Saturn Build a hypothetical Saturn Mini!

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

So, in this amazing future where we somehow get a Saturn Mini console, make a list of games that balances both what you think absolutely WOULD be included and which games you WANT to be included. Should be about 30 games and ideally is a mixture of genres and release dates.

(I don’t know the original source of the image, but it’s not from me.)

My personal list:
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Fighter 2
Fighters Megamix
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Nights into Dreams
Burning Rangers
Shining Force 3
Daytona USA
SEGA Rally Championship
Bug
Bug Too!!
Clockwork Knight 2
Astal
Baku Baku Animal
Sonic R
Sonic 3D Blast
Galactic Attack/Layer Section
Dragon Force
Guardian Heroes
Resident Evil
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
X-Men VS Street Fighter
Princess Crown (possible translation?)
Radiant Silvergun

I’ll be honest, I can’t see many more games they’d actually realistically put on a machine like this. Assuming they’re taking a slightly inaccurate emulation solution, my big thing is the sheer number of Japanese games that I don’t know if they’d take the plunge to put in here. The list changes massively under the hypothetical that this product becomes JP region exclusive, but even still. Also, some games like the Virtua Cop and House of the Dead games are missing due to needing a gun peripheral that wouldn’t be provided.

 

[gekiganwing]

Sega Lord X made a video about this topic about three years ago. He decided to limit his list to twenty games that could theoretically fit into a retail version.

 

[solnK!]

All the Panzer Dragoon´s
Sonic R
Virtua Fighter 2
The House of the Dead and Virtua Cop (both including the light gun)
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Burning Rangers
Nights into Dreams
Guardian Heroes
Astal
Grandia (maybe using the PS1 translation)
Lunar: The Silver Star (the same as above)
Bulk Slash (this one kinda hard for being a Saturn and Japan exclusive)
Sega Rally Championship
Daytona USA
Deep Fear
Clockwork Knight

I also have some ideas for a Dreamcast mini.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Sega Lord X made a video about this topic about three years ago. He decided to limit his list to twenty games that could theoretically fit into a retail version.

That may or may not be the inspiration for me making this thread

(I was watching a bunch of him this week. My number one source for finding things out about the Saturn, frankly. He’s an invaluable English language resource for the system’s history and place in the industry.)

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All the Panzer Dragoon´s
Sonic R
Virtua Fighter 2
The House of the Dead and Virtua Cop (both including the light gun)
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Burning Rangers
Nights into Dreams
Guardian Heroes
Astal
Grandia (maybe using the PS1 translation)
Lunar: The Silver Star (the same as above)
Bulk Slash (this one kinda hard for being a Saturn and Japan exclusive)
Sega Rally Championship
Daytona USA
Deep Fear
Clockwork Knight

I also have some ideas for a Dreamcast mini.

I forgot Deep Fear. That should be on there alongside the Resi 1 port. Having a double survival horror goodness might be amazing for genre fans (who also never get good treatment because their games never get rereleased)

 

[rootCompute]

Saturn Bomberman should definitely be included. Perhaps the best in the series, and one of the better multiplayer games on the system.

 

[RageBurner]

It absolutely needs to contain all three Shining Force 3 Scenarios, for one. Also all Capcom fighters for the system with RAM Cart support enabled by default. I dare say the Sakura Wars games need to be there too.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

It absolutely needs to contain all three Shining Force 3 Scenarios, for one. Also all Capcom fighters for the system with RAM Cart support enabled by default. I dare say the Sakura Wars games need to be there too.

And that’s where I get into the “it could be a JP exclusive item” thing. I agree 10000% that Sakura Wars, the whole series, should be there. It’s Sakura Wars. It’s synonymous with Saturn. The issue is that, on a consumer device, you’d need to translate them if you want to release this thing stateside, and I realistically don’t think they’d do that.


I don’t think they’d release a Saturn Mini at all frankly, but the point is more that I think it’s important to the system but has reasons it could be excluded even if they aren’t fair.

 

[resketreke]

What about Keio Flying Squadron 2? It's an exclusive and it's pretty good I think.

I'd kill for a Japanese Model 2 Saturn Mini, BTW.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

I'll take a shot in no particular order for USA version;

Sonic Jam
Nights into Dreams...
Die Hard Arcade
Virtua Cop 2
Shining the Holy Ark
Panzer Dragoon
Clockwork Knight
Sega Rally Championship
Fighters Megamix
Daytona USA
Virtua Fighter Remix
Dragon Force
Gungriffon
Shining Force III
Dark Savior
Guardian Heroes
The House of the Dead
Worldwide Soccer '98
Three Dirty Dwarves
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
DecAthlete
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
Enemy Zero
Battle Arena Toshinden URA
Resident Evil
Bust-A-Move 2
WipeOut
AMOK
Bug!
Astal


For Japanese version;

Grandia
Princess Crown
Radiant Silvergun
Sakura Taisen 2
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!
Burning Rangers
Sega Rally Championship Plus
Dragon Force 2
Culdcept
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
Bulk Slash
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Shining Force III Scenario 1-3
Virtua Fighter
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Gungriffon II
Street Fighter Zero 3
Akumajo Dracula X
Dead or Alive
Layer Section 2
Baroque
Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire
Dezaemon 2
Mavel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
Thunder Force V
World Advanced Daisenryaku
Silhouette Mirage
Cotton 2
Machi


For European version;

Deep Fear
Tomb Raider
Virtua Fighter 2
Galactic Attack
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Darius Gaiden
Saturn Bomberman
Keio Flying Squadron 2
Fighting Vipers
Mystaria
Street Fighter Alpha
The Story of Thor 2
Virtua Cop
Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
Last Bronx
Bust-A-Move 3
Wipeout XL
Baku Baku Animal
Worldwide Soccer '97
Sega Touring Car Championship
Exhumed
Virtua Fighter Kids
Sega Ages
Clockwork Knight 2
Battle Arena Toshinden Remix
Shining Wisdom
Parodius
Bug! Too
Winter Heat
Sonic R

 

[Segadude113]

it needs Sega Rally