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Sega Saturn Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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IrishNinja
Member
is it? that fuckin sucks
hold out for a better deal, i got mine with Legend of Oasis or something for $50 shipped a couple years back - ill let you know if i come across a reasonably-priced copy!
hold out for a better deal, i got mine with Legend of Oasis or something for $50 shipped a couple years back - ill let you know if i come across a reasonably-priced copy!
Funny enough that's just for the disc. A good deal on it nowadays will be tough.=O
Just hold out for your idea price. It'll come around.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Hey guys... another question/ seeking advice.
What would you recommended? a US or Japanese Saturn? I feel like in order to play a lot of games I want, I'm gonna have to import anyway, so if I got to get a US saturn, i'll have to get one of those action replay carts anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Saturn...593654?hash=item1a0d0530b6:g:OwcAAOSwL7VWqO2D
I was eyeballing this auction, which comes with some games I want...Seems kinda fair.
I dunno if I should go for that, or just go to this store near me that has a used US saturn in stock for $50. That's just the system and cords, though the cool thing is, the controller it includes is the 3D controller. If I want any games with it though, they only had a few in stock. I think they had Virtual On for $25, Virtua Fighter Kids for $18, Battle Arena Toshidin Remix for $8, and that was kinda all I was interested in there. They had a couple others I might consider buying if they were cheaper, but I dont wanna spend $40 on Duke Nukem 3D right now.
Anyway, what would you folks recommend? Japanese Saturn on Ebay, or US saturn locally? Can't quite decide.
What would you recommended? a US or Japanese Saturn? I feel like in order to play a lot of games I want, I'm gonna have to import anyway, so if I got to get a US saturn, i'll have to get one of those action replay carts anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Saturn...593654?hash=item1a0d0530b6:g:OwcAAOSwL7VWqO2D
I was eyeballing this auction, which comes with some games I want...Seems kinda fair.
I dunno if I should go for that, or just go to this store near me that has a used US saturn in stock for $50. That's just the system and cords, though the cool thing is, the controller it includes is the 3D controller. If I want any games with it though, they only had a few in stock. I think they had Virtual On for $25, Virtua Fighter Kids for $18, Battle Arena Toshidin Remix for $8, and that was kinda all I was interested in there. They had a couple others I might consider buying if they were cheaper, but I dont wanna spend $40 on Duke Nukem 3D right now.
Anyway, what would you folks recommend? Japanese Saturn on Ebay, or US saturn locally? Can't quite decide.
IrishNinja
Member
this really is the way to go - i kinda want to make a post about this now that my everdrive collection is complete. said ED's cost me a few hundred, and modding my CD-based systems to play CD-R's even less so - i can now pick up & play any game i'm interested in on the fly and experience it. if i really dig it? i add it to my list for a price i want - if & when i come across it, awesome! if not, ah well.
that's how i'm doing things from here on out. it's likely i'll never have some stuff like battle garegga/batsugun etc unless i decide i wanna pay $150 or whatever they command at that point, but i'm not gonna hurry & pay more than i'm comfortable with anymore out of fear it'll escape me & get worse/etc, that mentality is just toxic to me.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Got mine courtesy of JonathanNemo here.
It's the US version in a Japanese case because the OG case is pretty broken. (Also huge and ugly.)
I plan on starting it up after getting through some other things I've been meaning to. (Mostly a combo of being busy + being committed to finishing games before moving onto the next.)
blast processed
Member
It's one of the best dungeon crawlers ever crafted. My only complaint is that all of the enemies have the same sound fx. Engage, attack & death all sound the same. Even
Basso
So I found my first Saturn (bought in the late 90s) again after going through some old boxes!
It's a US model 2 that's modded to run CDRs, came with a bunch of backups and an ST-Key. Also a first generation pad, oddly enough! It's still in surprisingly good shape considering what it's been through, just needs a good cleaning. I'll post some before and after pics if it shows well-enough! It's still working fine, both with genuine games and backups. What didn't really survive the time were the old CDRs, some of them don't do anything anymore.
I'm thinking to bring it back up to top shape and sell it, so that it will again get some good use!
It's a US model 2 that's modded to run CDRs, came with a bunch of backups and an ST-Key. Also a first generation pad, oddly enough! It's still in surprisingly good shape considering what it's been through, just needs a good cleaning. I'll post some before and after pics if it shows well-enough! It's still working fine, both with genuine games and backups. What didn't really survive the time were the old CDRs, some of them don't do anything anymore.
I'm thinking to bring it back up to top shape and sell it, so that it will again get some good use!
Sir Ilpalazzo
Member
I have a question about Saturn emulation - what kind of system do you need to be able to run SSF well? I have a AMD Phenom II N640, 4 GB of RAM, and 2.9 GHz, which I thought would be enough, but it's running at like 70-80% speed, even on the lowest settings available. Is there anything I can do or am I just out of luck?
Moor-Angol
Banned
I'm always happy when I buy a game after checking on satakore what's inside and when I arrive at home realizing that it's complete
Pia Carrot he Yokouso!
stickers and trading card included
Pia Carrot he Yokouso!
stickers and trading card included
Movalpolos
Banned
I just bought it complete for $100 a couple days ago.
Wow, that's still a lot.=O
Movalpolos
Banned
Yup. It's only going to get more expensive though. I can see it reaching the $120-$150 average within the year.
That's pretty much the average right now, lol.
blast processed
Member
I have just about all of the expensive NA releases, except Shining Wisdom. I can't see pulling the trigger on that game. Everything else I can live without unless I see a deal.
Recently I sold my sealed copy of Wolf Fang, and my moderately OK condition Saturn console w/ an AR. I'm sad it left, but I had to let them go at the time. I'm considering pulling the trigger though on another console (borderline mint and boxed), and one of my all time must have titles Battle fucking Garegga. I don't know what to do. I need it.
You guys know my pain, right? It's gonna be a total of roughly $400.00, which is a pretty good deal since both the console and the game are complete. What do y'all thank?
You guys know my pain, right? It's gonna be a total of roughly $400.00, which is a pretty good deal since both the console and the game are complete. What do y'all thank?
I think you can probably find a better deal if you peruse Ebay, closer to $400 CDN than $400 USD.
There is always the option of mods and CD-R, if you can't justify the price. No videogame should ever be worth $400, no matter how good it is. Even less when you're just giving your money to a reseller who did nothing but sleep on it for a while. No money will ever reach the original devs now, so don't worry too much about it.
For a pretty prestine condition console with all the packaging, and a complete BG both mint? I have been on the prowl for a while. I dont see me getting a better deal at the moment.
Well, this is for both that title and a console. In really good condition. And if it was simply about playing the title, emulation does that job well. These are just items I want in my personal collection. Those treasure kind of items.
I'll keep an eye out on a cheaper price but I don't see that being beat.
Your mileage may vary on condition of some of the consoles posted on Ebay; here are some cheaper listings:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Battle-Gareg...438557?hash=item43e8da705d:g:69EAAOSwX~dWqfyH
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Sega-Saturn-...483303?hash=item5681c6e5e7:g:FQsAAOSwJb9WrdQX
IrishNinja
Member
Got mine courtesy of JonathanNemo here.
I plan on starting it up after getting through some other things I've been meaning to. (Mostly a combo of being busy + being committed to finishing games before moving onto the next.)
props! and yeah, ive been trying to finish stuff before moving on too, it's the only way i'm gonna thin out this backlog...
and while i dig the JP jewel cases & color manuals, i can't agree with you & others on the US boxes! yeah, they're huge but as a Sega-CD fan, i just love them, haha...then again i think US TG16 art has its charm, so there's that
yeah, that bit's a shame but man i'm loving it otherwise - the music/ambiance in the west shrine i just finished was fantastic! i'm gonna be a bit bummed when i tie this one up & the series doesn't have more like it
ah, the mountain pass on the way to the far east village! i was stuck there one night too, plot amps up a short while after that...get back to it when you can!
hmm...i was gonna say that's high but i didn't realize just how much garegga goes for now...shame, it's a fantastic game. it's your money, and i get wanting to have something on a shelf that's way too expensive, just make sure you're comfortable with it & not waiting/looking about for a better deal if you do!
I'm lucky I bought a Battle Garraga this week for £103
while that's a fantastic price, i gotta disagree - unless the game's available for digital download (like say fighting vipers, nights etc) you're not helping anyone throwing $ around online - nevermind the fact that i'm not gonna play Shining Force III scenarios 2 & 3 in english without "piracy"
Using blanket statements doesn't help your cause.
Piston Hyundai
Member
Super Tempo is the price of an NVIDIA GTX 970.
IrishNinja
Member
modifying your system to play other regions is illegal in some places too - starting to see why this is a poor line of reasoning?
there's a vast difference between pirating currently sold software & simply playing abandonware from studios which may not even exist anymore - allow some nuance to your arguments. i guess we shouldn't play fan translations, then?
he's just gonna say "u should save up and buy it!"
The usual suspects should be under $100: Soukyu Gurentai, Dodonpachi, Darius Gaiden, Layer Section, etc.
blast processed
Member
Darius and Layer, or Galactic Attack can be had for $50 or less. Unless it spiked in the last year. I mean Gallactic was always the cheapest of the bunch.
Darius Gaiden and Layer Section (Galactic Attack) as mentioned above are essential.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I was running it pretty decently on a Core 2 Duo over 10 years ago so idk.
Saturn Memories
Neo Member
If you're on a laptop, make sure you're running the emulator with your GPU instead of onboard graphics. Always run in full screen mode (alt+enter). Make sure you're not trying to play PAL games or have the emulator set to the PAL region. If none of those things help, go the options menu and under the "Program 4" tab, ensure "emulate speed" is at 1.00. If it is, try bumping it up. See if this makes a difference.
If what you're noticing is actually a frame rate issue, enable vysnc and disable auto field skip.
IrishNinja
Member
Eh, since when I first discovered it, I still check Satakore *before* I buy anything Saturn-related.
how have i not seen this site before - awesome!
hmm...are they identical though?
blast processed
Member
Well, most of the games assets were, "ported" over, I would call it a port. Plus it says Arcade right on the box.
Shadow Hog
Member
Yes.
I mean, Silvergun might've been ST-V, but the arcade version doesn't have several of the bosses exclusive to Saturn Mode, let alone the story to go with it (at least, going by the Saturn version's Arcade Mode). Die Hard Arcade... I could've sworn it looked better in the arcade than the Saturn version? Certainly didn't have the load times. Don't think it had the redbook audio, either, although it was probably better for it since that fades in/out a lot, distractingly.
ACESmkII
Member
I use Shin-Etsu G-40M-100 joystick lubricant.
IrishNinja
Member
there are - someone posted em either here or the Sega-CD case a while back, i wanna say? - i don't know that they're exact, but they were said to be close! i was thinking about gettin em for mine someday, especially before moving again, haha
Bar81
Member
I got some off eBay - really nice.
Slightly OT question: I know SEGA-CD cases came with the little foam, and now I read US Saturn games did that too. Do you guys know if that's also the case with those early US PlayStation long-boxes?