Weird and beautiful Sega Saturn games

[Tailzo]

I was looking at a database for Sega Saturn games and I must say many Sega Saturn games just hold up so well. Sega Saturn is the console I wish I bought instead of Playstation (I did buy it later, but if only I had made my collection earlier it would have been cheaper. Both Playstation and N64 games are so much cheaper to get, or even a lot of rereleases exists).

What games do you think are weird and beautiful for Sega Saturn? I love many of the 2d games, here are some examples:

Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
a legendary 2D fighting game, published by CAPCOM, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.

Astal
Action - Platform game, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari (or The Story of the Seven Winds' Island)

An Adventure game, developed by Givro / Buddy Zoo and published by Enix, which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.​

 

[eXistor]

Super Tempo. Never played it, but it looks awesome.

 

[raketenrolf]

They look so good I always wanted to try some but most games are either way to expensive or hard to get (or both). The system alone isn't easy to play on a modern TV. Same with Mega CD.

 

[Tailzo]

Super Tempo. Never played it, but it looks awesome.

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That does look super nice!


edit: I looked up more screens of it:

Super Tempo ​

an Action - Platform game, published by MEDIAQUEST, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

There was a demo I played over and over;

Baku Baku animal

a Puzzle game, developed by Sega AM3 (Amusement R&D Dept.#3) [Hitmaker] / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

I did end up getting the whole game, but I do not have it anymore :( I think B, A, C, UP was a cheat code in it :)

 

[andymcc]

this would be like 75% of the Saturn library imho

 

[Tailzo]

A more well known very beautiful 2d gem is

Princess Crown​

an Action - RPG game released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. From some of the same people behind Odins Sphere​

I'm so happy that recently indie games have been pushing beyond 16 bit visuals. I love the Sega Saturn kinda game look :) If you're unfamiliar with Sega Saturn games, please take a look here:

a database for Sega Saturn games

 

[flashman92]

Super Tempo. Never played it, but it looks awesome.

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Looks even better in motion

 

[King Kingo]

A more well known very beautiful 2d gem is

Princess Crown​

an Action - RPG game released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. From some of the same people behind Odins Sphere​

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What sacrifical act do I have to perform to get a modern remake of this game?

 

[Devilgunman]

They look so good I always wanted to try some but most games are either way to expensive or hard to get (or both). The system alone isn't easy to play on a modern TV. Same with Mega CD.

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I use the RetroTINK 2X to hook up my Saturn to 4K TV. It's a great alternative to the expensive Framemeister.

 

[SoH]

Pu·Li·Ru·La wins.

 

[Tailzo]

What sacrifical act do I have to perform to get a modern remake of this game?

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When you find out, please let me know :(


Nights into Dreams
And although it is not 2D, Nights is weird and beautiful too. My brother had Christmas Nights too, and the special 3d pad. He sold it :(

Pu·Li·Ru·La wins.

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That does look like pure win :) I never knew about this one. Please show me more :)

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

Dark Savior.

Bad name. Cool looking game!

 

[MetalMagus]

What sacrifical act do I have to perform to get a modern remake of this game?

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Princess Crown deserves a wider audience! I remember playing through the imported version, trying to figure out what everything meant. Lot's of depth to it.

 

[rics2980]

When you find out, please let me know :(


Nights into Dreams
And although it is not 2D, Nights is weird and beautiful too. My brother had Christmas Nights too, and the special 3d pad. He sold it :(

That does look like pure win :) I never knew about this one. Please show me more :)

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My father bought me Nights with the 3d controller but my older brother didn't like it so he returned it to Software Etc and kept the money. Jerk.

 

[Deleted member 18192]

Saturn was the best console of it's generation

 

[Deleted member 10428]

Not to be that guy but it's Astal, without the R:)

 

[Tailzo]

Dark Savior.

Bad name. Cool looking game!

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I've never tried it, but I've read the story is very interesting, with a lot of different endings?


I mentioned my brother, and he loved this 2d game:

Dragon Ball Z Shinbutouden ​

Fighting game, developed by TOSE Software and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

Not to be that guy but it's Astal, without the R:)

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Ah, no worries, somehow I always spell it with an R :P

 

[Kaitos]

Pu·Li·Ru·La wins.

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wait what

 

[Tailzo]

My father bought me Nights with the 3d controller but my older brother didn't like it so he returned it to Software Etc and kept the money. Jerk.

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What's wrong with our brothers? :P

Virtua Fighter Kids
My brother had this too. So weird they even made it!

 

[SoH]

That does look like pure win :) I never knew about this one. Please show me more :)

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wait what

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* ahem *

Pu·Li·Ru·La wins

 

[sir_crocodile]

cho aniki

 

[Tatsu91]

Dark Savior.

Bad name. Cool looking game!

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I could not remember the name of this but it was awesome another good game was three dirty dwarves

 

[Strawberry Jam]

Mr Bones Wild Ride.

 

[AcuteAwareness]

Saturn was the best console of it's generation

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Indeed it was (in my opinion).

 

[Christian]

Saturn was the best console of it's generation

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It was certainly my favorite.

 

[Baron Von Beans]

three dirty dwarves

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I remember reading GamePros back in the day, and they had TDD in a couple issues. Always really made me want to play it. I eventually got a Saturn, but I never picked up any game outside of the initial lot I got with the console

 

[Deleted member 17210]

Super Tempo is beautiful but the 32X Tempo has better design and is more fun to play.

 

[Dodongo]

These games are gorgeous. I was always jealous of my friend who had a Saturn.

 

[Tailzo]

How about a 2d game where you are a bunny girl? Quite weird.

Keio Flying Squadron 2

Action - Platform game, published by VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.​

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[slib]

Battle Monsters >>>>>>>> Your favorite fighting game

 

[julian]

When you find out, please let me know :(


Nights into Dreams
And although it is not 2D, Nights is weird and beautiful too. My brother had Christmas Nights too, and the special 3d pad. He sold it :(

That does look like pure win :) I never knew about this one. Please show me more :)

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Easily one of my favorite games. Pretty sure you can get Christmas NiGHTS for cheap these days. Was in a used store a few weeks ago and the guy joked he wouldn't even pay for it cause nobody wants it. Another store near me also has a a few 3D pads which I don't remember being exorbitant.

 

[FormatCompatible]

Besides the games mentioned here, personally I always loved the look of Linkle Liver Story. So happy that it got a fantastic translation this year.

 

[Tailzo]

Top Shop
A monopoly-like game released in 2001 for sega Saturn

Besides the games mentioned here, personally I always loved the look of Linkle Liver Story. So happy that it got a fantastic translation this year.

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Ah yes! I almost forgot. It is beautiful :)

I think all Super Nintendo fans would love playing Sega Saturn games. Saturn is like the perfect follow up to Super Nintendo :)

 

[miserable]

Besides the games mentioned here, personally I always loved the look of Linkle Liver Story. So happy that it got a fantastic translation this year.

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is there a list of translated Saturn games somewhere?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Maybe not the right place to ask, but is there a way to play fan translated games on an actual Saturn console?

 

[FormatCompatible]

is there a list of translated Saturn games somewhere?

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Romhacking.net is probably the better source for that I think.

https://www.romhacking.net/?page=tr...=20&order=&dir=&title=&author=&transsearch=Go

 

[Tailzo]

Segata Sanshiro Shinken Yuugi
A minigame collection with Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro.

Merry Christmas everyone :)

 

[miserable]

Romhacking.net is probably the better source for that I think.

https://www.romhacking.net/?page=tr...=20&order=&dir=&title=&author=&transsearch=Go

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thanks!

 

[Tailzo]

Soccer RPG: Become the coach for the national team!
A soccer rpg released in 1998 :)

 

[FormatCompatible]

Maybe not the right place to ask, but is there a way to play fan translated games on an actual Saturn console?

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You can either rip a iso out of your original disc, patch it and burn into a disc or you could do the patching with your iso and mod a sd card reader (rhea or phoebe, is there another one besides those I wonder?) to play it on your original hardware without needing to pirate it.

Not sure if there's another way. Please if someone does know do correct me.

 

[Tailzo]

Burning Rangers
Sonic Team made another 3D game for the Sega Saturn. Not the most beautiful, but it is weird :) Released in 1998.

 

[Tailzo]

Fighters Megamix
Made by AM2 and released in 1996. One of the first cross over fighting games. Played a lot like Virtua Fighter.

It was also ported to the Game.com :P

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Maybe not the right place to ask, but is there a way to play fan translated games on an actual Saturn console?

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you can make Sega Saturns play burned discs using a Pseudo Saturn Kai, which is a modified Pro Action Replay 4M+. You need another modified saturn to make a Pseudo Saturn Kai yourself, or you can buy one from ebay readily.

 

[shadowman16]

Marvel Super Heroes Vs SF is like black magic on the Saturn... looks so damn good, great animation and runs like a dream (and really fast as well). Really puts the piss poor Playstation port to shame. These days its so hard playing the PS1 ports of Capcom fighters (even just to check out the port) when I also have the far superior Saturn ports sitting right beside me. Vampire Savior might look even nicer, what with its awesome character designs and animation (check out Anikaris and Jedah)

I could not remember the name of this but it was awesome another good game was three dirty dwarves

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That was going to be my pick as well. Looks great in motion but I never really see it talked about :(

 

[Symphony]

Wish I could find some good screenshots, but there aren't really any around. Anyway my pick is Astra Superstars, a fighting game with huge sprites and some unique mechanics. For starters it all takes place in the sky so you have vertical movement too, there is also wall bouncing, follow up dashes, recovery angle tech, before matches you have a little bit of dialogue and depending on how you answer changes how difficult the enemy will be, and there is also a star rank system so if you don't get a KO the round winner is determined by who performed the best (repetitive combos lower your rank, pressure and high variety increases it etc.).

 

[Tailzo]

Golden Axe the duel
Released in 1995, but still beautiful :)

Sonic Jam
I always loved the museum with Sonic goodies, the great Sonic ports and this proto Sonic adventure 3d world :)

 

[Kakihara]

Soccer RPG: Become the coach for the national team!
A soccer rpg released in 1998 :)

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Wow i never thought there was another person who knows about that game! I would do some dirty deeds to get a translation of this. The art style looks so great.

 

[Deleted member 12790]

Ninpen Manmaru

People always seem to forget that the Saturn was on the market for just a few years, a fraction of the time the PSX was alive. virtually every game released on the system was released before Metal Gear Solid on the PSX. Heck, most of the library was released before Final Fantasy VII released in the west. The Saturn had a lot more oomph in it that ever was shown, just as developers started getting their footing developing with the 5 microprocessors in the system, the plug was pulled.

 

[Tailzo]

Wow i never thought there was another person who knows about that game! I would do some dirty deeds to get a translation of this. The art style looks so great.

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I've never played it, but I love the look of it :)

Soldnerschild
I love strategy rpgs, and Saturn has some unique ones :)

Ninpen Manmaru


People always seem to forget that the Saturn was on the market for just a few years, a fraction of the time the PSX was alive. virtually every game released on the system was released before Metal Gear Solid on the PSX. Heck, most of the library was released before Final Fantasy VII released in the west. The Saturn had a lot more oomph in it that ever was shown, just as developers started getting their footing developing with the 5 microprocessors in the system, the plug was pulled.

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Wow thank you! That looks lovely!

 

[FormatCompatible]

Ninpen Manmaru

People always seem to forget that the Saturn was on the market for just a few years, a fraction of the time the PSX was alive. virtually every game released on the system was released before Metal Gear Solid on the PSX. Heck, most of the library was released before Final Fantasy VII released in the west. The Saturn had a lot more oomph in it that ever was shown, just as developers started getting their footing developing with the 5 microprocessors in the system, the plug was pulled.

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To this day one of my favorite looks for 3d Sonic is still the Sonic World portion of Sonic Jam. It's just so damn charming.