A shift in gear now for the next couple of RS installments as we take a brief tour of a number of the Sega Saturns less known releases, titles that are much less likely to be familiar to most gamers but might be areas of curiosity for those revisiting Sega's penultimate machine.
Astal
1995 - Sega
A 2D platformer from Sega itself that passed by quickly and unnoticed for the most part due to the heralding of the 3D era.
Astra Superstars
1998 - Sunsoft
A 2D fighter based around airborne attacks, it was an exclusive port of the arcade version.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest
1997 - Fill in Cafe
Another 2D fighter, this was the third of five versions to be released but the last within its original studios lifetime. With reworked sprites the game was step forward at the time for the series.
Batsugun
1993 - Toaplan
A vertical bullet hell shooter, this was the studios last game that integrated RPG style XP levelling into its weapon system.
Battle Garegga
1998 - Raizing
Another vertical shooter, this port arrived two years after the games debut and 18 years before an updated version would also be made. One of the Saturns rarer games, copies can go for over £100 these days.
Battle Monsters
1995 - Scarab
A versus fighter, the game wasn't well received so disappeared quickly but is notable for being part of the wave of titles that used digitised actors in the fighter animations and also having multi-tiered stages.
Did you ever try any of the above six more obscure Saturn titles?
Do you miss the era that allowed these kinds of smaller oddities to exist?
Astal
1995 - Sega
A 2D platformer from Sega itself that passed by quickly and unnoticed for the most part due to the heralding of the 3D era.
Astra Superstars
1998 - Sunsoft
A 2D fighter based around airborne attacks, it was an exclusive port of the arcade version.
Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest
1997 - Fill in Cafe
Another 2D fighter, this was the third of five versions to be released but the last within its original studios lifetime. With reworked sprites the game was step forward at the time for the series.
Batsugun
1993 - Toaplan
A vertical bullet hell shooter, this was the studios last game that integrated RPG style XP levelling into its weapon system.
Battle Garegga
1998 - Raizing
Another vertical shooter, this port arrived two years after the games debut and 18 years before an updated version would also be made. One of the Saturns rarer games, copies can go for over £100 these days.
Battle Monsters
1995 - Scarab
A versus fighter, the game wasn't well received so disappeared quickly but is notable for being part of the wave of titles that used digitised actors in the fighter animations and also having multi-tiered stages.
Did you ever try any of the above six more obscure Saturn titles?
Do you miss the era that allowed these kinds of smaller oddities to exist?
) since I had a full Japanese original set. Now I only own 80% of that due to difficult times. Still, to me none of the above are obscure but all are great. I could recommend some obscure yet good games if people are interested.
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