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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Should I buy a Sega Saturn?

I want one, but there are quite a few games for systems I already own to play this summer. For example, for psp I want: PSP GAMES (ratinis level of want. I already have patapon/Daxter)
1. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the lions (10/10)
2. Patapon (9/10)
3. Sega Genisis Collection (9/10)
4. God of War:Chains of Olympus (9/10)
5. (Hopeful) FF7 (PS1) (9/10)
6. Loco Roco (9/10)
7. Tales of Eternia (UK import $35, its worth it) (9/10)
8. Jean D'arc (9/10)
9. Disagaea: Afternoon Of Darkness (9/10)
10. harvest moon: boy and girl (8/10)
11. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (8/10)
12. Rachet and Clank: Size Matters (8/10)
13. Daxter (8/10)
14. Riviera: the promised land (8/10)
15. Spyro the dargon (ps1 download off of playstation store) (8/10)
16. Ape Escape: on the loose (8/10)
17. Burnout: Dominator (8/10)
18. GTA: Vice City Stories (8/10)
19. Valkeryie Profile: Lenneth
20. GTA: Liberty City Stoires (8/10)
21. Final Fantasy 7: Crisis core (8/10)
22. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (8/10)
23. Metal Slug Anthology
24. Castlevania: The dracula X chronicles (8/10)
25. Sonic Rivals (7/10)
26. Tales of the World: Gradient mythology (7/10)
27. Mega Man Powered UP! (7/10)
28. Sonic Rivals 2 (7/10)
29. Me and My Katamari (7/10)
30. Innocent Life: A futuristic Harvest Moon (7/10)
31. Wild Arms XF (6/10)
32. Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (6/10)
33. Grand Turismo Portable (6/10)

I really want Saturn though for NiGHTS and Sonic Jam- sonic world looks like something I would just love- a 3-d mario 64 court yard esque musuem world that I can run around in earlly colorful 3-d. Also I plan to get panzer dragoon and sonic 3-d blast. May be shining force 3 if i can find it for $60 of less (its a really good Srpg, right?) What other good Saturn games are there? Or am I better off never getting a saturn and just buying PSP/Wii/DS games? 



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Yes buy one, mod it and DL all the best.



Getting an XBOX One for me is like being in a bad relationship but staying together because we have kids. XBone we have 20000+ achievement points, 2+ years of XBL Gold and 20000+ MS points. I think its best we stay together if only for the MS points.

Nintendo Treehouse is what happens when a publisher is confident and proud of its games and doesn't need to show CGI lies for five minutes.

-Jim Sterling

Buy the Saturn, its great. Make sure you buy the one with round power and reset buttons.

And then mod it...

Saturn has amazing games...but a select few must play games are 100s of dollars each.

No one is losing money on saturn software sales at this point and games are easy to find online.

Unless If you have unlimited money source...but then why are you asking? :)



Also, is Panzer Dragoon Saga phenominal and worth getting, or is it a rip-off?



Mod it... you mean if I can find a certain kind of Saturn I can hack it and "steal" all the games? How hard is it to mod? Harder than getting custom firmware and snes emulator on PSP? (havn't done that but looks like about 10 hours of work) Do I need ISOS for the Saturn roms if I hack it?



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Look it up online...this is a family freindly forum :)

Its easy...



Its easy to mod a saturn, it took me 5 mins look for a youtube video. Get guardian heroes it was 1 great game.



  

You need to get Radiant Silvergun, Panzer Saga, NiGHTS(with 3D pad), Christmas NiGHTS, Sega Rally and Dragon Force.



thanks
Ill buy a Saturn and a classic controller then



I used to have a white one...

My favorite games, in no order:

Panzer Dragoon Saga
Radiant Silvergun
Thunder Force V (better looking than the PS1 port, IMO)
Legend of Oasis
Bulk Slash
Guardian Heroes
Nights
Blue Seed
Cotton 2
Princess Crown
Astal

Here is another opinion:

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/01/best-sega-saturn-games-for-today-top.html

Alternatively, how about trying some emulators. It has been ages since I last checked, but somebody gotta have made a decent emulator by now.



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No stranger's wing shielded my face.
I stand as witness to the common lot,
survivor of that time, that place.

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