saturnfreak
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Post by saturnfreak on Dec 29, 2018 12:13:20 GMT
Whats the best way to emulate nowadays, are games like Panzer Dragoon Saga emu perfect yet?
How I wish Sega released a Saturn Mini with all the big games!
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Post by zyrobs on Dec 29, 2018 15:20:12 GMT
PDS has been perfect for over 10 years in SSF.
A Saturn Mini won't happen because for accurate Saturn emulation you need more horsepower than a raspberry pi can provide.
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Post by bultje112 on Dec 30, 2018 10:02:21 GMT
a saturn mini will never happen because the system sold like shit. nobody would want a saturn mini
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Post by mick_aka on Dec 31, 2018 18:49:40 GMT
a saturn mini will never happen because the system sold like shit. nobody would want a saturn mini It's an extreme way of putting it but accurate, it would have almost zero mass market appeal beyond a very niche section of the retro-gaming community sadly.
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Post by rossi46 on Jan 2, 2019 2:18:08 GMT
The GPD Gamepad Digital handheld machine runs (most) Saturn games beautifully. I'm all over it right now. Ive played it almost constantly over the whole xmas holiday.
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Post by buckoa51 on Jan 3, 2019 16:22:11 GMT
The poll question is a bit stupid. I do not hate Saturn just because I don't want a mini one. I prefer to either use real hardware with an upscaler or roll my own emulation solution using high-end PC emulators.
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Post by huntrrose on Jan 3, 2019 19:38:33 GMT
no choice matches my opinion.. did not vote...
40-60 USD is what I feel like these minis are worth given the number of games typically included...
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Post by rossi46 on Jan 3, 2019 21:15:17 GMT
The point is moot because it'll never happen, sadly.
I'm happy to be proved wrong, however.
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Post by rossi46 on Jan 4, 2019 10:25:33 GMT
I've been in both the metaphorical and actual wilderness, bro.
On topic, I'd pay top bucks for a Sat Mini, just because I bleed blue and white, but I'm really not a fan of these mini consoles at all. I suspect my reasons for supporting it it would be more towards preaching the Sega message to the unconverted, than actually playing it myself. Like I posted before - I play Saturn games mostly on my GPD device and some on original hardware. I have no need to possess an additional mini version of what I already have plugged in to my tv.
That isn't meant to sound nearly as pessimistic as it reads, it's just a personal thing. I actually think it's a good idea for keeping stuff alive. I know for a fact that it wouldn't drag my kids away from their Xbones for any longer that it took to scoff at the shitty graphics.
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Post by Anthaemia. on Jan 4, 2019 17:11:54 GMT
Between SSF, Yabause and newcomer Mednafen, there are now very few Saturn games that can't be played via emulation to a degree of accuracy most would consider acceptable. I'm sure somebody out there could put together a standalone box containing just one of these emulators and the best supported titles, but the necessary power remains beyond most alternatives currently on the market, and I don't see anyone taking the financial hit to sell such a machine while keeping it relatively competitive price-wise. If anything, you're probably better off coming up with your own PC-based solution. Saying that, it would be interesting to see how Sega might approach a theoretical Saturn Mini/Classic type system. As with the devices sold by Nintendo and now Sony, it's unlikely there will be much software from third parties, so let's rule them out. You're left with a disproportionate number of AM conversions, many being significantly downgraded in contrast with their original coin-op counterparts, plus a few high profile CS efforts including NiGHTS, Burning Rangers and the Panzer Dragoon trilogy. Sure, I'd love to see BUG! or Clockwork Knight especially introduced to a wider audience, though it's difficult to compile a decent sample of the Saturn's library that doesn't clash with any of the criteria I've already mentioned. Getting developers like Treasure and Capcom on board would surely help, plus there's the possibility of Sega dusting off something from their vaults that was completed yet never released, or perhaps limited to a single region in the Saturn's life. Wouldn't it be great if they could finish Sonic Xtreme with the help of the fan community? That alone would give any new Saturn console the unique selling point it desperately needs outside die hard Sega forums!
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Post by davyk on Jan 9, 2019 16:05:18 GMT
Said this before - Sega could release a Sega arcade mini with superscaler-to-Naomi support and USB controls to allow wheels, guns, arcade sticks etc.
It would be truly excellent and show just how great Sega were at games.
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