The Saturn WAS Our Future
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- I want to start this out with a simple question. Do you remember where you were 25 years ago?
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Nuno - The Saturn Junkyard
Ben - Sega Saturn, Shiro!
Coury - My Life In Gaming
Nick - Pandamonium Reviews
Brian - The Saturn Junkyard
Simon (Father K) - The Saturn Junkyard
Dave - SaturnDave
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Big Family Gaming
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Ken W.
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This video is one I’ve wanted to make for over two years now. It’s whole purpose is to thank you, the Saturn Community. The friendships I’ve made, the things I’ve learned, and many of the joys I’ve felt over these last three years, are in many parts thanks to you. Never forget, that we are the reason these machines are remembered, and never forget the joy they have given so many of us. Here’s to 25 years of Sega Saturn greatness in the West, and the community that keeps that fire alive!
Good work dude!
The writing, delivery and shots were super on point, dude.
Yeah, i agree...there is something quite special about the saturn.....i can‘t find on any other console. Even the saturn‘s nature....2D/3D Powerhouse in one....even the mix of games is quite special....the dreamcast with his clean slick design....hasnt got the saturns rough nasty boy nature.......and im convinced in his complicated architecture there is a lot unused raw power that begs to be unleashed.....(Shenmue..)....Nobody can tell me...that VF2/SRally/Nights/PD2 after one year after launch was the limit.......it had also the potential to trigger a new breed of 2D Games.......a third /fourth Generation of 2D games with 32000 colors at the same time...and massive playfield use...a là astal water stage....hell ...even clockwork knight with its 60 fps aged so well!!!
....dude last bronx is incredible...the perfect 3D like background implementation with playfields...puts vf2, vipers and megamix to shame!!!(unrealistic zooms). Parking house...two playfields....in between cars..../the metro stage....looks amazing...without polygons! And this game has style.....intro!!
The Saturn was the first console that was all mine. Ah the memories. Thank you for the vid
[ Coury ] this was fantastic! In fact I do remember walking into Electronics Boutique that day 25 years ago to see the people who worked there having set up a demo unit with Panzer Dragoon on it, while being just as shocked that I was that the system was out. Of course I wasn’t prepared for it, so I didn’t have the money to buy a system. But I definitely remember the time and place 25 years ago. Funny how certain things stay with us.
Glad you enjoyed it brother, and thank you and Try both for helping to keep its memory alive through y'alls channel!
Man i almost cry here... I'm a Brazilian Saturn fan that do my part keeping the fire of Saturn alive... Bernie Stolar, you're so wrong!
The Saturn is our past, present and Will be our Future. Ever!
Thanks a lot for this video.
Sharind this video 😉✌️
we are all with you TioJohn!
@@alanpaes4461 thanks my friend
Beautiful video my friend. I think I've mentioned this to you before, but I was anticipating the Saturn's launch and then it never hit store shelves. All these years later, we know why. It's crazy, but I never saw it for sale. The Dreamcast? Got it day one, but the Saturn was like a ghost only proven to be real when I got my hands on one years after it's market run ended. It makes me excited to go back and experience this segment of gaming a cared deeply for but had no access. Funny thing is, decades removed, the Saturn hardware has aged much better than the PSX and N64. It just executed that timeless look better than the other hardware of that era.
Hey I know you 👀
Playing through my Saturn collection one-by-one during quarantine days. For me, games were never better.
Yeah, i agree...there is something quite special about the saturn.....i can‘t find on any other console. Even the saturn‘s nature....2D/3D Powerhouse in one....even the mix of games is quite special....the dreamcast with his clean slick design....hasnt got the saturns rough nasty boy nature.......and im convinced in his complicated architecture there is a lot unused raw power that begs to be unleashed.....(Shenmue..)....Nobody can tell me...that VF2/SRally/Nights/PD2 after one year after launch was the limit.......it had also to potential to trigger a new breed of 2D Games.......a third /fourth Generation of 2D games with 32000 colors at the same time...and massive playfield use...a la astal water stage....hell even clockwork knight with its 60 fps aged so well!!!
@@nascarbryant I totally am with you on the strength of Saturn's first year and a bit, from Panzer Dragoon up through Nights. It was way ahead of the PS1 in quality games until 2nd half of 1997 (at which time Bernie Stolar had already given up)...
I am sorry that you are blind.
@@Unregistered007 LOL, dumbest troll response post I've heard in all my years on YT. Congratulations! I've been playing games since the 1970's and I still love the aesthetic of those late 90's 5th gen games. The main thing is that they're fun to play. Also, I'm happy for you that graphics are what makes a game good for you because there are plenty of games with nice graphics today ...
I'm with you man. I'm 34 and I still think this was my favorite era of gaming. I still have Panzer Dragoon Saga, FFVII, Chrono Cross, Grandia and many of those great JRPG's from that time. People tell me I should sell PGS I know it's worth a small fortune but I don't think I'll ever get rid of it.
I thought you all were gonna say, "It's Morphin Time!" at the end there and make a Saturn Mega Zord.
🤣🤣🤣
That was an incredible video Sam! I definitely teared up a bit watching it.
The Saturn was, and shall forever be, our future!
Always a pleasure to see a new video from the SSG. As a PlayStation kid, this channel has taught me just how important the Sega consoles were (and still are) to lots of people. Thanks dude!
We're in the year 2020. Emulation for the Sega Saturn has never been better and so is the understanding of its architecture. There are brilliant minds everywhere we look and reaching them was never easier than it is today. We should start a patreon project and gather the most innovative, experienced and creative minds and get them to make a new game for the Sega Saturn. Like a never to be released game like RE2 or a whole new game like a new RPG. Or, a port of an awesome Sonic fan game with Saturn-era graphics like Sonic Robo Blast 2! That would be AWESOME! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
It's 80 degrees outside and my man right here giving me chills.
25 years ago, I was 9 years old. I was a bit late to the 16 bit party and just got my SNES for Xmas the year before. I saw preview videos for the Saturn and was pretty floored. Shortly after the Saturn launched in the US, I got to play Virtua Fighter at a kiosk at my local Circuit City and I remember wanting one badly. I wouldn't get one until 2012 and it's a system that deserves to be looked upon fondly.
I was 9 in 1995, too, and also late to the 16-bit party. But I had a Genesis instead. My old Model 2 unit died on me a long time ago and I don't have it anymore. I since picked up a Model 1 and a 32X. I now have more games for the Genesis/32X combo than on any other console, second only to the PS1. I wanted a Saturn BADLY as a kid and didn't own one until three years ago. Bought mine at a flea market. I only have six games on the Saturn right now, and three of those were loose discs.
I'd love to see someone release a FPGA clone of the Saturn. Sega's patent has expired so it's fair game now.
@@DarDarBinks1986 It's too complicated for an FPGA. Only recently was an FPGA released that could replicate a Neo Geo. It'll probably be 5-10 years before there's a consumer level FPGA that can replicate a Saturn. An alternative to that would be to salvage chips from old, no longer working Saturns and print a new PCB much smaller than the old one. The Saturn's 68K and Yamaha soundchip could be replicated on a cheap FPGA.
What I'd love to see would be some homebrew add-ons for the 3D controller. Sega made it to be expandable with memory cards, a rumble pack, a small screen, and some other ideas in patents they filed, but they didn't end up doing any of that with the Saturn. It would be cool to see indie games on the Saturn making use of rumble and/or VMU features, or old games modded to support the rumble pack.
I was 7 years old
I was 6 years old and playing my PlayStation 1 unaware the Saturn existed... fast forward to 2023 and I've just purchased a Japanese model 1 Saturn with an ode installed and wow what an underrated console!
I had wanted a Saturn unlike any system before or especially since. There's a specific gut feeling I can still remember how it felt whenever I thought about that system, hard to describe. I've never been so hyped and it's untimely death killed that level of wonder for me for every console post Saturn. I've loved many consoles since, but ... man.. just not the same. Just remember the logo feeling so futuristic, the name, god the arcade games like Dayona in my home. By the time I had the money, it was dead. I settled for an N64, got a PSone with screen near it's death, and each gen since has felt less impressive than the last. Now I have a Switch, a computer, and an Oculus Quest, the latter of which is the only thing that's given me an honest bump up in enjoyment in a long time. I think VR is the only thing that makes this now "bigger than hollywood" corporate machine worth investing in, largely. I miss the days of Saturn. It'll never be the same.
I too got a super Nintendo late in the game in 1995 at just 5 years old lol but the system that called to me was the dreamcast and in 1999 I got one after being on a bowling league where you pay a monthly fee and everyone got one at the end. It was awesome and I still remember the feeling of opening that and how awesome it was. And then the provided connectors didnt work with my TV so we had to go to the store and get an rf adapted and finally I could play using my shitty rd signal but I difnt care and didnt even k how it was bad at the time. It was just what we used lol I did the same with my super nintendo.
Well done brother! Thanks again for putting me in the show! Love the found footage used here, especially that arcade video.
Sega is life, our past present and Future! Amazing video, congrats!
Thanks Rafa
The Saturn was my first 32-bit console, and I have fond memories of playing Sega Rally and Sonic 3D Blast. After Bernie Stolar publicly dumped on the Saturn, my uncle sold it and got us a PlayStation, which I also enjoyed playing, but I went right back to Sega with the Dreamcast. After playing my Dreamcast for 21 years, I just ordered a mod chipped Saturn from eBay a couple days ago. I'm working on my own homebrew Oregon Trail in BASIC on the Genesis, and I want to port it to the Saturn too. In the meantime, I've got a ton of games to catch up on.
To this day whenever I'm playing a shooter me and my brother and my cousin's yell "reload reload" in the tone and style of Virtua cop. It just rings in my mind at all times. With countless other sound and character quips boggling around up there.
This video is amazing, and quite honestly shows your aptitude for writing and a quality content creator. I hope this video you can shop around to potentially write and creat more content in the future at larger outlets. Even if it's not Saturn related your voice and style needs to be heard.
Good shit man
I would much rather do this than work in the oilfield brother, so greatly appreciate to compliment!
it really was such a under appreciated game console I got my Saturn in November for my birthday and I’m enjoying every moment of it
Nice! Be sure to get yourself an action replay cart so you have access to imports. They're like $40 on amazon.
No need already have one
I still have mine as well. I really wish we would have gotten the Saturn version of Grandia though. The PS version was inferior but I'm still glad I got to play it. If you're into JRPG's check out Panzer Dragoon Saga. I know it's very expensive but with an AR you can pirate it I think.
This video made me really emotional here. The Saturn is responsible for a lot of my childhood memories and even adult when i buy the console again and could relieve the games and play so much new things on the console. Saturn is eternal
SSG, You are 100% right. To this day I still seek out games for the Saturn. I own a good amount of games and peripherals for it. It makes you wonder how the Saturn would've fared had Bernie Stolar not been in charge. I may not have all the best games for the console but little by little it came together. Still love the Saturn to this day.
I got into the Saturn stuff like 5 years ago and it became one of my favourite systems. I never played any Sega console when I was a kid so getting into it feels like it was launched yesterday. Amazing video as always bro!
sir your channel is like the sega saturn...its awesome and needs more recognition
I freaking love my Saturn. I wanted one so bad as a kid, and didn't get one till I was 19. I still play it quite a bit. One of my favorite consoles.
What a heartfelt tribute! Your passion for the console is palpable and your dedication to this project and your fans is second to none.
25 years ago I was an adolescent deep in the midst of the console wars the battles were fought at the lunch table and on the school bus this was a simpler time that nostalgia tugs for me to return to and the Saturn never fails to deliver me that era every time I boot it up.
Thank you for the video SSG!
From the heart, man. I've always been a Sega Boy - good and bad, they're just my side, like the home football team. The Saturn has always been my favourite console, not just for nostalgia's sake but its library has the ideal balance of technical ability and artistic expression, the sweet spot of ambition and experimentation. Games of that generation were always the most interesting.
Dear sir! This video is my definition of art, thank you for the work and for speaking out what was all those years in my mind and heart. I love my Saturn
Great video!!! Made me feel like I was 14 again. The Saturn will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart as one of my all time favorite consoles. Glad to be a part of an awesome community and can't wait to see where the Saturn goes in the future!
First of all Mr. SSG, you got yourself a new subscriber. Now that I got that outta the way, I’d like to say I was 11 in May of 1995 (born 2/18/84) and I was still playing my Sega Genesis. I’m an avid Sega fan much like yourself, and I wasn’t really able to get my Sega Saturn until a whole year later. June of 1996 I graduated from elementary school, and to my surprise there was a Sega Saturn in my room already hooked up to my TV READY to play. 4 games were surrounding my Saturn they were, Street Fighter Alpha, Virtua Fighter Remix, X-Men Cota, and Virtua Fighter 2. It was such a joyous occasion, and a very happy time in my life. Graduating from elementary school, and getting my Saturn FINALLY, that I was supposed to get in Christmas of 1995. This video gave me a very nostalgic feeling, and I commend you for making it for all the other avid Sega lovers like you. THANK YOU BROTHER, THANK YOU!!!!
Whoa, that's a fighting game overload! Talk about an awesome surprise!
Sega Dreams yes sir, it was a nice treat and I’m still an avid fighting game player. I had a total of 24 games on my genesis, but my dad was intuitive enough to realize that I mostly played Fatal Fury 2 and Super Street Fighter 2 the most. He and my mom made a valiant effort in the regard to make sure my first couple of games were fighters on the successor that was Sega Saturn. I actually got my genesis in Christmas of 1992 when I was 8, and for 4 years that was the only system I had that was actually mine. My dad owned the Nintendo, but he only had 5 games on it, he never got the Super Nintendo though. Any way I digress, I was so happy that Virtua Fighter 2 was one of my first games even though it was clearly an inferior port. The Arcade version was the thee 3D game that made me fall in love with 3D games. I was so astonished at how fluid, and visually appealing that game was for a 1994 (I was 10 at the time) arcade game, definitely ahead of it's time. I will always love Sega, for them Capcom, and SNK are my favorite gaming companies.
What an amazing, passionate video.
What a cool video! Hey man you have one of the best sounding voices on the net! Fond memories of that time when i was 20...defending my saturn against all odds with the same arguments you‘re bringing forward! Great community!!! And these new games like sonic x treme still releasing.... incredible!!
I got a Sega Saturn for Christmas in 1996. I was 9 years old. Growing up, I did not know a single person who owned a Saturn. I loved the Saturn and still do, but back then, I was pretty pissed. Everyone was talking about either PlayStation or Nintendo 64. I was especially jealous of the latter, though I would eventually get one in Christmas of 1999. By 1998, many game stores in my area stopped selling Saturn games, consoles and accessories.
In retrospect, though, it was worth growing up with the Saturn. I got to experience many underrated gems. I was pissed that my controller died and I couldn't find a replacement anywhere at the time, so I had no choice but to give the whole console away.
And really, I didn't miss out on the PlayStation since the PS2 and PS3 would be backwards compatible, so I had plenty of time to catch up.
Be thankful. I was completely obsessed with Saturn, but by the time I saved the cash for a console, it was 98, and Saturn was gone where I was, and I got an N64 instead. I like the N64 a lot, and the good games will forever be good, but Saturn was it's own thing and was so special. I wish I was able to have that system during it's prime. I feel robbed of that experience, tbh.
the fact that this popped up on my recommended proves that... THE SATURN WAS OUR FUTURE!!!... I NEVER had this console growing up... until a few months ago I decided to bid on one online... now i have replaced the laser pickup on it, installed a phantom universal chip... and now i'm waiting for this weekend to get the action replay 4m plus cart in the mail... so I can UNLOCK the whole library of the console! I'm loving it! I feel so great owning one now, I've made my inner kid proud ! awesome channel dude you've won yourself another subscriber!
Welcome to the community man, and glad YT showed it to you.
Glad to see the Saturn get some love in 2020!
I think a mic drop is in order. That was fantastic!
25 years ago I was a 10 year old school kid. Yep I feel old now. The Saturn is indeed among the most underrated consoles in the world just as the Dreamcast. I did not get into gaming on the Saturn until 2018 but I am big Saturn fan now. It is really a pity that i did not gave the Saturn a chance back then wen it was relevant. I knew about the Saturn back then of course but I was young and dumb started to trusted gaming magazines too much. Here in Austria I could only get hold of the German mags and they did not write very favorable about the 32 bit sega console. So I went with the N64 and from 1998 on-wards with the Playstation. A very unfortunate decision in retro perspective But since 2018 I am really enjoying the Saturn and it's games. There are so many games I still need to experience.
Sega to me is like my child. Any missteps they have ever made can and should be forgiven...because they have given me so many wonderful memories and a purpose in life.
Love the saturn I may not have grown with the console or even knew of its existence until the early 2000s, the saturn is still my most collected retro console to date!
Your best work yet man! Truly amazing and that ending got me pumped!
Excellent writing. This video of all the videos I've watched about the Saturn invoked the deepest rooted memories of my most beloved console. Thank you for posting! And yes, Bernie Stolar was a clown of a CEO and he very well deserved to be fired; too bad for us it didn't happen when the Saturn still had some fight in it.
Great Job. This video perfectly sums up what Saturn means to us. It was something so compelling and unique and good. It was the underdog who had so much more than it got credit for. Saturn didn’t get it’s due at the time, but creators like you make sure Saturn gets its time to shine now and into the future. Bravo my friend.
I’ve been binging your videos after stumbling upon your channel recently, and I gotta say that you’re one of the best retro gaming youtubers that I’ve ever seen.
Keep up the good work, man.
Hell yea the Saturn was my future! I love this console to this day. While I was still part of the PlayStation community with my friends, something just kept drawing me back to my beloved Saturn. The games, the style, the music, and everything that other systems just could not provide. Much like the TG16 community, The Saturn community feels more like family than just a community. While other communities are divisive and exclusive, the Saturn community is welcoming and understanding. Sharing the love of the system with others, not to brag or prove someone wrong, but to hopefully make a new fan of the Saturn and grow the family.
What a great video. Thank you all for this.
What a great video, even had goose bumps towards the end. This console means everything to me and I can only feel lucky that I was old enough to play it at the time and understand everything that made it so special and still special to this day. So glad I found this community and I will do my best to add to it. Thanks for the quality videos, keep up the great work.
Nostalgia runs high on this one...thanks for making this video :)
I still have my Sega Saturn and my games. I still love to play with it. SEGA FOREVA!
25 years ago I was a 25 year old married and new father, and I was in line buying a Saturn. Still playing it and my 50+ games on original hardware. Thanks for the show!
Thanks for making this, its like a rallying cry for anybody that truly liked the Saturn. To this day it's still my favorite console because of all the great arcade ports and Sega exclusives, Saturn games have a unique feel and identity to them...that's something that's been lost over time has gaming as continued to evolve, each console and it's library maintaining a mostly unique identity. This along with the PlayStation were integral to forming my gaming sensibilities and my early teenage years in general growing up. While I'm glad more people have come around on the Saturn, as a collector (With intent to play) it hurts to see games inflate so much, lol.
I think it's time for a lot of people to move to ODE's, emulations, and repros at this point. In fact I'll be covering that pretty soon.
Love it! Great job, brother! You just outdone yourself again... ;)
Fantastic video. I especially want to point out that the editing job was top notch. Very nice!
Your videos are always so intense, loved it! Go Saturn!
I couldn't believe that it was 25 years from yesterday....5-11-1995, that the Sega Saturn had come out. I knew you wouldn't let us down and would have a video ready. I too have started to play through and document my library. I went through 2 years of driving around the state of New York visiting stores to look for Saturn games. I found some duds, and I found some gems. Ebay also became my best friend as I purchased games in bundles and then resold the ones that I did not want to help fuel the need for more and more games.
This video makes me proud to be a Saturn owner. You've got yourself a new subscriber.
That was a really good video. It was polished and to the point. Keep up the good work.
25 years later, I will finally dive into the Sega Saturn experience! Waiting to get my first Saturn console, modded for imports and ready to go on a adventure! Awesome video btw!
One of my favourite videos on the internet. I hope you've been doing well
"Do you remember where you were 25 years ago?"
Exiting the womb chief
Just barely started playing my Sega Saturn. I purchased my console back in 2005, but never had a chance to play it, due to not having a very good controller. But now that I have good working controllers, I barely started playing it, and I'm really loving it. I finally got to play Resident Evil on the Saturn, and very much enjoyed it. I agree with you SSG, I would've loved playing Resident Evil 2 on the Sega Saturn 2 as well.
I'm a PlayStation man, but I cannot deny the greatness of the Saturn's exclusives.
Good presentation. BLAME STOLAR, NOT US.
I remember playing Guardian Heros and Dragon Force on my friends Saturn feeling like my friend and I had the best kept secret in video games.
this is one hell of a video. and the end part where you ended with "the saturn was our future and still is" gave me chils haha. keep the videos coming my guy!
That was a great vid brother. Currently in the middle of shining force 3, always thought one day id share my story how i got my sega saturn Christmas 96'. This may of just pushed me enough to do get off my arse and do it
You have to play scenario 2 and three!!!
@@nascarbryant i will do once ive finished this. Honestly really enjoying myself with this.
On scenario 2 you play the game from a total different perspective...and on scenario 3 all comes together....
G.O.A.T.
Synbios demands that you love every second. ;)
Really nice video. The way the Saturn community has turned out is something I could never have dreamt about when being one of the few that actually owned and played a Saturn in Sweden back in the day and never stopped playing it. The Saturn is indeed our future!
I was late to the 16-bit party as a kid, starting out with a Sega Genesis. A year later (Christmas '96), I would receive a Nintendo 64. The year after that, a PS1. I didn't have a Saturn when it was new, but I do have one now. Scored mine at a flea market along with a few games and a GameShark. My library consists of only six games at the moment: Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter Remix, Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, Ten Pin Alley, and Shellshock. I'd love to score Fighters Megamix and Sonic Jam down the road, though. Some might call my Saturn library small. I call it curative--games that I know I'll play. For me, it was Sega first and Nintendo second, but both over Sony.
As far as the fifth-gen console war goes, both Sega AND Nintendo shot themselves in the foot. Sega did it by trying to stretch the life of the Genesis with that goddamn 32X and making the Saturn hard to program for. Nintendo did it by clinging to cartridges in an era of optical discs. The PS1 is a console that I have a love-hate relationship with. I love the games but hate how Sony came along and fucked things up for both Nintendo and Sega.
Bernie Stolar was wrong: The Saturn was our future! It can still be our future! Sega's patent on the hardware has expired so it's high time we got a FPGA clone. If I'm going to play Saturn games on after-market hardware, I'd rather use a recreation of the original hardware than a glorified emulator.
Thanks for this video. It's always a joy to see this love for my favourite console. And big thanks to the community that doesn't let the Saturn or the Dreamcast being forgot.
I got into Saturn collecting about 5 years ago, and man what a system I missed out on as a kid. I've discovered some amazing games on the system and it has slowly become one of my favorite systems of all time.
This was amazing. I'm new to the Saturn, but familiar with its legend. Thank you all for making this video....this just what we all needed during these trying times.
Awesome. Sega Executives really did an incredible sequence of wrong decisions, Western and Eastern executives.
There was a real war going on between sega japan and sega us! Sounds crazy....should be teached in university ....in economics.....bad....really bad governance!!!
Now all we need is Sega to release a new Saturn. And I'm not talking a mini!
We have got to have you on our podcast sometime man! We had RGT85 help us cover the Sega Saturn and it was a lot of fun, and I think we should cover it again from your perspective, but also we’ve been doing an interview/conversation series and I think you’re definitely one we should sit down and talk with!
You know where to find us!
I'll be sure to take you up on that soon!
Although I'm a 1996'er (born well over a year after its US launch), I got my Saturn for Christmas nearly 10 years ago and it has been absolutely loved of fighters and other arcade greatness. My 3 games I got with it were Daytona, Street Fighter Alpha, and Marvel Superheroes vs. Street Fighter, plus some unfortunately-trash 4MB cart that was not Action Replay. Eventually I did get an Action Replay cart, and the true journey began for import playing.
Even just components of the Saturn, like the SCSP chip used for sounds & most music produced by the console, and various arcade hardware (Model 3, ST-V, etc), have put a hard impact on lives like mine, working with samples produced by the chip. I run Pseudo-Saturn on a Model 2 console, and while I lost a couple screws for the sucker after attempting to install, it's forever used and loved. The Saturn INDEED was our future. ;)
Beautiful video as usual, I'm glad you are back.😊
I wish I could get a Saturn, as a huge fan of survival horror I would love the chance to experience "Deep Fear" and the Saturn port of "Resident Evil" the console really does have its unique spot in history.
Play it on Emulation....love Deep Fear it is like Abyss mixed with Resident Evil!!!
@@nascarbryant Would love to try on real hardware but its a very expensive game, emulation might be my solution
Yes yaba sanshiro (improved grafixs)on....android/windows.......mednafen(authentic feel) on pc. There are many cool builds...where its integrated ...coinops nxt with complete saturn pack!!!
@@nascarbryant holy shit I didn't realize Saturn emulation had come that far
This is my favorite console of all time. That controller, man... I am dying for MORE. I can't believe my Saturn still works but 2 Dreamcasts have died on me.
What an absolutely epic video. Brilliant. I was late to Saturn in 2016 inspired by joe from gamesack and then Segalord x. It’s now in my top 3 consoles and I have 94 games for it. Never has there been such an underrated machine. Your stirring prose do it justice.
25 years ago I was 7. And I was enjoying the PlayStation and eventually the N64. I had no idea the Sega Saturn existed. And it wasn't until after the Dreamcast that I knew it was a thing. In 2016 with the knowledge of pseudo Saturn I finally ventured into the Sega Saturn and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. The Sega Saturn has become my favorite console of all time. If it wasn't for the childhood memories of playing Mario Golf with my dad I would have gladly take a Sega Saturn over the n64. GoldenEye and Pokemon Snap or amazing games but the vast wealth of titles on the Sega Saturn that appealed to me were so much more. At least now I can truly appreciate it. Growing up we had every Nintendo console except for the Wii U, now all I own is the Nintendo switch and the original Wii fully hacked... But I have all the Sega consoles now. :) great video man!!!
Thx to saturn i bought a mega drive....
The Saturn was a sleeper hit. If you want a metric to gauge its success, all you have to do is head to ebay and check game prices
The Saturn is my favourite console and that's because it is special.
It has so much creativity and uniqueness behind it. Every time I play it I have an amazing experience and it just gets better with age.
That's it, I'm coming back to 1997 with this video, I'm sure it will change how things happened back then.
I cannot wait for the Terraonion MODE. Once it comes out, I'm gonna do a deep dive on the Saturn's import library the likes of which no one has ever seen.
I'll most definitely be picking one up myself.
Good luck....the japanese library is huuuuuge! I like taromaru a lot....and played thru the stellar assault sequel just few weeks ago......a yes and all those translations!!! Sakura taisen anyone?!
I purchased a Sega Saturn in the spring of 2009 online & picked up various games like Super Street FIghter II/Super Street Fighter Turbo. Die Hard Arcade, Guardian Heroes, Shinobi Legions, Street Fighter Alpha 1, 2 & 3 & Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Later on I got Biohazard aka Resident Evil. I got repros like Policenauts & Deep Fear. All I have to say damn thing was underrated. Really good system. The 3 systems at the time Saturn, Playstaion & N64 all kicked ass.
Oh btw "Bernard Stolar suuuuuuuuuuuuuucks!"
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I'm really glad that I read the description to find these two charity organizations you've outlined for patronage instead of directly accepting payment.
Definitely appreciate all the good work and content you provide to us. The will to do good on top of all of this is even better reason to be a fan and subscriber of your channel.
Keep being awesome, man, and sincerely, thank you!
Magnificent work Sam, the attention to detail hasn’t gone unnoticed in this video, I’ve always wondered, how to you get those slow sweeping video clips? The ones here it pans across a row of games etc? Do you have the camera on some kind of rail ?
I use a combination of things man. Sliders, using a heavy tripod as a counterweight, monopod, and high frame rates so that I can smooth out and slow down video. It's also a major part of why my videos are the framerate they are.
When I traded my N64 for a Sega Saturn in the late 90s everyone told me how stupid I was... I never regretted it =]. Always nice to watch a new video here, SSG. Every game you mentioned made me a very happy teenager when I first played em.
Man....amazing video. For some reason I agree the Sega Saturn has been imprinted on me all these years since I managed to get one in the 8th grade (late in its life). A fascinating console its tragic story still lingers with me. Thanks for this.
Great to see you making videos again.
Glad to be back man!
Great video. I had only briefly heard of the Saturn as a kid, through some magazine ads. I don’t think it was released in my region though (Norway), and if it was I never saw it or anything referring to it outside those ads - which was likely some foreign magazine. I finally got myself a Saturn (and a modded one) in the mid 2000s, so I could finally dig into that library that has been outside my reach.
With Norway being PAL, I'd very much assume it was released there, but much like other areas, it probably didn't get the attention it deserved.
Beautiful !
At the end of the video I've had the same feeling I've had when watching the first avengers movie were they all stand back to back... Epic :-)
Saturn Gamers Assemble
25 years ago, I was 15. The Genesis vs SNES was a popular topic with all my friends and I. We all basically acknowledged that both systems were great and both had their pros and cons. We would regular have tournaments at our houses. We would mostly play EA NHL Hockey and Mortal Kombat 2. Those days were great. I never did buy a Saturn though. I was one of those Sega fans that Sega burned with the 32x and when I saw that none of the game franchises that I loved from Genesis weren't coming to Saturn, I simply gave in and bought a Playstation. Although, my friends and I all loved the Playstation and pretty much disliked the N64(except Goldeneye, Zelda & Mario), a lot of us felt that Sega should have been what Playstation became during that era. I'm glad to see that Sega still gets love to this day. Peace :)
Good Lord do I ever love and appreciate your videos good sir!
Great words.
Sega Saturn lives on... in our hearts.
Good video.
Hell yeah, that’s how it’s done. The Saturn is our future. LETS GOOOOO
I gotta admit, I cried a little during this video! Well done SSG, you make me love my Saturn even more.
By the way, you have a bad ass accent.
Appreciate it!
Excellent video, I loved it! I bought a Saturn day 1 and still use it to this day. That’s no failure to me! Everyone (who had mostly never even played a Saturn) at my school were slating it back in the day but I was having way too much fun with it to be bothered by them, I knew that when I got home that I was gonna be having the best time with my Saturn and I was never let down by it! Great video sir, your passion shines bright!
I went to work during study....to buy a japanese saturn....it was literally, my first console that was mine!!!
Great presentation on the review on the classic
The Saturn was our Future - and still is. Amen.
The Saturn is the Gamer’s machine. Welcomes a mix between 2D and 3D and should have been where Sonic would have shined. The Saturn is like the GameCube to the Wii. The Wii is basically just a GameCube with motion controls.
Hell yeah!!! Been a Saturn fan since day one when I got mine at launch!! All I can say is Amen brother...amen!
Rewatching some of your videos today, SSG. Hoping for a new one someday
Really appreciate that man!
It still is my future, cerny was a sega guy back in the day and now working on ps5 architecture. Sega soul lives on : D