Weird and beautiful Sega Saturn games

[Tailzo]

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
I love this game. Luckily Sega Saturn also got a version in 1996.

Thunder Force V
Shoot-em-up game, developed and published by Technosoft Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

Metal Slug​

A SNK legendary game was also released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.​

 

[Piggychan]

Here comes some great rpgs

Lunar Silver Star Story​

RPG, developed by Game Arts Co., Ltd. / Vanguard Co., Ltd. / JAM (Japan Art Media) / Ikusabune / Gonzo and published by Kadokawa Shoten, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.​

Lunar 2 Eternal Blue ​

RPG, developed by Game Arts Co., Ltd. / Vanguard Co., Ltd. / Ikusabune / Gonzo / Entertainment Software Publishing (ESP) and published by Kadokawa Shoten, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

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Saturn's Lunar Silver Star Story comes in two flavours; The standard release has small boarded FMV. It was later re-released to take advantage of the MPEG card for almost full screen FMV.

Lunar2 needed no such treatment, But it's my favourite game out of the two.

 

[Tailzo]

Saturn's Lunar Silver Star Story comes in two flavours; The standard release has small boarded FMV. It was later re-released to take advantage of the MPEG card for almost full screen FMV.

Lunar2 needed no such treatment, But it's my favourite game out of the two.

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Lunar sure does look excellent! I started playing the series on psp first, but those Saturn games look really good! What are the best versions to play in 2020?

Blast Wind​

Shoot-em-up game, developed and published by Technosoft Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.​

Willy Wombat​

Action - Platform game, developed by Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. / Susumu Matsushita Company / Westone and published by Hudson Soft Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.​

Contra - Legacy of War​

Action game, developed by Appaloosa Interactive Corp. / Konami Co, and released in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. It looks kinda bad?​

 

[Tailzo]

Blue Seed ~Kushinada Hirokuden~​

RPG , developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. / SIMS Co., Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

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Black/Matrix ​

SRPG game, developed by Flight-Plan Inc., which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

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Layer Section​

Shoot-em-up game, developed by Ving and published by Taito Corp., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

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[Wood Man]

Three Dirty Dwarves was an oddball beat em' up that I enjoyed.

 

[Tetrinski]

Here comes some great rpgs

Lunar Silver Star Story​

RPG, developed by Game Arts Co., Ltd. / Vanguard Co., Ltd. / JAM (Japan Art Media) / Ikusabune / Gonzo and published by Kadokawa Shoten, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.​

Lunar 2 Eternal Blue ​

RPG, developed by Game Arts Co., Ltd. / Vanguard Co., Ltd. / Ikusabune / Gonzo / Entertainment Software Publishing (ESP) and published by Kadokawa Shoten, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

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Breathtaking art even nowadays.

 

[Goddo Hando]

Heads up to anyone playing Elevator Action Returns on the Saturn. You can unlock Elevator Action 1 by beating the game and saving your highscore initials.

Or you can use the code found here https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/saturn/197220-elevator-action-returns/cheats

 

[OnanieBomb]

This is a sexy thread

 

[Deleted member 18407]

Another weird game I've heard is great and I never tried is


Mr. Bones
Released Sep 30, 1996. In Mr. Bones players take control of an undead blues musician who must destroy the evil vampire who brought him back to life.

I hope I get to try it one day. Seeing all these great games I wish we someday got a sega saturn mini :

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Mr Bones is great in every sense except actually playing it. It's so frustrating and awful to play. I wanted to love it so badly because thematically, visually, and aurally, it's fantastic. I managed to beat it but I highly suggest watching someone else do a playthrough instead of trying yourself. The frozen lake level will make you hate the world.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

I played A LOT of Gun Griffon but it was one ugly as hell game

 

[Tailzo]

Twinkle Star Sprites
Shoot-em-up game, developed by SNK / ADK and published by ADK, which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

Dungeons & Dragons Collection
Beat-em-up game, published by CAPCOM, which was released in Japan in 1999 for the Sega Saturn.

The House of the Dead
Rail shooter game, developed by Sega AM1 (Amusement R&D Dept.#1) [WoW Entertainment] / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. / Tantalus Entertainment Pty. Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.

 

[Tailzo]

Policenauts​

Adventure game, developed by KCEO (Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka) / Konami and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. This game has a fan translation, and also versions for other consoles.​

Lost Vikings 2 - Norse by Norsewest
Action - Puzzle game, published by INTERPLAY, which was released in Europe in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol.3 ~Tabidachi no Uta~
Adventure - Dating game, published by KONAMI, which was released in Japan in 1999 for the Sega Saturn. This has lots of other versions on other consoles in the 90s.

 

[Tailzo]

A few not japanese, multiplatform 3d games not made in Japan

Pandemonium!
Action - Platform game, developed by Toys For Bob / Crystal Dynamics and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Europe in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. I really enjoyed the Playstation version :)

Croc - Legend of the Gobbos ​

3D Action - Platform game, developed by Argonaut Games, which was released in the United States of America in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. I don't remember if I played a demo for playstation, or if I had the full game.​

Tomb Raider
Again I had the Playstation version, but the Saturn version was good too :)

 

[pswii60]

I want to play all the games in this thread. Loving it. Didn't know about most of these.

 

[Tailzo]

Sonic R
Racing game, developed by Traveller's Tales and released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn. I love the music in this. I also love playing it. Yet, it is not a great game. But I still love it. I even bought another copy from Japan. Dirt cheap as always :)

Sonic 3D Blast
was a sega mega drive and Saturn game developed by Traveller's Tales and released in the United States of America in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. The Saturn game was a little better, but still not up to Sonic standards.

Choro Q Park​

Racing game, developed by Takara Co., Ltd. / Nextech Co., Ltd. and published by Takara Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1999 for the Sega Saturn.​

 

[Tailzo]

Puzzle Bobble 2X
Puzzle game, published by TAITO, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.

Dezaemon 2
Shoot-em-up game, developed and published by Athena, which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

Stakes Winner 2 ~Saikyouba Densetsu~
Action - Horse Racing game, developed by Saurus and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

I want to play all the games in this thread. Loving it. Didn't know about most of these.

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Makes me happy to hear :)

This is a sexy thread

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Thank you, I think :)

 

[Grizzel Greedigut]

Anyone ever play D on saturn? It was my fave and i never hear about it. D, Disruptor, Gex, Daytona, Virtua Fighter and Panzer Dragoon was about all I ever played on it
edit : oh yeah shining force

 

[Tailzo]

Anyone ever play D on saturn? It was my fave and i never hear about it. D, Disruptor, Gex, Daytona, Virtua Fighter and Panzer Dragoon was about all I ever played on it
edit : oh yeah shining force

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Oh, you reminded me of more games, thank you!

D no Shokutaku
Adventure game, developed by Warp and published by Acclaim Japan, which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

Gex
Action - Platform game, published by CRYSTAL DYNAMICS, which was released in the United States of America in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

And a weird cancelled Sega Saturn game:

Spanish Blood (Scavenger)
Never released, was supposed to be a multiplatform game, also for Saturn.

 

[FormatCompatible]

Anyone ever play D on saturn? It was my fave and i never hear about it.

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Oh yes certainly I did, D is fantastic. Kenji Eno was a amazing developer and his works are truly special.

On the Saturn I also highly recommend Enemy Zero, to this day there really isn't anything quite like. Also that soundtrack by Michael Nyman is something to behold.

 

[Grizzel Greedigut]

Spoiler: D is dracula winky face emoji

 

[Tailzo]

Virtua Fighter was a huge hit on Saturn, but had a few oddities too. VF Kids has been shown already, how about

Virtua Fighter​

Fighting 3D game, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in the United States of America in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. My brother had this, and it seemed outdated because he got it the same time as....​

Virtua Fighter Remix​

Fighting 3D game, developed by Sega AM1 (Amusement R&D Dept.#1) released as an improvement over the first port in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.But my brother also got another game at the same time....​

Virtua Fighter 2​

Fighting 3D game, developed by Sega AM2 (Amusement R&D Dept.#2) / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. This game was incredible for the time, and sold well :)​

VF got a lot of CG portrait games in Japan​

Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Collection​

developed by Sega AM2 (Amusement R&D Dept.#2) / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

 

[Tailzo]

Alongside Virtua Fighter, Saturn had a few other launch titles, among them were

Panzer Dragoon
rail shooter, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in the United States of America in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

Daytona USA​

Racing game, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. It has nice music, nice easter eggs and the classic Sega Blue skies :)​

Worldwide Soccer - Sega International Victory Goal Edition
Sport - Soccer game, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in the United States of America in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. It had a lot of sequels, even for Dreamcast :)

 

[Tailzo]

Sakura Taisen
Simulation - Adventure game, developed by Sega AM7 (Amusement R&D Dept.#7) [Overworks]and released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. It had ports to Dreamcast also. One of the biggest sellers in Japan. Resetera has a thread about the newly completed fan translation. Did you know there is a ps4 game coming soon?

Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou Koto Nakare~ ​

Simulation - Adventure game, developed by Sega AM7 (Amusement R&D Dept.#7) [Overworks] & published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

 

[Tailzo]

Virtua Cop
Rail shooter, Developed by AM R&D Dept. #2, Released Dec, 1995. This game was so much fun!

Virtua Cop 2
Developed by AM R&D Dept. #2, Released , Nov 22, 1996. I played the Dreamcast version and I loved it.

Crypt Killer
Developed by Konami Co., Ltd., Released 1997. Rail shooter again :)

 

[FormatCompatible]

Tailzo please make a post about Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj. It's a Saturn-exclusive fps published by Sega and it's fucking weird and not very good.

 

[Tailzo]

FormatCompatible Thank you for the request :)

Congo: The Movie - The Lost City of Zinj
First Person Shooter game, published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in the United States of America in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.

Street Fighter Zero 3 (Kakuchou Ram Cartridge 4MB Fuzoku)
Fighting 2D game, developed and published by Capcom Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1999 for the Sega Saturn.

D-Xhird
Developed by NexTech Corporation, Released May 30, 1997

Criticom
Developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment, Released Feb 28, 1997

 

[shadowman16]

Ah Street Fighter Zero 3... one of my favourite fighters of all time. I love the Saturn port so much (and am glad I got it before its price shot up).

 

[FormatCompatible]

Thank you Tailzo!

Ah Street Fighter Zero 3... one of my favourite fighters of all time. I love the Saturn port so much (and am glad I got it before its price shot up).

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Yeah it's a pretty great port, notably too for being one of the last games to be released on the system (Perpetual Collection is the last iirc).

 

[Piggychan]

Ah Street Fighter Zero 3... one of my favourite fighters of all time. I love the Saturn port so much (and am glad I got it before its price shot up).

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got mine around 2006 and even then I was hesitant because of it's price then..

 

[Tailzo]

Street Fighter Alpha 2
Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd, released in 1006. Looking at this beauty makes me want to buy the street fighter collection for switch, even if I do not play fighters much :)

Vampire Hunter ~Darkstalkers' Revenge~
Fighting 2D game, published by CAPCOM, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.

X-Men Children of the Atom
Fighting 2D game, developed by Capcom Co., Ltd. / Rutubo Games and published by Capcom Co., Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

 

[shadowman16]

got mine around 2006 and even then I was hesitant because of it's price then..

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Nice :) I forget when I got my copy, I think it was slightly later but it was before it shot up above the £100+ mark.

 

[Tailzo]

Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd., Released Feb, 1996

Cyberbots ~FullMetal Madness~
Fighting 2D game, published by CAPCOM, which was released in Japan in 1997 for the Sega Saturn.

Final Fight Revenge (Kakuchou Ram Cartridge 4MB Fuzoku)
Fighting 3D game, published by CAPCOM, which was released in Japan in 2000 for the Sega Saturn.

 

[raketenrolf]

Terra Phantastica
A Sega Saturn SRPG featuring a female protagonist who must fulfill her duty of raising a young prince while simultaneously protecting her Kingdom from forces of evil. Released in 1996.

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Does anyone know who the artist of the artwork was? Love the art in this game.

 

[TGR Onix]

That does look super nice!


edit: I looked up more screens of it:

Super Tempo ​

an Action - Platform game, published by MEDIAQUEST, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

There was a demo I played over and over;

Baku Baku animal

a Puzzle game, developed by Sega AM3 (Amusement R&D Dept.#3) [Hitmaker] / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.​

I did end up getting the whole game, but I do not have it anymore :( I think B, A, C, UP was a cheat code in it :)

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Holy crap. I played a lot of Baku Baku but I had totally forgotten. Thanks for reminding me of such good memories.

 

[Tizoc]

I've never played it, but I love the look of it :)

Soldnerschild
I love strategy rpgs, and Saturn has some unique ones :)

Wow thank you! That looks lovely!

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Got ported later to PSOne, I'ma just assum the PSOne ver. got some nifty updates :V

 

[Tizoc]

Oh I fully agree :)

Madou Monogatari​

An RPG game, developed by Compile / Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and published by Compile, which was released in Japan in 1998 for the Sega Saturn.​

Thank you Krejlooc, I love it when you explain stuff like that :)

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Madou Monogatari would be localized/translated as Sorcery Saga. It spawned the Puyo Puyo series...assuming you didn't know :P

 

[FormatCompatible]

Does anyone know who the artist of the artwork was? Love the art in this game.

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Akihiro Yamada. His art is so fucking good, especially love his work on The Twelve Kingdoms

 

[raketenrolf]

Akihiro Yamada. His art is so fucking good, especially love his work on The Twelve Kingdoms

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Ah yes! Now I now why the art seemed so familar. Thanks!

 

[Tetrinski]

I played A LOT of Gun Griffon but it was one ugly as hell game

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It reminda me a lot of Incoming on the Dreamcast, another ugly as fuck game.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Great thread. Brings back a lot of memories. Loved the Saturn but unfortunately I have much regret selling it and games like Panzer Saga especially them being so rare and expensive. Back as a kid the games were expensive so I didn't get all the ones I wanted like Dragon Force. It's a shame the Saturn gets no love when it comes to ports. Fighters Megamix/Bomberman/Saga et al are all seemingly left behind.

 

[retrosega]

Loving this thread guys. So many great Saturn games listed on here already.


You probably all know about this already, but if you don't, here's a great site for all things retro Sega -

https://segaretro.org/Main_Page

 

[Paradax]

This thread is making me jealous of every Saturn owner. So many beatiful looking games!

 

[julian]

This thread is such a mixed bag. I'm so nostalgic for all the games I've played and own. So sad for all the games I've lost or stupidly sold over the years. Or so annoyed to see so many beautiful looking games I've somehow never even heard of.
Damn you!!

 

[Tailzo]

Shinobi Legions
Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division Released 1995

Magic Knight Rayearth
RPG Published by Working Designs in the US. It took a long time to arrive... Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division

Deep Fear
Published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd. Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division, System Sacom. Released in 1998

I'm thinking about making a sequel to this thread, dedicated to my favourite Sega console, the Dreamcast. "Cool and interesting Sega Dreamcast games". What do you think? :)

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Cool and interesting Sega Dreamcast games

 

[Piggychan]

Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol.3 ~Tabidachi no Uta~
Adventure - Dating game, published by KONAMI, which was released in Japan in 1999 for the Sega Saturn. This has lots of other versions on other consoles in the 90s.

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The full game has 2 exclusive short shooting games that will unlock if you join and remain at the computer club throughout your whole time at the high school

Twinbee time attack will unlock on the 2nd year

PSYTH will unlock on the final year just after New Years celebration at a competition.

 

[Deleted member 23850]

Pu·Li·Ru·La wins.

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Holy shit this looks...amazing?

 

[Deleted member 23850]

This thread is such a mixed bag. I'm so nostalgic for all the games I've played and own. So sad for all the games I've lost or stupidly sold over the years. Or so annoyed to see so many beautiful looking games I've somehow never even heard of.
Damn you!!

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I'm a little bitter than I got a Saturn when I was too young to play all of the cool games that older audiences were playing. I was stuck with mostly garbage, of course I was too young and stupid also to realize what kind of games were available to me. So having a Saturn didn't do much for me.

 

[Encephalon]

Did anyone ask for more Sega Blue skies? :)

Hang On GP '95
developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. / Genki Co., Ltd. / SIMS Co., Ltd. and published by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. It had slight variations on the name in the rest of the world.

Purikura Daisakusen
Action - Shooter game, published by ATLUS, which was released in Japan in 1996 for the Sega Saturn.

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner
RPG game, developed and published by Atlus, which was released in Japan in 1995 for the Sega Saturn.

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These are from soul hackers

 

[Dragon1893]

Shinobi Legions
Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division Released 1995

Magic Knight Rayearth
RPG Published by Working Designs in the US. It took a long time to arrive... Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division

Deep Fear
Published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd. Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division, System Sacom. Released in 1998

I'm thinking about making a sequel to this thread, dedicated to my favourite Sega console, the Dreamcast. "Cool and interesting Sega Dreamcast games". What do you think? :)

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Cool and interesting Sega Dreamcast games

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Deep Fear was the last game released in Europe for the Saturn if memory serves and also the last one I bought for the system. It was a surprisingly ambitious RE clone. Man, I'd love to replay that one.
At this point I was pretty bitter about all the amazing games that were being released in Japan and not in the west (with some even being ported to the psone and released in the west by Sony to add insult to injury), not to mention the cancellation of my 2 most anticipated games, Sonic Xtreme and VF3.
Towards the end of 98 I moved to the PSone and never looked back.

 

[Huey]

I love how you've just made this thread an anthology of all saturn games, Tailzo - acknowledging what all Saturn true-believers already know: All saturn games are weird and all saturn games are beautiful.

Another weird game I've heard is great and I never tried is


Mr. Bones
Released Sep 30, 1996. In Mr. Bones players take control of an undead blues musician who must destroy the evil vampire who brought him back to life.

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I actually still own this. I highly recommend anyone who's interested check it out - it had a really specific sense of humor, along the lines of Tim Schafer, even if the actual gameplay was just a compilation of really messy mini games.

Bug
This game was weird, but not beautiful.

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wtf man

I adore Bug!'s artstyle, you take that shit back.

Shinobi Legions
Developed by Sega AM7 R&D Division Released 1995

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This game is such an underrated entry in the Shinobi series - it's gameplay is pretty good. What you haven't featured here were the amazingly cheesy FMV cutscenes



The main game's artstyle is honestly really cool too - I loved these attempts at digitization and would love to see some more modern attempts at them.