/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9622063
Depends on what kinda games you like and if you're willing to play burned discs

>>9622063
It's cool but honestly, my SNES gets more regular use. Kind of depends on what other consoles you already have.

no. buy a Dreamcast and experience the floigsperience.

>>9622063
Sure, but only if you know what you want to play in the first place.

>>9622063
Only if you plan on throwing it in the wood chipper so nobody makes the mistake of actually playing that piece of shit.

Fuck the Sega Shiturn.

>>9622073
Australia-kun... Had a shit life

>>9622073
>buy a Dreamcast
I already have one

Paper Mario destroys any Saturn RPG.

>>9622085
>/vr/ is one floigposter
meds.

>>9622063
No just emulate with mednafen

>>9622113
I have a soul.

>>9622063
yes, you should also buy a kair saturn cartridge that lets ur saturn read burned discs.
and try hellslave

>>9622132
kai*

>>9622063
yeah if you like pick up and play/arcade style games, rpgs, strategy games, 3D action games, and are OK with learning some homebrew stuff (it's not very deep) you'll have lots of fun with it.

>>9622101
Just give up dude

>>9622063
Lol. No

>>9622063
Dc is better but you can't go wrong with any Sega console.

>>9622063
No you can play the arcade versions on emulators. No need for the shiturn ports machine

>>9622063
Yes. There's a ton of great games for it.

>>9622063
if you liked the ps1\n64 era
if you enjoy arcade titles
if you enjoy quirky deepcuts
be sure to pick a couple systems up while theyre cheap


fenrir is a great option but i do burned discs

>>9622063
No.
It definitely has some great games, but they're so over priced that you're not gonna get them.

>>9622063
Do you wanna play JRPGs, fighters and Shootem ups? If so then yes. otherwise no. It's game library is min/maxed. Other genres are either lacking, or the inferior port.

>>9622063
Only get a system if there is games you want to play on it, never the other way around

>>9622063
If you want shmups and eroge mahjongs then it's a good system to EMULATE. They are so expensive that anybody purchasing real hardware is coping.

>>9622063
lol no.

>>9622070
Do you need to chip it in order to play backups or is it as straightforward as it was with the Dreamcast?

>>9622063
Lol yes.

>>9622063
Why are you asking? What your doubts about? Are you a collector? Are you interested in some games in particular?
If you're simply asking if the Saturn has good game the answer is YES but many of them were released on other consoles sometimes with better results.

i picked one up last year. I can see how people would become console fanboys back in the day. i grew up with an N64, but having a JP saturn controller in hand - it's a charming evolution of 16bit era controllers. feels good. dpad is great. i have a WAD of puyo puyo 2 for genesis that I play on my Wii, but now I have Puyo Sun on saturn, I prefer to play on it even though Puyo 2 is a better game. This system has imprinted on me like a baby duckling. like others have said, the pick up and play type games are aplenty on this thing, lacks the library of PS, lacks the 1st party N64 games, but it's vibey. I like mine. I have street fighter zero 2, puyo puyo sun, outrun and xmen vs SF.

>>9622063
Ya then throw it out an 87 story window and scream you'll never be this rich you filthy peasants! Then pee out the window afterward and say LOOKS LIKE A 30% CHANCE OF PISS TODAY!

When you get arrested just say YOU GOT PUNKD! over and over. They'll probably think you're really cool and let you go after they ask for your signature

>>9622063
always felt like a walmart ps1 to me. if you do get one pick up Mr. Bones, a true kinosoge

It's worth it to play Dragon Force alone, but there are plenty of other games to try out. If the library is completely new to you and you were alive in the ps1 era, you will enjoy it.

>>9624302
There might be an easier way these days, but all you need is a pro action replay cart. You have to do the disc swap trick once to flash psuedosaturn. Way easier than installing the modchip in say a ps1, anyone could do it. I enjoy the saturn, just don't go in expecting the library to reach the heights of the ps1 or n64.

>>9624574
>walmart ps1
lmao. Its exactly the other way round. Saturn is a high quality premium built. And the PS1 is the cheap budget rubbish. Nice try SNOY. 39 keks

>>9624223
Saturn Emulation is shit, its worst than PS2 and DC combined
>>9622063
Sure, you should
but be prepared to spend more 260 mesetas

>>9624574
Saturn shits all over playstation in terms of 2D games, which is what matters most since 3D games from the 5th gen have aged very poorly.

>>9624574
quite ironic
Wallmart ostracized the console in comparison to Nintendo shitty-four and Goystation because of the "It's out there" incident on E3

>>9625367
Watch out, you're going to attract the loud minority that will decry you for not nuking an action replay, dragging out a CD drive in current year+7 and paying more for the mpeg card in order to play lunar but with marginally better videos

>>9625475
mpreg card lol

>>9625367
Which games are shit on SSF or Mednafen?

>>9625796
He's full of shit, Saturn emulation is fine as long as you can deal with a few more frames of input lag.

>>9622063
>asking if you should buy a Sega Saturn

>>9625796
Not him, but I've tried both and it is shit.

If you love arcade games and have a bunch of money to spend, then maybe

It's pricey so idk if it's worth it or not. At least it has stuff to play though

>>9626806
>buying games in current year instead of just fucking burning them to CD-Rs

Ngmi bruh

>>9623721
Model 2 emulation is quite poor though

>>9626378
...for which games?

>>9622063
only a japanese one

>>9625804
ya adding lag to already dubious arcade shmups is a great idea anon

>>9628007
Input lag is a meme.
I was able to 1cc Radiant Silvergun without slowdowns and the higher input lag back around 2010 on SSF, you can too.

>>9622063
Yes. Japanese console and a chinese All In One cart. Enjoy.

>>9622063
Meh. It's basically the PC Engine of the 6th gen. There are 1 or 2 must play titles in English, but the vast majority of playable games on the system never left Japan. I would personally just emulate and buy a $30 retrobit official controller, as you'll mostly be playing the few fan translations that exist anyways. There's about 10 games total that are even worth the download, and that might bump up to 15 or 20 if some of the more obscure nihongo animu games get translations in the future I'm looking at you, Linda3, Princess Crown, Langrisser V, Bakuretsu Hunters, and Nadesico When it comes to cross platform titles there's about a 75% chance the Saturn version is superior, but not so much so that it warrants collecting plastic

>>9622063
I got mine with Rhea ODE installed off of PowerUp Gaming and am loving having every Saturn game ever made at my fingertips. To me, it was worth the monotony of setting up.

Even better is the Satiator, if you can grab one of those. Unfortunately for me, it didn't exist yet when I got my Rhea Saturn. Literally just plugs in to the back slot where the save memory battery is and reads the ISOs off a SD card

Saturn is the one console that nobody will fault you for pirating the games. No real reason to spend a cent on the games.

>>9628331
>Meh. It's basically the PC Engine of the 6th gen
>He says this as if it's a downside

>>9630373
>Saturn is the one console that nobody will fault you for pirating the games. No real reason to spend a cent on the games.
This is true although I did want to own Quovadis 2 again and even bought the two Japanese hint books to go with it just for fun.

>>9630417
PC Engine library is very boring and forgettable unless you have a hard-on for extremely easy shmups, oh, and Bomberman.

>>9622063
My dad works at Sega, so yes.

>>9630474
>(you)

>>9628331
>It's basically the PC Engine of the 6th gen

pc engine had actual good exclusives though, unlike the saturn

differences between pce and genesis multiplats were also major, while saturn vs ps1 ports were usually very minor.

>>9622063
I got a Saturn back in the day and regretted it. Everyone else got a Playstation. I know I didn't have it long and the only game my friends gave a shit about was Nights.

>>9630417
>>9630580
It's not a 1:1 but it's the closest comparison that can be made in the console world. I've been going through the PCE library and there are like 5 games that are really worth playing and are also in English or translated, but they're DAMN good games. Many more on both consoles that are jp only that I'd like to try with an English patch

>>9632349
then you haven't played enough games
https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/TurboGrafx-16
https://vsrecommendedgames.fandom.com/wiki/TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx_CD

>>9624223
Jap Saturns are rather cheap, unless prices have gone up.

>>9633765
Found one on eBay for pretty cheap, 83 AUD + 32 AUD shipping, or about 80 USD overall.

>>9622063
You definitely should have one if youre into old games. Ive bought one of the first model with oval buttons last year and it is a 10/10 system and im not even kidding. You have to live it

>>9634323
>ebay
>not yahoo
ngmi

>>9625375
32bit 3D games were never good.

>>9634391
>it is a 10/10 system
Definitely is.

No, it had nothing worthwhile.
$40 games with no depth that you can beat in 10 minutes. Not a single of them uses the ram cartridge.

>>9622063
Make a list of at least 10 games you would want to play. If you can do that off the top of your head then it’s a good idea. If you struggle then do more research.
Come to terms with the overpriced games and consider an alternative.
ODEs are expensive but a much cheaper option than collecting games for it. CD burning is fine too, but you’ll need a modded Kai cart. Fenrir and Satiator are both good options.

>>9625375
>Saturn shits all over playstation in terms of 2D games
I wouldn't go that far