The Best of the Best on the Sega Saturn

For the good of all humankind. Let's look at the best games on the Sega Saturn! For fun...

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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.

Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.

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By: Jan Neves

Intro by Evan S.

Episode Notes:

1. Saturn footage is always captured on real hardware.

2. This episode was massive. Even bigger before the edit. Categories that did not make the final cut.
BEST PLATFORMER - MEGA MAN X4/DRACULA X
BEST 3D CONTROL PAD SUPPORT - BURNING RANGERS/NIGHTS
BEST PARTY GAME - STREET RACER/SATURN BOMBERMAN
BEST ARCADE PORT - ELEVATOR ACTION RETURNS/OUTRUN

3. I plan to do this with all the game systems I own.

4. Magic Knight Rayearth was in my original Saturn Awards episode as the best RPG. After splitting the RPG/STRATEGY/ADVENTURE categories up and adding Grandia and Vandal Hearts, I had to slide it down the list a tad. I still think it's a great game.

5. I cut the platformer category from the rotation because I just don't think the Saturn was strong enough or well-stocked enough to cover it. In the awards episode, I named Dracula X(Symphony of the Night) as the winner. That should say just about everything.

6. In the Assault Suit Leynos Segment I said there's no slowdown. This is not entirely true. It does chug a bit when the monster ships are on screen. This was actually in the script and why I showed the boss encounter in that category. I edited the section a little aggressively.

[dexocube]

Thanks for all the amazing videos over the last year bro, you're doing a better job keeping the love for Sega alive than Sega is.

[steliosarges]

Man, i'm from Brazil. Back in those days i bought my Saturn at the very launch. By the time i was studying in USA. Then when i just back to my homeland Sega's Saturn came with me... Saturn was absurd expensive in Brazil, then my friends came every weekend to my house, just to play the fighting "Arcade looking" games. They gave it a name: "Arcade dream machine". Those was the best days of my entire gaming life. Your list has show me how Sega's Saturn have much more than fighting games. Thanks, bro!

[pipikakachu]

The quality of these videos is beyond anything involving video games. It is simply brilliant

[worldofretrogameplay]

I was a latecomer to the Playstation. At the time, I loved my Neo-Geo AES and Sega Saturn the most. Even today, I still own a Neo-Geo and Sega Saturn because in my opinion, they are the best consoles ever made. I eventually bought a Playstation and I loved it just as much. I also cherished my Sega Dreamcast. I remember how magical it felt to own one, with some of the best games releasing for it. Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi, MVC2, etc. I bought a PS2 on launch, but it took years before I loved owning it.

[HerculesMays]

Your channel has been nothing short of a godsend for somebody born after the days of Sega's hardware business who wants to get into these retro consoles today. The Saturn looks simply amazing sometimes, especially with sprite based games and there seems to be some real hidden gems on the console :D

And what a great video to end the year with too, thanks Sega Lord X!

[decline.enjoyer]

Your channel has been so useful to me. I’ve embarked on a multi year journey to fill in the gaps of gaming left behind while my family was so poor. You have encouraged me to think my lot in life is much much better than it was when I was young. Now that I have access to the whole library for this and other consoles, you’ve helped me zero in so much on what excites me most.

[karlsmith]

FUN FACT: Rising Blue Lightning is such a awesome song. So darn good that Team Asobi (PlayStation) eventually asked SEGA to see if they can use it in Astro Bot. They said yes and it's that good.

[Nightopian]

I still think Nights has to be up there as probably my favourite game for the longest overall period of time. It's not everyone's cup of tea, I know, but I've lost a lot of my life to that one, and I still do!

[Lord_Deimos]

The Saturn was something special, I was the only one in my entire school who owned a Saturn and I never regretted having one back then.

[johnathanblade]

For me, a huge Saturn fan, this content is fantastic!

My personal best of the best for the Saturn:

Marvel Super Heroes
Last Bronx
Burning Rangers
Bulk Slash
Radiant Silvergun

[GameSack]

Nice audio transition at 33:19. Panzer Dragoon 2 also has an anamorphic widescreen mode!

[jacekfokt]

I bought my Sega Saturn in 1997 (Poland) because of the Sega Rally. To this day I have Sega Rally, Panzer Dragon II, Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Cop 2, Daytona USA, Tomb Raider, Wipeot 2097, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and many more. Saturn is by far my most beloved console.
Love You channel.

[cliffchampion]

Sega lord X videos are extremely entertaining. I just love the enthusiasm he exudes, I enjoyed video games a lot as a kid and was a kid in the sega Saturn era, I never had the privilege of ever playing a sega Saturn. So seeing these vids are close enough.

[griffgames]

Guardian Heroes was also dope because playing the story mode over and over would unlock TONS of extra selectable characters for the game's awesome 6-player Vs. mode.
And some of the seemingly underpowered grunts from the campaign proved to be surprisingly competitive/valid choices to play in Versus.
Treasure's amazingly precise 2D controls and collision made the whole combat system feel glorious.

[pilotamurorei]

id argue guardian heroes is one of the best beat em ups of all time. Its so deep, the graphics are great, the music is great, I dont know how much better a beat em up can get beyond it.

[RicardoRandom]

"It was only released in Japan" is the song of Sega's self-inflicted defeat in the hardware market. It's infuriating how much better the Saturn could have done in the West.

[StevenBertuglia]

I miss the Saturn so bad. I got it Christmas 95. It was by far my favorite system growing up. It was just so fun to play. I’m currently bidding on a Saturn and a Dreamcast on EBay. Wish I never got rid of either system. Great video by the way.

[streetmagik]

Yes!! I was getting to the end and thinking, man Dragon Force deserves to win something. It's probably my favorite gaming memory of the Saturn--probablt the entire generation. A buddy of mine watched me play a little bit of the game. He wasn't really into games, but went out and bought a Saturn just to play it. I still play through it every couple years. Great video!

[nomeaknat]

I have many fond memories of the Saturn Era. Virtue Fighter, Fighting Vipers, Virtue Cop, Bug, Panzer Dragoon, and many others. One of the best is the many hours my siblings and I played Worms. When any of us had sleep-overs, it was our goto game to play. Our parents even joined in once in a while.

[natecw]

How'd I miss this one?! Oh, one hour old.

*Grabs popcorn*