Is this console worth getting into? The history behind it is cool, half the console's gems are JP-only and so on.

This is what I am mainly interested in:
>Panzer Dragoon, mainly Saga
>Baroque
>Sakura Wars
>Radiant Silvergun
>SMT titles
>Policenauts
>Parodius
>Thunderforce 5

do you speak japanese if you don't, you won't be playing the smt games
thunder force 5 is ass
guardian heroes is the goat though, same with radiant silvergun

>>11873074
A lot jp Saturn games have translation patches now

>>11873079
yes I know but the SMT specifically soul hackers afaik is still in early stages

Baroque
Bug!
Bulk Slash
Burning Rangers
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Choro Q Park (beat all courses but not 100%)
Clockwork Knight
Congo: The Movie - The Lost City of Zinj
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Die Hard Arcade
Daedalus / Robotica (beat JPN version 1 death, lost at stage 28/30 in US version)
Deep Fear
Doom
Enemy Zero
Duke Nukem 3D
Ghen War
Guardian Heroes
GunGriffon
GunGriffon 2
Hexen
Legend of Oasis
Mega Man 8
Mega Man X4
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story I, II, III
Powerslave / Exhumed (all 3 regions)
Quake
Resident Evil
Sega Rally Championship Plus
Shining Force III - Scenario 1
Shining Force III - Scenario 2
Shining Force III - Scenario 3
Shining Force III - Premium Disc
Shining The Holy Ark
Shinobi X / Legions
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru
The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Tomb Raider
Torico
Tryrush Deppy
Vandal Hearts (Normal Mode, missed 2 trials)
Virtual Hydlide
Willy Wombat

That's every Saturn game I've played through so far
I also played Astal, High Velocity and Ninpen Manmaru but I haven't beat them yet. I also have a list of 40+ more titles I'd like to play, starting with Dungeon Master Nexus when I sum up the courage

>>11873046 (OP)
Hugely underrated, used to be dirt cheap to get a 10/10 JP console along with some games. Probably not the same anymore, but if you’re a hardwarefag check yahoo. It emulates pretty much perfectly these days, used to be as shitty as 3DS emulation.

>>11873074
>thunder force 5 is ass

>>11873046 (OP)
Buy it, buy a PSKai cart, buy a spindle of CD-Rs. You'll probably want a 3D pad too.

>>11873046 (OP)
>Is this console worth getting into?
Absolutely

>>11873046 (OP)
Always look up jp versions of games you might want. Most times they are much cheaper and language is barely a barrier in many of them. I picked up jp Saturn Bomberman(you will want pic related for multi-player because that whole page is in moon ruins), jp House of the Dead, and jp Christmas NiGHTS for cheap. Also lots of translations for jp games have been made. Picked up Bulk Slash not too long back and they did a fantastic job on that.

>>11873046 (OP)
If you're trying to play on a CRT, then about a year from now seta-gx will be mature enough for the job.

>>11873087
>Congo: The Movie - The Lost City of Zinj
Based and cavallopilled

Silhouette Mirage is underrated. The Saturn version recieved a fan translation about a year ago, I think. Avoid the Working Designs PS1 port.

>>11873046 (OP)
the smt titles dont have patches but they do have scripts you can follow along with. I have never tried playing a jp game this way but its been done

>>11873407
pretty colors

>>11873126
it is, 4 is better, if we're talking saturn only dodonpachi, time bokkan to ippatsu, radiant sg.

>>11873046 (OP)
>>11873046 (OP)
>>11873046 (OP)

Just emulate it.

>>11873046 (OP)
>Panzer Dragoon, mainly Saga

PD1 is alright,PD Zwei is good ,Saga is extremely overated very short and average/mediocre story/battle

>Sakura Wars

Only played the 1st CD ,didn't like it
The Tactical aspect is underdevelopped and the game is extremely easy
The dating sim aspect was not my cup of tea

>Radiant silvergun

I think it's a great game but it require you to understand the scoring system if you want to finish it

I prefer the more straight forward approach of Ikaruga

>>11873046 (OP)
A japense saturn is the coolest console ever made. Lots of great arcade games on it, plus the controller is sick.

>>11873135
Just get a Fenrir or Saroo.
Why would you want to burn games nowadays?

>>11873549
>think it's a great game but it require you to understand the scoring system if you want to finish it
Saturn version lets you level up your weapons by just using them and if you game over you can start over but leveled up.

>>11873625
Saturn Mode is a noob trap. It's brain dead easy with fully leveled-up weapons, but it's ridiculously hard from scratch.

The gap in difficulty between a Saturn Mode 1CC and an Arcade Mode 1CC is fucking insane. Saturn Mode is so much harder.

>>11874014
I don't think I fully upgraded all my weapons.

>>11874020
Right, but you might as well have because there's no defined middle ground. You either grind level ups beforehand or you start completely from scratch.

>>11873135
If you can afford a Saturn and 3D pad, you can afford not to waste your time burning shitty CDs when you don't have to. Especially for patched games. ODE was worth every penny.

>>11873087
bug is fucking garbage.

Really fucking good Saturn exclusives:
Bomberman Saturn, Legend of Oasis, Deep Fear, Dragon Force 1&2, Fighters Megamix, Guardian Heroes, Panzer Dragoon 1/2/Saga, Princess Crown, Radiant Silvergun, Shining Force 3 trilogy, Virtua Fighter Remix,

Best on Saturn:
Baroque, Dead or Alive 1, Grandia, Mega Man 8, Ogre Battle, Policenauts, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Vandal Hearts,

Unique games you'll either love or hate:
Arcana Strikes, Bomberman Fight, Bulk Slash, Burning Rangers, Crimewave, Dark Savior, Nights into Dreams, Scorcher, Vatlva,

Decent Saturn games:
Die Hard Arcade, Albert Odyssey, Assault Suit Leynos 2, Cotton Boomerang, G Vector, Gundam Side Story 1-3, Gungriffon 2, Keio 2, Linkle Liver, Magic Knight Rayearth, Shining Holy Ark, Shinobi X, Shinrei Jusatsushi, 3D Blast, Valhollian,

>>11873046 (OP)
If you like arcade games yes.

>>11873046 (OP)
God. Yes. Do yourself a favor and dig in.

Better yet, do it only on special occasion.

>>11873046 (OP)
So many hidden gems like this one. Take your time with every single one of them.

Have fun.

If I have the money, should I get two Vitrua Sticks?

>>11874801
PS3 has the perfect arcade port on Japanese PSN. I recommend getting Virtual On there.

>>11873082
Just play the 3ds ver

that looks a little dirty!

>>11873437
IV is like the greatest shmup ever made, it's not a fair comparison also given the era of early 3D and such and such. TF V is an excellent game.

>>11873618
>Fenrir or Saroo
I want to buy a Saturn in the future, how is Saroo compatibility? Last time I check pretty much all the game I want are playable.

>>11876434
Also V is still core Technosoft. These things are like gold, like great works of art or literature. Please respect and cherish the Thunder Force V, they are not making any more of them like that.

>>11877761
core techno left after 3

>>11873618
Do what you like but it's the easiest cheapest solution.

>>11874057
Saturns aren't as expensive as you seem to think.

>>11873087
my question is: do any of those need a Controller with an analog stick, or can I just use the USB genesis pad I have with shoulder buttons?

>>11878121
Racing games and the FPS games that support it are better played with it, but it's never mandatory

>>11878121
no the only game I can think of that I highly recommend the 3d pad is nights into dreams
i dont remember any other game being worth it to use the 3d pad, on the other hand the racing wheel; certain games that control like shit on the controller, control extremely well with the wheel.

>>11874710
No Sega Rally, Gungriffon 1, or gun games? Haven't played it but ive heard Street Fighter Alpha 3 saturn is the best version. Fantastic list overall tho.

There is no point on playing fighting games on Saturn when you can just play the originals in fightcade with actual people

God I wish saturn fan translations all just used xdelta like ps1 instead of every translation having its own obscure annoying patching method

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