Which Saturn Shooters to buy with a 200$ budget?

Under Horizon · Post by **Under Horizon** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:24 am

I'm just getting into the Saturn Shooter scene and I am looking for suggestions. Don't say Radiant Silvergun

I will have to hold out a bit to buy that bad boy. Ideally I would like at least 4 games but suggest whatever you think is best. Thanks

corbie · Post by **corbie** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:29 am

Here are 5 of my fave Saturn shooters:

1. Dodonpachi
2. Don Pachi
3. Sexy Parodius
4. Thunder Force V
5. Darius Gaiden

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:31 am

Galactic Attack
Darius Gaiden
Thunder Force V
Soukyugurentai (there's a $30 BIN auction on eBay right now)

Those four should be easily obtained for less than $200 altogether. But, here are some other games to consider if you can find them for a decent price...

Metal Black
Darius II
Gradius Deluxe Pack
Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus
Kyukyoku Tiger 2 Plus
Thunder Force Gold Pack 2 (it has the tough to find Thunder Forcer AC on it, with TF4)

There are other great ones, like DoDonpachi, Hyper Duel, Blast Wind, RS, etc., but they're not easy to find cheap usually.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:09 am

It'd be a bit tough to squeeze in under 200, but I'd see what kind of a deal you could score on Batsugun, Battle Garegga, and DoDonPachi. The former two are awesome (and Saturn-only) ports - the latter isn't as great, but is still worth buying, and a bit cheaper. I'd put Soukyugurentai, Twinkle Star Sprites, and Cotton Boomerang as your next-best options.

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CIT · Post by **CIT** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:54 am

Battle Garegga
Batsugun
Layer Section
Soukyugurentai

Pda · Post by **Pda** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:00 am

CIT list is great.I'd only add/make a swap for having at least one cute'em up (Game tengoku/Sexy Parodius/Twinbee deluxe...)

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:11 am

CIT's list is very good.

The DonPachi's are great games, but their Saturn conversions are bad.

By the way, Layer Section/Galactic Attack are the same game.

s/m

chempop · Post by **chempop** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:12 am

Without a doubt

Battle Garrega $80?
Batsugun $60?
Soukyugurentai $30?
Layer Section $20?

Really though there is an easy $1000 you can spend on superb Saturn Shmups.

The Psikyo games, the horis and cute-em-ups, the crazy expensive ones and even the mid range ports of other classics like Sheinryu and Gekirindan.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:56 am

Guardian Force

scrilla4rella · Post by **scrilla4rella** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:43 am

Is Hyper Duel worth the $120 + price it goes for. I've heard it's a bit overratted

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:29 am

Here are my Pics

Hyper Duel
Thunderforce IV
Thunderforce V
Layer Section
Sexy Parodius
Parodius (Any)

Those are my pics for Shmups
Hyper Duel is awesome but expensive
Thunderforce IV is superb and not too pricy
Thunderforce V well it's another good one
Layer Section cheap and well worth it
Sexy Parodius my favorite Parodius game

grovsnus · Post by **grovsnus** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:18 pm

CIT wrote:Battle Garegga
Batsugun
Layer Section
Soukyugurentai

This is the way to go.

NTSC-J · Post by **NTSC-J** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:20 pm

Under Horizon wrote:I'm just getting into the Saturn Shooter scene and I am looking for suggestions. Don't say Radiant Silvergun I will have to hold out a bit to buy that bad boy.

I was hoping that in this day-and-age that Radiant Silvergun would have been exposed for the weak game that it is, but it seems that it still carries legendary status among newcomers. I know that there are still people that really like it but bottom line is it's not fun and only for a certain type of shooter player. If you're just getting into shooters don't bother with it for a while.

Batsugun and Layer Section are far more friendly to those new to shooters in terms of difficulty, scoring systems and pleasing presentation. Battle Garegga is excellent but I think is an acquired taste and something you'll appreciate more after you've played shooters for a while. DoDonPachi is also good in whatever form you decide to play it.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:59 pm

NTSC-J talks sense.

D · Post by D » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:21 pm

rsg sucks
Get at least Battle Garegga and if you don't own a ps, get DonPachi or DoDonpachi (or both

) and take it from there.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:28 pm

D wrote:rsg sucks
Get at least Battle Garegga and if you don't own a ps, get DonPachi or DoDonpachi (or both ) and take it from there.

RSG doesn't suck, it's just not worth the infinite amounts of money it's going for on eBay. Seriously, if you have a 3GHz PC, just emulate it in MAME [0.128, 0.129 made RSG run really slowly...], frameskip of 6 or 7.

Also Layer Section [Rayforce] is a must have. It's also pretty cheap, IIRC.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:46 pm

The definitive must have saturn list for 200 dollar budget

Strikers 1945 2 $25
Battle Garegga $70
Sengoku Blade $40
Batsugun $40
DoDonpachi $40

roughly $215 but you wont regret any of these purchases!!!!

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:57 pm

null1024 wrote: RSG doesn't suck, it's just not worth the infinite amounts of money it's going for on eBay. Seriously, if you have a 3GHz PC, just emulate it in MAME [0.128, 0.129 made RSG run really slowly...], frameskip of 6 or 7.

I agree with you that RSG doesn't suck, but playing it with a frameskip of 6 or 7 sure would. If you're going to emulate it, just play the Saturn port in SSF.

Anyway, my favorite Saturn shooter is Batsugun.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:07 pm

rsg sucks

no it doesn't, especially if you bought it for 49.99 when it 1st came out like a normal person. folks always rag on RSG but it's not like treasure made that game and sold it for 200+ dollars. It sure kicked ass when playing it for the 1st time at a regular price.

sapphire sucks if you want to start pointing out a high priced crappy game.

Koa Zo · Post by **Koa Zo** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:53 pm

Strider77 wrote:
rsg sucks
no it doesn't, especially if you bought it for 49.99 when it 1st came out like a normal person. folks always rag on RSG but it's not like treasure made that game and sold it for 200+ dollars. It sure kicked ass when playing it for the 1st time at a regular price.

sapphire sucks if you want to start pointing out a high priced crappy game.

Strider77 talks sence.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:54 pm

Get stuff that isn't ported to MAME. For example, I don't recommend Garegga as Garemame exists. Things like Batsugun, which aren't properly emulated still, are a good choice to go with.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:39 pm

Garegga, Batsugun (not worth 40$ though... try 70$), and DDP. Those 3 should set you back 200$, but with countless hours of fun

Arvandor · Post by **Arvandor** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:17 am

CIT wrote:Battle Garegga
Batsugun
Layer Section
Soukyugurentai

This is the way to go.

If you can squeeze in Dodonpachi and maybe Game Tengoku, you should. But otherwise the above list is about as good as it gets for a $200 budget.

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:04 am

...arcade games, pick out one you can do ok, one you can do as opposed to a whole bunch of em where you don't know what the hell you're doing...

If you don't know what you like, here's an ok place to start for advice: http://www.angelfire.com/al2/jp/

Otherwise, find 1 game you think you'll be interested in and get that. Play the shit out of it or until you are no longer satisfied, sell it, move on, and buy the next game you had in mind.

Speaking for myself, I could only recommend a couple:
Batsugun, Thunder Force 5, G-Vector, and perhaps the Gradius Deluxe Pack. Otherwise, most the games are expensive or available elsewhere. In the case of Batsugun & G-Vector, on the Saturn is as good as it can get.

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:30 am

You should grab Batsugun first before anything.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:26 am

scrilla4rella wrote:Is Hyper Duel worth the $120 + price it goes for. I've heard it's a bit overratted

It's a fun little game, but good lord no it's not worth that much money. Although I did pay more for it myself. But i'm pretty obsessive.

s/m

corbie · Post by **corbie** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:03 am

I picked up Hyper Duel last year for nearly that much. It's a fun shooter, but I don't think I'd pay that much for it knowing what I know now.

Shelcoof · Post by **Shelcoof** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:53 am

corbie wrote:I picked up Hyper Duel last year for nearly that much. It's a fun shooter, but I don't think I'd pay that much for it knowing what I know now.

What do you know now that you didn't know before?

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:40 pm

Would you believe me if I said I bought Hyper Duel (and Blast Wind for that matter) just so I can hear the soundtrack? lol I'm serious. I'm a VGM nut!

But I'm glad I bought it, though (paid around $90 for my copy from a shmups.com member). It's a fun and challenging shmup that I find myself going back to every now and then. But since you're on a $200 budget, I wouldn't recommend spending almost all your loot on it. There are better shmups for the Saturn that are far cheaper.

But, dude, trust me. You want to get BATSUGUN first.

drboom · Post by **drboom** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:44 pm

J-Manic wrote:You should grab Batsugun first before anything.

Yup. F**king awesome.

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