User Reviews about Sega Saturn System - Video Game Console

Sega Saturn was sadly and quickly overshadowed, Great games like Virtua Cop 1 and 2,Virtua Fighter 1 and 2, Daytona Usa. I had lots of fun playing it when it first came out,still have my system. -- Sega Saturn Console

When Sega launched the Saturn, not too many people were impressed with its attempt at 3D rendering. After all, the architecture of the console was so complicated that few outside of Sega could ever properly program for it. Somewithin the company itself even fell short of utilizing this system to its full potential. Even so, it remains one of the most impressive, if not most successful consoles of all time.

It is not the Saturn's fault that the best of its games were left in Japan by their short-sighted management of the day. It delivered classic after classic, from Panzer Dragoon to NiGHTS, Dragon Force to Magic Knight RayEarth, Sword and Sorcery to Princess Crown, Psychic Assassin to Policenauts...and not forgetting the best fighters of the era (when combined with a RAM cart...) the Saturn deserved more than it received. It remains a system I play to this day, and will always treasure as a jewel in my collection. -- The Single Greatest 2D Console of All Time

This system was more durable, seemed to have better loading times, and better colors than that of the PSone. I have owned both, and the PS one was alot like the NES. Not very reliable but they had tons of third party. SEGA had lost costumers from it dabbling in the SEGA CD(sticker $300+ when new and Sonic CD/Ecco are the only games worth even playing)and then the 32X the year before.($150 new.brings the Gensis up to 32bit, the same as Saturn without the 3d engine, colors, or CD audio) So after dealing with this stuff people turned to off of SEGA. I mean they wanted us to pay 150 for the 32X, 300 for the sega cd, and the gensis.(100-in 95) So you spent 550+ and now a year latter they are telling you need to buy a new system for 300. WHATS?

Not for the system. The American markey never took to it. So if you have one or want one get a Japan mod cartridge. This will upgrade the Saturn to 38-bit and allows you to play Japans games. Like Street Fighter Alpha/Zero 3. Virtua Fighter and Datona are two great games for the systems. And if you want to see how good this system was at 2D get Mortal Kombat 2. This is a arcade perfect port. This system I really perfer even over the N64. It is camp not, but does have some great 2D and early 3D games. -- Better then the PS one. Why did this system fall short?

so underrated and so underused....

Awesome (now) retro system, you should get one and play Radiant Silvergun, one of the best games of all time!

5 stars for a dead, but awesome system... get one cheap today! -- A shiner in your collection....