#3 but first...
The best Saturn site I ever seen... and why I don't hate FuncoLand as much as the next guy...
Wow, we're now down to # 3. Seems like only yesterday...
Speaking of yesterday, it only felt that when my enthusiasm for the Saturn was reignited. I bought a Saturn in January '99 (@ FuncoLand), and for 2 years, only had World Heroes Perfect and Fighter's History Dynamite.
these were the only 2 games I had for 2 years... see, back in my day......
were it not for my brother's desire in late '98 to own this game, I probaby wouldn't be here now.
In January of 2001, I went to a friend's house to study for a physics test. I saw his Saturn lying on the ground.
"Hey -- you're the first person I know who has this too," I told him. I looked at Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Bust-A-Move 2... I'd like to give these a try... "Do you still play it? I still do, though I haven't in a while."
"Not in years. If you want some of them, go ahead. It's cool."
"I can't do that man."
"No, go for it. Really."
"I can't."
"You sure?"
"... I'll just take these two," I said quickly.
The rest of the study session, I couldn't really focus on atoms and Murphy's Law, and who could blame me -- finally I got home and had a hell of a time with SFA 2 and BaM 2.
As they might say -- the rest is history. I never looked back.
February 2001 I was going to my cousins' house when I saw a FuncoLand and decided to stop by. I bought World Series Baseball II for 3.99 and Galactic Attack for 4.99.
WSB II, I had heard was a quick-paced arcade-like baseball game (like the classic Ken Griffey MLB on SNES) and Galactic Attack -- # 86 in EGM's top 100 (issue 100, November 1997)
There was also Quake & Fighters Megamix for 9.99 each but I decided not to get them (disc only). The clerk looked at me and said, "You still playing these games?"
"No... just starting." And he looked at me like I was crazy. Maybe I was... but damnit, if I was crazy, I was gonna have a good time being so.
Now I had six games in my collection, and couldn't wait to try out these new ones. It became an addiction.
I left the games in my glove compartment and made my way to my cousins' house. They had to make a run at the grocery store; told me I could join them or stay back and surf the net or something.
I stayed back and searched for info (read: reviews) on WSB II and GA. I'll never forget . . .
sega-saturn dot com
More specifically, the direct link is:
http://www.sega-saturn.com/reviews.htm
My God -- hundreds of user reviews! US and JPN game reviews. The works! I was absolutely floored. I read WSB II and GA reviews til my cousins came back. I was so happy to read all the good things about both games.
What do I think of both games today? Well, WSB II has largely been superseded by WSB 98, and GA... GA's still GA -- which is damn good fun and the shmup that brought me back into the genre.
Over the years, I occasionally referred back to the reviews found on sega-saturn dot com, either before purchasing a game, or just after playing it; reading what others thought of certain games and then comparing that to how I felt. It was part of the fun of buying and playing Saturn games.
I've definitely read one too many JM Vargas and Dark Falcon reviews!
But yeah, give it a look-see. It's a great site. The fact that it's still running is amazing; much thanks to the site owner Dave Z. Sega-Saturn dot com is one of my fondest memories when it comes to this system.
BTW I did write a review for sega-saturn.com. (2-23-01)
Can you guess for which game?
... Bingo.
http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/reviews/worldheroes-2.htm
There you'll see me... well, my pseudo-name anyhow
Anyway, the last Saturn game I ever bought from in-store was at FuncoLand after I took one of my damn college exams on December 17 2001.
I know, I know, most gamers have nothing but shit to say about FuncoLand, but you can see my history with them. I'm not crazy about them but they helped me get started... which is why I don't view FuncoLand as some sort of evil empire. I always say, "bring 20 bucks, look around for 10 minutes and then get the hell out."
BTW, the last game I bought from a real life shop was...
Heh, I remember seeing it at the bottom pile of some crappy sport games. I remember looking at the Goro-like creature thinking... cool, it's a Data East 2D fighter... and you know me and Data East fighters.
I stopped over to play a Metal Gear Solid PS2 demo, then I went back and said to hell with it and forked over the 5 bucks.
I had never heard of Dark Legend before but I brought it home and had a pretty good time with it. It's not very good, but I found it decent enough for a '95 fighter.
The semi-sequel is also only available on Saturn, via the JPN market, called Suiko Enbu Fuunsaiki. It adds from Fighter's History Dynamite fame -- Ryu clone Mizoguchi and the long-legged chick Yung-Mie. This game is pretty over-the-top with long-ass combo chains and 5 fireballs in the air... like a cross between a SFII game and a Versus game.
12-17-01... damn... 2 years go by fast...
Now...
on...
with...
# 3!
The best Saturn site I ever seen... and why I don't hate FuncoLand as much as the next guy...
Wow, we're now down to # 3. Seems like only yesterday...
Speaking of yesterday, it only felt that when my enthusiasm for the Saturn was reignited. I bought a Saturn in January '99 (@ FuncoLand), and for 2 years, only had World Heroes Perfect and Fighter's History Dynamite.
these were the only 2 games I had for 2 years... see, back in my day......
were it not for my brother's desire in late '98 to own this game, I probaby wouldn't be here now.
In January of 2001, I went to a friend's house to study for a physics test. I saw his Saturn lying on the ground.
"Hey -- you're the first person I know who has this too," I told him. I looked at Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Bust-A-Move 2... I'd like to give these a try... "Do you still play it? I still do, though I haven't in a while."
"Not in years. If you want some of them, go ahead. It's cool."
"I can't do that man."
"No, go for it. Really."
"I can't."
"You sure?"
"... I'll just take these two," I said quickly.
The rest of the study session, I couldn't really focus on atoms and Murphy's Law, and who could blame me -- finally I got home and had a hell of a time with SFA 2 and BaM 2.
As they might say -- the rest is history. I never looked back.
February 2001 I was going to my cousins' house when I saw a FuncoLand and decided to stop by. I bought World Series Baseball II for 3.99 and Galactic Attack for 4.99.
WSB II, I had heard was a quick-paced arcade-like baseball game (like the classic Ken Griffey MLB on SNES) and Galactic Attack -- # 86 in EGM's top 100 (issue 100, November 1997)
There was also Quake & Fighters Megamix for 9.99 each but I decided not to get them (disc only). The clerk looked at me and said, "You still playing these games?"
"No... just starting." And he looked at me like I was crazy. Maybe I was... but damnit, if I was crazy, I was gonna have a good time being so.
Now I had six games in my collection, and couldn't wait to try out these new ones. It became an addiction.
I left the games in my glove compartment and made my way to my cousins' house. They had to make a run at the grocery store; told me I could join them or stay back and surf the net or something.
I stayed back and searched for info (read: reviews) on WSB II and GA. I'll never forget . . .
sega-saturn dot com
More specifically, the direct link is:
http://www.sega-saturn.com/reviews.htm
My God -- hundreds of user reviews! US and JPN game reviews. The works! I was absolutely floored. I read WSB II and GA reviews til my cousins came back. I was so happy to read all the good things about both games.
What do I think of both games today? Well, WSB II has largely been superseded by WSB 98, and GA... GA's still GA -- which is damn good fun and the shmup that brought me back into the genre.
Over the years, I occasionally referred back to the reviews found on sega-saturn dot com, either before purchasing a game, or just after playing it; reading what others thought of certain games and then comparing that to how I felt. It was part of the fun of buying and playing Saturn games.
I've definitely read one too many JM Vargas and Dark Falcon reviews!
But yeah, give it a look-see. It's a great site. The fact that it's still running is amazing; much thanks to the site owner Dave Z. Sega-Saturn dot com is one of my fondest memories when it comes to this system.
BTW I did write a review for sega-saturn.com. (2-23-01)
Can you guess for which game?
... Bingo.
http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/reviews/worldheroes-2.htm
There you'll see me... well, my pseudo-name anyhow
Anyway, the last Saturn game I ever bought from in-store was at FuncoLand after I took one of my damn college exams on December 17 2001.
I know, I know, most gamers have nothing but shit to say about FuncoLand, but you can see my history with them. I'm not crazy about them but they helped me get started... which is why I don't view FuncoLand as some sort of evil empire. I always say, "bring 20 bucks, look around for 10 minutes and then get the hell out."
BTW, the last game I bought from a real life shop was...
Heh, I remember seeing it at the bottom pile of some crappy sport games. I remember looking at the Goro-like creature thinking... cool, it's a Data East 2D fighter... and you know me and Data East fighters.
I stopped over to play a Metal Gear Solid PS2 demo, then I went back and said to hell with it and forked over the 5 bucks.
I had never heard of Dark Legend before but I brought it home and had a pretty good time with it. It's not very good, but I found it decent enough for a '95 fighter.
The semi-sequel is also only available on Saturn, via the JPN market, called Suiko Enbu Fuunsaiki. It adds from Fighter's History Dynamite fame -- Ryu clone Mizoguchi and the long-legged chick Yung-Mie. This game is pretty over-the-top with long-ass combo chains and 5 fireballs in the air... like a cross between a SFII game and a Versus game.
12-17-01... damn... 2 years go by fast...
Now...
on...
with...
# 3!
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