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Sega Saturn Appreciation and Emulation Thread
- Thread starter Seik
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The Saturn cart slot is shit. Have you tried not inserting the cart all the way? Maybe this will help if you can get it to read at a certain position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQiUoe0yMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQiUoe0yMo
kunonabi
Member
I tried doing that briefly but I didn't have much time to work since I had to get back to Dallas to finish school. I will certainly try that screw trick when I get back though. Thanks for the heads up.
ResidentDante
Member
Okay, lots of pics incoming, we need more of them in this thread! My GF has taken over my PS4 and Infamous Second Son, so I had an excuse to play some Saturn in the next room!
Games of the evening were: Sega Ages Volume 1 and Sonic Jam
Ready to play:
Sega Ages Volume 1
Sonic Jam
The game has many cool features; lets you have spin dash in Sonic 1, has the moving clouds from the revised Sonic 1 in Japan, lets you connect Sonic & Knuckles to alle three Sonic games and saves atuomatically where you are. There's also a neat difficulty setting and the slow-down, when you are hit and the rings spring out of Sonic, is also gone!
The 3D Sonic World, a test ground for the Sonic Team. It saddens me that we never got a proper Sonic 32-bit. I like the look of this test world though, looks pretty.
Bonus pics!
Sega Saturn '97 Catalog
And since it's Sega, here's my Master System II
Games of the evening were: Sega Ages Volume 1 and Sonic Jam
Ready to play:
Sega Ages Volume 1
Sonic Jam
The game has many cool features; lets you have spin dash in Sonic 1, has the moving clouds from the revised Sonic 1 in Japan, lets you connect Sonic & Knuckles to alle three Sonic games and saves atuomatically where you are. There's also a neat difficulty setting and the slow-down, when you are hit and the rings spring out of Sonic, is also gone!
The 3D Sonic World, a test ground for the Sonic Team. It saddens me that we never got a proper Sonic 32-bit. I like the look of this test world though, looks pretty.
Bonus pics!
Sega Saturn '97 Catalog
And since it's Sega, here's my Master System II
Should have played in the same room, tv nex to tv. would have been super romantic.
ResidentDante
Member
Haha yeah, but a little confusing with the sound! Some of Space Harriers effects made my GF shout over: "What's going on in there?"
cj_iwakura
Member
I have the full Tokimeki LE. I treasure it, even though I've yet to finish it.
*sigh* I remember watching the opening for Tokimeki Memorial 3 on Cinematech, that song was awesome sauce.
IrishNinja
Member
^was wondering this myself...didn't someone already volunteer for those ones?
IrishNinja
Member
nah, i think we did VF2 during arcadey month but there's no reason Fighting Vipers, Last Bronx, Megamix etc can't get some time in the sun!
IrishNinja
Member
^haha that one might get some mileage in the thread anyway!
Guys, I think I made the best deal of last week on eBay. I'll let you look at it:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281305006956 free shipping.
I just received the parcel and I have yet to test it but if everything is in working order (it already looks in excellent shape) then I'm quite happy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281305006956 free shipping.
I just received the parcel and I have yet to test it but if everything is in working order (it already looks in excellent shape) then I'm quite happy
IrishNinja
Member
^ (does the conversion) holy crap yeah man you done real good! damn, at times its tricky finding just Silvergun for that price
sixteen-bit
Member
Heck, the Radiant Silvergun Soundtrack goes for $100+... for the reprint.
(Though, that does looks like the 2004 reprint.)
Killer deal.
(Though, that does looks like the 2004 reprint.)
Killer deal.
IrishNinja
Member
fuckin' finally...gotta say it was a good day
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Good luck, commander.
I'm waiting for mine, fingercrossed.
Won one at an acceptable price Sunday.
kunonabi
Member
so jealous
Seven Force
Banned
Oh shit, yeah. That was me. I can put something together either tonight or tomorrow if there's still interest.
Edit: It was specifically the Marvel fighters this month, right?
Someone can post the link, but wasn't there someone on Shmups forum that makes those cables?
The saturn doesn't seem to read ram carts which sucks since i was hoping to get rid of my US system. I wanted to pick up Tactical Fighter, Linda Cube, and Elevator Action Returns but availability and some steep prices put an end to that.
Not to derail the thread, but I think that 3DS XL looks insanely awesome. I just can't justify importing one though. :-/
kunonabi
Member
Like most 3DS units it looks so much better in person than it does in promotional shots. I got it used so it was like 160$ which wasn't so bad. There are good a 10 JP only games that I wanted which is my mark for picking up a system and I just love orange Nintendo systems.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah, it's a shame about region locking. I would have imported Culdcept 3DS for sure.
Not to continue the off-topic discussion of course, but hey at least Culdcept started on Saturn (dat tangential relevance), lol.
Not to continue the off-topic discussion of course, but hey at least Culdcept started on Saturn (dat tangential relevance), lol.
sixteen-bit
Member
If you have a PS2 capable of playing imports, there's an arcade perfect version of Last Bronx.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BYZNPM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The Sega Ages 2500 series was so great. Check out Virtual On also.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BYZNPM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
The Sega Ages 2500 series was so great. Check out Virtual On also.
But what does it have in terms of extras? part of what's so cool about LB Sat is all those disc 2 goodies.
Dinky? Yeah its a small set, but a damn good one.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
My collection used to be a lot nicer.
From 50+ games down to 13.
Even owned two copies of Guardian Heroes US at one point(first one I actively sought out for $50, second one I guessed right on an ebay bundle for $20). The XBLA version was announced shortly after I sold them both.
Actually I sold all my US games because I only own a JP system now and the cartridge slot is for crap.
From 50+ games down to 13.
Even owned two copies of Guardian Heroes US at one point(first one I actively sought out for $50, second one I guessed right on an ebay bundle for $20). The XBLA version was announced shortly after I sold them both.
Actually I sold all my US games because I only own a JP system now and the cartridge slot is for crap.
Thanks! I'm just envious of some of the other collections that have been posted in this thread. Someday!
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I just want to be able to play Panzer Dragoon Saga just once! Never got a chance.
It's pretty good. try to get the UK demo disc instead of paying $300+ for the full game. The demo is disc 1 in its entirety. I don't think the game is worth what it goes for.
No game is. I'm an advocate of modchipping or discswapping in such cases, you can make yourself a nice box with covers from the cover project. You won't have the real object like a collector, but the experience will be the same. Much better than playing in an emulator in any case. If I didn't score it for an insanely low price, I'd still be playing my burnt copy of Radiant Silvergun, complete with printed insert.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
They do not.
Icanplaythat
Member
Can anyone speak to the quality of the USB Retrolink controllers?
I'm jonesing for some WSB 98.
I'm jonesing for some WSB 98.
KDash31987
Member
Man, I wish Last Blade was on the Saturn! But SNK only ported it to the PlayStation. Damn them.
There is actually a PlayStation 2 version of Last Blade, though...but, yeah...
I haven't played the game in a while, so maybe I'll go check for you and post some pictures or something. I'm pretty bored, anyway, so I don't mind.
Edit:
Aerial Combo Practice Mode said:
Aerial Combo Practice Mode lets you pick a character and combo to practice. You can choose to let the computer demonstrate the combo every time before you try, just once, or never. If you fail the combo, it starts over. If you clear it, it goes to the next combo.
It also tells you in the character select screen that some combos may not work on some characters.
Free Practice Mode said:
Free practice mode has zero options. It'll just show your inputs at the bottom of the screen. Heh.
dreamcastluvr
Member
JPeeples83
Member
You can also use a Saturn-style SF IV pad, which I found has excellent face and trigger buttons, but the Start and Back buttons are way too small - it's the only real downside to it.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
The d-pads in the Madcatz SF4 controllers are garbage that rip apart with light use. All 4 controllers owned between myself and 2 friends broke down pretty fast.
This is really cool! Thanks. I'm interested in the evolution of training mode stuff, this seems super advanced for Saturn era. Combo demonstrations? wow!
sixteen-bit
Member
Virtua Fighter 2 battle of the ports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCi5iIfRhvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCi5iIfRhvs
They don't, but this works perfectly...
I've been hunting these controllers for years. I saw maybe two on eBay and both went for well over 100$£. People just don't sell them.