I've finally gone to Saturn. (Bought a Saturn!)
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It's much like Alyssia Dragoon on the Genesis, but better graphics and audio with a much darker atmosphere. You can mind control some of the basic enemies and they'll fight alongside you, like the AD helper monsters. AD played better though, IMHO.dave4shmups wrote:You rock Bloodflowers; thanks!
DANG that game looks like a beautiful and very fun borderliner!!
Crap, now I'm back to my "J-PSTwo, J-PSone, or Saturn" debate.
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I really didn't like Cotton 2. Nice graphics, but terrible gameplay. Trying to do fighting game style special moves while playing a shmup is not fun.Nei First wrote:I'd give anything to play Cotton 2/Boomerang again, that is the best ever looking 2D shmup on saturn. Well, it is if you like gorgeous colourful parralax scrolling visuals, I certainly do.
Yeah you can assign these to the xyz buttons but then you can't use autofire! Bleh. There's better games out there.
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Cotton Original and Cotton 100% are my personal favorites, and both are available in import form on the PS1 or PS2.twe wrote:I really didn't like Cotton 2. Nice graphics, but terrible gameplay. Trying to do fighting game style special moves while playing a shmup is not fun.Nei First wrote:I'd give anything to play Cotton 2/Boomerang again, that is the best ever looking 2D shmup on saturn. Well, it is if you like gorgeous colourful parralax scrolling visuals, I certainly do.
Yeah you can assign these to the xyz buttons but then you can't use autofire! Bleh. There's better games out there.
Ebay is definitely not bad at all unless you're the type of buyer who intends to wait a week or two or even less to find goof deals.dave4shmups wrote: I don't think Ebay is bad at all for import shmups, although I'd certainly try the Trading Station on this site first.
Yeah, esp. since rapid tapping in Taromaru gets pretty annoying.bloodflowers wrote:AD played better though, IMHO.
Here are a few more SS games that I'd recommend for hours of enjoyment:
Astal
Sega Ages series: all of them! (Especially OutRun, Space Harrier, After Burner II, Power Drift, Fantasy Zone and Galaxy Force II)
Gale Racer (it's a decent conversion of the coin-op Rad Mobile and can be found very cheap)
House of the Dead series
Steamgear Mash (a cute isometric platformer)
Astal
Sega Ages series: all of them! (Especially OutRun, Space Harrier, After Burner II, Power Drift, Fantasy Zone and Galaxy Force II)
Gale Racer (it's a decent conversion of the coin-op Rad Mobile and can be found very cheap)
House of the Dead series
Steamgear Mash (a cute isometric platformer)
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dave4shmups
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i have it and i think i played it about twice, it was average and definitely not worth the price it goes for on ebay.bloodflowers wrote: It's much like Alyssia Dragoon on the Genesis, but better graphics and audio with a much darker atmosphere. You can mind control some of the basic enemies and they'll fight alongside you, like the AD helper monsters. AD played better though, IMHO.
from what i remember the graphics were pre-rendered, not much better than shinobi legions sometimes. it looked worse than in screenshots maybe because the render was more obvious.
your link doesn't work to me, but i'll give it another chance anyway.
i recommend langrisser 4, i don't have the PSX version but supposedly it's not as good and the gameplay is changed for the worse. there are many faqs and translations out, you have no excuse not to try it (i doubt there will ever be a better SRPG, and it's cheap and common).
The graphics in Taromaru aren't prerendered at all. The characters are normal sprites and the backgrounds have 3D elements sorta like Strider 2 at times. I think the game looks fantastic. The music, however, is not to my liking since it's mostly really Japanese sounding stuff with way too much percussion.
As for Langrisser IV, yeah, the PS version looks crappier and uses the battle system from Langrisser V. I'd agree that it's still really the best RPG out there.
As for Langrisser IV, yeah, the PS version looks crappier and uses the battle system from Langrisser V. I'd agree that it's still really the best RPG out there.
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Seriously, you liked Gale Racer? I thought it looked pretty damn cheap (it uses weird sprite scaling instead of 3D environments) and the gameplay is not very variable throughout the game.ccovell wrote:Here are a few more SS games that I'd recommend for hours of enjoyment:
Astal
Sega Ages series: all of them! (Especially OutRun, Space Harrier, After Burner II, Power Drift, Fantasy Zone and Galaxy Force II)
Gale Racer (it's a decent conversion of the coin-op Rad Mobile and can be found very cheap)
House of the Dead series
Steamgear Mash (a cute isometric platformer)
...and suddenly, a very freaky wormhole opened, and 4 3-foot tall market analysts fell out...
You've not been doing this 'gaming' thing for very long, have you?AntiPasta wrote: Seriously, you liked Gale Racer? I thought it looked pretty damn cheap (it uses weird sprite scaling instead of 3D environments) and the gameplay is not very variable throughout the game.
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Looks like my Saturn plans have been delayed.
Simply put, I was driving to the bank to cash a check when all of a sudden, I hear a small snap and all the idiot lights on my Volvo's dash come up and the engine struggles to acclerate. I limp it to the bank and pop the hood to discover that the alternator belt is missing. So I tow it to the repair place (towing was free, I have AAA) and wind up forking over $40 for a new belt and labor. The same $40 that could have been used for buying the Saturn. Money is a little tight right now anyway.
Maybe I'll just import one of the cheaper shmups for now. Gotta have something for the Saturn to play otherwise it'll just look silly sitting there with no game.
I hate my car......
Simply put, I was driving to the bank to cash a check when all of a sudden, I hear a small snap and all the idiot lights on my Volvo's dash come up and the engine struggles to acclerate. I limp it to the bank and pop the hood to discover that the alternator belt is missing. So I tow it to the repair place (towing was free, I have AAA) and wind up forking over $40 for a new belt and labor. The same $40 that could have been used for buying the Saturn. Money is a little tight right now anyway.
Maybe I'll just import one of the cheaper shmups for now. Gotta have something for the Saturn to play otherwise it'll just look silly sitting there with no game.
I hate my car......
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Oh come on, lets at least be polite. It may be worded a bit wrong, but what my point was that Gale Racer didn't come across to me as remotely exciting, though it was fun to look at for a few minutes. By no means I am a "newbie", "graphics whore" or whatever label you would like to apply based on my dislike for games that look like a 2-day hackjob.bloodflowers wrote:You've not been doing this 'gaming' thing for very long, have you?AntiPasta wrote: Seriously, you liked Gale Racer? I thought it looked pretty damn cheap (it uses weird sprite scaling instead of 3D environments) and the gameplay is not very variable throughout the game.
...and suddenly, a very freaky wormhole opened, and 4 3-foot tall market analysts fell out...
Well, I went and finally took the plunge, I bought myself a Saturn game. Actually, it's Strikers 1945 to be exact. I know it's a little weird buying a game first before buying the console, but I looked at it this way: The games are more rarer than the system. Besides, it'll take a while for the game or system to make the swin anyway, so it'll be a little silly to have a system with no games to play it on. Total cost: $22.00 plus $12 for shipping (yeah, I know he gouged a bit on shipping, but I guess that's how they make money).
Next paycheck I'll be buying the system. How hard is it to replace the battery on a Saturn and what type do I need?
Next paycheck I'll be buying the system. How hard is it to replace the battery on a Saturn and what type do I need?
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I don't remember what kind of battery you need, but it's specified in the manual. I can check my Saturn manual for you, but I guess someone will answer this before I find the manual
Anyway, it's a very common type of battery (I think it's commonly used in watches), and it's a piece of cake to change it. Do not worry about it.
Anyway, it's a very common type of battery (I think it's commonly used in watches), and it's a piece of cake to change it. Do not worry about it.
Yes, it isn't the best game... that's why I said it was a decent port of the arcade original, and not a great port. But anyway, even in this day and age, the 2-D Sega "super-scaler" games have a bigger "wow" factor for me than 3-D games. (Though I still remember being stunned by games like Stun Runner and Ridge Racer.) When I played Rad Mobile in the arcades, I was totally engrossed for the 5 minutes or so that I lasted.AntiPasta wrote:Oh come on, lets at least be polite. It may be worded a bit wrong, but what my point was that Gale Racer didn't come across to me as remotely exciting, though it was fun to look at for a few minutes. By no means I am a "newbie", "graphics whore" or whatever label you would like to apply based on my dislike for games that look like a 2-day hackjob.bloodflowers wrote:You've not been doing this 'gaming' thing for very long, have you?AntiPasta wrote: Seriously, you liked Gale Racer? I thought it looked pretty damn cheap (it uses weird sprite scaling instead of 3D environments) and the gameplay is not very variable throughout the game.
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FatCobra wrote:Well, I went and finally took the plunge, I bought myself a Saturn game. Actually, it's Strikers 1945 to be exact. I know it's a little weird buying a game first before buying the console, but I looked at it this way: The games are more rarer than the system. Besides, it'll take a while for the game or system to make the swin anyway, so it'll be a little silly to have a system with no games to play it on. Total cost: $22.00 plus $12 for shipping (yeah, I know he gouged a bit on shipping, but I guess that's how they make money).
Next paycheck I'll be buying the system. How hard is it to replace the battery on a Saturn and what type do I need?
Its incredibly easy (open the little door on the back and switch them out) and you will need a CR2032.
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!!!
Yep, just changed mine again last week and it went off without a hitch. I just made sure to have the system powered on, swapped the CR2032 out and my scores and everything are fine. Make sure to change the battery as soon as your Saturn starts asking you to adjust the time and date when booting up. That's a warning sign the battery is about to die.Shatterhand wrote:I don't remember what kind of battery you need, but it's specified in the manual. I can check my Saturn manual for you, but I guess someone will answer this before I find the manual
Anyway, it's a very common type of battery (I think it's commonly used in watches), and it's a piece of cake to change it. Do not worry about it.
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No, you're supposed to have the system on when you change it, otherwise your scores, TATE settings, ect. won't be saved when you swap it out. That's what I read in the hardware forum once upon a time anyways.FatCobra wrote:So you changed the battery while it was on? Isn't it a little dangerous? I you shock yourself or damage that expensive import system.
Ah, ok. I guess I'll need to pick up one of those batteries at Wal-Mart when I am at work tommorrow (I work at Publix, but WalMart is right next door), so my system will have a fresh battery.Dylan1CC wrote:No, you're supposed to have the system on when you change it, otherwise your scores, TATE settings, ect. won't be saved when you swap it out. That's what I read in the hardware forum once upon a time anyways.FatCobra wrote:So you changed the battery while it was on? Isn't it a little dangerous? I you shock yourself or damage that expensive import system.
On a less serious note, don't you all get warm and fuzzy when you pick up your import from the post office? There's something mystical about picking up a game whose manual is in a language you can't understand.
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