Is the Sega Saturn Worth it?

[xelement5x]

That's a nice deal!  I'd get a regular Saturn pad before you got a 3D controller though, there are 2 versions and most people generally say the second revision (the same as a JP pad) is the better one. 

The original version is a bit bulkier, but I really don't mind it personally.  The bulkier one is the one that I used to play almost everything back when I originally got my system.

[jeffhlewis]

The 2nd gen Saturn controller is my favorite 2D gamepad of all time - fits great in the hand, 6-button Capcom-style layout with two shoulders, and the d-pad is perfect. It's like the Genesis 6-button but way better.

The 3D pad is a cool novelty, but a bit clunky for games that aren't Nights. You can totally see how it influenced the design of the Dreamcast controller though. Get the Japanese one if you can - it's sexier than the U.S. black design.

[roflmao]

I haven't been on the forums in a few days so missed out on this conversation, but I remember posing a similar question a couple (few?) years ago and was convinced to keep my Saturn.  While I don't think it has nearly as many amazing titles as the obey family, there are enough to keep me from selling it.  Luckily, I purchased most of my Saturn collection back when they were bargain bin items at Electronics Boutique, but here are some games I think are much fun on the system:

Mass Destruction (This game is sooo much mindless fun!)
Bust a Move 2
Nights/Christmas Nights (I actually prefer Christmas Nights though it's probably not as long of a game)
Darius Gaiden (Hard as nails, and can be found on the PS2 Taito Legends 2 disc for much less)
Saturn Bomberman (TG/PCE versions honestly offer a better single player expericence, but if you can ever get 10 people together to play Bomberman, this it the way to go! And it has sweet cutscenes)
Dragonforce (This is probably the singular reason I've held onto my system, though I wouldn't justify spending what it's going for these days)

[DragonmasterDan]

Dragonforce (This is probably the singular reason I've held onto my system, though I wouldn't justify spending what it's going for these days)

This is my favorite 32-bit game ever.

As far as the Saturn version of Symphony of the Night goes. It's definitely inferior to the Playstation port overall. There is a PSP version that has different added areas and a re-localization as well.

[KingDrool]

Have we mentioned Last Gladiators Digital Pinball yet? No? Get it. It should be no more than $15. There's an iOS version if you want to try it out, too.

[VenomMacbeth]

How does the 3D pad fare with other non-Nights 3D games?  Like Virtual On, Quake, etc.?

[Nando]

[TheClash603]

Have we mentioned Last Gladiators Digital Pinball yet? No? Get it. It should be no more than $15. There's an iOS version if you want to try it out, too.

I love digital pinball and this is one of the best offerings the genre ever saw.

[MrFlutterPie]

I think I killed 3 birds with one stone (needed Genesis and Sega CD as well, nice price).

All this stuff individually would have cost me much more, so I am fortunate.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Cd-Sega-Saturn-8-Joysticks-With-Cords-/131039325779?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1e828d6e53

No Saturn controller, so I would still need to get a Saturn 3D controller and NIGHTS, and some other games for the other systems.

Holy crap look at that feedback.  Hope everything works out for you.
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I just bought Skeleton Warriors CIB for 5 bucks.  I am having fun with it

[TR0N]

Obey the Segata Sanshiro !!

[BigusSchmuck]

Daytona! Get it at the very least for the soundtrack.

[SNKNostalgia]

Games like Megaman 8, and all SNK and Capcom fighters are better on the Saturn than the PS1. Mostly they are improved in graphics and performance. I bought my Blue Derby Skeletal JP Saturn new for $200 back in 2000 with a ST Key cart. At the time I got it mainly for Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes. Worth owning it just for those two games. Later on I bought Assault Suit Leynos, both X-men/Marvel vs Street Fighter, Vampire Savior, and a few others.

When I got back into playing my Saturn again in 2006, the prices were too high for some games I wanted to play. So, I got a US black round button model Saturn and installed a mod chip to play CD-Rs, lol. Yeah, I know it looks bad, but I refuse to pay those prices for games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, etc....

[DragonmasterDan]

Games like Megaman 8, and all SNK and Capcom fighters are better on the Saturn than the PS1. Mostly they are improved in graphics and performance. I bought my Blue Derby Skeletal JP Saturn new for $200 back in 2000 with a ST Key cart. At the time I got it mainly for Dragon Force and Guardian Heroes. Worth owning it just for those two games. Later on I bought Assault Suit Leynos, both X-men/Marvel vs Street Fighter, Vampire Savior, and a few others.

When I got back into playing my Saturn again in 2006, the prices were too high for some games I wanted to play. So, I got a US black round button model Saturn and installed a mod chip to play CD-Rs, lol. Yeah, I know it looks bad, but I refuse to pay those prices for games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radiant Silvergun, Hyper Duel, etc....

And the mod chip is useful for English fanslated games like Dragon Force II, and the Shining Force III scenario 2 and 3 discs.

[geise]

There's now a Dragon Force II translation?  Complete?  *goes to google*

[DragonmasterDan]

There's now a Dragon Force II translation?  Complete?  *goes to google*

Not complete.

Work in progress but playable. All of the key menus are in English. With a walkthrough to be used when you get stuck in a story section and the current state of the translation it's quite playable.