SEGA Saturn Mythbusting - SixtyRGB

Fuck yeah dude, I'm really glad to see the Saturn going through somewhat of an unearthing in the west, now that emulation is finally near perfect, and with modern gaming turning so many people away for MANY reasons. Between sick videos like this, Stop Skeletons from Fighting's videos on the system and it's software, Modern Vintage Gamer, SEGA Lord X, and of course Pandamonium's insane project of reviewing every US Saturn game, it's sort of dreamlike to see a console I've been obsessed with for nearly a decade now, despite being born at the tail-end of it's Japan life, finally being recognized and celebrated in a more widespread way

Excellent video. The Saturn is kind of a perfect example of history being written by the victors, so much has been said about all the things it did "wrong" and how Sega should have done this or that or worked with so-and-so that it's totally overshadowed the things it did well. It's a great machine, it has loads of fun games and if anything, it's commercial failure in the west has made it a far more interesting console all these years later than it's competition.

I gave the Saturn a chance 15years ago and to this day it's my favorite 5th gen console. And this comes from someone as a kid who had all their nostalgia from the competition. The Dreamcast is also one hell of a console. If only they didnt bleed out of money. So much could have been achieved.

One thing you forgot about the PS1/Saturn price comparison is that the Saturn also came with in built memory for game saves, so PS1 owners would have had to have bought not only a game, but a memory card too.

I couldn't imagine how much time and effort you've put into making this video. Really great video as always :)

Great video. Also great 3DO highlight. Lots of people don't realize that the 3DO did actually very well in Japan considering it being American designed hardware. It sold 2x more than the OG Xbox in Japan. The Saturn is a great system, and I thoroughly enjoy exclusives like V.R. & AMOK. Underrated system out west, in the shadow of the PS1 and N64.

I was a massive SEGA fan during the 80s and 90s, they could do no wrong in my eyes. Bought the Saturn day one and was very happy. But eventually my head was turned by Sony when more triple AAA titles began to release on that console. Soon I was playing on a PS1 more then the Saturn.

I was 14 or 15 year's old when I got sega saturn as Christmas gift. .will never forget. Still my favorite console

The way in which you edit your videos is original, unique and insanely good. I can tell you really put effort into your videos, so my personal standpoint is that you are HEAVILY underrated. Keep up the great, and entertaining videos!

The Saturn gave us Sakura Wars so I will always love this 'failure'.

Now all we need is a Saturn mini! 😀 Asmuch as I love the chunky old boy it does take up bit of space huh?

Finally, some Saturn love. Out of all of my consoles I own, the Saturn is the one I always bust out. Sadly it's been a while since I could use it since it's cables have been obsolete for a while now with HDMI being the more prominent option nowadays. But luckily my gaming PC can be hooked up to the TV with a good Saturn Emulator and the problem is solved. To this day my family and I play some Baku Baku Animal and just have a great time. Too bad that game hasn't been re-released after the Saturn and Game Gear Ports. Pretty disappointing but one can only hope for a Saturn Mini to come and fill that Saturn Shaped void we all have.

So happy for you that you finally got this video done! It's also great btw! Your style and aesthetics are damn good, and the topic is pretty interesting, as it's pretty unique and offers originality compared to most YouTubers who talk about the Sega Saturn. As a Saturn-fan, I approve!👍

The exclusives still are better than many games today

Its worth adding that most of the people that owned the pc engine cd transitioned to the saturn when that console was dead. Much like the dreamcasts fanbase exodus to the original xbox. Also dragon quest was probably an even bigger blow or just as big as FF7 not having it on their console. A game what they could have had if one could believe it was Breath of fire as the Sega president at the time had went to university and was friends with the creator of that series but they still let that one slip as well.

Got a Japanese Saturn and installed an ODE. I’ve been obsessively playing shining force 3 and Batsugun and Galactic Attack…just such a cool fucking console, I absolutely love it. I think I knew one or two people who had one growing up, but never got to play it till now. Uncovering such a massive library of dope games is something that other people who are interested should take the plunge and do. Sick video, thanks

Saturn is great. If you weren't around back then it's hard to fathom that a major console was being sold but so few people had one or even knew someone with one. I don't have any memories of people talking negatively about it, most people just went with PSX or N64. My brother and I got one in 1997 cause they were so cheap, it was hard to find the games we wanted but we had a blast with it all the same. Bought another in 2009 and I'm really glad I did, it's so outrageously expensive to collect legit games.

AMOK is also a pretty good example on what the saturn could do, although it has a bit more of a voxel kind of thing going for

Honestly I'm so glad that there's finally a video on the Saturn that isn't just all about "Wow, look at this cool game, now go buy it" that then completely destroys the prices for that game because someone believes it now to be worth something. I'm a victim of the Saturn; I got it chipped and still I paid good money for a legitimate copy of Elevator Action Returns, a game I would argue to be the best game on the system. Short, sweet, and visually smooth but still very beautiful with its 32-bit 2D art. Up there also sits Lunar 2, the arguably better of the two Lunar games (and a personal favorite on my part), as well as the various Puyo games and the variety of Taito games. My Saturn is one of the most important things that sits in my library, and while I don't collect for it much anymore since the covid "retro gaming" bubble caused the prices to skyrocket, I'm still glad I have what I have... and a healthy supply of CD-Rs.

Perhaps the biggest way the difficulty with 3D hurt the Saturn is in its lack of groundbreaking event titles. You mentioned the lack of a mainline Sonic title, but basically every groundbreaking title that generation had to be 3D (as evidenced by Virtua Fighter in the early Japan era). While many of the 2D games of that generation are quite respected now, I think only SotN really made major waves during the generation at the time, and possibly some 2D fighters. It wasn’t that no one was playing 2D games, but rather those were the only ones that could usually capture the imagination of a lot of consumers. PS1 had plenty of those, and even N64 had Mario 64, Goldeneye, Ocarina, and a few others. I’m generalizing a fair bit, but I think there’s some truth to it.