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Saturn Emulation on GameTap... or not?
BiggNife
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As explained in this article, the latest GameTap update has Bug! for the Saturn hidden in its game selection as an "easter egg." Since I have GameTap, I played it, and I can confirm its the Saturn version and not the PC version. It shows the Saturn logo at startup just like the system did. GameTap also says more Saturn games are on the way. This is a good thing, because:
1) Hopefully they will put NiGHTS on it soon, so people (like me) who didnt own a Saturn can play it and love it like the diehard fans. It would be perfect timing considering the Wii sequel is coming out this year.
2) GameTap is actually making an effort to emulate Saturn games, something that I've heard called "insanely difficult" plenty of times. Bug! runs without a hitch, so I imagine other games will run fine too (I hope). Also, if Sega gives GameTap the license for a lot of their first party games, they will most likely do the same with the Wii's Virtual Console. Many of the same Genesis games that are on the VC are on GameTap, so I dont see why it wouldnt be the same thing with the Saturn.
Comments? Thoughts? Concerns?
Also, Bug! is a surprisingly decent platformer. It hasnt aged well graphically, and I dont think I can save, but still a nice diversion.
EDIT: For every reason why I think its the Saturn version of Bug!, there seems to also be very good evidence that its the PC version. So the jury is out right now.
1) Hopefully they will put NiGHTS on it soon, so people (like me) who didnt own a Saturn can play it and love it like the diehard fans. It would be perfect timing considering the Wii sequel is coming out this year.
2) GameTap is actually making an effort to emulate Saturn games, something that I've heard called "insanely difficult" plenty of times. Bug! runs without a hitch, so I imagine other games will run fine too (I hope). Also, if Sega gives GameTap the license for a lot of their first party games, they will most likely do the same with the Wii's Virtual Console. Many of the same Genesis games that are on the VC are on GameTap, so I dont see why it wouldnt be the same thing with the Saturn.
Comments? Thoughts? Concerns?
Also, Bug! is a surprisingly decent platformer. It hasnt aged well graphically, and I dont think I can save, but still a nice diversion.
EDIT: For every reason why I think its the Saturn version of Bug!, there seems to also be very good evidence that its the PC version. So the jury is out right now.
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I couldn't speak to that. TheSonicRetard is the one who brought up the PC version thing... I was just relaying stuff. =P Probably should not have done that. I would love to see Saturn games on the VC, though.
And also, Sega ported the PC version of Sonic R to Gamecube on Sonic Gems because of how much less trouble it was than porting the Saturn version, so it would seem that the PC versions are easier to work with.
Maybe the fuckers can get my copy of Sonic & Knuckles for Windows 95 to work on my XP machine.
I've tried getting this game to work so many times...
Please, please God, make this happen!
Fucking, Sonic CD doesn't though.
Havent found the Gametap TV one yet. I looked under Retrospective like the hint implied but I didnt get anything.
radiant silvergun
burning rangers
guardian heroes
dragon force
if they get all those, i would subscribe.
and eat a dick.
whole.
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what i really want are the capcom dungeon and dragon games (tower and shadow). i dont think there is any console 2d beat em up, even to this day, that can compare with those.
I would love to be able to play those 3 (D&D and AvP) at my leasure or whenever I wanted.
Ahhh crap, my installer got corrupted. Am I going to have to redownload all my games?
I dont see how its outside the relm of possiblity to think a group could work on a game at a time and get some kind of emulator working.
I never asked for this!
The only problem is that the fight over who plays the Cleric and/or the Elf'll be even harder to resolve without the ability to physically coerce one guy into the role.
tower was the first one right? i like shadow better because the thief was so awesome.
Plus, Shadow only had support for two players when half the fun was jockeying against your friends for a good spot (and doing your damndest to keep from being the Cleric).
EDIT: Well, hot damn, we just got a cheap-o cabinet. Clears up SOM a fair bit more, that does.
Nope, as button configuration menu clearly shows saturn controller, and there isn't "Quit to dos".
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Bug! is such a weird first choice though since there's already a PC version. I'm surprised they didn't start off with something more indicative of the Saturn era.
Shadow Over Mystara has 4-player support in the arcade.
Both Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystara are limited to 2-player in their Saturn conversions.
My Collection
How 'bout you just tell us?
It's good to see that Saturn games are being distributed again, though, we can't assume that any specific title will be making it's way to the system.
Here.
Isn't there an officially supported Saturn emulator? Or one that had some input from SEGA? Not to skirt on the issue of it, just thought it was pertinent to the conversation.
EDIT
Yes. GiriGiri Saturn was an illegal emulator, and the people behind it were hired by SEGA for work on an internal Saturn emulator that, so far, hasn't really been used. Bummer.
Mystaria, Burning Rangers, NiGHTS, Dragon Force, Shining The Holy Ark, Albert Odyssey... any of those blow PDS away.
If Saturn games becoming more accessible via VC and what not means they finally get more attention, even ten years later, more power to them.
Many (most?) of the PC Saturn ports shipped with a Saturn gamepad because they were included exclusively with the original nVidia "nv1-based" graphics card, which had a Saturn gamepad connector on it.
Also, Bug! was a Windows program. So was Sonic 3D Blast. I owned VF2, but I never installed it to find out.
I haven't looked at the materials they have released, but it still looks entirely possible that these are PC games and not emulated Saturn games.
You beat me to it
Oooh, I know a good way to tell. What are the system requirements?
If they're pretty low, it's just the old NV1 ports converted to DirectX or whatever. If they're abnormally high, it could be actual Saturn emulation.
Shining the Holy Ark
Burning Rangers
Nights (+ Christmas Nights)
Guardian Heroes
Beyond Oasis
Darkstalkers
Puzzle Fighter
VF2
Virtua Cop 1 & 2
Panzer Dragoon 1 & 2
Dark Savior
Shining Force 3
Dragon Force
Saturn Bomberman
...and that's just off the top of my head (at work, not at home looking at the collection). I almost considered putting Duke Nukem 3D on the list, but only because of Death Tank Zwei.
Edit:
And Bug isn't even that great of a game. Pretty simple 3D (tile-based movement, a la Tomb Raider) platformer.
I'd own Guardian Heroes if it wasn't so ridiculously expensive, but I've beaten it repeatedly in the past.