#20 and #19
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What version of Herc's Adventure was the best? PSX or SS?
People tend to say PSX version is better due to a better color palette but either one is fine, really.
Well, the other half why I got into Saturn in the 1st place was my brother's desire to own and play FIRE PRO WRESTLING 6 MEN SCRAMBLE. In 1998 he was a major wrestling freak and all his wrestling friends were raving about some obscure (to the US at least) JPN Saturn game. My bro went to me and told me to go find a Saturn... I did some research... and damn.
The rest is history.
It's kinda funny though... coz once I finally bought a Saturn, Fire Pro G was coming out on PSX, so my bro bought that instead.
I didn't buy FPW 6M until much later in my Saturn career. One day I bought it off respected n-g member Mike. It's a great
game. BTW I hope Mike was able to kick that smoking habit he wanted to kick so badly... don't hear from the bloke any more these days... hope he's alright...
One last note before we count to 20 and 19... today marks the 1 year anniversary that I got and played at long last, RADIANT SILVERGUN.
I got it off a saint for 65 shipped. Can you believe that low price?
I'm gonna go play it right now to celebrate and commemorate!
Much more on RS later when we get to the 10's and under... but now, without further ado I present to you...
#20 and #19!
#20: NIGHT WARRIORS -93%
A classic 2D beat 'em up featuring a gaggle of truly gruesome creatures. Capcom's creature feature is also the first sequel to the demonic DarkStalkers.
"What other game lets you beat the crap out of vampires, a werewolf and even Frankenstein's monster? Amazing cartoon animation, completely over-the-top moves and Capcom's
trademark quality gameplay make this a must-have title. Unique
amongst beat 'em ups." -Lee Nutter
#19: QUAKE -93%
The impossible has been made real with Lobotomy's translation of id software's graphically amazing PC shooting game.
"Quake on PC is my all-time favorite video game. There may be no DeathMatch (so Tom Guise AKA TipDrinker gets off lightly this time) but Lobotomy's tweaks to the single-player game have made it a highly entertaining, challenging experience. And
graphically speaking, this translation is untouchable." -Editor Rich Leadbetter
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Night Warriors was one of the first games I ever won off eBay. It came on Valentines Day of 2001 I recall. Great game... and even as cool as it is, Vampire Savior steps it up one more notch.
BTW, for those curious, SSM did do an 8 page showcase on Vampire Savior and the review score for VS was 94%. In SSM's later life, when PAL releases were drying up to nada, they started
doing a lot more coverage on JPN imports. Savior was one such beneficiary. (it even graced the cover, in fact)
SSM did a *ton* to promote Saturn owners to import to get the very best out of the Saturn. They were like... high-quality gaming crusaders.
Quake -- what an awesome programming job by those wizards at Lobotomy. This is a minor miracle folks, and shouldn't have been feasible, yet here it is. Of course, the graphics today don't look
much, but the spirit of Quake is there, is it not? Absolutely amazing that Lobotomy pulled off such a translation.
I mean, Quake on Saturn of this quality should NOT have happened. But I guess no one told Lobotomy that... what a
technical marvel. Mad props!
As for the 1 player game, I still dig it very much. Who can forget the first time they see that SHAMBLER charging at them?
Not me... not me...