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| What are the Best Sega Saturn Platformers? |
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| insektmute:
It's funny how the Saturn is like, THE system for so many shmups, fighters, and beat 'em ups, but comparatively weak when it comes to platformers. Maybe a side-effect of the push for 3D, couple with difficulty developing those types of games for the system? Burning Rangers (which I don't think of as a 'pure' platformer) and Keio Yuugekitai are about the only other things that come to mind. |
| varkias:
Sega loved it's arcade ports! If it wasn't a popular genre in the arcades then there probably wasn't much of that genre made for it, in the US at least. Damn you U.S. arm of Sega! |
| sin2beta:
--- Quote from: varkias on March 20, 2013, 06:36:32 pm ---Sega loved it's arcade ports! If it wasn't a popular genre in the arcades then there probably wasn't much of that genre made for it, in the US at least. Damn you U.S. arm of Sega! --- End quote --- I would actually blame that on Sega of Japan. They typically would kill any western developed competition by SEGA if it competed with a Japanese arcade version. For example, the sequel to eternal champions was killed in favor of Virtua Fighter. According to Michael Latham: --- Quote ---Sega of Japan felt that Eternal Champions was keeping Virtua Fighter from being more successful in the US and that it would be better if the company focused on only one franchise.. ..and as Sega is a Japanese company, the Japan side won. It was a crushing blow, and was the only time in working nearly a decade at Sega I considered quitting. I mainly stayed with the hope to change that decision, but sadly never could. Even when we did the NetFighter project for Heat.net, we weren't able to use the Eternal characters as a hidden bonus. From Japan's view the game never existed, in spite of its stellar sales and even offers to do comic books and a cartoon around it. --- End quote --- Most of the lack of titles and innovation in the US library came from SOJ, not SOA. To be honest, as much of a SEGA fan as I am, I am very much a fan of SOA specifically and I kind of dislike SOJ. As odd as that sounds. Sega of Japan is kind of a douche bag company. |
| pceslayer:
Are we talking 2d or 3d? |
| torvez:
I honestly think this is my favorite system to collect for, and I don't know why! I just wish the games weren't this pricey! I need to find a good store/ dirt mall with a more abundant selection! I don't particularly care for ebay, just doesn't feel the same as finding something in the wild. Anyway, Astal, Sonic 3D Blast, SoTN (was there an NA release for that?), Gex and Rayman are on my wish list for now. 3D Blast will be scratched of very soon! |
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