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Sega saturn worth buying?
« on: March 09, 2006, 06:00:40 pm »
Was thinking of buying one but not sure if its a good idea.  i know chad is hardcore about the saturn but i really only want to try out nights and a few others.

are there a fair amount of games-lightgun, platformer, action, adventure-that would warrant me paying 30 plus 15 shipping for one plus a few games, 2 3d controllers, and an arcade stick.
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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2006, 08:03:08 pm »
in my opinion - the best Sega Saturn is a Japanese (or region free/modchipped) Saturn

soooooo many games - perfect for schmups and fighting games, but alas the US and UK machines got ignored and alot of games were never seen outside of Japan

Souky is a fantastic litte shoot-em-up, man I could list of loads of games that make the Saturn such a sexXxay console to own, but I'd be typing all night

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2006, 07:00:44 am »
This Games are emulated, right?  I was wondering too.  If I should buy the console(s) (DC and Saturn) and just mod them or just get them emulated. 

I want to have as many console games as possible in my cab.
« Last Edit: March 10, 2006, 01:24:54 pm by whatzcrackn »

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2006, 10:58:52 am »

All of the best lightgun games are on the Saturn.

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2006, 11:33:36 am »
Plus, there were some great 2D games on the Saturn (shooters like Radiant Silvergun and platformers like Rayman).  Make sure you have a Model 2 Saturn as they're easier to mod.

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2006, 02:52:08 am »
I love my Saturn. Out of my older consoles, it and the Dreamcast are probably tied for most-played. There were just some really fun (and revolutionary at the time) games on it. Favorites include:

Any Capcom fighter
Sega Rally
Burning Rangers (if you can find it)
Panzer Dragoon zwei (shooter)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (RPG/Shooter)
Fighter's Megamix (wacky hidden stuff and fun overall)
Astal (average platformer, but amazing graphics)
Guardian Heroes (Kind of like a tricked-out Golden Axe w/ branching paths)

Anything with a lightgun:
Virtua Cop 2
Area 51
Maximum Force
Scud
Crypt Killer

Relatively easy to mod to play Japanese games if you (or a friend) can solder wires onto a circuit board. All you need is a $3 switch and some wire.

As the peripherals are starting to get harder to find, that bundle doesn't sound too bad price-wise.

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2006, 08:39:28 am »

Must not forget House of the Dead, possibly the best game on the Saturn.

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Re: Sega saturn worth buying?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2006, 11:42:49 am »
How could I have forgotten HOTD?

One other footnote on the gun games: they won't work on HDTVs. At least they won't on my WEGA. Before I got the new TV I used to play the Saturn more.
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