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[Dead Pixel]

Yes it was pretty good. Its worth a pretty penny even now actually. Thats the only reason I haven't bought it yet.

Are you talking about Virtual On? if so, it's totally cheap nowadays. Check out Ebay, I just got a copy of it for like, 12 bucks or something. Even the twin stick controller is pretty reasonable. Ever see the arcade machine? now that was badass, the arcade in my area that had it just got rid of it recently though, bastards.

[YamiLover13]

Are you talking about Virtual On? if so, it's totally cheap nowadays. Check out Ebay, I just got a copy of it for like, 12 bucks or something. Even the twin stick controller is pretty reasonable. Ever see the arcade machine? now that was badass, the arcade in my area that had it just got rid of it recently though, bastards.

I don't have a job right now so anything over $10 is expensive. Especially once you calculate shipping. I would be spending $20 on that game most likly. I guess you might get it cheaper in a bid...but I rarely when bids. Like I said, I am poor. I will be lucky toget NiGHTS.

[iLLViLLAiN]

My favorite games on the Saturn were Virtua Cop, Daytona, NiGHTS, and Sonic Jam. Just wish I owned a Saturn and all those games then it's screw this new generation from then on.

[Ealynn]

DOOT DO DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DO DOOT DOOOOO!!!!!! DAAAAAYTOOONAAAA! LET'S GO AWAY! (let's go away)

worst soundtrack ever.

...Also, I have Silhouette Mirage for the PSX, and it's a great game. If you like Gunstar Heroes, or Megaman, or good platformers in general, it's worthwhile.

Back to the Saturn games, Dark Savior is good if you liked Landstalker on the Genesis, and if you didn't then you have bad taste. Legend of Oasis rocks, again, if you liked Beyond Oasis on the Genesis, because it's basically an improved version. And the Panzer Dragoon series is wonderful.

Yes, I have Dark Savior! I loved it. It's so great to have all these alternative/parallel storylines.

[Dead Pixel]

Yes, I have Dark Savior! I loved it. It's so great to have all these alternative/parallel storylines.

yep, it's definitely one of my favorites. A lot of people pan it, and I won't lie, some of the gameplay could have used a little more work, for example the combat being way too easy once you catch on to the tricks of it. And the slowdown in some areas. But the story totally makes up for it, the parallel thing was pretty innovative, I thought.

[ayamemaiden]

Astal is a great game!

[YamiLover13]

I was just on GameFAQs recently to check a board I had not been to in a long while...when I noticed a new poll up.

It asks "Which ''failed'' game system do you have the fondest memories of?" I wanted to vote for the Sega Saturn, but it was not on the list. Dreamcast and Sega CD were there, but not the Saturn. Why not? Was the Dreamcast a bigger failure than it, or did they just not want to put it on there...

Haha...the Virtual Boy.......

[phosphorus]

perhaps because the saturn was not a failure in Japan, thanks to actually good marketing, like Segata Sanshiro.

here's a good video about him

[Tsukasa]

Can't believe no-ones mentioned Shining the Holy Ark or Burning Rangers. 2 of my favourite games.

[YamiLover13]

One reason for the Burning Rangers may be due to that some do not have it? I really want to play it but its really expensive unless I get a Japanese version. (Which is dumb since I won't be able to read a damn thing then.) I have heard several good things about Burning Rangers. I could have sworn it would have been mentioned here...

I have never heard of Shining the Holy Ark though...

[Tsunami]

Can't believe no-ones mentioned Shining the Holy Ark or Burning Rangers. 2 of my favourite games.

AHA! I love Shining the Holy Ark. It's an excellent and often overlooked game. For those not familiar with StHA, it's for all intents and purposes the prequel to Shining Force III. Several parts of the stories as well as characters overlap between the games, and SF3 takes place 10 years after the events in StHA. It's quite impressive how the writers managed to link events and characters between the two games.

StHA is a dungeon-crawler, and a fun, challenging one at that. And for being a dungeon-crawler, it has a pretty good story and good music. Definitely worth a play.

As for other Saturn games, my all-time favorite is Shining Force III. One shame with SF3 is that Sega only brought the first 1/3 of the game to American and European audiences, esentially leaving us with only part of the story in English. If you've played Scenario 1, you're only getting a snippet of the full deal and are left with a ton of untied knots. That, and the graphics improved quite a bit between Scenario 1 and Scenarios 2 & 3. Scenario 2 (told from Prince Medion's POV rather than Synbios') was excellent IMO, and it's a shame most people never got the chance to play it.

Not to mention the dub voice acting. AUUUUUUUGH. It's a rook deal... the Japanese voice actors were top-notch, big-name seiyuu, and all we got in the dub were what sounded like janitors being held hostage and forced to record by the voice staff.

I'm also very fond of Astal and Guardian Heroes. The fantastic crystalline world of Astal inspired me a lot when I was a wee elementary school kid. That, and the music is absolutely gorgeous. Oh, speaking of the Astal soundtrack, would anyone here be interested in an MP3 of the full opening song? My sister is a big Aya Hisakawa fan and picked up a CD anthology of hers a few years ago... turns out it had the full (as in 4 minute long) version of the Astal OP ("Let Me Try Again") on it!

Guardian Heroes... what can I say. Six-player brawls, twinky bunny, loads of unlockable characters, fun times.