This Changed The Sega Saturn

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  • @LadyDecade
    @LadyDecade  Рік тому +10

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    • @andrewdunn5490
      @andrewdunn5490 Рік тому +3

      Great video. Can we get more of you in the videos.... :)

    • @mertcanaksut5653
      @mertcanaksut5653 Рік тому +2

      what is up with the emo thumbnail? :D

    • @MaxAbramson3
      @MaxAbramson3 Рік тому +1

      Love your show. Happy subscriber. How much is the Patreon channel?

  • @GeorgeWeeman
    @GeorgeWeeman Рік тому +19

    I loved the Sega Saturn so much in the 90's! It introduced me to classic games like Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Daytona USA, and Shining Force 3!
    I was fortunate enough to be a part of history by owning one, and now I am so grateful for the emulation community for keeping this amazing catalog of games alive, and relevant. If only the Sega company cared about these games as much as the rest of us do.
    BTW, your voice is like ASMR to me....When you sang out the word **DAYTONA!**, it gave me chills. 😍

  • @barryklinedinst6233
    @barryklinedinst6233 Рік тому +36

    Sega was awesome back then. I had my Genesis hooked to a modem on my cable so you could play games. It wasn't bad either. I loved all their consoles.

    • @Antronix3
      @Antronix3 Рік тому +9

      Sega Channel?

    • @zakafx
      @zakafx Рік тому +5

      Xband?

    • @barryklinedinst6233
      @barryklinedinst6233 Рік тому +6

      @@Antronix3 yep. Sega channel.

    • @SilverXTikal
      @SilverXTikal Рік тому +5

      @@zakafxwasn’t that on SNES too?

    • @lain328
      @lain328 Рік тому +1

      There's also the official sega modem that worked for a few games in japan.

  • @HighguyMcfly
    @HighguyMcfly Рік тому +8

    I miss my Saturn.
    Gave all my old game consoles away to a friend almost 20 years ago and I've regretted it ever since.
    Sega genesis, Saturn, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and over 300 games.
    My Saturn collection consisted of The Crow, Clockwork Knights, Crusader - No Remorse, Die Hard Arcade, Virtua Fighter 2 and Heir of Zendor - The legend and the Land
    Anyways I always wondered what that slot did.
    Now I know, Thanks!

    • @catsaregovernmentspies
      @catsaregovernmentspies Рік тому

      I also gave my games and systems away 20 years ago (2004). Back then I figured they were "just" old video games. Wish I still had them.

  • @N7uy66u
    @N7uy66u Рік тому +7

    I loved Netlink and played it every day. Mine came with 2 games, a Netlink t-shirt and an offer for Daytona netlink edition. I spent most of the time playing Saturn Bomberman online but played all the Netlink games tons.

  • @Paradigmfusion
    @Paradigmfusion Рік тому +2

    2:15 ooooo that sound brings back memories. But I got my start in the late 80s, with a 2400 baud rotary dialer. and the USENet BBS boards (think reddit without pictures or ads)

  • @bornwisedistruction
    @bornwisedistruction Рік тому +1

    Ahh I remember the days of having to call my friends up and tell them "Ok im getting on line now!" Funtimes!

  • @maroon9273
    @maroon9273 Рік тому +4

    Saturn started it, dreamcast/xbox continue and xbox 360 finished the story.
    Netlink took the sega channel concept and took it the next level. One of the first products to get to the internet and it the saturn into a mini computer.

  • @bitwise7924
    @bitwise7924 Рік тому +8

    🎵🎵DAY-TONE-NUUHHHH!!!! 🎵🎵

  • @ddespair
    @ddespair Рік тому +1

    Great vid and sega had a lot of foresite into internet comments there!

  • @Nubzly
    @Nubzly Рік тому +4

    Good delivery, good content, good video 👍

  • @AdamIsUrqed
    @AdamIsUrqed Рік тому +2

    I often wonder how different things would have been had SEGA of Japan not meddled and controlled SOA so much. We could have a four way console war right now. The SEGA Centauri could be competing with the Series X, Nintendo Gimmick, and PS5 right now.
    The Saturn was tied with the Dreamcast as my favorite system. Guardian Heroes and Dragon Force were properly worn out. I was a spoiles wee shit and got every SEGA system upon release (barring the horrid 32x), but my parents put their foot down when it came to online connectivity. I had my own phone line but the "internets" was for school only.

  • @grahambaker7563
    @grahambaker7563 8 місяців тому +1

    The Saturn is one of my favorite retro consoles. Another great video, Lady D!!

  • @redconfetti
    @redconfetti 9 місяців тому

    It’s cool seeing my footage used in your video. Great overview on the Netlink!

  • @Lostmymind1
    @Lostmymind1 Рік тому +1

    0:26 "As there are a number of different objects you can shove in this hole"
    PHRASING!!!

  • @Djbrayster
    @Djbrayster Рік тому +2

    where did that Ristar sega logo come from @3:30?

  • @funkydmunky1
    @funkydmunky1 Рік тому +4

    Always love the content. You put in the good work and deserve more subs! You and your team deliver the best retro content for sure. Keep it up and I hope the algorithm likes you soon!

  • @Revenant_Knight
    @Revenant_Knight Рік тому +4

    I actually used my Saturn Netlink to read web pages. LOL

  • @mercster
    @mercster Рік тому +2

    I was on the Internet pretty early (early 90s)... at some point I was kind of semi-homeless, couch surfing. I was without a computer, but I had my Sega Saturn and the modem. The damn thing disconnected at the slightest touch, but it was enough to get me online and even connected to IRC (yes, it had an IRC client!) I was very grateful for that. Thanks Lady Decade.

    • @mercster
      @mercster Рік тому +1

      Funny, I don't actually remember the Netlink modem having a speaker that played the dial-up handshake. You sure about that?

    • @mercster
      @mercster Рік тому +1

      That guidance for online interactions isn't out of date. If only 75% of the dopey kids online these days were given a handbook on how to be a decent person...

    • @mercster
      @mercster Рік тому +1

      VoIP is pronounced as one word, "VOYP." :-)

  • @MAmpf
    @MAmpf 8 місяців тому +1

    Got my Saturn online 2 weeks ago. Thanks to the community for making this possible. And thanks for this awesome report @lady Decade

    • @MrDan11422
      @MrDan11422 2 місяці тому +1

      I have one and didn't know it is in demand.
      I purchased it from Walmart 30÷ years ago for 100.
      Hit me up if u I i need another one.

    • @MAmpf
      @MAmpf 2 місяці тому

      @MrDan11422 would love to take it. But Europe if far away. But i guess i knew some Americans who love to purchase ome

  • @nimrodlevy
    @nimrodlevy Рік тому +2

    I fancy such documentaries! Thanks for immance research, not to take for granted! As usual video of pure quality! Thank again mrs. Decade.

  • @McAster99
    @McAster99 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for pronouncing DAYTONA! correctly. So many miss it's whimsical accent when talking about it.

  • @arthurdecastro
    @arthurdecastro Рік тому +7

    The Saturn was awesome. It even had a MMORPG in Japan by 1997 (Dragon's Dream).

  • @IsaacKuo
    @IsaacKuo Рік тому +2

    I've done 10 player Saturn Bomberman, but I didn't even notice it was possible to play over modem!
    10 player Bomberman requires an epic amount of hardware, with wires sprawling everywhere ... almost as much as a Sega CD 32X. You had the Saturn, of course, and two multitaps, and 10 controllers ... sadly leaving two controller ports unused.

  • @acido7572
    @acido7572 Рік тому +5

    This console is beautiful.

  • @donnellcooper1011
    @donnellcooper1011 Рік тому +3

    I was one of the 1% that owned a Netlink. At the time I managed a Kay-Bee Toys but got my Saturn and Netlink from Electronics Boutique!😅

  • @lancelange9377
    @lancelange9377 Рік тому +5

    The Saturn version of Duke 3D was epic. The CD music made it even better than the PC version IMHO.

  • @hyperlocalheroes
    @hyperlocalheroes Рік тому

    You put the Darius gaiden track down there. Anyway, your passion about VG and especially Sega consoles made me subscribe. And also your evident personality, I like the way you are

  • @3styler1
    @3styler1 Рік тому +5

    I wonder if there is some way to access this via emulation on PC.

  • @gtvrossa
    @gtvrossa Рік тому

    Love this one Lady D, keep up the great work. I rarely play my PS1, but I regularly play my Saturn. Great machine. With regard to your online trolls, oh screw them! You are gorgeous and your channel rocks!!!! None of them would say no to a date with you! One of the best on UA-cam. Simple as. Again keep up the great work!

  • @diegomayfield4751
    @diegomayfield4751 Рік тому +1

    That’s awesome it still works today .

  • @grahamcorr7644
    @grahamcorr7644 Рік тому +1

    I still have my old Saturn,and I had no idea this net access thing existed. I thought the slot was solely for the memory cartridge.

  • @JamesShow
    @JamesShow Рік тому

    Hell yeah. Love this content!

  • @thegamingchef3304
    @thegamingchef3304 Рік тому +1

    I actually wanted a Saturn more than a PS1 or N64. I remember being at my cousins house in Florida for Christmas break (We didnt celebrate Christmas) and my Aunt and Uncle let him open it up since we were there. I loved Daytona USA. Side note: My mother went on a church trip to Florida and bought my brothers and I the same Florida Panthers jersey the guy has on at 2:49. So nostalgic lol.

  • @herimito
    @herimito Рік тому +2

    I love Sega Saturn

  • @DanielSanchez-us5tc
    @DanielSanchez-us5tc 9 місяців тому

    the netlink adapter for the sega saturn was indeed finally released in finland, but not the rest of europe due to europe's overall phone internet being very slow at the time, and was also released in brazil; i just saw the cover art of the Brazilian version of the Sega Saturn's NetLink adapter on sega retro

  • @GabePuratekuta
    @GabePuratekuta Рік тому +1

    We all know that the best Bomberman was Act Zero.
    ....to take a sledgehammer to.

  • @VamosViverFora
    @VamosViverFora Рік тому +1

    It’s clear by the sound it was a good modem and a good telephone landline connection. 😂

  • @damientaylor7480
    @damientaylor7480 Рік тому

    For real though, that fkn dial up tone brought back all kinds of memories. Anyone remember limewire and all the music you could steal off that...... fkn lit.

  • @chanimpresario4968
    @chanimpresario4968 Рік тому +1

    This netlink adaptor was so badly marketed in UK that me as a Saturn owner that worked for Sega in the 90s is only finding out about this now!

  • @RaptorZX3
    @RaptorZX3 Рік тому +3

    i have the Japanese PowerVR edition of Virtual-On for PC, which is, back then, was the closest version to look like the arcade game. Nowadays you can pretty much emulate the arcade game on your PC with MAME or something.

  • @bluewolf8873
    @bluewolf8873 Рік тому +2

    I absolutely love the sega Saturn. I wish there was a translation for Princess crown by vanillaware

  • @A_Z_0-9_010
    @A_Z_0-9_010 Рік тому +1

    AWESOME!!! lady decade is awesome!!!! Thank you for the content.

  • @DaveViner
    @DaveViner Рік тому

    I love the Saturn, I remember seeing one at my cousin's house and then brother came home with one, and it blew my mind.
    I still have my Saturn set up and have a small collection of games (Shining Force 3 parts 1,2 and 3, Shining the Holy Ark, Panzer Dragoon Saga and a couple of others) it's a great console.
    Edit: Great Video, I knew about the netlink but didn't know much about it!

  • @orcinsd
    @orcinsd Рік тому +2

    I feel personally attacked...

  • @MaxAbramson3
    @MaxAbramson3 Рік тому +2

    I still think that they should have used that backport on the Saturn for the $35 graphics accelerator that they developed in 1996. 500k polygons with features turned on and proper ports of all of their Virtua series and Daytona arcade games. And no need to wait until 1999 for the $200 Dreamcast. SEGA would've crushed the competition and saved gamers a fortune in new hardware.

    • @knight0fdragon
      @knight0fdragon Рік тому

      This is not a thing. The back slot was used for VCD discs and was too limited in access to be used as a graphics accelerator.

    • @MaxAbramson3
      @MaxAbramson3 Рік тому

      @@knight0fdragon SEGA had considered 5-6 different accelerator cards for the Saturn. IIRC, it was Hideki Sato, himself, who said that these would've used the VCD slot in back because of its higher bandwidth. One design even would've used a PowerPC and VooDoo card from 3dfx.

    • @knight0fdragon
      @knight0fdragon Рік тому

      @@MaxAbramson3 if he said that then he is misremembering because it doesn’t have a higher bandwidth. Everything the VCD slot can do, the cart slot can do. The cart slot could do even more.

    • @MaxAbramson3
      @MaxAbramson3 Рік тому

      @@knight0fdragon I recall an article where one of the engineers definitely said that they had at least one accelerator card that would plug into the back. I read that several months ago, anyway.

  • @alancartridge
    @alancartridge Рік тому +1

    i love that someone out there still uses the word dweeb. =)

  • @admiralhowdy
    @admiralhowdy Рік тому

    I am where I am today thanks to the Netlink. Used it to job surf back then. Between gaming sessions. Never once used it to play my Duke Nukem online though; never even tried, though I loved the single player. Hey, you just reminded me, I haven't seen my big round controller in years... where the heck could it be?

  • @justing16
    @justing16 Рік тому +1

    this channel is class

  • @koomar341
    @koomar341 Рік тому

    That duke nukem quote jacked from the movie THEY LIVE!

  • @ArcadeShogun
    @ArcadeShogun Рік тому +3

    Stunning review
    Lady Decade!!!
    I brought ram cartridge long ago from Japan, I didn't know what it was used for until I realize its great
    for storing saves if you didn't have a battery. which helped a lot.
    but it didn't know Sega Saturn had phone line online gaming feature, very interesting...

  • @blue_ranger
    @blue_ranger Рік тому +2

    Had a Sega Saturn, but never even knew of the online capabilities, as living in Britain at that time BT (British Telecom) had such stranglehold phone monopoly, calls were outrageously expensive back then, a couple of years later I had a Dreamcast and played Chu Chu Rocket quite a bit online until I saw the bill! Then BT had 'surftime' unlimited packages for internet, that (of course), would not work for this, or in certain areas even though it was all dial-up. I know someone who worked for them and BT had so many blatant lies their staff were ordered to tell customers. Obviously things are different now with many broadband companies offering better deals.

    • @SimonTeare
      @SimonTeare Рік тому +3

      I got into so much trouble for the bill after playing Chu Chu rocket for a month!

  • @segaRPGfan
    @segaRPGfan Рік тому

    All direct dial games, both Japan and USA can be played over the internet on real hardware via a new-ish python based tunneling method and works really well. There's a small community that regularly plays. Gameplay footage can be found on this here video platform.

  • @JGreen-le8xx
    @JGreen-le8xx Рік тому +2

    Lady Decade!❤❤❤❤❤❤😄

  • @sega-re-trop-vieux
    @sega-re-trop-vieux Рік тому +3

    We can play online nowadays also with the Japanese games ( thanks to the community fans ).

    • @pixelpoppyproductions
      @pixelpoppyproductions Рік тому +4

      Yeah I think people don’t realize this - you can still play netlink games online now, and there is work being done to make it even better than it was originally.

    • @sega-re-trop-vieux
      @sega-re-trop-vieux Рік тому

      @@pixelpoppyproductions i am waiting for a dreampie version for the Saturn, that would be awesome

  • @Zalibidas
    @Zalibidas Рік тому +2

    you mightend up with more views on this from a recent interest surge from the mister fpga core, as well as possibly n64 lol

  • @frankspanoudis7944
    @frankspanoudis7944 Рік тому

    It’s the game systems that keeps on giving

  • @Gamers_of_Oz
    @Gamers_of_Oz Рік тому +1

    Lol all games should come with this Duke Nukem Etiquette PSA 😊

  • @tobiaslofi
    @tobiaslofi Рік тому

    Growing up in Europe I had never heard of this! In fact that cartridge slot on the Saturn never had any purpose that I had heard of

  • @AthosJosue
    @AthosJosue Рік тому

    Love the roasting mid video 🤣

  • @tranquilway7958
    @tranquilway7958 Рік тому +3

    I really like your content, Lady Decade.
    I find modern consoles/gaming a bit..."meh" and Im interested in retro systems at the min.
    Your videos are informative and entertaining.
    If you dont mind me saying, I think you are very attractive. I also love your style and cosplays.
    I look forward to your future content.
    Greetings from Northern Ireland.

  • @ticiusarakan
    @ticiusarakan Рік тому

    awesome, can you tell more about this extension port?

  • @grahamherbert3612
    @grahamherbert3612 Місяць тому

    I bought a Saturn just to play the Lobotomy port of Quake. Worth every penny.

  • @nigelfenlon9035
    @nigelfenlon9035 Рік тому

    I'm actively seeking a Saturn at the moment its crazy the price they're holding but I will get one, wish me luck👍😃

  • @hjames78
    @hjames78 Рік тому +2

    If you knew where to get imported ganes for the Saturn you had more fun with it than PS1

  • @BG-yz7hh
    @BG-yz7hh Рік тому

    I miss my Saturn, this slumlord that owned the first place my wife and I moved into stole all my consoles and half my instruments. I had every Sega system including the full sega-cd 32x super system setup.

  • @imxlnt2
    @imxlnt2 Рік тому +1

    that system has a big slot

  • @starsiegeplayer
    @starsiegeplayer Рік тому

    I guess this was the predecessor for the dreamcast's built in modem.

  • @gregoryballestero4369
    @gregoryballestero4369 Рік тому

    X-Band!!!! that's the modem i remember using to play MK3 online via SNES

  • @prizegotti
    @prizegotti 10 місяців тому +1

    I honestly thought the irony you were gonna point out wasn't people being rude online still today, but the fact that this was a manual for Duke Nukem, one of the least politically correct franchises in history.

  • @1981mrdavid
    @1981mrdavid Рік тому

    0:29 without context

  • @SkyStarNova
    @SkyStarNova Рік тому

    Had it, my first internet devise.

  • @SpaceCowboy-D
    @SpaceCowboy-D Рік тому

    Your voice reminds so much of Lucy Longhurst's from the show Cybernet.

  • @mightymulatto3000
    @mightymulatto3000 Рік тому

    I remember this was when I just started making my own money. I bought a Saturn. Amazing games.

  • @Ric_Roar
    @Ric_Roar Рік тому +1

    Providing such GREAT content should be ILLEEGAL!!! lol jk Thank you Lady Decade. Cheerio!

  • @jeffrielly
    @jeffrielly Рік тому +1

    "As there are a number of objects you can shove in this hole!" Jesus christ Lady Decade slow down you don't have to hit the gas quite like that!!! Jk

  • @JJbm4233
    @JJbm4233 Рік тому

    Not only do I have one of those NetLynx I have several games I went with it, including Duke Nukem 3-D, Sega Rally, Virtual On and Daytona USA. Long live the Sega Saturn DUKE NUKEM 3D!!!

  • @jamlemon
    @jamlemon Рік тому

    About time someone made a decent Saturn emulator!

  • @lap456
    @lap456 Рік тому +2

    Like the The TranDirect Home Banking System for the SNES; that was find for popole without home computers. However this was no sell to me manly since I had alraedy moved to Windows 95 before the Satrun, N64, and Playstation were relessed. So I had alraedy moved on form the SNES. That's why I have no love for 32 and 64 bit systems. Since Bleem allowed me to rent games form the loacl Blockbuster to play on my PC makes the Playstation the only exption to this.

  • @aaldrich1982
    @aaldrich1982 Рік тому +2

    sorry this isn't on topic but i love the big-box SNES games you have on display just by your left shoulder (to the right in the picture) , Metroid and Lufia especially. Earthbound's hype has kinda put me off it as a game but I respect the collection.

    • @yeahyeahwowman8099
      @yeahyeahwowman8099 Рік тому +1

      Sorry to say but just because a game has a ton of fans and hype around it shouldn't put you off, make your own decisions.

    • @aaldrich1982
      @aaldrich1982 Рік тому +1

      @@yeahyeahwowman8099 it's the same with undertale.

  • @jermallkinley279
    @jermallkinley279 Рік тому +1

    0:26 WTH?

  • @herimito
    @herimito Рік тому

    daytonaaaa circuit edition

  • @Riz2336
    @Riz2336 Рік тому +1

    I only busted online stuff on the Dreamcast

  • @Major07able
    @Major07able Рік тому +2

    A new video by Lady Decade a necessity for gracious living 😂

  • @AlfredArmenta-xl3bx
    @AlfredArmenta-xl3bx Рік тому

    I like also the Sega channel 😊

  • @cabbitkisser2620
    @cabbitkisser2620 Рік тому

    i got a sega saturn about a year or two after it came out. i have had heard of the ne link. i searched damn near everywhere for this. but i couldn't find one. i ran across one at a flea market. but the woman was asking way too much for it. if i remember she was asking $200 to $300 for it. so, i passed.

  • @shanktheglobe954
    @shanktheglobe954 Рік тому +1

    Awesome video as always, but I came here to compliment you on your new hair, but turns out I just need a girlfriend hahaha Cheers!

  • @mikesilva3868
    @mikesilva3868 Рік тому +1

    Great 😊

  • @diantoxentar5236
    @diantoxentar5236 Рік тому +1

    Wow never know sega saturn have online play

  • @lewisviper
    @lewisviper Рік тому

    Gasp's at the hole!!! haha do you write your narrative! 8)

  • @zap7026
    @zap7026 Рік тому

    In the middle of the '90s I literally had only a handful of friends with internet access. By end of the 90's, everything went straight down the drain, tbh. 🤷‍♂

  • @ericm215
    @ericm215 Рік тому

    Sega needs a comeback

  • @Kadamose
    @Kadamose Рік тому +1

    I loved the Saturn, and I know deep in my heart that it would have done extremely well during the 5th generation if Sega of America weren't such dumbasses and actually brought out all the quirky and weird games from Japan. Instead, we got a bunch of crappy sports titles that no one wanted to play. Sega of America, (even though Sega of Japan were just almost as equally retarded), is the reason why the Saturn, and ultimately Sega itself, failed. It was also a mistake on Sega's part to try and compete with Sony on the 3D front - the Saturn, while certainly capable of 3D, was not designed for it, and was a weakness of the system. With the exception of the Panzer Dragoon titles, none of the 3D titles on the system aged well. They should have focused almost entirely on 2D, especially since the world was not yet ready for 3D at the time - and to prove this point, none of the games on the PS1 or the N64 aged well, either. Mistakes were made, and hindsight is 20/20.

  • @justinamood1744
    @justinamood1744 Рік тому

    Cyber Space? As in Sonic Frontiers?

  • @morestupidforms
    @morestupidforms Рік тому

    When they came out, we decided among ourselves that it would eventually play megadrive games. Lost opportunity.

  • @F4Insight-uq6nt
    @F4Insight-uq6nt Рік тому

    Is the image in the thumbnail some kind of artists impression of you?

  • @MrDan11422
    @MrDan11422 2 місяці тому

    Sega Saturn Netlink internet was my 1st experience with online porn pictures (not videos). It was dial-up internet so video wasn't available yet.
    It literally had no other use.

  • @BaneMcDeath
    @BaneMcDeath Рік тому

    Hmmm… Saturn analog controller and SEGA SATURN Analog Controller Mission Stick should be something I pick up some day along with an Atari Jaguar controller and the Arcade Racer stick. Hmmm… sexy gaming controllers. I’d probably get a usb adapter to try em out on NON console gaming on the pc. (I know… HERESY!)

  • @peterparker6584
    @peterparker6584 Рік тому +1

    To say this thing barely existed in Canada would be putting it lightly only ever been Hands-On with one Sega Saturn ever never seen one in stores never seen them advertised came across one by accident around 2006 or 2008 I thought the thing was some sort of weird prototype or something and after I got it I found out more about it online. Apparently they were more of a thing in other countries. I didn't even find out till later on that the port on the back didn't run Genesis games. Did not know about the net link Port till today so I'm guessing they never put the net link on the market in Canada because I never even heard of it. I grew up in high school using Windows 93 Windows 95 and a couple years after high school Windows 98 LOL I bought a computer in 96 so that's probably why I wasn't aware of consoles like this I don't even remember them advertising the Sega Dreamcast. They were super obscure in these parts not as much as the Saturn but still pretty obscure.

  • @napoleonfeanor
    @napoleonfeanor Рік тому

    Internet was just way too expensive back then.