a saturn.
Didn't even know it existed back in the day, no kids I knew had one. I figured Sega just decided to sit N64 PS1 days out for some reason.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 18:09:52 2018 No.4724201 >>4724196 Go for it, it will be worth it. There are plenty of great games for it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 19 20:19:57 2018 No.4724446 >>4724196 I was 24 when I first bought a Saturn after owning both an N64 and a PS1 as a child and the Saturn is easily my favourite. Speaking Japanese is definitely a factor in enjoyment though.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 13:12:47 2018 No.4725662 >>4720371 >Are there any good Sega Saturn emulators. They worked fine back in 2006 when I finished Panzer Dragoon Saga on them.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 13:15:06 2018 No.4725667 >>4721015 >SSF double scans everything by default. >its impossible to get native resolution out of it like a real console. even worse, it doesn't support overscan.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 13:17:13 2018 No.4725675 >>4723703 latest DT Lite with win10 works fine for me. It has no ads, as long as you are not the kind of moron who just clicks next next next on the installer.

Anonymous Fri Apr 20 13:20:05 2018 No.4725681

>>4724159
Princess Crown has crappy tweened animation and static single layer backgrounds, and the gameplay is boring as hell.

>>4724131
Darius Gaiden, Sexy Parodius, Cotton 2 and Boomerang, Silhouette Mirage, Keio Flying Squadron 2 come to mind.

Silhouette Mirage looks pretty much like Sonic Mania does today.

>>	Spunky Fri Apr 20 18:37:57 2018 No.4726136 most emulators wont run properly but some are great like yabause, so i'll say stick the console itself for the time being if you can get it at a reasonable price. got mine for 20

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 18:47:01 2018 No.4726145 >>4726136 Holy shit when is the last time you tried emulating the Saturn? 2009? Stop spreading misinformation.

>>	Spunky Fri Apr 20 19:04:42 2018 No.4726169 >>4726145 i'm not to be honest from my experience some didn't work for me, but it has been a while and the only emulator i tried recently was yabause, so i don't know about the others at this point

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 19:09:00 2018 No.4726176 >>4723106 Have any recordings or photos of particularly nice fan creations? Suggestions?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 19:15:51 2018 No.4726186 Beetle Saturn works perfectly.

Anonymous Fri Apr 20 19:28:32 2018 No.4726216

>>4726169

Okay. Then why did you come into this thread and start giving advice about a topic that you aren't well versed in? Do you think there aren't people here more qualified to answer this question? Do you feel the need to butt into every discussion regardless of your knowledge level?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 19:41:09 2018 No.4726227 >>4726176 This peep has the most vids for the PSX & SS versions: https://www.youtube.com/user/amagishien/videos

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 19:42:12 2018 No.4726230 That Sega Saturn doesn't have emulators must be the biggest retro video game myth on youtube. In every Sega Saturn related video there are people commenting how there arent any emulators for saturn.

Spunky Fri Apr 20 20:38:02 2018 No.4726312

>>4726216
i never said i was well versed in the topic at all, i just gave my experience that's all and mind you i don't butt in. i only butt into things i know i can answer and help out. just because i gave my experience on what happened doesn't mean that's the case. no need to get upset about it.

>>	Spunky Fri Apr 20 20:42:00 2018 No.4726323 also i never really gave advice, saying get a sega saturn over an emulation isn't much of an advice desu. i never said which emulation is better, since i only use one.

>>	Spunky Fri Apr 20 20:43:20 2018 No.4726326 Disregard that, I suck cocks.

>>	Spunkyy Fri Apr 20 20:46:32 2018 No.4726335 >>4726326 i sure do huh

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 21:35:13 2018 No.4726414 >>4726145 It's not misinformation. The Saturn emulators I tried sucks. It doesn't work properly, which is why I still play on my real Saturn.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 22:01:40 2018 No.4726453 >>4726414 What emulator did you use?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 22:04:04 2018 No.4726459 >>4726176 >Have any recordings or photos of particularly nice fan creations? Satakore.com has recordings of all of them, I think.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 20 22:05:06 2018 No.4726462 >>4726414 Yeah, I tried DGEN and Genecyst once, and they were all crap, so Genesis emulation is horse shit too.

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