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A couple Saturn games?
« on: April 09, 2013, 03:05:57 pm »
Hey, guys!
I just traded a hard drive for this Sega Saturn.
It came with Virtua Cop 2 and 2 controllers.
This is the first time I've ever played a Saturn (Exciting, lol)
The only problem is the RF adapter is really fuzzy.
(It's gotta be the adapter, because when i move the adapter the picture worsens or clears up)
Anyways, I'm headed to the store later this week and my question is, what are some good Saturn games to start a collection with?
I've been hearing NiGHTS into dreams and Panzer Dragoon are great.

Thanks!

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burningdoom

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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2013, 03:13:40 pm »
Some recommendations:

-Astal - Gorgeous looking 2D platformer.

-Darius Gaiden - One of the greatest shoot-em ups ever made, IMO. So much fun.

-Galactic Attack - Another great shoot-em up (although not as good as Darius Gaiden).

-House of the Dead - Very fun on-rails light-gun game with a zombie theme. But also pretty expensive, unfortunately.

-Marvel Super-Heroes - Great Street Fighter style fighting game from Capcom with eye-popping 2D graphics, and with Marvel Comics characters.

-Resident Evil - If you don't already have this game on the PS1, then this is a must-have. See where the series started.

-Shinobi: Legions - Great 2D action-platformer with Mortal Kombat-esque graphics (digitized), and oh-so-awesome live-action ninja cutscenes.

-Street Fighter Alpha series - It's Street Fighter. If you like fighting games, then these are fantastic buys.

-Panzer Dragoon & PD: Zwei - Fantastic on-rails shooters that have beautiful environments and music.

-Sonic 3D Blast - The definitive version of this game. But most people either hate it or love it.

-Virtua Cop 1 & 2 - Very fun, Sega made, on-rails light-gun shooting games.

Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2013, 03:35:24 pm »
Thanks @burningdoom, I was planning on getting Resident Evil (though I do have it for PS1) the RE series is one of my favorites.

I'll have to check out Astal and Shinobi, I love platformers (and live action cut scenes  ;D)

Panzer Dragoon also looks like alot of fun, and I'll buy anything with Sonic on it  ::) lol



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scott

Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2013, 04:10:34 pm »
The Lost World: Jurassic Park - its like the Genesis games, only with more dinosaurs and you get to play as a T Rex! Its awesome. Each dino and human has different play styles and they are all entertaining. I played the crap out of this one.


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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2013, 04:11:48 pm »
Haha, awesome, I'll try to scope some of these out when I'm there
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2013, 04:13:46 pm »
Saturn Bomberman
Dragon Force
Guardian Heroes
Legend of Oasis
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Virtual On

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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2013, 04:16:05 pm »
Thanks pceslayer, I'm gonna have to get a pen and paper for all these lol.

Does anyone know how to repair the RF adapter? I will totally rip this thing open, because I'm gonna get a new one later.
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2013, 04:17:59 pm »
I did see that list, but I don't want 50 games to choose from lol.
just wanted a few of your absolute favorites for the console

thanks!
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2013, 04:22:45 pm »
I did see that list, but I don't want 50 games to choose from lol.
just wanted a few of your absolute favorites for the console

thanks!

What style of game do you prefer?

also I'd get away from RF as soon as possible.

Get a composite cable (doesn't have to be from ebay):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-SATURN-DELUXE-Heavy-Duty-6-Foot-AV-Audio-Video-Composite-Cable-Brand-New-/181105393567?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2a2ab8ff9f

Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2013, 04:24:35 pm »
I really like platformers and rpg's
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2013, 04:33:38 pm »
I really like platformers and rpg's
ok then in that case I recommend

RPG's
Albert Odyssey
Dragon Force
Legend of Oasis
Magic Knight Rayearth
Shining Force III

Platformers
Astal
Gex
Bug
Croc
Lost world Jurassic Park

Other Awesome
Guardian Heroes
3 Dirty Dwarves

scott

Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2013, 04:59:36 pm »
If you dig RPGs, then I still have to recommend Panzer Dragoon Saga. It's crazy spendy, but a really fun game and totally different than the original 2 Panzer Dragoons. I've never beat it, but eventually I'll sit down and finish it.
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2013, 05:41:03 pm »
Thanks pceslayer, I'm gonna have to get a pen and paper for all these lol.

Does anyone know how to repair the RF adapter? I will totally rip this thing open, because I'm gonna get a new one later.

From your description, it's probably just a loose wire. You can bust it open and look around for experience but then pick up an s video cable from amazon for your sanity. If you have the money, you could also go for scart and buy a scart->component converter. This gives you scart quality on US televisions. But this can be expensive. Just a lot of people don't even seem to be aware you can do that. I know I did not know you could do this. Partly because Nintendo consoles could not do this for NTSC-U. But remember, Genesis does. Here is a good intro video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mos83LEMO4

EDIT: The US SNES could do it for model 1 apparently.
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2013, 07:13:22 pm »
If you enjoy horror games, I highly recommend Enemy Zero. The price has shot up in the past few months (I'm talking going from $30 to $90 for a complete game in a matter of weeks on Amazon,) but I definitely think it's worth checking out if you manage to find a cheaper copy. It can be a bit of a challenge, and I suggest you check out the tutorial on Disc Zero before you do anything else, but it can be quite spooky. It's set on a ship in outer space overrun with invisible aliens who can kill you in one hit on any difficulty. The only way you can detect them is by a beeping sound emitted by an earpiece your character is wearing. As they get closer, the beeping grows higher in pitch and more frantic. It's not for everyone, but I think everyone has already covered the classics here. Good luck hunting these down!
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Re: A couple Saturn games?
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2013, 08:14:55 pm »
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