Sega Saturn |OT| - Playin' Saturn each day keeps Segata away!

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Release Dates:

Nov. 22, 1994 (JP)
May 11, 1995 (NA)
July 8, 1995 (EU)

Units Sold: 9.26 million

Bestsellers (Japan):

  1. Virtua Fighter 2 (1,703,000 units)
  2. Sega Rally Championship (776,000 units)
  3. Virtua Fighter (771,000 units)
  4. Virtua Cop (629,000 units)
  5. Fighters Megamix (619,000 units)
  6. Sakura Wars (558,000 units)
  7. Daytona USA (557,000 units)
  8. Super Robot Wars F (548,700 units)
  9. Super Robot Wars F: Final Edition (548,200 units)
  10. Sakura Wars 2 (535,000 units)

Questions & Answers:

Coming Soon!

Resources:

Repositories

Cutting Room Floor, The (TCRF)
Documentation
Game Credits
GameFAQs
Games w/ Major Revisions
Import-Friendly Games
Manual Scans (JP) [1] [2]
Manual Scans (NA)
NiGHTS Datamining Repo
PAL Optimization Guide
Prototypes
Release Dates (JP)
Release Dates (NA)
Satakore
Saturn Fan
Saturn Mods Wiki
Sega Retro
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
Sega Saturn Serial DB
Shmuplations

Boot Devices

Fenrir
MODE
Pseudo-Saturn Kai
Rhea/Phoebe
Saturn Satiator

Hombrew/Hacks/Patches

CyberWarriorX
↳ Langrisser III (Incomplete)
↳ Princess Crown (Incomplete)
Dragon Force II
Emerald Nova Games
↳ Homebrew Competition Archive
Game Basic for Sega Saturn
↳ Bits Laboratory (Official)
↳ Dream Paradise
↳ Flyback Labs [Mirror]
↳ GameFox Create
↳ Game Basic @ SegaNet
↳ Game Basic Database (Satakore)
↳ Game Basic Style
↳ Gary’s Saturn Basic Page
↳ Junk Box
↳ KEEN’s Room
↳ NCB’s Room
↳ ProgramShoot (fmr. ProgamNote) [11/99] [11/00] [3/02]
↳ Saturn Game Basic Tools (Segaxtreme)
↳ Segata Sanshiro Land
↳ UPK Homepage
↳ Yu-kun’s Shop
Jo Engine
Meduza Team
↳ Improvement Patches
Policenauts Translation Project
Rockin’-B
Romhacking.net
Segaxtreme
↳ Homebrew
↳ Resolution Hacks
↳ Translation Patches
Shining Force III Translation Project
Widescreen Hacks

Emulators (Active)

Mednafen
↳ Beetle-Saturn
Nova
SSF
Yabause
↳ Yaba Sanshiro

Corporate Websites

ADK
Altron
Camelot Software Planning
Climax Entertainment
Compile [11/96] [2/97] [12/97] [2/99]
Core Design
Crystal Dynamics
Data East
Eidos Interactive
Hudson [11/96] [2/97] [2/98] [5/98] [11/99]
Irem
Jaleco [1/97] [12/98]
JVC-Victor [1/97] [1/99]
↳ Victor Interactive
KAZe [12/96] [12/97]
Konami
Media Quest
Pioneer [7/97] [12/98]
Raizing
Sega of America
↳ Sega Entertainment [3/97] [2/99]
↳ SegaSoft [7/97] [2/99]
Sega of Europe
Sega of Japan
↳ Satakore
↳ Sega AM2 [3/97] [12/98]
↳ Sega Saturn [12/96] [9/99]
↳ SegaSaturn Networks [6/97] [9/99]
↳ Segata Sanshiro
↳ Sonic Team (JP)
↳ Sonic Team (ENG)
↳ Team Andromeda
Shogakukan
SIMS [2/98] [12/98]
Sting
Taito [5/97] [12/98] [11/99]
↳ Zuntata
↳ Zuntata Online
VING
Warashi [6/97] [12/98]
WARP
Westone

Official Game Websites

AMOK
Baroque (JP) [7/98] [12/00]
Baroque (ENG)
Battle Garegga
Bulk Slash
Burning Rangers
Cleopatra Fortune
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators (JP)
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators (ENG)
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators Ver. 9.7 (JP)
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators Ver. 9.7 (ENG)
Digital Pinball: Necronomicon (JP) [7/97] [12/97]
Digital Pinball: Necronomicon (ENG) [7/97] [12/97]
DiscStation Bessatsu: i miss you.
Dragon Force (PS2)
Druid: Daemons of the Mind
Dungeon Master Nexus
Dynamite Deka (Arcade)
Dynamite Deka (Saturn)
Dynamite Deka (PS2)
Fighters Megamix
Fighting Vipers (Arcade)
Fighting Vipers (PS2)
Gal Jan
Galaxy Fräulein Yuna REMIX
Galaxy Fräulein Yuna 3: Lightning Angel
Gotha II
GT24
Guardian Heroes (X360)
House of the Dead Remake, The
Keio Flying Squadron 2
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo: Hoshimitou Kanashimi no Hukushuuki
Koden Koureijutsu Hyaku Monogatari: Hontoni Atta Kowai Hanashi
Last Bronx (PS2)
Madou Monogatari
Message Navi [2/98] [3/99]
Momotarou Douchuuki
NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn)
↳ Christmas NiGHTS
NiGHTS into Dreams [12/08] [Current] (PS2)
Noël 3
Pandemonium!
Panzer Dragoon (General)
↳ Azel: Panzer Dragoon RPG
Panzer Dragoon (PS2)
Panzer Dragoon Remake
Policenauts
Puyo Puyo Sun
Puzzle Bobble 3
Radiant Silvergun
Real Sound: The Wind of Regret
Riglord Saga 2
Saturn Bomberman
Sega Touring Car Championship (Arcade)
Sega Touring Car Championship (Saturn)
Sexy Parodius
Shadows of Tusk
Shienryuu
Shining Force III (JP)
Shining Force III (NA)
Shiroki Majo: Mouhitotsu no Eiyuu Densetsu
Silhouette Mirage
Skull Fang: Kuuga Gaiden
Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island
Sonic Jam
Sonic R
Soukyuugurentai
Sotsugyou III: Wedding Bell
Stellar Assault SS [2/98] [4/99]
Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV
Tomb Raider
Twinbee Yahoo!
Twinkle Star Sprites
Vandal Hearts
Virtual-On (PS2)
Virus
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon [1/98] [4/99]
Willy Wombat
Winning Post 3
World Heroes Perfect

Fansites/Communities

/r/SegaSaturn
a sega saturn site
All About Silhouette Mirage
Aoi’s Homepage (NiGHTS)
Azel Online (Panzer Dragoon)
Beyond or Below Reality (NiGHTS)
Blue Chip (NiGHTS)
Castlevania: SOTN Shrine
ClockworkKnight.com
Dave’s Sega Saturn Page
Dedicated NiGHTS [2/05] [8/06]
Die Welt von Panzer Dragoon
Dream Realm, The (NiGHTS)
Dream Realm, The (NiGHTS)
Dreamshade (NiGHTS)
D&D: Shadow Over Mystara Shrine
Etheral Emporium, The (NiGHTS)
Fly Manta (Panzer Dragoon)
Gamers Salon YUKO
↳ Lion’s Room (Virtua Fighter 2)
↳ NiGHTS into Dreams
↳ Sega Saturn Software Reviews
Godspeak, The (Shining Force III)
Grandia Shrine
High Context Burning Rangers
John’s Cool Sega Zone
Lagi: The Art of Panzer Dragoon [10/04] [12/06]
Luis’s NiGHTS into Dreams Webpage
Lunar: Silver Star Story Shrine
Most Simple Guardian Heroes Fansite, The
NERVE TOWER, THE (Baroque)
NiGHTOPiA (NiGHTS)
NiGHTOPIA (NiGHTS)
NIGHTS - INTO DREAMS
NiGHTS Room
Nightshade (NiGHTS)
NiGHTSintoDreams.com
NiGHTSintoDreams.net
Panzer Dragoon Academy [12/98] [11/99] [3/05]
Panzer Dragoon Legacy
Panzer Place, The (Panzer Dragoon)
Paraloop (NiGHTS)
Pauwau’s Panzer Dragoon
Pigstacker: UP’s Home Page (Sega Saturn)
S3M’s RPG World (Shining Force III & Story of Thor 2)
SATURN FREAKS
Saturn Junkyard, The
Saturn World
ScoreAttack.net (NiGHTS)
↳ NiDscores.com (NiGHTS)
Sega Saturn Archive
Sega Saturn Netlink League
Sega Saturn SHIRO!
Sega Saturn UK
Sega Saturno
Sega Scream
SEGAGAGA Domain
SEGA-Saturn.net
SEGASHIRO!
Segata Sanshiro: The Legend
Sentimental Graffiti Fan
Shining Force Central
Shining Force III: The Knowledge Base
ShiningV64’s Web Page (Shining Force III)
Shirotsugu’s VG Material Page
↳ Battle Garegga Handbook
↳ Radiant Silvergun
Silhouette Mirage Shrine
Silhouette Mirage: Reprogrammed Hope Shrine
Sky Rider: The Panzer Dragoon World
Stephan Dolby’s NIGHTopia (NiGHTS)
Suikoden Shrine
Thorn Martin’s Shining Force III Page
Tripside (NiGHTS)
Ultimate NiGHTS into Dreams Page v2.0, The
Unofficial NiGHTS into Dreams Website, The
Usagiya Honpo’s AZEL Page (Panzer Dragoon Saga)
VirtuaFighter.com (VFDC)
Virtual-On MegaCorp
Website of the Dead, The
Will of the Ancients, The (Panzer Dragoon) [3/04] [3/09]
Willy Wombat 20th Anniversary Webpage
YukitamaGo!'s Page (Silhouette Mirage)

YouTube

PandaMonium Reviews
Saturn Memories
Saturnology
Sega Saturn SHIRO!

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Dude! Great job on the OT! I dig the formatting.

I can’t belive only one game broke 1mil in Japan thats very surprising!

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Thanks. I’ll continue building upon it as time permits. I just want to get the topic started so people can finally begin discussion. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for writing this! I have a very VERY small Saturn collection - Nights Into Dreams, Panzer Dragoon, and Layer Section. That’s it so far.

But this is the system I want to buy games for more than any other. My wishlist is:

Guardian Heroes
House of the Dead
Virtual Cop 1 and 2
Radian Silvergun
Metal Slug (because I’m crazy and need every version of this game)
Panzer Dragoon Zweii and Saga

So… basically, I’m saying I want to be broke.

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Some Saturn love from me:

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ROUND 1, FIGHT:

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Nice.

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What an appropriate member to make the Saturn OT. :3

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I didn’t realize you had such a huge Saturn channel on YouTube. Looks cool. I’ll check it out!

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One of my favourites too. Love his game choices, when it comes to both single highlights or thematic series.

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You can save quite a bit of money on a few of those if you buy the Japanese versions. House of the Dead and the Virtua Cop games still retain all of their English dialogue. Panzer Dragoon Zwei is only a shooter. You really don’t need to know the story. Guardian Heroes has branching paths, but you can follow guides on GameFAQs to get to the one you want. That or if you have a 360 or Xbox One, you can buy the excellent HD remake, which improves on just about every aspect of the original game.

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Are the light guns region free?

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My top Saturn games:

  • Street Fighter Zero 2 - I would murder many people for a 4MB supporting version with no load times. Arcade music sucks compared the the remix! Almost certainly my second most played game ever after 3rd Strike (Splatoon 2 is likely to overtake these finally!)
  • King of Fighters 97 (load times, but improves sound over NG)
  • Sega Rally
  • DoDonPachi - yeah PS1 is better in some ways, but I had the Saturn copy for many more years. Also in Tate they’re much more equal and I like the extras and pixely explosions
  • Sexy Parodius - best cute-em-up ever
  • Salamander Deluxe Pack
  • Game Tengoku
  • Battle Garegga
  • Sengoku Blade - I love the art
  • Rabbit
  • Vampire Hunter
  • Vampire Saviour
  • Pocket Fighter - glorious silliness
  • Puzzle Fighter
  • Real Bout Fatal Fury Special - better sound again, also load times are fine
  • Puzzle Bobble 2X
  • Magical Drop 3
  • Samurai Sprits 4 - better sound again, also load times are fine
  • Dead or Alive - best looking Saturn game?
  • Marvel Vs Street Fighter - the best vs Game before it got stupid
  • Street Fighter Zero 3 - the game isn’t as good as 2, but this is the best version.
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Yeah apart from PAL NES/SNES controllers and Japanese Mark III Paddles, I’ve never heard of region locked peripherals?

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Saturn peripherals work across all regions.

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finally got mine around 2012/2013, still have/play more games for it than any current gen machine.

said ti before, but: al l the things i didn’t dig/might’ve kept me away in the 90’s (sonic team on newer IP’s, the focus on bringing the arcade home vs AAA development, heavy part of the library being import etc) are many of the things i absolutely love about it now.

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Hail to the king.

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Great recommendations! Street Fighter Zero 2 has been in my Japanese Saturn for over a year. How does Sexy Parodius compare to the PSX version?

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Awesome. I heard dreamcast light guns don’t work with games from a different region so I wanted to verify whether that was the case on SS too.

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The Saturn and PSX ports of Sexy Parodius are identical.

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Thanks for the information. Now I just need to track down a copy of the Saturn version.