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Digi.k

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2016, 06:55:21 AM »
I should have grabbed the following back before 2006 just when I went all xbox 360..

Metal Black
Winning Post - USA
Final Fight Revenge
Elevator Action Returns
Deep Fear - UK/EU
Keio Flying Squadron 2 - EU/EU


I used to have Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru which I sold before youtube existed but I don't regret selling it.

This all my Sega Saturn games they retired and stored away in a box as the only time and money i have nowadays for retro gaming is for the pce.



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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2016, 08:50:57 AM »
I started getting into Saturn around 2003 and at that time the US stuff was still kind of pricey.  Not at today's levels but it was still high relatively speaking.  I think Panzer was around $150 at the time and Radiant Silvergun was not cheap.

I wish I would have picked up more stuff I was so happy with a mod chip I only picked up a few originals here or there.  Didn't help that one of my buddies had almost all the US set and I could borrow it freely.  I believe he still has that set with most of the big titles.

There is definitely a correlation between the Saturn and PCE fans.  We are different and go for the underdog.

Deep Fear - UK/EU

Man I regret not getting that one I have the Jpn version but for some reason I really liked that game.  I remember messaging UK ebay sellers to ship to US and they said no grrrrr. 


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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2016, 09:13:33 AM »
I bought a bunch of Saturn games not long ago and was shocked by how cheap things are. I bought a lot of the best games too. I paid $230 Can. for X-Men vs SF when it came out. Now you can buy it on eBay for $15. So many other games that I paid $70 - $200 for bitd now go for <$10.

It's never been a better time to buy Saturn games.
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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2016, 09:31:42 AM »
I just stick with CD-Rs for most of my games and only try to pick up titles I really want. Because of that my Saturn collection is a total of one single legit game. Still looking for a copy of Rockman 8 personally.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #19 on: March 16, 2016, 09:46:42 AM »
Genesis and Turbo/PCE takes up all of my gaming funds.  It is for this reason I appreciate the Saturn a friend gave me for free and Pseudo Saturn.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2016, 09:51:48 AM »
Man, prices SUCK where you are. I didn't get XMvsSF until it was old but I got MSHvsSF the day it came out and I paid $60. The version with RAM was $8-12 more depending on where you got it.

But either way, I see your point and I agree. I've bought so many Saturn games online for less than $1 it's stupid. The thing is, it isn't value that attracts collectards, it's the exact opposite of that. They want somthing R@REOMG and if they go to eBay and see that, for example, Street Fighter Zero 2 (one of the best fighters ever made) is going for $1.35 then that game sucks as far as they are concerned. They see that Panzer is $1000 and that's what a good game is to them.

There are a lot of super cheap Saturn games but usually because most of them are games printed in huge quantities, either they are mega selling Sega titles or sports things RPGs, and the more people see these "crap" titles stinking up collections and never getting good prices the more their worldview is reenforced; that Fighters Megamix has no value. f*ck those idiots.

I bought a bunch of Saturn games not long ago and was shocked by how cheap things are. I bought a lot of the best games too. I paid $230 Can. for X-Men vs SF when it came out. Now you can buy it on eBay for $15. So many other games that I paid $70 - $200 for bitd now go for <$10.

It's never been a better time to buy Saturn games.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2016, 06:00:24 PM »
Sega Saturn games can still be found cheap outside of the ones that have shiny Working Designs covers and the ones that came out really late with low print runs.  Other than Panzer Dragoon for $160 and Daytona Netlink, I got all my Saturn games at good value.

For those who want cheaper games, I second Fighters Megamix and Street Fighter Alpha 2, both games I have played many hours of.  Once you fight as a car or hunk of meat, the charm will win you over.

Other games I really enjoy (others might not) that are cheap are:
- Virtua Cops (get a gun!) or even the other light gun games.
- For all you guys in your mid-30s, you owe yourself a playthrough of Double Switch!
-  I enjoy the Sega racing games, even Sonic R (get the Nights controller).
-  Gets Nights while you are at it!
-  Panzer Dragoon 1 is still $20 I think, great game.
-  Does anyone have a weird obsession over Robo Pit?  I do.
-  When you get tired of the great SF Alpha 2, treat your friends to the much shittier SF: The Movie.  If you really want them to hate you, turn Criticom on.
- Blast Chamber is an unliked game, but it shouldn't be.  4 player is a...  blast.

If you want to go more expensive, Guardian Heroes and Dragon Force are the two games worth the cost of entry.  If you get a multi-tap and have a few people over, YOU MUST do an all Citizen 3 battle in Guardian Heroes, you will not regret it.  Random character level optional.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2016, 06:27:58 PM »
I need to get guardian heroes back- i had to sell it last summer.

beyond that i know I want Magic Knight Rayearth again (jesus i hate the idea of shelling out for it)
but beyond that i think i'd be fine with the JP releases of every other game - beemer sold me panzer dragoon 1, i need #2, the layer section games, keio 2, and some of the shmups (soukyugurentai comes to mind)

other than that, most of the fighters are  CPS2 games which i have the darksoft board for, or fall into the category of "not my type" anyway.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2016, 06:30:32 PM »
MKR is fine in JP, too.

I'm still looking for Shienryu and Metal Black. I got a Souky to trade if that's of interest. But sadly, very few want to part with those two these days.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2016, 06:45:56 PM »
sadly no, they're both great games, but i don't feel like paying for MB, and i've got Shienryu on the STV multicart.

I know MKR had some gameplay fixes (mostly lag related) in the US release, but I just have a special attachment to the series, and it's one i used to play through pretty regularly when i had it.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2016, 11:21:58 PM »
Uh oh guys, better start collecting for the Wii U now.
I've got about 20 games for wii u so I'll be a millionaire in 10 years.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #26 on: March 22, 2016, 07:54:23 PM »
Uh oh guys, better start collecting for the Wii U now.
I've got about 20 games for wii u so I'll be a millionaire in 10 years.
Nintendo BS is what will eventually cause the bubble to pop.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2016, 04:57:40 PM »
I got a lot of my Saturn stuff while it was current, pretty happy in general but there's always more stuff I'd like to get.  I didn't get a lot of english language games because I was into getting the imports before a US version came out, so my MKR is the Japanese one, same for Guardian Heroes and Saturn Bomberman.  My favorite Saturn Working Designs title that I have is probably Iron Storm, but I would have liked to get MKR and Dragon Force 2.  Last two I picked up were Last Gladiators Pinball (USA) and Necronomicon Pinball (Xmas gift actually).  I wanted to get Burning Rangers, Deep Fear, Bulk Slash and some others but I guess I'll just wait until opportunity strikes.  I have some great games though for it in the meantime!

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2016, 09:22:17 PM »
Deep Fear

I was fortunate a few years ago to get it (UK version) cheaply.
The guy had it listed as "Dear Fear".  I was the only bidder.

The ultra cheesy voice acting is an attraction, to be sure. But I've yet to complete the game. I always kinda lose interest.

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Re: So all saturn games have like tripled in price or what?
« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2016, 09:09:42 PM »
I should have grabbed the following back before 2006 just when I went all xbox 360..

Metal Black
Winning Post - USA
Final Fight Revenge
Elevator Action Returns
Deep Fear - UK/EU
Keio Flying Squadron 2 - EU/EU


I used to have Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru which I sold before youtube existed but I don't regret selling it.

This all my Sega Saturn games they retired and stored away in a box as the only time and money i have nowadays for retro gaming is for the pce.


You now mentioned metal black and come to think of it anything that was made by "Ving" has definitely gone up since I bought my Ving set.  Bubble Symphony has gone up like 2 fold since I purchased it a few years back, elevator action returns I think now has even surpassed mizubaku daibouken and mizubaku is actually harder to find imo.  Metal black and nightstriker s have also been going on a climb.  Even the XING games have gone up especially PuLiRuLa which is weird because it was like the cheapest xing title to get.