20 Best Sega Saturn Games of All Time
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Released amidst a tumultuous period for the company, Sega’s Saturn console was designed to compete primarily with the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo 64. It would ultimately fail at both of those tasks, despite releasing quite a few excellent games. The Saturn may not have seen a true Sonic the Hedgehog game, which some feel didn’t help the console’s struggle to make a dent in the wake of Sega’s success with the Genesis, but it did get stone cold classics like the Virtua Fighter series, Daytona USA, entries from the Virtua Cop franchise, and the Panzer Dragoon titles.
As a matter of fact, if you’re looking for the best Sega Saturn games released during the beleaguered system’s nonetheless impressive lifetime, you’ll find numerous titles that hold up beautifully even today. The Saturn wasn’t a success per se, but you could hardly call it a failure either judging from these games.
00:00 Intro
01:24 Sonic R
02:33 Resident Evil
03:31 Shining the Holy Ark
04:27 Fighters Megamix
05:37 Saturn Bomberman
06:31 Mega Man 8
07:29 Astal
08:25 Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
09:23 Magic Knight Rayearth
10:25 Guardian Heroes
11:24 Daytona USA
12:36 Die Hard Arcade
13:39 Street Fighter Alpha 2
14:39 Sega Rally Championship
15:34 Virtua Fighter 2
16:41 Burning Rangers
17:51 Shining Force 3
19:06 Dragon Force
20:07 Nights Into Dreams
21:12 Panzer Dragoon Saga
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This is not Panzer Dragoon saga but Panzer Dragoon 1...
Played Shining the Holy Ark a year or two ago. Can confirm it took dozens of hours of my life. Worth it.
Still one of the best rpg's ever made. Timeless
panzer dragon saga is an action rpg, but you're showing footage from the oryginal Panzer Dragoon 🤔
He probably never even played these games
Saturn Bomberman DOES have a single player story mode (and even a second player can join in)...
Getting the footage wrong for the top slot game is a pretty big goof 😬
Ok
Who cares
Do they even game?!
A bigger goof than a system launching without a mascot game?
😂
Saturn really dropped the ball not having a good Sonic game
@@magacop5180 what is the mascot game of PS4? and the PS5?
Such a underrated system
I wish as well, but unless they include a good amount of Japanese exclusive titles it will likely not be a worthy purchase
Not in Japan. This is still the only one console aside of PSX & PS2, who beat Nintendo in Japan.
It’s not underrated.
The Saturn only had 5 great games.
@@nr2676it even was ahead of the psx for sometime
@@sonyx4500 Yeah until Final Fantasy VII release in Japan (1997), thanks to Virtua Fighter and Sakura Wars.
Eh as a Sega Saturn owner since 97 I can't agree with the "all times" claim on some of these.Some of these I own, or did own.There wasn't any Mortal Kombat games mentioned.Shooting games,that you can play using the lightgun(sold separately) No mention of Marvel Superheroes or Children of the Atom.Both badass fighting games.
Saturn bomberman definitely has a story mode, I was playing through it last week lol 😂
I'm confused. You say Saga is the best game on the Saturn, but you're showing footage from the first Panzer Dragoon game
Noticed that too! Shame Zwei didn't make the list too.
@@seqord I think this is a case where he was trying to keep the list one game per franchise
Zwei is better than the first PD
@@LuSanification I agree, but it's not my list lol
1-Dracula X
2-Dark Savior
3-Shining Force 3
4-Shining the Holy Ark
5-Marvel vs. Street Fighter
6-SF Alpha series
7-Sega Rally
8-Daytona
9-Guardian Heroes
10-Virtua Fighter 2
I haven’t played Panzaar, Burning Rangers or Darius Gaiden yet.
Many great arcade games ported to Saturn console, such as Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighters, HOTD, Daytona, Sega Rally, Die Hard Arcade, Virtual On, etc. That just plenty of reasons to get Saturn...
I only had a few games for my Saturn. Lent the console to a 'friend'... oops 😅
SFA2 is probably my favorite (absolutely amazing game), but I do have fond memories of the virtua cop and fighter games.
Man... Out my crew, I was the first to get a Saturn and got the Playstation the day it came out.. Panzer Dragoon and Virtua Fighter 2 was so dope.. And Ridge Racer, Warhawk and Toshinden were so lit.. What a time
Some great games listed, I was a huge fan of X-Men Children of the Atom, also another couple of my favourites were WWF The Arcade Game & Athlete Kings
One of the most agreeable and accurate top20 list of western released Sega Saturn games. Great job!
Alpha 2 still looks stunning after all of these years. Probably my favorite along with Dragon Force but like most people ive never playing Panzer Saga. Probably the most underrated system in the us because it was difficult to find many of the games.
Came here for Virtual ON, Sega Rally, NIGHTS and Guardian Heroes, still some of the best games I've ever played. Guardian Heroes is just so legendary and under-rated (STILL) - the branching story, deep roster, amazing arena mode, incredible combat....GOD. I need a remaster! Also - omg I had forgotten about Die Hard Arcade, that was an insanely fun and chunky feeling game.
RIP Saturn... you were special. I miss all these games so much...
It's available on xbox one
bug too ,sega rally ,nights , virtual fighter ,daytona ,panzer dragoon saga to fighting games like last bronx to wierd games like mr bones the list goes on
Nice list. Too bad you didn’t include any games from the 75% Japan only releases. So that list you have is only on 25% of the game library. Really good choices with that limitation.
I also just played the Saturn version of the first resident evil for the very first time today!!
I plan on beating it! I now have the PS1 version, the PS1 dual shock version, the PS1 director cut and the version on the DS!! The only one I have left to beat on consoles is the Saturn game!! I like the way it looks and plays!
Edit:
Well I couldn't resist & went ahead & put the 90% Complete GameBoyColor Version of Resident Evil on my RG353V & New 3DS LL, and it is SO COOL!!!! Would have totally, totally wanted that game on my Game Boy color as a kid!!! And it would've been the game, we all bragged about how good it looked!!?!? Right next to alone in the dark, but I think resident evil books even better?
I would add also some ,,Japan only'' games like Sakura Wars 1+2 (best selling Saturn games after Virtua Fighter 2), Super Robot Wars F, Grandia, SMT Devil Summoner, SMT Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Langrisser 3, Shining Force 3 (all scenarios), Princess Crown, Cotton, Street Fighter 3 Alpha, Deep Fear and Dragon Force.
Nights will always be my favorite game ever!
The list without Sakura Wars (still one of two games developed / published by Sega who won Game Of The Year in Japan, along with Phantasy Star Online 1) is like PSX list without Final Fantasy VII.
I literally got to play panzer dragoon for the first time ever just last week and I was blown away with how fun it was!!
Currently downloading Panzer dragoon saga!!!
I always loved the house of the dead also!
Play PD Zwei too!
@@costumeninja1914 yeah I played it too!!
Amazing list! Nights and Panzer Dragoon Saga in the top, these games definitely deserve the top spots, I was so shocked when that guy from channel "Sega Lord X" don't even mentioned Nights in his list of best sega saturn games of all time.
I think 🤔 I have half these games in my collection, don’t have Burning Rangers, Astal or PDS but I have Tomb Raider, Croc and Gex plus Virtua Cop 1 and 2 which are great party games next to BomberMan! Played GunGriffon awhile ago and it was Fun! Not necessarily knock your pants off but still worth checking out. 😉
No RADIANT SILVERGUN!!! Sacrilege!! Well apart from that its an awesome list
9:02 I think I played this in an arcade years later. Like 2004 to 2005 or something.
Herc’s adventures, BUG, and Clockwork Knight
I keep hearing "Sega Satin" :D
Not bad... although I think my choice would have been a little different ;).
Also, you didn't talk about Japanese exclusive games, is that because you rank them lower or because you wanted a western only list ?
Anyway, here's my list of favorites (like you did, without Japan game, otherwise my list would be different):
Dragon Force
Shining Force 3
Saturn Bomberman
Burning Rangers
Story Of Thor 2 (Legend of Oasis in US)
Guardian Heroes
Night into Dreams...
Shining The Holy Ark
Sonic R (yeah, i really this one too much ;)
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (really prefere the Darkstalker series over SFA).
Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei
Daytona USA / D.USA CCE (i have a hard time to decide between the 2)
Sega Rally Championship
Virtua Fighter 2
DecAthlete (Athlete Kings in EU)
Fighters Megamix
Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
Keio Flying Squadron 2 (US had Astal... EU had this one :p )
Tomb Raider (Really surprised that you didn't put this one...)
Game that you spoke of that i would put in honorable mention :
Astal, Magic Knight Rayearth, Die Hard Arcade, Resident Evil, Street Fighter Alpha 2
Other honorable Mention :
Winter Heat, Alien Trilogy, Steep Slop Slider, Loaded, Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, Last Bronx
Missing Mega Man 8. Honestly, I've never been a fan of the license, so I haven't played it -> I can't say if it's really a must-have for Sat.
Yoh, who would need an other post to speak of all the japanse game he love, such as :
Astra Superstars, Princess Crown, Bulk Slash, Sakura Wars 1 & 2, Grandia, Noon, Dragon Master Silk...
Blazing Dragons was an interesting game. Was a puzzle game, set in the middle of old English fairy tales. Every character you came across had their own challenges and mental issue that you had to solve in order to progress in the game.
I wish they would remake or make a new Shining force game, those were my favorite
shining in the holy arc plays like shining in the darkess, hence the similar names. shining in the darkess was the first shining game though
I owned most of the games on this list and regret getting rid of them but I still have Virtua Fighter 2 and the best game ever made for it: Iron Storm.
Its unfortunate SEGA of Japan and America had so much contempt for one another which led to many poor business decisions being made all around. Wish SEGA never developed the 32X and focused on making the CD add-on better while also ensuring the Saturn was adequately equipped to be launched in all regions.
No Nights! Into Dreams?
Could you do Dreamcast next?
the part 2 and 3 of shining force 3 is translated now a days.
Was Baku Baku Animal on Saturn?
Yes it was and it’s a blast!
The opening statement that the Saturn was designed to compete with the Playstation and N64 is a bit misleading. Sega began developing the Saturn over a year before Sony announced it was entering the console market, and 2 years before Nintendo announced the Nintendo (then Ultra) 64.
For the best games of the console these are not very impressive. Some are interesting though. I did like Shining Force 1 and 2 and since I speak Japanese I might wanna try part 3. But Im also interested in the Resident Evil version.
Sorry, wrong footage for Saga! 🫠
Had to stop once I'd seen sonic r at 20.
P.s. I of course did watch to the end.
There were some truly great games from 19 onwards 😄
R(espect) Sonic R
My favourite is Shining Force 3 for sure.
Saturn bomberman did have a story.....you are time traveling trying to stop Castor. Game is amazing and two player campaign.
Saturn Bomberman DOES have a story mode.
Guardian Heroes FTW
Still my favorite console ❤ wish they would release a mini version.
Sonic R, Resident Evil, Astal, and Daytona USA are not deserving of a top 20 spot when there are games like Sakura Wars 1/2, Bulk Slash, and Devil Summoner/Soul Hackers on the system.
Yes. And Super Robot Wars F, Grandia, Tengai Makyou Apocalypse IV. But fu...ng Bernard Stolar banned all 2D and RPG's in West.
Finally someone giving proper credit to Sonic R 🥰
No Radiant silvergun. No Die hard arcade. No Grandia. The list goes on. I know you got choices to do but you did pick some dudes with Sonic R or Fighters Megamix.
Die Hard Arcade is in there...
The whole Sega story is such a What IF? scenario. What if Sega of Japan had listened to Kalinske and not forced them to produce the 32X, that was the first major mistake they made. What if Sega of Japan hadn't forced them to move up the launch of the Saturn? So many bad decisions forced on the employees by then head of Sega, Hayao Nakayama. If he had just trusted Kalinske to handle the western side of the company instead of dictating to him how things would be done. Kalinske had proven he understood the western market by making the Genesis/Mega Drive the big success it was.
Guardian Heroes!
Didnt sega saturn come out before n64?
It did
I disagree, as the Saturn is my personal favorite system of all time. And this is coming from someone who's been gaming since 80', And I've had pretty much every system there is
Good list, but including some of the Japanese only releases would have made it better. X-Men vs. Street Fighter should be on every Saturn best of list.
Dark Saviour is missing
Why your footage always look so blurry
Because old games aren't HD 😅
no Tomb Raider on the list?
Nights could have been Sega's Zelda.
No Deep Fear or Mystaria 😢
I'm convinced you haven't even played most of these games. Dragon Force the hardest rpg ever? It's easy especially after the first play through and broken to an extent. Still an amazing game though.
Nobody had a clue what a ps1 or n64 was in 95
The ps1 was released in 94 in japan and 95 in the west 🙄
@@drunkensailor112 it took a minute to populate in USA I’d say around 97
You forgot all the shooters!
SEGA Saturn 🪐
Masterpiece 🌠
No sakura wars?
"That's for you to decide. The answer is no, though." Lol, 10/10!😂
When did English people start saying period instead of full stop?
It surprises me how Saturn graphics managed to be better than Nintendo 64 and worse at the same time.
Batman forever was a great saturn game.
Of all time? Sega Saturn games were made over a 4 year period.
Never played a Saturn
Quake is the shit
Deep Fear ?????????????????????????????????????????????
I really like this 💋👌
Really wish there was a saturn mini.
the loading issues are no problem with a fenrir
I was surprised to learn today that the Saturn had 20 games.
It has almost 3 times the amount of games that the N64 had, so not real funny.
@@ThoughtformsOfTheSubconsciousM Not funny to YOU. Everyone else knows the Saturn was a shit console.
Sonic Racing games today are the best in the genre.
The critics were right, Astal is trash.
SF Alpha 2 (Gold) for the Saturn is the best SF game to date!
Sega Rally is way overrated. It's not even worth playing.
I think I need to give Burning Rangers another chance.
Panzer Dragoon is a decent game, but Saga really isn't. There are so many better RPGs for Saturn.
“Of all time”… pretty short run of time
First?
You mean used to be the best on Sega Saturn but no longer is the Saturn the best console in fact the Saturn had problems like no vibration you lose all your saves when the battery dies then you need to start all over it was a nightmare there is just no point in playing in the Saturn every game you played you lose all your saves it was to impossible to beat panzer dragoon by the time you almost beat it the battery dies all your saves is gone I’ll never play on my Saturn ever again that’s what made the PlayStation so successful is there was a memory card the memory cartridge for the Saturn was a pain
King of fighters 95, Xmen, torico, bubble bubble, baka baka animal. Your list is so wrong. You have only chosen games based on popularity not on playability or technical achievements.
One of the worst consoles, no wonder it bombed.
I think it's a great console. Why do you think it is the worst?
...say only clowns who never played the masterpieces on this system due to budget limits :)
It's a good console Mr Kock
@@TheIrishNational idc :)
shinobi :D