What are the 10 best games for the Saturn that are common?

[Mason P.]

I just recently got a saturn and wanted to know some of the best games that are common/inexpensive. I am not ready to invest bookoo bucks here.

[Lemmi_Is_God]

its been awhile since ive collected for the saturn but these games i like and were cheap (might not be now but they were 4 or 5 years ago)

Astal
Daytona USA
Gex
Horde
Legend of Oasis
Mass Destruction
Mr. Bones
NiGHTS Into Dreams...
Off-World Interceptor Extreme
Sega Ages
Three Dirty Dwarves
TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4x4
Valora Valley Golf
WarCraft II: The Dark Saga

out of my 86 games for the saturn i still havent played half of them :)
i would list more but those are mostly RPGs and those arent cheap

here is a list for starters, others still in the game will come and post others ;-)

[Little Samson]

A couple good, fairly common ones I can think of are Mystaria and Mega Man X4.

[sirhansirhan]

I like Scud, The Hoarde, and Earthworm Jim 2 (the latter is about $15, but the other two can be had for maybe $7).

[anagrama]

What, no mention of Sega Rally?

[crazyjackcsa]

Welcome to the Saturn fold! As a longtime collector for the Saturn, I can tell you that you'll find a lot of gems that none of your friedns will have ever heard of. I'll keep it domestic and exclusive.

Panzer Dragoon 1.
Sega Rally
Nights
World Series Baseball 98
Worldwide Soccer 98
Any Of the AM2 Fighters.
Virtua Cop
Baku Baku
Powerslave (Not sure on cost, Quake and Duke could substitute.)
Dark Savior

Those are cheap, and great games!

[fishsandwich]

Virtua Fighter 2 is common as dirt, as are Fighting Vipers and Last Bronx... all are excellent fighters. Someone mentioned Sega Rally already. AMOK is both good and cheap. Croc shows some impressive 3D. Nights is a given. Manx TT is a great racer. I love Sky Target but your results may vary. All of the World Series Baseball games are excellent.

[c0ldb33r]

Powerslave (Not sure on cost, Quake and Duke could substitute.)
Duke Nukem and Quake are both great Saturn ports. Quake uses some tricks to get it running on the Saturn but it's pretty fun nonetheless :)

Panzer Dragoon Zwei is one of my favourite Saturn titles.

[schnuth]

Since no one mentioned Decathlete I'll mention it. :)

Aaron

[neogamer]

Great question and thanks for posting it!

Panzer Dragoon

Panzer Dragoon Zwei (I consider it common)

Nights

Virtua Fighter 2

Fighters Megamix

Clockwork Knight

Virtua Cop

Virtua Cop 2

Sega Rally Championship

Fighting Vipers (Hey, I liked it!)

[Mason P.]

thanks guys for all the responses. The Saturn is modded with all cards needed to run the imports. I have a card that is 4 meg i think. I dont know what it does. The guy says it will run all american and Japanese games.
Don't fear mentioning imports.

I just want good titles that arn't that expensive.

[otaku]

lots of great cheap shmups if you like shmups. Darius gaiden, thunderforce, lots! Lots of expensive ones to though.

Fighting vipers and fighters megamix (get the latter for sure!) are indeed great.
Some pretty good RPGs to that are fairly common/cheap (as in about the price of a new game today) anything working designs pretty much is good

The panzer dragoon series of course! But only the first two are cheap/common

[Anthony1]

What, no mention of Sega Rally?

Exactly! Sega Rally is the bomb. Maybe my favorite Saturn game period. Also, a special shout out to Darius Gaiden, which I think is absolutely awesome as well. Not sure how common and cheap Darius Gaiden is, but for me it's an absolute must own, and one of the 10 ten USA Saturn games.

[Barbarianoutkast85]

My favorites for the Saturn that I think are common are; Gex, Daytona, Three Dirty Dwarves, Mr. Bones, Nights into Dreams, Lost Vikings 2; thats all I can think of off the top of my head.

[Cafeman]

The Saturn sure has a lot of unique games that you just can't get the same experience anywhere elese I'm not sure how expensive any of them are but ...

Platformers:
Clockwork Knight and CK2 ... weird yet fun little platformers; CK1 has better music but CK2 is the much better (longer) game. Find all the cards in CK2!

Astal ... slower 2D platformer where you play as a hulk boy. Great colors and 32-bit era FMV and music. It isn't "exciting" but you can't get anything like this anymore. Samurai-showdown-style FX -- lots of scaling and animation.

Saturn Bomberman ... this is must-have. It is the best Bomberman game of all time. Great 1-player and multiplayer (we usually play4- or 5-player with a multitap).

Earthworm Jim 2 ... same as Genesis version, except far better visuals.

Three Dirty Dwarves ... this is a beatem-up like Streets of Rage, but far more unique. Bigger and well animated sprites.

NiGHTS into Dreams with 3D analog pad --- this is my favorite Saturn game. you can read all about it all over the net.

Racing Games ... #1 is Sega Rally. The 2 Daytonas are very dated now for different reasons each, but if you own no Daytonas, you may enjoy these. Me, I'm done with them. #2 game recommendation is Manx TT with a NiGHTS analog pad. Tilt dat horizon , baby!

Shooters: Darius Gaiden, Galactic Attack, and Tempest 2000 are all recommended highly by me!

Others: Panzer Dragoon 1 and Zwei (should be cheap).

[Steven]

Galactic Attack comes to mind right away and it's surprising it took as long as it did to receive its first mention.

[Kunk One]

I suppose Die Hard Arcade is considered rare these days? It hasn't been mentioned, but I wouldn't pass it up if you come across it at a decent price ($15 or so) during your Saturn shopping trips. Good luck.

[Gentlegamer]

The Cheapest Sega Saturn Games Worth Your Time (http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/03/cheapest-sega-saturn-games-worth-your.html), courtesy of racketboy.

[Cafeman]

Good list ^ above, which reminded me of Rayman, Baku Baku and of course Street Fighter II Alpha.

[Yakumo]

hehehe, now this is where I shine :D Out of over 800 Saturn titles it'S hard to pick my best 10 but I'll have a shot.

1. - Sega Rally
2. - Daytona USA (Yeah, looks like shit but plays a dream)
3. - Panzer Dragoon Azel/Saga (JPN/PAL only)
4. - Virtua Cop 2
5. - Burning Rangers
6. - Sonic Jam
7. - Dead or Alive (JPN only)
8. - DoDonpachi (JPN only)
9. - Steep Slope Sliders (JPN/PAL, not sure if it got a US release)
10 - Virtual On

Of course there are loads of great games that could be added to that list but they're probably harder to find than the ones above.

Yakumo

[BydoEmpire]

What, no mention of Sega Rally?That's the first thing I thought of when I read the thread title. Sega Rally on the Saturn rocks.

[PallarAndersVisa]

street fighter alpha 2

[ubersaurus]

Nights
Fighters Megamix
Virtua Fighter 2
Galactic Attack
Darius Gaiden
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Earthworm Jim 2
Tempest 2000
Street Fighter Alpha 2


If you get into imports there's a good number of cheap but good fighters, and good but slightly less cheap shooters. But you have to invest in an import playing method first.

[cyberfluxor]

8. - DoDonpachi (JPN only)

I've been wanting that one for awhile now, it's price is just up there. The #1 reason I have an import switch is for those awesome shooters that weren't released here. Shame on Sega America, or whomever is to blame.

Honorable *already* mentioned:
Galactic Attack
Die Hard Arcade
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Astal
Powerslave
Legend of Oasis

Get yourself a gun and pick up:
Virtua Cop 1 & 2
Area 51
House of the Dead (expensive!)
SPUD

Also grab a few RPGs:
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
Dark Savior
-> RPGs get expensive fast.

[CosmicMonkey]

Burning Rangers for some Sonic Team greatness and Layer Section for some shmuppery.

[Anthony1]

I'm glad more people are giving respect to Darius Gaiden, cause normally, when I read threads about good Saturn games, I don't see that game mentioned. I absolutely love the music in the first couple of levels.

[grolt]

Most of these lists aren't really listing the truly "cheap" Saturn games. In my mind, cheap for the Saturn is anything that would go for ten dollars or so. Most of the others mentioned (like NiGHTS or THE LEGEND OF OASIS) are indeed classic, but you won't find them complete for under $20 at least.

Here are games that you can snag dirt cheap, and they'll be well worth your time:

ASTAL (although becoming increasingly expensive)
VIRTUA COP
VIRTUA FIGHTER 2
DAYTONA USA
DAYTONA USA: CCE
SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
CLOCKWORK KNIGHT
BUG!
FIGHTING VIPERS
TOMB RAIDER
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2
NIGHT WARRIORS
DARIUS GAIDEN
GALACTIC ATTACK
LAST BRONX
HEIR OF ZENDOR: LEGEND OF THE LAND (solid RPG and super cheap, just tough to find)

The cheapest RPG you'll readily find is BLAZING HEROES/MYSTARIA, but that'll cost you close to $20 too. If you're an RPG fan on the Saturn, you're into the big money for nearly everything else.

[neogamer]

Most of these lists aren't really listing the truly "cheap" Saturn games. In my mind, cheap for the Saturn is anything that would go for ten dollars or so. Most of the others mentioned (like NiGHTS or THE LEGEND OF OASIS) are indeed classic, but you won't find them complete for under $20 at least.

Here are games that you can snag dirt cheap, and they'll be well worth your time:

ASTAL (although becoming increasingly expensive)
VIRTUA COP
VIRTUA FIGHTER 2
DAYTONA USA
DAYTONA USA: CCE
SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
CLOCKWORK KNIGHT
BUG!
FIGHTING VIPERS
TOMB RAIDER
STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2
NIGHT WARRIORS
DARIUS GAIDEN
GALACTIC ATTACK
LAST BRONX
HEIR OF ZENDOR: LEGEND OF THE LAND (solid RPG and super cheap, just tough to find)

The cheapest RPG you'll readily find is BLAZING HEROES/MYSTARIA, but that'll cost you close to $20 too. If you're an RPG fan on the Saturn, you're into the big money for nearly everything else.

uh, $20 is too expensive?

[Mason P.]

well no, generally $20 is not expensive. I was hoping to stay around the <10 doller mark. I am debating trying to buy some of these from the board (comple only of course) but haven't decided. I didn't know there were so many good titles for the Saturn.

[BydoEmpire]

I'm glad more people are giving respect to Darius Gaiden, cause normally...Oh heck, yeah, Darius Gaiden rocks. Great game.