Sega Saturn - Fifth VideoGame Generation Recap - Adam Koralik

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This is a discussion topic video about the fifth generation of videogame consoles. This will be part five of my seven part mini-series. Here we will discuss the Sega Saturn, the most underrated game console ever and the fifth entry in to the fifth generation of game consoles.

[@rainstorm193]

I got a Sega Saturn for Christmas in 1995 when I was 11. My parents got it for me because I absolutely loved my Sega Genesis and even had a 32X. That was, hands down, the best Christmas ever. It came with 3 games (Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Cop). I eventually got Tomb Raider, X-Men vs Street Fighter, Street Fighter Alpha 3, a DarkStalkers game, and of course NiGHTS into Dreams with the bundled analog pad. I always wanted to get Shining Force III since I was a massive Shining Force I and II fan, but could never find it. I eventually moved on to the Sony PlayStation once support for the Saturn started dwindling, but the Saturn will always hold a very special place in my heart. I certainly wish I still had mine.

[@FerrariKangaroo]

Chris Mauffray Wow, that would have been an awesome Christmas. I had to get my Saturn fix at the time by heading to the local department store and playing the Sega Rally demo for embarrassingly long periods of time :D

[@arthouseanime4150]

Chris Mauffray Great choices buddy

[@arthouseanime4150]

I mean I can't complain. Virtua, X-Men vs Street Fighter, SFA 3, Darkstalkers and possibly SF3? Who can complain? I'd wait on the lines.

[@hamsteaks5541]

Why don't you buy another one? You can pick them up relatively cheap, and you never...ever know what someone has at a garage sale, you could possibly pick up panzer dragoon saga or any of them for 50 cents. I will probably get a Saturn soon, and just import the games. I've actually been thinking about moving to Japan so I may even just wait until that happens ( pipe dream ) but, you never know :)

[@Hwi1son]

Chris Mauffray (look up pseudo Saturn if you're interested)

[@coldstar5352]

This guy should teach video game history in a college.

[@AdamKoralik]

Joshua Ballard Appreciated.

[@DanielAyy]

Maybe his class is behind the camera :)

[@danielb3863]

@@AdamKoralik GA Tech has a ton of video game classes. If you are ever in Atlanta anyone from the public can audit them for free. Would be a cool video for you to make on afterwards about the experience.

[@itsdpr7953]

Who needs to go to med school when you can be a professional gaming historian.. That actually sounds awesome lol

[@cyanrazorCel]

Colleges are dumb tho

[@SidVish]

Some kids today have never even heard of SEGA. Its very sad what happened to them. Very sad indeed. The gaming world would be a better place with a SEGA console in it.

[@rickyrosay33977]

True I still have my Saturn and Dreamcast and my little brother told me “wait SEGA used to make consoles I thought they only make bad games”

[@HollowRick]

@@rickyrosay33977 slap him with a wet fish 🐟

[@isthisrealguys_]

I'm a 14 year old and a retro gaming fan. I can assure you there are a lot of kids that don't know nothing about SEGA, which is incredibly disappointing. They all just care of shallow games like Fortnite and Roblox

[@SpongeyBubby]

@@isthisrealguys_ My late uncle showed me and my sister his Sega Genesis when we were very little, it was one of the very first consoles I played.

[@chad3232132]

When he made this video, Panzer Dragoon Saga was worth around $300-350 complete in box. It's 2022 and this game is now worth around $1,000-1,100 CIB. Insane.

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

Interesting that there was so little exposure to the Saturn in the US. It certainly wasn’t a big hit over here in the UK, but everyone was definitely aware of it (mostly as the butt of jokes). I actually knew a few people who owned one, but their interest slowly petered out when it became obvious how much it struggled with 3D games. By the time the N64 came out, the Saturn was pretty much irrelevant and most people had switched to PlayStation. It had potential, but in the end it's just another example of Sega reacting to last-generation problems instead of planning ahead.

[@guadalupefreyre5900]

Funny to see you here, also interesting fact

[@mr.b9613]

Yooo the drinker is here!!

[@XavielYouTube]

If only Sega had waited before releasing their shit, we could have had a dreamcast 3 by now

[@jamesgreen6376]

And it would've sucked too

[@zainebrown1351]

James Green L

[@doodoobrn]

All they had to do was teach developers how to use the processors in tandem and share their texture libraries.

[@paranormalzen]

I was also disappointed that you can't use the Saturn cartridge slot for Genesis games. Missed opportunity.

[@Supersayainpikmin]

Yeah, but there was no native Genesis hardware inside the Saturn.

[@paranormalzen]

Well, yes. Nobody is saying there is.

[@Supersayainpikmin]

V3n0m7777 I know, but you said it was a missed opportunity, and I'm not entirely sure if it would have been a good investment to put it in.

[@paranormalzen]

3 months ago I was saying that I would have liked to have had that feature in the Saturn. Sega, clearly didn't agree.

[@harrisontashjian752]

Actually, the Sega Saturn has a Motorola 68k as it's sound cpu, the same cpu as in the Genesis, the Saturn could, with the right cart slot and optimizations, play a Genesis game.

[@kodoyama]

I was 18 when the Saturn launched. Bought a Japanese import machine on day 1 back in November '94. Great memories of that system, I stood by it till the bitter end and then picked up a DC on day one also. Boy do I feel old! Never bought a Sony console until 2001, I was definitely a SEGA/Nintendo fanboy back in the day.

[@wojiaobill]

today i finally subbed. i cant deny that you have your finger on the pulse of retro gaming in a way that nobody else does. thanks for the vids!

[@AdamKoralik]

+William Hetherington Thanks!

[@t103Ninja]

resident evil 1 for the saturn is the best version it has extra content that i have never seen in any other version

[@Gorilla_Jones]

The Saturn is an awesome console with tons of great games. Sega management in Japan should have listened more to Kalinski in America. I've still got my launch Saturn, modded to play Japanese games with 70 games. it's my most beloved console, just ahead of my Dreamcast and Jaguar. I was at the Sega conference at E3 95 when they sprung the news. Our jaws dropped. It was megaton level shit. Love these videos, great work.

[@thejervis86]

Agree on the Kalinski thing.

[@AidGum]

Take what Kalinske and other SOA executives say with a grain of salt, because most people have only ever heard of their accounts and not what the Japanese side has to say. There's likely some bias and blame shifting going on; them not wanting to be responisble for their console business going under.

[@BlingoTTM]

That's crazy same way +Adamkoralik felt about missing out on sega and then going back to it in later years was exactly how i felt and did.

[@BggProductions]

I love these videos! I usually prefer more clips of gameplay but your knowledge of game history is a joy to listen to.

[@DeathByEMP]

"More of a Dead or Alive guy" I like you more and more each video, Adam.

[@AdamKoralik]

[@TheKennethlawson]

Great to see some love for the Saturn. Thank you.

[@maddogziggy]

im not sure how long it was after launch, but i picked mine up when they dropped the price and packaged it with that 3 game pack with Virtua Fighter 2 , Virtua Cop, and Daytona US, i also remember some kind of mail in rebate deal going on around then, buy 2 or 3 games get one free, still a bit ticked that a few of my games are missing the UPC code because i had to cut them out for the rebate deal i was really into 2d fighting games and light gun games back then.....so i enjoyed the saturn and supported it as long as i could, but FF7 was the game that forced me to buy a PSX

[@thejervis86]

I got mine with the three game bundle you mentioned plus a mailing rebate for Sega Rally Championship NFR promo.

[@mark12358]

1:34 Agreed, what a (f) management style was that! Subbed instantly. Love the Saturn (got a J one) and Sega games.

[@mattharvey78]

Next to the NES and Super Nintendo this is my favorite console of all time! I do have the region unlock cart, but the next time I go to Tokyo I'm going to try to find a white or a gray one for $20 in Akihabara. You should go to Akihabara someday too Mr. Adam Koralik! They have stores full of old consoles, games and what not in frigging stacks. You'd love it!

[@nevermind824]

I never owned a playstation.. I bought a Saturn and loved it. I died inside when the Dreamcast died, I did buy a Wii but never buy another console since.

[@redchris05]

nevermind824 I headed for Nintendo when the Dreamcast died too, although I started with the Gamecube. Between those two consoles, I played the two finest games that I have ever seen - Shenmue and Metroid Prime. Both are as close as any game has ever been to perfection. Nintendo still being around makes it vastly more bearable that Sega don't make their own machines any more. Here's hoping that the Shenmue 3 kickstarter works out...

[@Benger2185]

I always considered the Xbox series a continuation, only because of the button layouts

[@AW-tv3vn]

Dam, do you play on pc then?

[@nevermind824]

Tawasiel 2008 yeah PC and loving it. I can't even use a controller anymore, mouse and keyboard is just so much better. I built a top of the line PC about 4 years ago and it is running fallout 4 60fps+ max settings... better than ps4 and xbox. Suprising

[@FerrariKangaroo]

Thanks for the video, it was well put together and researched. It's interesting hearing the perspective of someone that wasn't aware of the Saturn during the era. It had a strong presence in that generation here in Australia (even if it didn't sell comparatively well to its competitors) and it was very visible to the average gamer of the period. The implication that modern gamers define that era with just the N64 and PS1 is a genuine shame as it has no merit or factual basis. The Saturn was one of the highlights of that generation despite complete mismanagement by Sega at the time. Thanks again for the video & hopefully some more people discover what a great console the Saturn is as a result. Keep up the good work!

[@CameronFryy]

In the summer of 95 when I walked into a store and saw Virtua Fighter in motion I bought a Saturn on the spot. Just in the first few months with VF, Panzer Dragoon, Daytona and Virtua Cop I was very happy with the system. It's hard to understate how amazing these games were compared to the 16-bit games we were used to. Eventually when Sega stopped supporting it and PS1 hit $100 I moved elsewhere. Still the Saturn was great for its time.

[@albertzinger7132]

I got my Saturn for about 40$ from a shitty pawn shop a couple of monts ago, the white Japanese one in great condition, with box and all. Got my Action Replay a week ago, flashed it with Pseudo Saturn Kai, and i can finally enjoy all those awesome weird games i`ve never played in the 90`s. I`m a very happy guy right now!

[@lordshenfan6625]

Very underrated system and in ways I liked it more then the Dreamcast honeslty. I liked its games and controllers more, the system had better hardware and reliability. Its super easy to play import games with the cart, the game library is really good if you get the imports and there box's where way better. Games I had where about 45 in total. I loved nights into dreams, panzar dragoon 1 2 saga, shinning force 3, shinning the Holy ark, guardian heroes, fighters mega ix, sonic jam, virtua cop 2, virtual on, etc. It was also really good for 2D fighters also. Great system in my opinion

[@DashawnJizzle]

Awesome video my man...and it's right on the money. Loved my Saturn back then and still do. The hardware game need Sega back.

[@AdamKoralik]

DashawnJizzle Thanks for watching!

[@kohZeei]

I wonder how the saturn would have done against the n64 if the ps1 was never released. Maybe it would have gotten ff7 and all that.

[@filipmartinez1162]

LiveToby ram cart, even better looking games than that and more online games.

[@captainblackeye3138]

If the PS1 wasn't made and the N64 and Saturn still ended up in their present form, the highest chance is that FF7 would've actually been made for the PC, or maybe even an earlier released Xbox. One thing to keep in mind is that the N64 was the most powerful console graphically of the 5th gen, yet the PS1 does have hardware that can easily mimick what the N64 can do graphically, which helped give the PS1 it's edge. The Saturn did not have that, and was actually closer in graphical terms to the SNES than it was to the N64. What gave the PS1 it's edge was it was a Win-Win console, it was graphically powerful and used CDs. The N64 and Saturn were Win-Lose. The N64 was graphically powerful but used cartridges, and the Saturn used CDs but was graphically weak. So had the PS1 never been made and the N64 and Saturn ended up in their present form, many developers would've most likely been disgusted with the Win-Lose specs of both consoles and would've jumped ship to PCs, and/or Microsoft would've entered the console race with the Xbox in around 1997 instead of 2001 as it would be the perfect time to strike with Nintendo and Sega both in the mud.

[@wolfenman1013]

The XBox wouldn't have come out earlier. In fact, if the Playstation never existed, it's doubtful Microsoft would have even bothered making the Xbox, as the entire thing from helping Sega to release, and even to this day was a knee jerk reaction by an upset Bill Gates at the rejection of DirectX on the PS2. Bill Gates was a genius, albiet a vengeful genius, and good God can the man hold a grudge. Hell, he even named the Xbox Project Midway.

[@matilija]

Captain Blackey, that is just nonsense, the Saturn was at a technical level, more powerful than the playstation, it had 2 32 bit risk cpu's vs. playstation's 1, it had 2 display processors vs. playstation's 1, it also had twice the ram with 4 meg in total, 2 meg for the system, 1 meg for video and 1 meg for audio, the playstation only had 2 meg, 1 for system, 512 k each for video and ram, the Saturn was just notoriously difficult to program for and Sega was stupidly slow at releasing it's development tools for it.

[@mopeybloke]

I can see the Final Fantasy games made for Saturn. They used 3D sparingly in that generation.

[@slade307]

I had a co-worker who got the Saturn and PlayStation on release day. I had the opportunity to go to his home and demonstrate how much I sucked at games. I remember playing Virtua Fighter 2, and he told me I jumped too much. I was just pushing the D-pad (or whatever Sega called it) in all directions like I did with Street Fighter II Turbo on SNES. That advice has helped me more now. For some reason, being in my 40s and returning to video games has made me much better. Now I only half-suck.

[@briangriffin5701]

As long as you're having fun is all that matters.

[@slade307]

Brian Griffin Agreed. Thanks. That post was meant to be somewhat humorous, but my writing doesn't always come across that way.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

Great video! I got my Saturn that summer about a month after release. I was always a huge fan of the Saturn, Panzer Dragoon was the game that made it a must buy for me. Incidentally, I got my copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga on its release day. I've still got my Saturn with around 70 games. One game that I was curious about you not mentioning, because it was such a must have for the system, was Dragon Force. Have you ever tried Dragon Force? If you haven't, you must get yourself a copy. I still love popping that one in from time to time. I love this series of deep dives into all the consoles of the past. You rock, your channel rocks, stay awesome!

[@AdamKoralik]

Yeah, I have it. I'm just not much for RPGs to be honest.

[@TheBoardGameKaptain]

@@AdamKoralik oh, I didn't realize. I guess it makes sense based on what games you choose to focus on, it just didn't occur to me. I'm a big fan of RPGs. One of the other weird things I've always loved about the Saturn was all of the PC ports that it attracted, like Myst, Warcraft 2, Quake and Command and Conquer. There really are a lot of great games on the system, even if more than half of them were also on other platforms. ;)

[@Midori_Hoshi]

Great video. I love the Sega Saturn.

[@AdamKoralik]

Inazuma65 Thanks for watching!

[@oldenvye6432]

Nice video man, subbed - That version of Shenmue looked damn good for a Saturn game. I actually did know someone who had a Saturn, I think it had a bit of a following in Australia - Had a blast playing arcade ports like Virtua Cop.

[@eliezerreyes7762]

Wow, I distinctly remember when the Saturn came out and remember the rivalry between it and Sony's Playstation, and later, the N64. It was sad to see it die the way it did because it had really cool games, and the fact that all those 2D fighting games looked and ran better on it made it something worth having over a Playstation, despite being a Playstation fan. I do remember the (awesome!) 3-game bundle with the system for $199 (Virtua Fighter 2, Daytona USA, and Virtua Cop), and I think it even dropped to $169 at one point, which was nuts. I was in my early teens at the time, so I still have fond memories of the system and the times I shared with it and my friends. It sucks to know this system and the Dreamcast shared the same fate despite being great game consoles with a wonderful lineup of games with gems galore.

[@akiriki97]

I owned a long case version of Nights Into Dreams, but I never knew they were rare. I paid $25 for the game which includes the case, the manual, the disc, and a protective foam. All of which are in very good condition.

[@VictorHernandez-qm7iq]

Just discovering this guy. He’s great.

[@mattmolloy636]

How did you live through the 5th generation without hearing about the Saturn during that time?

[@byte.me_original]

I remember the 5th gen being comprised by the Saturn, PlayStation, and Nintendo 64. At the time, I owned the PSX (well, partly -- my friend owns the other half) and remember the Saturn being prominently featured in gaming magazines, like EGM, GamePro, and GameFan (to the point that the system interested me a lot). Most games I remember for it were Panzer Dragoon, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Cop, Daytona USA, Fighting Vipers, Dragon Force, Burning Rangers, and Albert Odyssey. After seeing this vid, now, I want a Saturn!

[@ovrpwrdgaming4576]

I was a really big fan of Sega back in the day, I just thought the commercials were SO COOL! I love the one with the guy trying to sell the kid the Super Nintendo, and he picks the genesis. My other favorite was the blast processing one, where the commercial guy said "The Genesis has blast processing, the Super Nintendo does not. What does blast processing do? And the it shows the genesis attached to a race car, and the Super Nintendo attached to a slow truck. It's not that I don't like Nintendo, but darn, those were some cool commercials.

[@TheIdleCrow]

I love my Saturn as a 2D beast for fighting games and my poor mans NEO GEO to play SNK games lol I had my Saturn for a long time actually had it back when 6th gen consoles where still current, was a cool thrift store find think i got the whole complete console for around $30. and I was still able to find Saturn games at EB games (Canada's version of Game Stop) was not very much there for the start of my collection but i had a few good ones and some sports games that i got simply cause they where cheap and i wanted more saturn games. but recently like 2 years ago i discovered the magical world of Import games using the action replay and its now one of my favourite consoles I own, and I own every mainstream console ever made and a few more rare less common ones that I want to grow as much as i can.

[@wulver810]

It's so crazy that I was a bit opposite of you in the fact that, I never heard of the Dreamcast until it was doomed. I remember friends were mostly split with Sega Saturn or N64 and a few had PlayStation, so I felt the Sega Saturn was normal to encounter. I didn't know about Dreamcast until probably 2002 when a friend was telling me about it. I went over and played it, eh it was alright... but it really confused me that I never heard of it until then. Damn it Sega!! I just got a Sega CD and 32X this month and, damn I'm so happy! :D I also plan on finding a Samsung Saturn when I go to Korea this fall.

[@jka7814]

This was the first system where I was totally blown away, I must have been 8 or 9 when I saw it demo'd at the local toys r us.. Panzer dragoon was just incredible looking.. never owned one personally, went with the PS1, but man.. playing it in store is forever burned in my mind after spending your whole video game life in 8-16bit.

[@dstjulien5646]

Love your videos, would love to see the fourth generation and quite possibly the third if you could ever see your way to doing them. Any plans for that in the future? Anyways, always a pleasure to watch man, thanks.

[@AdamKoralik]

I'll probably do them eventually, but it might be a while. Thanks for taking the time to do so!

[@MrCraigincanada]

It's interesting, you going over the Saturn and previously the Jaguar, because those were the two systems that I had between the SNES and N64. I really wish I had never sold them now, no matter what people might say there were a lot of fun times to be had on them and I personally really enjoyed them. I hope one day to re-buy all of the games that I once had for those systems.

[@AdamKoralik]

I wish you luck on your quest.

[@CampingMIG]

Excellent video. For anyone who is considering getting a Saturn and is a fan of 2D fighting games, this is the console to get. 2D games look and play best on the Saturn with a ram cart, and many of the Japanese versions can be had at very reasonable prices. If you take into consideration import games, the Saturn library is actually quite diverse and substantial. Hell, the few RPGs available on the Saturn are also quite good...but also expensive. The console is also very durable. Shame SEGA handled this console like it did.

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mrsbosom]

I miss Sega. Gaming isn't the same without them, especially with these rumors of them leaving the console software market and moving to Android/iPad

[@zombee38]

Great video Adam. Nowadays I'm a happy owner of a Saturn and about 50 games. I really like the console and the massive amount of exclusive games it has. But back in the day I was one of those "Sega traitors" waiting for the Playstation to arrive on 9/9/95. It really took me by surprise when I saw the early arrival of this console without any warning or fanfare. There was a guy that worked for Babbage (does anyone remember this store) trying to convince me to buy a Saturn but I didn't listen and I should had....lol

[@AdamKoralik]

I remember Babbage's. :D

[@DennisTamayo]

Filipinos had VCDs back in the late 1990s, which I had as a kid in the 2000s. Nowadays, I had DVDs to watch movies & TV in 16:9 widescreen (1.78:1).

[@markputnam4902]

If you can get the battery swapped out in under 10 seconds you can usually retain your game saves but you will have to reset the clocks still

[@rachelmaurer888]

I had one and got my Sega Saturn in 1996. I traded in my Sega Genesis and Sega CD for it. My first games were D, Myst, World Series Baseball 95-98. Resident evil, and many more.

[@arthurwilliams6628]

I had this system!! and it was so cool!!

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

The Sega Saturn here in the UK was quite popular but it was really expensive compared to the Playstation. Enemy Zero is a Saturn gem.

[@euphzilla03]

I loved the Saturn it is hands down one of my favorite consoles. I had the net link and virtual on. such good times.

[@dhLord64]

I think the biggest thing that wasn't talked about was the fact that the Saturn favored quad based geometry instead of triangles. The only console to do so.

[@gamernaut8864]

Holy crap good to know. Astal has no label on the spine! I thought my copy was screwed up! I actually printed a small "Astal" image out and put it inside my case.

[@relli3035]

Sega saturn is hella underappreciated and underrated imo, i purchased a japanese unit 3 years ago and fell in love with it. Mistakes were made but that doesnt mean its a bad system! This thing has loads of amazing gems best of all its a lot more reliable than my ps1

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Love your Saturn collection Adam, I am soooo jealous right now :)

[@whatsupbossanova]

I know the vids a little old but I figure I’d bring this up in case you ever wanted to redo these videos. Sonic Jam wasn’t made by the division in Sega who was working on Sonic Xtreme, in fact it wasn’t even made during its production, what happened was after Xtreme was cancelled Sega had brought in Sonic Team to make another sonic game for Saturn. They had worked on it during 1997, and the game would go on to become Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast, the beta elements of which were added to Sonic Jam, before the Sonic Team went and made big changes to the design of the game.

[@aljr357]

I loved panzer dragoon orta I played it forever on my Xbox and I really want all the panzer dragoon games on all the sega consoles.

[@nintendo64_lover6]

Did you get the GameGear game? It's rare but it's cool!

[@aljr357]

+Nintendo64_Lover no I don't have any of the panzer dragoon games right now because I lost everything in a house fire a few years ago and I'm just getting back into collecting again

[@brandinsaurusrex]

How old are you Adam? That surprises the hell out of me that you had never heard of the Saturn until the Dreamcast days. I always considered it a 3 horse race between 64, Saturn and PS. I never cared about sales so back hen i was a kid, they were all equal is far as i knew

[@NightmareMOV]

Brandonsaurus64 born 1986

[@joeybeattie1280]

I still play on one today. I don't know what your opinions are, but I think this is a very underrated game console. I would have always liked to know how this would have progressed if it really took off.

[@SecretlyStarscream]

I've been wanting to buy a Saturn for a few years but have held off mainly because of money issues specific to that console, but if the Everdrive ever proves to be possible for the Saturn and is indeed capable of running ISOs from a cartridge, I'm gonna really consider buying a Saturn.

[@izumi937]

That was a very nicely done video, Saturn is such an intresting console, always intrigued me... And thanks for all the cool info you give! The tomb raider one... i didn't knew that! (didn't knew some other stuff either xD)

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks for watching!

[@christopherhogan4943]

Finally bought a Saturn. In 2020. Love it.

[@michael-zg5fq]

All my mates were always borrowing my saturn even though they had ps1

[@LTJohn]

For Sega to not make the Saturn backwards compatible was a huge mistake on the back port.

[@ChubbyCheeks01]

Nickelodeon used to promote the shit out of this console on their gameshows. They must have given away 8 Saturns a month.

[@theduckfu]

I remember seeing Saturn in the store displays and playing Knights. I knew maybe two people that had one. But I was blown away when I saw knights. I was like wow a true 3D adventure game with really cool flight controls! It pails in comparison to Mario 64 but this was a full 2 months before the 64 release, but I also remember playing the 64 for the first time in toy r us like in August or something and was quickly floored by not only the 3D capabilities but that Mario had moves! You could crawl, jump, back flip, run, tip toe, fly! Also Knights had a joystick before the N64 came out that was cool, I was totally confused by the N64 controller when I saw it at Toys R Us but a kid stood next to me and showed me here grab the middle nub and right side thats how you hold it, and I was like wow thats different but I like it. I was like 12 at the time and had just lived through basically the 2d generation I saw all this stuff coming out and I was like THIS IS NEXT GEN! Something I haven't felt since sadly but I mostly do serious gaming on PC now.

[@ShamanNoodles]

A few years ago i got a saturn with virtua fighter 2 and twin viper, with 2 official controllers in MINT(honestly like new) condition, for only $40. This is my best gaming deal ever

[@waltersobchak7275]

I’ll buy it for 80

[@televisionandcheese]

I had a Sega Saturn almost my whole life. I got it second hand, with only the 3D controller with it and the video cable. It had a VCD card in the back since we got it, and we actually used it lots for VCD movies. I remember getting a big pile of saturn discs, and I played the system to death xD I think I over used it, because now the laser stopped working right. Now most games will get to the SEGA logo or the menu, but that was it. VCDs still play but every 2 frames it looks like it shows picture from 5 frames ago, and the audio is stuttery. I can't wait for that doctor abrasive loader or a everdrive, because I loved the Saturn, I'd love to play it again. :)

[@mikeg.8904]

Sega seemed to really be ahead of the curve on internet capabilities. Sega Channel & now I'm finding out about the Lynx. And Dreamcast is most popular out of the next generation consoles for internet. it's kinda crazy honestly.

[@Kevin-uj4uu]

rewatching this video. saw it when it first came out, weird that its been 8 years already how in the hell!?

[@aljr357]

That's the best thing about sega is the games cases.they knew how to put out games so you'd get to keep the boxes.

[@mathewselig53]

What a great console, it will always hold a special place in my heart. My favorite games were Guardian heroes, Darkstalkers and *Dragon force* one of my favorite games of all time.

[@VampiresCrypt]

There are only 3 games you will ever need for it :D 1. Panzer Dragoon Saga 2. Burning Rangers and 3. Deep Fear

[@torres3800]

I Remember the commercials for the Saturn, "Sega Saturn, it's out there" why o why did I give it away, i had it (model 2) with its original box, bug 2 game, enemy zero four disc game, cyber troopers virtual on, tomb raider, sonic r, and a bunch of game demo discs. I even had the racing wheel... major error

[@AdamKoralik]

Yeah man, ouch...

[@acethebest6028]

I find it sad that many Saturn and Dreamcast games haven't been ported to other platforms and I really think they should port those games to digital download services like the Playstation Store and Xbox Live.

[@lonsterjackson1183]

For any house of the dead fans, house of the dead 1 & 2 is coming to the switch but I have no idea when

[@TheRosswise]

I bought a Saturn at my local Walmart in 1998 for $20. Seriously. Ended up buying a Saturn and every game for the Saturn I wanted for like $60.

[@ScoopedMids]

Youi should totally do something like this for Handhelds! I would love more info on oddities like the atari lynx.

[@ShamanNoodles]

I adore your attitude. You have earned a sub.

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks!

[@LordRayken]

Adam, you should do videos on the more obscure game systems. I would like to see a series on consoles like the Apple Pippin, Amstrad GX4000 and The Vectrex. Unless those are too expensive.

[@AdamKoralik]

I would if I had them.

[@LordRayken]

AdamKoralik Time to get them!

[@corvorig]

dear adam im officially asking for a 2nd generation recap...Atari 2600 and 5200...coleco and intellivision and all the rest thank u GO CUBS

[@davetorres3906]

I wasn't aware of Saturn's existence until like 12 years later, in the end of 90's and post 2000, i was sticked on Sony's Playstation and Nintendo 64 to death

[@xan1242]

Actually I think you forgot about the PS1's parallel port - it is too a direct access to the motherboard and there are cartridges for it, such as PSIO if you've ever heard of it. If not, it's an SD card add on just like the Everdrive (or maybe even better).

[@johnaranjo6354]

ah my first revelent console i remember buying it then going to walmart grabbing a game bcause it was still a relelvent console at that time being so excited to go home and play to realise i didnt have an rca connection on my shitty tv amd need ed an rf adapter lol as a kid that wad torture having to wait for that adaptor

[@IvyANguyen]

This is my 1st 5th-gen console. I got it late for cheap, used. I was disappojnted Sega did not suceed or at least do somewhat better than they did outside of Japan. I wonder where I can find a list of US Saturn releases by date/year, as I am wondering about exactly how many games came out in the US for the Saturn in 1997 & 1998 besides Magic Knight Rayearth (1998-09-14). Something else that would be interesting would be to find out which multi-platform games had Saturn releases. I know my fav racer Wipeout had a Saturn release including the 2nd game (outside the USA).

[@boyo3221]

I had a Saturn and so did my friends !!!! It was soooooo underated !!!!!!

[@xman777b]

where did you live? A parallel universe?

[@derekofbaltimore]

Shining Force 3 including episode 2 and 3 (left in Japan). One of the best JRPGs of all time

[@kbosher1]

Great Video Adam! Quick question for you. I am just starting to collect both Dreamcast and Saturn, as I too feel that I did not give it the chance it needed. With the Sega Saturn, are the Japanese controllers playable on the US version of the console? Wanted to ask someone who has probably used more than one controller for this system. Thanks and keep up the great work!!

[@arielamieva9468]

No one knew about it?? I remember going on weekends to my local Funcoland in 1995 and seeing upfront the PlayStation on one side and the Saturn on the other. We would line up to play Daytona USA on it, and to marvel at the graphics in Panzer Dragoon (lol). Then I would go to the back and play Samurai Showdown on the 3DO. Those were the 2 consoles I would have loved to own as a kid. Looking back I’m glad I didn’t get them in the end

[@AdamKoralik]

It's not a statement to be taken literally.

[@shadowchinchi]

They shouldn't have added the second processor, they should have upgraded the main processor instead before launch. The Jaguar was proof that most people didn't know at that time how to program for 2 chips like that.

[@raidenshields4829]

$400 for the Saturn in 1995!! Wow! Expensive. It's still hard for me to believe that the Playstation was actually released in the U.S. in 1995. Wow. 20 years ago. When I got my Playstation in 1998 I never would've guessed it had been out for three years already. The thing had been refined by that time it had the DualShock controller, better games at that time with better graphics Gran Turismo, Spyro the Dragon, Metal Gear Solid etc.

[@lordcool]

Also didn't the first generation playstation have a port in the back of it? Where the older gamesharks plugged into?

[@AdamKoralik]

Some models did, yes.

[@guyperson4564]

likes DOA's mechanics but not VF2's? DOA was developed on the same hardware and used the VF engine as it's foundation. They're VERY similar in fighting mechanics. I can only assume you meant breast mechanics?

[@shinahn4952]

I loved my Saturn. Virtua fighter 2 Daytona u.s.a and virtua cop were good enough for me to get the console and those three games often came with it. Panzer dragon saga was almost impossible to find really. The best game on Saturn I think is shining force 3. I was so pissed when they didn't release episode 2 and 3 . It seems shining force 4 will never happen ?

[@chonglee323]

U sporting the Alan beard from the Hangover!

[@cristianovoa]

The sonic world on sonic jam was actually a prototype for sonic adventure; on some early footage of adventure, sonic and tails models from sonic jam/sonic 3d blast special stages were used, not xtreme

[@samvimes9510]

Dude, you got SO lucky with Panzer Dragoon Saga, that thing usually runs around $400 or more. I'm jelly

[@AdamKoralik]

Yeah, I couldn't believe my luck there.

[@flagshipbuilds]

Adam, where is your next pick up video? I need more Adam!

[@AdamKoralik]

Tomorrow, it's up now for Patreon backers.

[@gumdeo]

The Saturn is my favorite console; so many great Japanese games.

[@anthonyberryman8403]

Arrg! Just spent 10 minutes typing out a comment only for the page to freeze and refresh. My main points were; I feel a bit of regret about not supporting the Saturn too but to be fair its Sega's fault for botching up the launch, pissing off developers, pricing being way too high, marketing being way too obscure, no killer app launch title. Most of these lessons I think were learnt and the launch of the Dreamcast was definitely a success, if you want one reason the Dreamcast died off you can put it down to a lack of a DVD player (ironically nothing to do with the games). The fact that the Saturn did so well in Japan as well shows that it could (and arguably should) have done as well worldwide if not for the above mistakes. Still, it is a great console that did not do as well as it should have, I really recommend Beyond Oasis (a sequel to an Action RPG on the mega drive)

[@MrSolveMYMaze]

Excellent video, Adam. I never had a Saturn myself although I did play it over at my mates house when he had the Die Hard Trilogy. A friend of my dad had a Saturn too and asked me to trade my N64 for it. It was a resounding no, he had the shitty Virtua Fighter and Daytona.

[@AdamKoralik]

Thanks for watching!

[@wolfenman1013]

Adam, I've watched this video (and pretty much all of your others) and something always stuck with me. You said the Everdrive was technically possible thanks to direct motherboard connections, and has worked in isolated cases. Using this same logic, in theory, using a boot disc (or some other workaround like that) you could get it to run games from the cartridge port. Does this mean theoretically one could make some kind of pin adapter or converter to allow the Saturn to run other similarly archetyped cartridge based consoles? Namely it's predecessor's, 32x and Genesis, or are they just too different? It seems like it's similar enough (just from playing games released on the CD/Genesis/32x vs versions released on the Saturn, which by no means am I a hardware expert) to possibly warrant further investigation. due to the dual-CPUs and all the other odds and ends that made the Saturn odd I wasn't sure how feasible it was, and internet searches proved frivolous, so I would appreciate your thoughts on it.