Friend of Sonic
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Bah, I sold mine CIB for 249.99 on Amazon last November. Still turned a slight profit after purchasing it for 170 a couple of years ago, though.
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Sega Saturn Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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IrishNinja
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...a gaffer just sold me a disc only version of Burning Rangers for $30 last night, i'm still pretty hyped about it! i know i'll likely die before finding the manual but fuck it, i'm gonna get a sports game or whatever & print out front & back covers and call it a day, feels great taking that white whale off my list while it's still rising, especially paying about what the game is actually worth
prolly gonna make peace with the JP bomberman game one day, leaving Shining Force III. i still have to finish 2 & CD first anyway.
prolly gonna make peace with the JP bomberman game one day, leaving Shining Force III. i still have to finish 2 & CD first anyway.
Friend of Sonic
Member
Nice grab man. I love Burning Rangers. And nice graphics too. Saturn, we hardly knew ye... I would have loved Saturn being able to suceed and float on until 2000... maybe get a slightly beefier Dreamcast specs wise.
IrishNinja
Member
i hear you, but then getting my launch DC...it felt pretty beefy, man!
Friend of Sonic
Member
Oh, God yes. In my mind that still remains the biggest leap in 3D graphics. It was insane. Sonic Adventure blew my mind. Maybe my age as a youngster, barely a teen, impacted my feelings on the Dreamcast.
Seven Force
Banned
Someone on the Saturn board on Gamefaqs of all places alerted me to some S-Video cables being sold on eBay back in 2012 for $18 shipped. Good quality, too.
That was actually my first foray into anything beyond composite for any pre 6th gen systems, too. Glad I jumped on when I did.
That was actually my first foray into anything beyond composite for any pre 6th gen systems, too. Glad I jumped on when I did.
DC got me as well. Seeing Soul Calibur and NFL 2K just made it so difficult to look at 32-bit CD games and not laugh.
sixteen-bit
Member
DC looked good as hell at the time. SC was mindblowing. Way nicer looking than the System 12 original.
edit: congrats on Burning Rangers, Irish
edit: congrats on Burning Rangers, Irish
Armoured Priest
Member
nice!
Friend of Sonic
Member
Now you got me wanting to boot up SC through VGA to see if it still holds up. It took massive shts on everything that was available at the time.
OK I will stop derailing the Saturn thread with my DC love
Last year I asked if black Action Replay 4MPlus units existed. I was given a link to a UK store selling them but I was reluctant on buying one because my original grey one still functioned but my Saturn didn't. After the Labor Day holiday I plan on getting my Saturn unit repaired and restored and I found a guy on ebay who was selling just the plastic shells for guys like me. Score.
Poland based ebayer posting
I believe the guy is gutting out the AR units and selling the shells as is because the plastic feels exact to the original light grey. The differences are the label isn't as glossy as the original, and it takes up less real estate. However the colors are deeper and more detailed compared to my faded label. Good compromise for the many of us who wanted it without parting our copies. Problem is the seller is based in Poland, so the delivery time will be long if you live in the US. It took almost three weeks for this to be delivered to my home in Wilmington, DE.
Poland based ebayer posting
I believe the guy is gutting out the AR units and selling the shells as is because the plastic feels exact to the original light grey. The differences are the label isn't as glossy as the original, and it takes up less real estate. However the colors are deeper and more detailed compared to my faded label. Good compromise for the many of us who wanted it without parting our copies. Problem is the seller is based in Poland, so the delivery time will be long if you live in the US. It took almost three weeks for this to be delivered to my home in Wilmington, DE.
Shadow Hog
Member
Sounds about right. It's an obscenely short game. Great game, mind, just obscenely short.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I honestly view that as a plus.
Very little padding, and I respect games that respect my time.
Very little padding, and I respect games that respect my time.
IrishNinja
Member
^having played countless forgettable RPG's from that era that padded way too much between necessary grinding & sidequests that developed neither plot nor character/lore/etc...can't agree more with that statement
Morrigan Stark
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10h still seems low, too. Maybe you missed out on some stuff? Pretty sure if you take your time and explore properly you can reach 15-20 hours, unless I'm really remembering wrong.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
PDS was roughly a 12-hour game at a normal pace IIRC.
haven't finished, just got to disk 4
as of right now Shining Force III is the only expensive NA Saturn game worth its price tag lol. but I haven't played Dragon Force
sixteen-bit
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I'd argue that Working Design's Sega Ages compilation is another pricey NA game actually worth its price, even though the individual JP releases are nicer.
I've got OutRun and Space Harrier and they look so good on the WEGA. Still gotta pick up After Burner II but the looming 3D release makes it a hard sale.
I'd put SF III over DF. DF is a great JRPG but it's pretty much standard JRPG fair. SF III, while the pseudo-3D might be dated, the game is deep. It's one of my favorite games of all time though so I'm biased.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
FYI, I just realized that I have a spare beat-up composite video cable for Saturn. You can have it for just the price of shipping if you want.
cj_iwakura
Member
They call it the king for a reason. Please don't say you picked Highland.
I just messed around in Wein's scenario, but i'm not ready to sit down with the game proper. Gotta decide what RPG and what system to tackle after playing Legend of Heroes: Dragon Slayer (which apparently isnt that long, but I havent really had time to play).
cj_iwakura
Member
It is the worst campaign in the game. Avoid.
JP release allows you to select remix BGM and are slightly cheaper
Outrun has jumped up for some stupid reason.
Which one would you start first / does data roll over between campaigns?
cj_iwakura
Member
Tristan or Bozack, and no.
IrishNinja
Member
Bozack's pretty awesome but I don't know about using them on a 1st playthrough!
cj_iwakura
Member
Beasts are OP and the campaign is hilarious.
Shadow Hog
Member
Avoid an entire eighth of the game? I mean, there's something to be said for not doing it first, but c'mon, man, you really seem to have a grudge against this one.
cj_iwakura
Member
I think it's funny, and sad, how it's everyone's first pick.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I really have to second the opinion that your grudge against this one is weird.
cj_iwakura
Member
It gave a friend a bad opinion of the game.
sixteen-bit
Member
Found this for $6 complete and bought it on your recommendation. What the heck, I liked Landtalker and Alundra, dunno why I never got it before.
You will be wondering that all your
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And I just finished my region mod. This one took my the better part of my evening. I don't like working on the Saturn motherboard, traces and solder spots are tiny, and because there are so many revisions you really have to check everything in order not to make a serious mistake. I'm glad it's done though, together with the 50/60Hz switch I won't have to open the console anymore. Well I still need to install a mod chip but that's as easy as plugging two ribbon cables and soldering one cable, I don't need to remove the PSU or the shield plate anymore. Tomorrow I'll drill holes in the back door to have everything clean but right now, it's good enough 
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.Thats a steal.
theSlacker
Member
Both the Dragon Forces I have been watching for a while were won by the same guy today. Or one with the suspiciously the same feedback and random letters at beginning and end of name. Shitsux. Can't wait to see them relisted for $100 more.
If you dont mind me asking, how much did he win them for?
Also I suppose printing out the first page of a Saturn / Sega CD manual should work fine for cover art...
Man I wish I could get that deal.