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lukester

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Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« on: December 13, 2013, 08:14:11 AM »
It sort of interests me, but I don't know enough about the system.  :-k
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2013, 08:29:53 AM »
Go buy a Saturn.  Now.

You can get sweet shit like:

Dragon Force!
Magic Knight Rayearth
ELEVATOR ACTION RETURNS!!!112
both D&D beat em ups!
tons of fighters
moar arcade shooters

I mean, Elevator Action Returns alone is worth owning a saturn, man!
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[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2013, 08:32:31 AM »
Not for any US games. Saturn got shafted here.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2013, 08:33:24 AM »
Yeah lots of great games, especially imports.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2013, 08:34:03 AM »
Quote from: galam on December 13, 2013, 08:32:31 AM
Not for any US games. Saturn got shafted here.

We got MKR, Panzer Dragoon, and Dragon Force.   

and Shining the Hory Ark, Shining Force 3, Shining Wisdom, Albert Odyssey...

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[Fri 19:34]<nectarsis> been wanting to try that one for awhile now Ope
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2013, 08:34:24 AM »
Quote from: Arkhan on December 13, 2013, 08:29:53 AM
I mean, Elevator Action Returns alone is worth owning a saturn, man!




Oh snap...

I used to have an SG-1000. Elevator Action was great! This seems cool too.

But, like how are the 3D games? Is it worth buying when I have a PS2 (has bc) already?

Moar please.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2013, 08:34:33 AM »
Luke,

here's what I found out.


TOTALLY WORTH IT!  but you have to be careful with its expansion slot. They can break rather easily and if that's not working, you do miss out on some fun games. But then again, said games may not be what you are looking to play on the console anyway. 


Anyway, I'm with Arkface. Worth your time and money.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2013, 08:36:01 AM »
Quote from: galam on December 13, 2013, 08:32:31 AM
Not for any US games. Saturn got shafted here.

Not completely, but mostly it seemed like, yeah. We did get some nice titles released over here though, but yeah I would never mess with Saturn stuff with the only intention to be playing the US titles. Things would get boring fast if that were the case.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2013, 08:36:13 AM »
Quote from: lukester on December 13, 2013, 08:34:24 AM
Quote from: Arkhan on December 13, 2013, 08:29:53 AM
I mean, Elevator Action Returns alone is worth owning a saturn, man!




Oh snap...

I used to have an SG-1000. Elevator Action was great! This seems cool too.

But, like how are the 3D games? Is it worth buying when I have a PS2 (has bc) already?

Moar please.


There are some fun 3D games.  I like Bug, Panzer Dragoon, Nights, Tomb Raider! 

I dunno it's worth it to me.   It isn't even expensive.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2013, 08:36:45 AM »
Yeah, I know I'm in the major minority on the Saturn. But it just never did it for me.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2013, 08:38:17 AM »
Quote from: galam on December 13, 2013, 08:36:45 AM
Yeah, I know I'm in the major minority on the Saturn. But it just never did it for me.

You should play Elevator Action Returns and let me know how you feel afterwards.

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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2013, 09:01:24 AM »
Absolutely worth every penny - I got a Saturn late in the game when they were being sold new at Electronics Boutique for like $20, along with a bunch of clearance games (MKR for $15, heh. Should have bought more).

Get yourself a Pro Action Replay 4MB cart and pick up imports - U.S. Saturn releases weren't terrible - lots of good stuff came over here but a lot of the epically good Japanese 2D stuff never made it over (Keio 2, Pychic Killer Taromaru, a million RPGs, Capcom fighters, etc).

Unfortunately, U.S. prices have been going up a bit recently...stuff like Shinobi Legions is selling for 3-4x what it was a few years ago. Imports can still be had cheap for the most part if you have a good source.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2013, 09:07:14 AM »
For 3D games get Bulk Slash.  Same team as Sapphire on the PCE.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2013, 09:12:27 AM »
If you can appreciate early 3D games from a historical standpoint, you may enjoy:

Duke Nukem 3D
Quake
Cyber Trooper Virtual On
Sega Rally Championship
Resident Evil
Gungriffon
Daytona USA

It's a pretty affordable system to collect for & while it really excels in 2D games, there are also decent 3D games (all of the above are 3D).  Lots of good imports, too.
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Re: Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2013, 11:20:23 AM »
Sega Saturn is a top 5 system of all-time and not owning one is a huge disservice to your gaming time.

I have a complete U.S. set I pieced together very cheaply over a 15+ year period, and it is one of my go to machines.
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