Shadow Hog, on 28 February 2014 - 01:11 PM, said:
Black Squirrel, on 28 February 2014 - 12:34 PM, said:
I reckon it'll go down again once Saturn emulation becomes more... stable... and widespread... and easy. I mean there are Mega Drive games which are just as uncommon but from what I recall, there aren't that many Radient Silvergun-level cases for that platform.
I can think of a few:
M.U.S.H.A.,
Crusader of Centy,
Panorama Cotton, etc.
okay one or two, but there are more high profile cases on the Saturn - Radiant Silvergun, Shining Force III, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes - localised versions of Capcom or SNK 2D fighters sell for too much too. A good chunk of the top-tier library is outside the normal price range, and this is despite some of them being readily available on other platforms.
actually I seem to recall Saturn games on the whole being too expensive when bought online. The best way back in the day was to pop into a branch of GameStation and pick up whatever they were selling for less than £3 (buy one get one free offers were all the rage too), regardless of brand, regardless of genre.
That element of "randomness" is lost online, and with something like the Saturn, where the system was deprived of games because it didn't sell, it ends up being a really nice way to experience the platform. It's how I met games like Alien Trilogy - I only bought it because it was there, and it turns out to be a pretty good game. You'll never find Dragon Force, but for 25p, FIFA 96 has to be good value for money (yes I did see it priced that low once)
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