Re: How is the Sega Saturn?
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:31 am
Well I see someone rev'd a 2013 thread My comments still stand though.
Continuing with what SEGA RPG FAN said, you really should budget in a "Action Replay 4M Auto Plus" with your initial purchase. They cost about $25-$30 USD and makes your console region free (so you can play Japanese games) without internal modding. They also double as a 4M RAM Expansion card which allows you to save games and unlocks the ability to play other games like X:Men VS. Street Fighter. They will save you a ton of cash in the long run and will also double the games library you will have access too.SEGA RPG FAN wrote:The Sega Saturn is kind of an odd beast. Those that like it love it, but I can definitely understand those that don't. It really depends what your taste in games is. Definitely watch some youtube videos of game you're interested in. The top games have also skyrockeyed in price lately. I would suggest looking into the JP import versions of some (non-rpg) games because they will be much cheaper. Many people frown on it, but a way to play burned games is a great way to try something out before you commit to potentially dropping a good chunk of cash.
Also $50-60 is a good price. I was looking for a second Saturn recently and was hard pressed to find one in good condition at that price point.
I've always wondered, does it work the other way round as well? Jap Saturn + Action Replay = play US & EURO games on your Saturn?SirNyan wrote:
Continuing with what SEGA RPG FAN said, you really should budget in a "Action Replay 4M Auto Plus" with your initial purchase. They cost about $25-$30 USD and makes your console region free (so you can play Japanese games) without internal modding. They also double as a 4M RAM Expansion card which allows you to save games and unlocks the ability to play other games like X:Men VS. Street Fighter. They will save you a ton of cash in the long run and will also double the games library you will have access too.
And some of us want it all:mazonemayu wrote:There's some of us who actually want to buy real games :p
Yeah i love owning real copies of retro games (Especially Saturn games with the long box ) However even though Panzer Dragoon Saga is right up there with shenmue as the best game of all time its hard to justify spending half a grand on a 20 year old cdmazonemayu wrote:Well yeah obviously, but when you burn a game for trying it out and you really like it, don't you buy it then? (If it doesn't cost $1000 that is )