The Gamer's Quarter

[dessgeega]

yes. i just replaced the battery on my new saturn and i thought this would be a good time to ruminate upon the many virtues of the newest addition to my family.

virtue number one is probably layer section. this is probably one of the best arcade conversions i've ever played (in addition to being one of the greatest shooters ever made). it makes me a lot happier than, say, the taito best port of strikers part II, where i keep involuntarily continuing when i game over. currently i can one-credit to area 4, "the fissure of consciousness".

it turns out that i can't play dodonpachi on my saturn though. i think it's because my television is so small, whereas i can play it just fine on my large computer monitor in mame.

there also seem to be lots of secret treasures on the saturn. thus far i've discovered necronomicon, but i'm sure there are many more waiting for me. feel free to suggest what games those might be. i do really want to play blast wind, but blast wind is quite rare and quite expensive.
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[Kinuko]

Although I loved my Saturn, I actually didn't own that many games for it (between 15 and 20, three of which the games that came with the Saturn so they don't really count). They were pretty much all games I figured a lot of people have, so I probably don't know much about the cool lesser known games. NiGHTs and Sonic Jam are essentials though, and I was particularly fond of Albert Odyssey and Astal.

I've always wanted Burning Rangers. I remember reading a magazine article on it and really liking the art, so much so that I drew my own little spinoff art. I never owned it though.

[dark steve]

I need to unpack the 'ol saturn and play a few things to make sure I remember everything correctly, but for now i'm going to be be obvious and agree that yes, Nights is pretty great.
ALSO PRO PINBALL
Also, Panzer Dragoon Zwei?

[Persona-sama]

I only had a few games for my Saturn. These were the ones that were GOLDEN:
-Guardian Heroes
-Nights into Dreams
-X-mas Nights into Dreams
-Saturn Bomberman
-Sonic Jam
-Puzzle Fighter
-Robo Pit (which was also a PS game)
-Silhouette Mirage
-Burning Rangers
-Fighters Megamix
-Nightwarriors: Darkstalker's Revenge
-Virtual On
-Shining Force III

Games I wanted to play:
-Panzer Dragoon Saga
-Astal
-Clockwork Knight 2
-Virtua Fighter Kids
-Dragon Force

You know, I'm going to Ebay Astal and Clockwork Knight 2 right now!
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[SuperWes]

You must buy Daytona for the music alone.

I'd also recommend all of the aforementioned games, as well as Super Puzzle Fighter (Same as PS1 version), Baku Baku, Clockwork Knight 1, Assault Suit Leynos 2, Metal Slug (only perfect non-Neo Cart version!), D&D Collection, Fighting Vipers (J-Version), Night Warriors (it's my favorite in the series), Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (Side Pocket with FMV), and Bug (maybe).

I'll add more later!

-Wes
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[SuperWes]

It's Later!

Dark Savior, House of the Dead (It's ugly, but I like it better than 2), Legend of Oasis (By Yuzo Koshiro's Team Ancient), Mega Man 8, Mega Man X4, Segata Sanshiro (ok, this kind of sucks, but it's good to have!), and Shining and the Holy Arc (Shining in the Darkness sequel... with automap!).

I'd also like to add that Panzer Dragoon Saga was well worth the price ($50 at launch), and I'd pay it again. It's one of the few ambitious original games I've played that actually works well and I don't think there's been anything released since that has attempted anything even close to it. It ruined Panzer Dragoon Orta for me, but it was worth it.

-Wes
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[Lestrade]

I just saw a North American Saturn today for cheap. Hmm... I'm not even that hot for one, but every six months I see one, and think that I should pick it up...

[GSL]

If you're at all a fan of fighting games, do yourself a favor and get Vampire Savior and Street Fighter Zero 3. By the power of the 4MB RAM cart, both games run silky-smooth on the Saturn. SFZ3 is a bit pricy, but not only is it an awesome collector's piece, but the Saturn port easily beats out all the other console editions - the only way you'd get a more authentic Zero 3 experience is if you picked up the CPS2 or NAOMI versions.

In lieu of the spendy SFZ3, get Street Fighter Zero 2. It can be had easily for $15 or less with shipping, and is almost as awesome as the third installment.

[dessgeega]

nights i've always been curious about and i definitely intend to play it. tell me truly - will i need the analog controller? zwei i want to play too.

i reached area 5 of layer section today for the first time.
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[ApM]

[SuperWes]

[Persona-sama]

[Mister Toups]

I almost bought a Saturn today.

I decided to wait until I had a job.
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where were you when nana komatsu got a wii?

[Shapermc]

[SuperWes]

[Shapermc]

[dessgeega]

so saturn bomberman, eh?

i mean, i only have one controller, but wide mode tiny-sprite bomberman is something special. watching pc genjin tromp around dropping bombs is pretty fun too.
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[DaleNixon]

I recently imported Puyo Puyo Sun along with a 6-player adapter (for 6 player battles in Guardian Heroes!) from estarland.com. I was a little skeptical about this shop, but they proved to be reliable. They get some pretty good stuff in from time to time.

[dessgeega]

i bought...my genny 3, i think? from estarland.

it didn't come with a power adaptor, despite the adaptor being mentioned in the item description. and i had to track one down myself.
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[Shapermc]

I just got NiGHTS and Xmas NiGHTS for a combined total of $14... they are the Japanese version, though I have been told that dosen't really matter. Actually, the only US Saturn games I have are Darius Gaiden and Fighting Vipers (neither of which I have actually played),
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“The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

[ryan]

Sega Rally holds a special place in my heart. I can still play that game for hours on end. I tend to keep my Saturn disconnected because it's such a distraction. With Gun Griffon, Sega Rally, Astal, and, one of my all-time favorites, Street Fighter Alpha 2 it's just too much.

One disappointment is that my copy of Shining the Holy Ark freezes. I was really getting into it, too. My copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga randomly messes up, so I'm afraid to invest any time in it since doing so would mean I would be out however much it's going for on eBay.

[DaleNixon]

Shaper play some Fighting Vipers. You can totally knock people off buildings with guitars!

[Shapermc]

[SuperWes]

You should play the Japanese version. In this version you can knock people off of buildings with guitars as Pepsiman!

-Wes
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[B coma]

I just unlocked most of the characters in Fighter's Megamix today. Being able to play as the Daytona Hornet is outrageously novel (with a surprising amount of detail but into the modeling and animation!) but damn if the thing couldn't have used a few more moves - I can only account for literally 5 or 6, incuding the throw! I also seem to prefer the game with the Hyper/VF switches turned on.

PD Zwei has been sitting on my shelf for a while now but I'm being stubborn about playing it past the first stage until I get around to finishing the orginal (seriously attempted once, but ate it on the stage with the grass field). Then on to Orta, and maybe Saga if a some girl I'm aquainted with who attends the other anime club on my campus feels like lending it to me.

Say, Shaper, where did you pick up X-mas Nights JP for so cheap? I probably just haven't looked hard enough, but the US version is definitely out of the question.

Also, does anyone know if language plays a real crucial role in Burning Rangers? It's cheaper to import but I know that you get audio commands in-game, so yeah.

[dark steve]

It's pretty important. All your objectives are given aurally and there's no map or subtitles.

Also, RE: Fighters Megamix: There's a way to play as the AM2 palm tree, but I only didn't it once by accident and can't tell you how it happened.