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Sega Saturn Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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Dehumidifier in your gaming room.
Genesis Knight
Member
Bulk Slash isn't glued, it's a defect caused by the embossed cover. "Fixed" in the Satakore release by just having a foldout poster-style insert for the manual.
Bar81
Member
Correct, it melts over time and turns into an adhesive.
Genesis Knight
Member
Yeah, I just thought he was saying it was intentionally glued to the case.
. Sending PM now.I am! I don't have any need for it. PM me and we'll get something going.
Assume this has already gone but if not, let me know as a new Saturn owner, I'd love one!
sixteen-bit
Member
That's correct, and if your game doesn't recognize the controller at all, there is a switch on it so it's recognized as a regular 2D pad.
Back when surugaya-too shipped internationally, you could get the controller for about $11-$15 USD. It seems other retailers price it quite a bit higher unfortunately.
Thanks man. There is a nice white one on eBay for £15 shipped from Japan. Seems worth it based on what you just said?
sixteen-bit
Member
I would bite, especially if you intend to purchase games with full support for it like Space Harrier, Outrun, and Nights.
It is indeed gone!
sixteen-bit
Member
lol, Saturn import scene is rivaled only by TG16/PCE in terms of awesome shit we never got.
Laevateinn
Member
I prefer Japanese games to US ones not just because they got so many more and better games than we did but also because our cases were bullshit. Why didn't they use jewel cases?
sixteen-bit
Member
probably to differentiate from other platforms and media
and I assume they had plenty of stock from Sega CD
SphericalCrusher
Member
Awesome thread! I still have my Sega Saturn and all my games. I was always a big fan of this console. I have about 30-40 games. Virtua Fighter, Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, Sega Rally, Panzer Dragoon, Clockwork Knight, Nights into Dream, etc... Love this thing.
I recall reading it was because Sega was concerned with retail visibility on store shelves, so they opted for those case-monstrosities.
I worked at a Mom-&-Pop video rental store in high school, and I remember the hinges on those cases basically exploding with one fall the shelf.
(BTW I've been lurking around this thread for a while -- first post in here!)
Hmm, may look into that into the future. But yeah I'm impressed with all the imports there are making us wish we got them.
Bar81
Member
Not the same case; they are slightly different.
Wait really? How so?
Oh boy!
Sega Saturn ISO Loading Flash Cartridge 'Sarooo' In Development, that'd be excellent.
Sega Saturn ISO Loading Flash Cartridge 'Sarooo' In Development, that'd be excellent.
I'm doing the Banderas right now.
Bar81
Member
The pegs that hold the front part of the case into the rest of it are larger on the SS cases as are the four holes on the top and bottom of the front part of the case.
Huh, I had no idea.
For a moment I thought it would allow to play burnt copies without swapping, but it seems it would instead load an iso from an SD. Mildly disappointing, it's good as it means our consoles will still be useful when the CD drive will inevitably fail, but on the other hand i like popping my CDs in, it gives me more sense than choosing from a massive virtual library onscreen. Popping the cartridge/cd in is part of the ritual, to commit yourself to playing more than a few minutes.
sixteen-bit
Member
Cool beans about that SD adapter.
Since I already asked this in the PS1 thread, what are some import Saturn games that can be enjoyed by non-Japanese speakers? I already imported all the shooters, so I've got that covered.
sixteen-bit
Member
Necronomicon - good pinball game
Puyo Puyo Sun - good puzzle game
Vampire Savior, Groove On Fight X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest, Street Fighter Zero 3, any fighting game really.
There are a lot of amazing platformers. There's a Tempo game that totally rocks, I think it's called Super Tempo? And of course Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru... which I'd actually say is almost worth the money people pay for it now. Incredibly fun 2UP game.
No matter what though, do not let anyone talk you into Tryrush Deppy.
Bulk Slash is awesome though.
It's worth pointing out that Necronomicon also is one of the highest resolutions Saturn games. It looks really sharp!
A Black Falcon
Member
Maybe, but in terms of sheer numbers, I think that the PS1 and PS2 probably have the most games that were only released in Japan...
sixteen-bit
Member
Certainly. There are about 11,000 unique PS2 games in Japan. I'm not sure most GAF posters are interested in obscure 5000 copy production run visual novels though.
Laevateinn
Member
This is the greatest. I've had a couple Saturns lose their ability to read discs before and I worry that my supply of working systems will eventually dry up. I'd hate to have to resort to emulation.
Bar81
Member
Some of these have been mentioned:
D&D Collection
Taito Chase HQ Plus SCI
Elevator Action Returns
Super Tempo
Bulk Slash
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru
sixteen-bit
Member
D&D collection has a much better port on Gen7 consoles and Steam. I'd recommend picking it up elsewhere, especially with the ridiculous pricetag on the Saturn version.
Bar81
Member
The US X360 and PS3 ports don't hold a candle to the SS version. I think the JP PS3 version is supposed to be better though (done by some of the original team members).
Holy crap that game is over 200 bucks on both ebay and amazon, wow.
sixteen-bit
Member
Doesn't hold a candle?
lol, the Saturn version has to pause mid-action to load new areas (even with the 4M cart) and only supports 2 player. It's a poorly optimized version of the game and the gen7/Steam versions shit on it from high.
Bar81
Member
If your only criteria are that it supports over two players and doesn't have any loading time, then you're right. If your concern is which is a better port of the arcade game, then you're wrong.
sixteen-bit
Member
Agree to disagree. I mean, like all the Saturn CPS2 ports, the Saturn version doesn't even display the graphics in their intended aspect ratio (sprites are too wide). It's simply not as good a port.
Bar81
Member
Retarded. It was a $30 game or so when I bought it in 2005. It's good but I don't know how to even begin with today's prices.
Bar81
Member
Bar81
Member
That's what I've heard. I have the CE, unfortunately no PS3 yet.
sixteen-bit
Member
CastleBravo
Member
Yabuase doesn't seem to run my Saturn games very well even though I have a decent rig (i5 4670k) and it doesn't seem to support filters (scanlines), so I tried to download the latest version of SSF but that will not load at all. I know that it is supposed to open in a small window (which it does) but after about 1-2 seconds it closes back to the desktop with no error message.
I'm running Windows 8 and everything is up to date on my system. I've tried running SSF in compatibility for all OSes available (8, 7, Vista, XP, etc) but no dice.
I know this isn't SSF tech support, but has anyone else had problems getting it to run or can think of something I could try?
I'm running Windows 8 and everything is up to date on my system. I've tried running SSF in compatibility for all OSes available (8, 7, Vista, XP, etc) but no dice.
I know this isn't SSF tech support, but has anyone else had problems getting it to run or can think of something I could try?