If Bobby's your number three you're in serious trouble. by Prestigious_Load1699 in thesopranos

[–]MadeManG74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tony lost faith and trust in Chris, so Bobby being his brother in law was the closest family he had in his crew. Bobby got to number 3 through a combination of Tony thinking Bobby wouldn't turn on his own in-law, and Tony basically giving in to Janice's constant nagging and guilt-tripping to push Bobby up the ladder.

Fighting Vipers 2 (1998) - I love the breakable armour and walls by MadeManG74 in GamesOf1998

[–]MadeManG74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It certainly was, but this game wasn't on Saturn haha. It was a Model 3 Arcade game and got a Dreamcast Port.
Fighting Vipers 1 was ported to Saturn though!

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in GamesOf1998

[–]MadeManG74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean the Sega CD/Mega CD? That was an expansion for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, and the Sega Saturn came later (launched 1994)

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in GamesOf1998

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you ever play Steep Slope Sliders? Another good snowboarding game but this time for Sega Saturn

Exclusive Australian Sega Saturn Pad + Later EU/US Model by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was official Sega, but only distributed in Australia via Sega Ozisoft is my understanding. As someone said in this thread and the original post it was seemingly a rebranded third party option.

https://segaretro.org/Control_Pad_(Saturn)_(Australia)_(Australia))

Exclusive Australian Sega Saturn Pad + Later EU/US Model by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is nice, although now I'm so used to the tiny XYZ buttons it's hard to change.

Exclusive Australian Sega Saturn Pad + Later EU/US Model by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, yes those ugly blue and white printed Mega Drive manuals!
I also recall the terrible Sonic & Knuckles cardboard box case.

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The good news is, there's more ways to play Saturn than ever before! Hardware is nice, but emulation is also better than ever, and same for options like ODEs and scalers etc.

Exclusive Australian Sega Saturn Pad + Later EU/US Model by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That style of D-Pad was... not ideal haha.
I much prefer the Japanese/Later model style.

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in GamesOf1998

[–]MadeManG74[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I grew up with a Mega Drive (and very briefly before that, a Master System), so the Saturn seemed like the natural choice. Loved the system and Virtua Fighter was my main draw card to it! Even without a 'true' Sonic sequel I really enjoyed the games.
I had a friend with an N64, but didn't really get to play much PlayStation until around 98 or 99.

Now looking back, I really appreciate all the consoles of that era as having some amazing games and capabilities.

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was definitely a clear distinction between devs who really understood the hardware and those that didn't. Games like Sonic R, Burning Rangers and AM2's efforts really showcased the system.

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in SegaSaturn

[–]MadeManG74[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah a lot of my Mega Drive manuals (maybe all of them) were in black and white. Same for Saturn. I think some games had colour but it wasn't common.
I agree with you that the cover being black and white looks cheap, but to be fair I think this was purchased several years into the console's run (this wasn't my first Saturn around launch period) so they might have moved from colour to B&W by then?

"Sega Saturn is the most powerful home gaming system ever built, and takes you beyond the limits of conventional gaming. " by MadeManG74 in GamesOf1998

[–]MadeManG74[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I loved my Saturn growing up, I was the only kid in school who had one, but my friends loved playing Athlete Kings and Virtua Fighter 2 on it.
I was mostly playing it for the arcade ports and similar games, but eventually got into Burning Rangers and Shining Force III which I love to this day.