Contest - CAG Foreplay #23: Win a Sega Saturn w/ X-Men: Children of the Atom!

[shipwreck]

As talked about on the latest CAG Foreplay Podcast, CAG dragonsho is kind enough to donate a Sega Saturn with X-Men: Children of the Atom for this week's contest.

Please place your entries in this thread and a winner will be randomly chosen and announced on next week's show. Listen to the latest episode for the rules of the contest and good luck everyone!

Thanks again, dragonsho!

[NinjaMajik]

Probably not a system defining game, but I played the hell out of Virtua Cop on the Saturn with my brother. That was probably a personal favorite.

[controlcommerce]

I remember first the first time I saw X-Men: Children of the Atom at an Arcade, it's was the same feeling I got when MK2 came out. Thanks dragonsho for putting this up!

Guardian Heroes is one of the best games no one has ever played. This 6 player beat-em up/RPG has no been duplicated to this day.

[NateWhs152]

Clockwork nights, One of the few games I played for the system and it was a really fun platformer.

[blueaurora]

Memories of Nights into Dreams and Daaaaaaaaytoooooooooonaa! Spring to mind. I am still bitter of Sega's defeat that generation. I bet my money on the wrong horse. I got in when they offered the 3 free games. Daytona USA, Virtua Cop and Virtua Fighter 2 if I am not mistaken. Never got to play Panzer Dragoon Saga that and Shinning Force 3. My two greatest regrets.

Virtua Cop was a Fav. and fighting vipers was pretty sweet as well.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I always wanted a saturn. Die hard arcade!!!!

[Agent_BBJ]

Nights into dreams would be so nice to play again. My sega saturn is broke. It was such a sad day.

[Bartex]

Virtua Cop ftw

[Salmonday]

I have a Sega Staurn already, so I'd have to turn around and pass that on to someone else. But Children of the Atom? That would be great to have. I have Darkstalkers for the Saturn and I still throw down on that to this day. Capcom = WIN.

[G-Nitro]

Nice, unfortunately the Saturn was one of the few systems I have never owned. And yet somehow I own a game for it.... Namie Amuro's Digital Dance Beat. lulz

[magiic]

I have never owned a saturn as I wasnt even born when the Saturn came out. But I would love to experience it.

[coltyhuxx]

The Saturn is one of the few consoles I'm missing.. would love to get my hands on one, as well as one of those nifty round Nights controllers...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Sega_saturn_analog_controller.jpg/180px-Sega_saturn_analog_controller.jpg

[mxpowar]

IMO, the Saturn is one of the most underrated systems ever. I was actually about to buy one when it was discontinued. I ended up trading my Sega CD for it but unfortunately had to sell it because I needed the money. Anyway, my favorite game was definitely Shining Force III (best Shining Force, IMO). The Legend of Oasis was pretty damn good, too but I never got to play the Panzer Dragoon games which I'd love to play. Missed out on Orta too cause I never had an Xbox :(

[flybrione]

I have only played a saturn a few times. One of my friends bought one at launch. The first game I ever played happened to be the horrible Aerosmith game Revolution X. Unfortunately that is the only game I can really remember playing. I know he had a sports game too but I can't remeber which one.

[mpau25]

I remember getting a Saturn at launch, but not really loving it till I got Sega Rally, raced those few tracks over and over!

[garrett186]

My favorite game would have to be Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

[xrayzwei]

Guardian Heroes is where it's at.

[Number83]

I remember when the Saturn Launched...What a surprise to everyone. I went to 3 Electronic's Boutique (as EB Games used to be called) and they didn't even know they were getting it. I got a call from one of them later in the day saying they got one from UPS delivery and if I wanted it. Retail Price $499. Talk about Sticker shock.

Best game ever? Panzer Dragoon Saga. Duh!

[contej85]

I haven't played much Saturn, so this would be nice. I'd have to track down a copy of Nights, that's for sure.

[merkman]

One of these days, hope to get a Saturn. I'd love to have...

Dead or Alive
Tomb Raider and
World Series Baseball '98 (think it's 98, not 1 or 2... but the LAST one they made)

[blueseraphtears]

Wow, talk about old school. I don't think I ever had that system, so owning it now would be most excellent.

[pimpinc333]

Shining Force III FTW! I bought a Sega Saturn just to play this game. Ahhh memories :)

[SonOfAtari]

Never had a Saturn, but have always wanted one. I'd love to have Virtua Cop, I remember having a blast with VC2 on the Dreamcast.

[sublime90]

my favorite saturn game is, Mr Bones!. mr bones is a music/platformer i guess. lots of cool elements and gameplay in this game that had never been done during that time. from the FMV's and the musical aspect of the game it was great. but i remember it being really difficult to beat.

[NWgamer666]

I thought the x-men game was amazingly cool when I was a kid. That and Daytona USA.

[vosos102]

After playing the awful Virtua Fighter on the 32X, my favorite Saturn game was Virtua Fighter 2. What a difference over the POS 32X version.

[Modore]

Really miss the Saturn. Would love to have one. DAYTONA YEEEEEAAAA:lol:

[sweeper1303]

My favorite Saturn game I had was probaly Nights. It took me awhile to figure out what I was doing but those were simpler times.

[darbyjones]

Awesome prize. I loved Virtua Fighter on the Saturn. I'm pretty sure that's the only game I played for it though.

[heatdolphins45]

Ive never owned a Sega system much less a Saturn so this would be a great experience for me

[Negative]

I played the hell out of Burning Rangers. Hilarious story + broken to hell camera = awesome 98's fun!

[juvo]

Alas, poor Saturn ... we hardly got to know thee.

It seems like eternities ago but I recall countless do-overs with House of the Dead to find all the possible routes.

[Trenchalicious]

Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytona!!!! USA.

[Jedi1979]

ahh, one of my memories of the Saturn was seeing it sit on the shelf and drop in price at the local Toysrus...before i had any money to even think of buying one

[chodax]

I have a genesis and a dreamcast but still no saturn :(

[ScottG13]

THis gives me a great idea of what to do with my spare 32" Vizio in my bedroom. I could hook up a Saturn/Dreamcast combo and make people relive the memories. Or make new ones. Or something.

[cueball939]

Me and my friends played the hell outta this whole series of games! This and Marvel Vs Capcom were awesome!

[mega_n00bzer]

please! I really would love a saturn, I collect old game systems and that is the ONLY major system I still do not own

pleeeeeeeeeeease!!

[bmulligan]

I sold my Saturn a few months ago and have regretted it ever since.

[evilmax17]

Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytona!!!! USA.
That's really the defining moment of owning a Saturn. To this day, if I'm getting onto a highway, I might start to sing "rollllllingggggggg staartttttttttttttttttttt!"

VF2 was awesome of course, but my friends and I made up a Royal Rumble metagame. Turn off damage and keep ring-outs on (so the only way you could die was from ring out). Very fun.

[Fuzi0n]

Would love to play some old school Virtua Fighter, Die Hard and of course Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytona USA.

[DT778]

Die hard arcade

[dsullo]

The saturn is a great system. I wish Sega would re-release Panzer Dragoon Saga

[Rusty Ghia]

Of the few games that I've played on the Saturn my favorite would have to be Assault Suit Leynos 2. It's got customizable robots, HUGE bosses, guns, explosions, all in a 2D side-scroller view. What's not to love?

I know that this comes as sacrilege, but I've played Panzer Dragoon Saga and I didn't like it. At all. I actually borrowed the game from the guy who did the dialogue for the American version.

As for Children of the Atom, this is probably the only fighter game that I've ever been interested in as I like the characters.

[b3b0p]

There were only 3 games I played on my Saturn before I got rid of it:

1. Die Hard Arcade
2. NiGHTS
3. X-Men: Children of the Atom

Iirc, the retail price was not 499.99. I believe it was 399.99. I got it for a birthday present from the mother figure the day it came out. I could be mistaken though.

[GenDV138]

My favorite Saturn game is NiGHTS into Dreams. The analog controller made it fun to control and I loved flying around collecting everything I can. The boss battles were also pretty fun from the ones I've played.

[DesertEagleXIX]

I bought one at launch, and loved Mass Destruction; an mindless action game where your tank blew the hell out of everything. I had a decent collection, when my local Wal-Mart (maybe 96-97) started clearing all their Staurn games for $5.00. I went crazy purchasing about 45 games in two days.

I had a lot of fun with the system for the next three months, then stored it. About two years ago, I got married and took all my Saturn game to Gamedude. I do miss the system. I even convinced my girlfriends dad to get one. He'd come home from work and play either Mass Destruction or Bust-A-Move until his wife would yell at him. The Saturn was his gateway drug.

Some highlights for me:
Mass destruction
Bust a Move 2 & 3
Darius Gadien
Die Hard Trilogy
BomberMan
The Panzer Dragoon series
Hyper 3-D pinball
Herc's Adventures
Thunderstrike 2
Street Fighter Alpha series (I got a thumb blister on the first one)
Darkstalkers
In the Hunt
Offroad Intreceptor Extreme (yeah, 3Do!)

[SteveDaWonder]

I owned a Sega Saturn until it broke on me. I'd love to get another one. I enjoyed Dead or Alive quite a bit.

[CoffeeEdge]

Panzer Dragoon Saga, because it's Panzer Dragoon Saga.

But seriously, it came out right as RPGs were starting to really boom in the US (thanks to FF7), but I had been playing RPGs for years by this time, and a lot of the RPG conventions had started to feel stale to me. And then PDS came along with these amazing characters and world and art direction, and of course, it's unforgettable battle system. It was a real breath of fresh air, and despite it's huge reputation among RPG players, never get the widespread attention that it truly deserves. A true classic (and seriously, Sega, can we get a next-gen PDS sequel over here???).

[rynomite]

My favorite Saturn game from back in the day has to be Daytona USA. Couldn't ever match the ungodly goodness of the arcade version due to lack of force feedback wheel but it was pretty sweet for 1995.

[Caliburn]

I still have my Saturn, though its in disuse. I traded Die Hard Arcade for a nifty FF7 Wall Scroll here on CAG, although the games I used to love playing were Panzer Dragoon 1; Panzer Dragoon 2: Zwei; Virtual On; NiGHTs.

[urge26]

I remember paying out the nose when the Saturn came out early, but it was all worth it when I got to experience Daytona at home :)

[Machine]

Dragon Force, Shining Force III, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes - the Saturn is full of win

[smaaug]

Dragon Force is definitely my fave game on the Saturn, beaten it like 3 or 4 times

[kube00]

Resident Evil for the Saturn, oh yea, as well as Virtual Cop, sigh how I miss you

[c_noack]

It's gotta be Duke Nukem 3d for me. I loved that game!

"That looks like one Doomed space marine"

[Halo05]

The Saturn is my favorite videogame system of all time. The Saturn port of X-men vs. SF is probably my most played game ever. I probably put over 400 hours into it.

[able_to_think]

X-Men: Children of the Atom is my favorite because I'd get it if I win

[ZombieHendrix]

Only saturn game I've played was pretty boss; Guardian Heroes

[DMartinez]

Radiant Silvergun, hands down. One of the greatest shmups of all time!

[alumbrados87]

Never owned the saturn and only game i have played on it is back when Independance Day was released i would love to fully experience the system. not to mention track down the games

[goldagainstthesoul]

I remember nearly crying in Toys R Us when this came out because my parents said it was too expensive. But Nights was soooooo much fun, and you can tell by my avatar Im a BIG X-Men geek.

[E_G_Man]

I remember going to my cousins house after school to play some virtual cop on his Sega Saturn. Then one day I went over and the Saturn was gone, he had sold it.... jerk.

[oleskiier]

virtua fighter on my friends prototype

[linkpwns]

I love Shining Force II. That is one of the best Strategy RPGs ever.

[Mr.Answer]

daytona usa by far!

[cdrober]

I enjoyed Magic Knight Rayearth. It was a great RPG in my mind.

[DGenerateKane]

I never owned a Saturn, Genesis was my last Sega console. Wouldn't mind one though. :p

[mykevermin]

I was pleasantly disappointed by the "secret character" (Norimari?) in the Saturn release of Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter.

I was amazed, in retrospect, that I received the orders I placed at Buy-Rite for the few Saturn imports I owned.

[kvadair]

Having never owned a Saturn X-Men: Children of the Atom would be my favorite game since it would be the only one I would have to play if I won the contest.

[Majora2010]

Tactics Ogre. I never knew it came out for the Saturn too.

[DucRam]

My friends and I played Guardian heroes for hours at a time.

[MrDemonicAngel]

never owned a Saturn but played X-Men Children of the Atom in the arcades ALL the time...i remember beating the arcade for the first time using Storm....the feeling was a tingly sensational feeling...

[zakk]

Gun Griffon, for a while there that was the only game I had for my saturn, back before I foolishly traded the system

[Shadowgram]

Most of my free time during second year in college was spent playing Marvel vs. Street Fighter on the Saturn of cause (it makes the PS1 port looks like a SNES game) that was almost 10 years ago... how time flies

[hufferstl]

Nights is my favorite. I used to play that at the local Microplay back in 94 or so.

Thanks for the contest!

[Don Chubo]

Played a lot of Nights back in the day.

[kennistond]

What a great game!

I hope I win.

[rexflexall]

Sega Saturn and Virtual On? Oh yeah......I still got mine......kept it over my PS1.....but kept a copy of Einhander for it just in case........

[thorbahn3]

Nights into dreams

[dpac]

I played the heck out of Street Fighter Alpha 3 on the PS1, so it would be nice to check it (and the World Tour mode) out on the Saturn.

Side notes: a friend of mine loved Dragon Force (I've never played it), and I'm intrigued by Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, as I remember that in the arcades after Children of the Atom came out.

[michaema]

I would say Clockwork Knight was my favorite because of the environment the game put you in as a toy in a run of the mill house with other toys out to get you. :)

[turinx]

I have never owned a saturn as I wasnt even born when the Saturn came out. But I would love to experience it.
Yeah you were, you were 5.

X-Men vs. Street Fighter on Saturn was greatness

[Slartibartfast]

Man I've been wanting a Saturn for a long time. Hard to believe they're more expensive than Dreamcasts! I'm a huge 2D fighting fan, so I would love this!

[qbkorso]

Virtua Fighter 2 because it was one of the few fighter that hooked me.

[RSeth]

Thought I'd give it a shot.

[Logante]

Wow, I wanted a Saturn back in the day for virtual fighter. Ohh the memories of going to a friends house just to play video games.

I never got a chance to own this system, and dont remeber Children of the Atom, But if it is marvel IT HAS TO BE GOOD.

[I82Much]

xmen children of the atom - seriously! I remember playing this in the arcade on a camping trip once (you can tell we're good in the outdoors)

[tyhana]

First, thanks dragonsho for donating such an awesome prize, and the Shipwrecks for hosting the contest.

I would buy as many fighting games as possible. Street Fighter, Pocket Fighter (kawaii!!!), King of Fighters, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Darkstalkers, Marvel Super Heroes... Ah, those were the days... Even as a kid with absolutely no gaming skills I could still have fun.

[help1]

I would love to play a Sega Saturn. Never seen one before in real life!

[j14rk1n]

I figure I might as well throw my name in and give this a shot. Thanks for the chance, dragonsho & Shipwreck.

[pinebarrens]

I barely played anything for saturn. How about Virtua Fighter?

[Cai]

I would love a Saturn--and playing Snatcher on it, oh hells yeah.

[retail sucks]

I never got to play a Saturn so here's to hoping I win. : )

[Jet_Jaguar]

I remeber, back in the day, watching a buddy of mine play NiGHTs and thinking to myself, "wow, that's pretty amazing", but back then I was a Nintendo diehard, so I went and got myself an N64 instead. If only I could have looked past my fanboyism.

[orphicviper]

I remember walking in to a Toys R Us when the Saturn was released 6 months earlier than expected and found Panzer Dragoon on the demo kiosk. I was enthralled! The graphics, the music, and the environments all came together to create a fantastic experience (at that time). I played it for at least 2 hours, and knew I had to have one.

Though I have since gotten out of Saturn gaming, it would be great to get one again.

[lurknomore]

Sega Saturn's Street Fighter: The Movie....was for a very brief moment in my life one of my favorite games.

This game sucks. It stinks beyond all; however, because I had just spent my hard-earned money on this seemingly next-gen game, I was determined to love it. And love it I did, until I came to my senses and realized it was a steaming mess.

[Johnny-C]

I don't remember the store, but I rented a Saturn from a video store once, along with one of the Marvel VS. games. It was a blast. That system has the best standard controller ever IMO.

[cdietschrun]

Ive never had a Saturn and would love one because my cousin had one and told me how awesome it was but I never once got to play it :(

[chronojin]

Sonic R was definately my favorite game. It was alot of fun..............

[jtdragon]

I remember having my Saturn modded with a dip switch in the back to run import games--of which, my fave was Radiant Silvergun by Treasure. I was able to finally track down a copy on eBay back in the day. It was great, probably a bit overhyped, but great nonetheless. Anyways, my favorite game on the Saturn has to be Dragon Force! Anyone else remember this strategy game? So insane to see so many sprites doing battle at that time.

[reicaden]

I remember Xmen children of the Atom! I had it for my Saturn. Fun as hell game.

Cyclops was Cheeeeeeeeap, "beam! beam! beam! beam!" Bah!

I have so many fond memories with my saturn, its a shame i went with saturn tho instead of PSX... i feel like i lost out in that generation as all the great games i wanted to play were either multi-platform anyways, or only PSX.

Anyways, Nights, Xmen, and Megaman X4.... i played those games to DEATH! :)

[CouRageouS]

I never touched a Saturn before, I remember even completely dismissing it even though as a kid I dreamed of the days of an eventual 32X :lol: If I were so fortunute to get the win, I'd have to track down all the flagship Saturn titles on ebay to truly experience the machine.

Children of the Atom on the other hand was a dream come true. I remember first playing it at a water park for most of the day at my Dad's company picnic. I was a Street Fighter nut and an X-Men nut.

[quasicat]

Picked up Panzer Dragoon Saga and a Saturn when Toys R Us in Lima put them on clearance. I only ever picked up a couple of games for it since everyone was stocking only N64 and PS1 titles at that point. PD Saga was and still is amazing.

[WildWorld]

NiGHTS and Virtua Fighter 2 were the best games on the system, hands down.

[graventy]

I've always wanted a Saturn. I'd get to play the only good version of Nights.

*ducks*

[TripMasterMunky]

Great prize!

I want me some sweet Saturn action. Favorite game? Im probably most anticipated to play NiGHTS.

Panzer Dragoon is awesome too, but theres no chance im ever gonna be able to touch that game :P

[Cao Cao]

Never did own a Saturn, but I often played it at the Target demo kiosk back when I was young. I always did like Nights, it was pretty exciting to just fly around, although I didn't know what the goal was. I also enjoyed Fighters Megamix, with its combination of Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers characters (With armor damage, something that was somewhat of a novelty back in those days). I probably stopped playing it around the time that the N64 kiosks came out with Mario 64 and replaced the Saturn kiosks.

I already have a slim PS2 and a N64, I might as well have a Saturn to complete the generation (And maybe pick up a few games like Nights at the local independent games retailer).

[bookishboy]

Awesome contest, and I hereby throw my hat in the ring for the Saturn.

[die138]

my favorite would have to be the xmen vs. street fighter import, which i still have. it was a hassle to start but boy was it worth it. first you had to put the loading cart then switch that cart with the 4 meg cart at just the right time to get it working. sadly, i traded the saturn to get a dreamcast...but that turned out to be well worth it. i havent read the rest of the thread but i think anyone who names BUG! or BUG! TOO!...uggh... they should be disqualified.

[smellytim]

Ive never had a saturn but I do think I have played one a few times. was there an awful 3d sonic on it? Panzer Dragoon Saga always seemed like a game I might like.

[disappearer71]

oooh, maybe a chance to play nights before the new nights comes out.

[ProtoEXE88]

Sega Saturn... sadly few, but they awesome memories were had with the console.

One of my old friends was the only person I knew to have a Saturn, and the best game for the system, was easily Sonic R. I know I'll get a lot of crap for this, but it was an amazing racing game, even though it could be 100%'d in less than a half hour, but god, I could replay the game over and over (and still do on occasion to this day on Gems Collection or PC). Another good Saturn game was some DBZ game that I don't know the name about, besides the fact it was an import and my friend beat me as Frieza multiple times D:

So that's what I've got on the Saturn, sadly few, but it seemed like an awesome system.

And if I were to get this, the first game I'd get would be Burning Rangers, because it seemed awesome/bad at the same time from what I've seen on it.

[Terabyte7]

The original Panzer Dragoon really impressed me at the time, and I would love to be able to play Panzer Dragoon Saga if ever happen across a rarified copy of it. :)

[KingBroly]

Mega Man 8. It was clearly the superior version of the game.

[Timett]

The Saturn Bomberman game is still the best game in that series and is the best game I've played on that system.

[zerowing]

I used to play Saturn at my babysitters house, when I was around 10. They had a pretty large collection and I enjoyed playing it everyday. I played games like NiGHTS and Virtua Fighter, but I got attached to Tomb Raider. At 10 that game was scary as hell and really challenging for my young mind. I never beat it but it was fun and easily my favorite of all the Saturn games that I played. Too bad I've never played, let alone seen a Saturn since those days.

[Gillums]

Saturn had so many great games. X-men vs. Street fighter was the one I had the most fun with, also the D&D Arcade games. Just wish they had those come out in the US.

[Heyasuki]

Nights: into dreams was by far my favourite Saturn game but alas when I moved to China a few years back (I'm back in Canada now) I had to sell my whole game collection! /cry

Having a Saturn again would be awesome my wife and I would enjoy playing some arcade classics together on Saturn =D

[Milkyman]

Saturn is one of the only systems I have never laid hands on, it just seemed like NONE of my friends got one. I even knew someone who had a 3DO for pete's sake. I'm most interested in trying the crazy expensive stuff like radiant silvergun. I hope I win!

[cindersphere]

The system is the first time I experienced the awesomeness of Lunar 2 Eternal Blue. Imo This Is The Greatest Game Evar.

[terborx]

i absolutely LOVED X-Men: COTA in the arcade, so that'd have to automatically be my fave saturn game (since i've never actually played a saturn..)

[Bojizzle]

Best game is obviously Saturn Bomberman. It's the only Bomberman to support 10-man multiplayer and is also one of the earliest online console games. 28k-4-LIFE!

[Yoohoo1231]

Megaman X4!

[gobrink]

I wouldn't mind having a Saturn. It has a few good games. Besides it would look great with with the Sega, 32x, and Dreamcast I have hooked up in the basement.

[davkeats]

probably not the best, but i have fond memories of CLOCKWORK KNIGHT.

a straight ahead side scrolling platformer that looked great at the time...

i do remember that i was a game that you had to beat in one sitting, no saving...thats crappy.

[Mune]

I'll have to go with Guardian Heroes. Treasure is probably one of the top five developers in Japan.

[Robjus]

I loved and played Scud: The Disposable Assassin game over and over on the Saturn.

[SilveRaven]

Never had a Saturn, but I really want to play Nights into Dreams.

[catapult37]

Wow, what an awesome prize. I guess I'm one of the relatively few people to have actually played and completed Panzer Dragoon Saga. That game was really impressive for that generation, and doubly for me because I was very immersed in the Final Fantasy style of RPG at the time. PDZ had such a unique visual and gameplay style that it really made an impression. Plus the dragon combat was really fun. Too bad I'll never ever be able to find a non-expensive copy of the game if I win the Saturn. :-)

[nadsofed]

I never had a Sega Saturn (had a Sega Master system though) but NIGHTS into dreams looks really cool and I look forward to NIGHTS on the WII.

[evilomar]

I still play my Saturn at least once a week. Here are my favorite Saturn games:

Saturn Bomberman (Best party game ever! 10 freaking people on one screen)
Dragon Force 1 & 2
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Astal
Nights and Christmas Nights
The fighting games, my god where do I begin? Real Bout FF, KOF 96, Groove On Fight, Rabbit, Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold, Nightwarriors, and Cyberbots.
Shining Force 3
Burning Rangers
Radiant Silvergun...best shooter ever!
Guardian Heroes
KO Attack Squadron

My favorite system of all time (PSX who?) and good luck to whomever takes it.

[MSUnman]

Virtual On was by far my favorite Saturn game. Fast and fun Mech Battling Action. The mechs had great character and awesome attacks. Even better if you had the twin sticks. Boo ya!

[boognishd]

Iron Storm was one of my favorites.

[Draknodred]

Shining Force 3, great game one of the last good ones if I remember correctly. I played all the shining forces except for Shining Force 3, I even played the game gear one and I beat that one like 4 times thanks to corrupted save files..,

Anyways, Shining Force 3, go.

[lyric706]

Never owned a Saturn and would love to — for NIGHTS!

[sigtheman]

My Favorite Saturn game,I would have to say Nights. Mainly because of the countless childhood hours of sleep I gave up to play it, when my dad rented a Saturn from Blockbuster.Way back when blockbuster actually rented out consoles.

[retrovertigo]

I never owned a Saturn, but I think NiGHTS would be the one I'd be most interested in trying with its loyal fanbase that it's developed.

[pvx22]

Nights, and Virtua Cop were fun stuff. I'd love to be able to run through those games with a free Saturn.

[Negronometry]

Panzer Dragoon

[Purkeynator]

For me it would be House of the Dead. It is still exclusive to Saturn to this day.

[hootie]

I spent countless hours playing NiGHTS...such a classic.

NiGHTS complemented by Virtua Cop and Daytona = Gaming bliss.

[roncoalition]

Memories of Nights into Dreams and Daaaaaaaaytoooooooooonaa! Spring to mind. I am still bitter of Sega's defeat that generation. I bet my money on the wrong horse. I got in when they offered the 3 free games. Daytona USA, Virtua Cop and Virtua Fighter 2 if I am not mistaken.

Virtua Cop was a Fav.


Ahhhh i remember that deal, my brother's came with that when he got it for christmas.

My favorite game on the saturn was most deffinitely Dark Savior (spiritual sequel to Landstalker for the Genesis by Climax entertainment). That game was incredible. Depending on how fast you beat the opening sequence, it changed the entire outcome of the game- You're a bounty hunter and start off on this ship thats transporting this super-villan creature thing to this island to be executed but he escapes and you have to make it to the captains room before he does. I think there was like 7 different ways you could play the game depending on how fast you did that part, like you could get there before he does and kill him, or if youre too slow then he kills the captain and escapes loose on the island, or even if you get to him you can die and then you play in this like alternate universe and its like a boss mode.

yeah, anyway, i guess I got carried away. but the game is awesome. damn impossible though, I played it on an emulator a while ago and I can't even imagine playing it without save states.

So yeah, that game and Die-hard arcade, of course are the best

[mitch079]

I'd love to have one - Have Resident Evil for it but no system to play it on. And then would have to track down Panzer Dragoon Saga and see just how good it really is. And Nights and WSB and a few other games.

[greatAuk]

I always wanted to play Panzer Dragoon Saga too.

[meager]

I'd love to have a Saturn. It's the one classic system that a friend of mine does not have, because he can't find a working one at a decent price. I'd probably have to give it to him.

There are a bunch of games that I've enjoyed the sequels to that I haven't been able to play the originals on the Saturn. But I think I'd most want to play Nights Into Dreams before the new Wii game comes out.

[Garfield]

Before Xbox Live and the Dreamcast, the Saturn was the first console to go online...there's a very good internet browser for the Netlink, and 5 games support direct connect play.

As for games, every Saturn owner should check out Guardian Heroes, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Saturn Bomberman, and Virtua Fighter 2. I believe Virtua Fighter 2 is the first (and still only) Sega published game to break the 1 million copies sold mark in Japan.

As much as I love my Dreamcast, Xbox, and Xbox 360, I have to rate the Saturn as my favorite system.

[magilacudy]

If I had a Saturn and some $$$ I would play Virtual On and Panzer Dragoon Saga. I have never played PDS, but VO kicks ass.

[haruko311]

Gotta love Sega

[GLOCKGLOCK]

The Dungeons & Dragons Collection game that was only available as an import was my favorite Saturn game! I'd love to pick that up again but I'm not sure I have $100 for it, but winning the Saturn in the contest might motivate me to find a copy somewhere!

[Nephlabobo]

Ironically, my favourite games on the Saturn ended up on the PS1

Grandia
Lunar Silver Star Story
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
Suikoden
Wipeout
Wipeout XL

And that's why I'd like it.

[mprice]

I am going to have to go with Bug. I mean how can you go against a game with Dung Beetles.

Dung Ball Fiesta!!!!!

[SAGExSDX]

no doubt the best saturn game ever is Guardian Heroes. Treasure makes excellent games

[Squall835]

I always wanted a Saturn so I could Die Hard Arcade. Man, I loved that game.

[Longshot099]

I was fortunate enough to get a chance to play Panzer Dragoon Saga at a friends house, it was just all kinds of awesome. To this day I regret not buying his Saturn when he put it up for sale :(. By far my favorite game on the system.

[bombatomba]

Three Dirty Dwarves. While certainly not my favorite Saturn game of all time (that honor is bestowed upon Dragonforce, or maybe Fighters Megamix), this was the game that introduced me to the hidden wonders of the Saturn.

Never played X-Men COTA, though. I had a friend who would whoop my 'tocks in Marvel Super Heroes. Good memories.

[ryanredzie]

My only memoty of the Saturn was when my friend had it and his only game at the time was sonic fighters. Please help me change that memory with a better fighter!

[Lord Draconus777]

I will donate my body to science when I die if I'm elected mayor

[radjago]

Shining Force III was my favorite on the system, even though II is my favorite in the series.

[doc005]

My favorite Sega Saturn game is NiGHTS because that is the only Saturn game I've ever played

[davosky]

Best 2d system with one of the best 2d fighters game? Count me in!

[Rockgamer]

I never played the Saturn much. I played my friend's system a couple of times, and the game we always played was Die Hard Arcade. I don't actually remember much from the game, but I just remember having a lot of fun playing it.

[whoknows]

Never got a saturn though I wish I did.

Would have played NiGHTS first due to how much people talk about it.

[VagrantSpace]

NiGHTS into Dreams is the most memorable Saturn game for me. I miss my Saturn!!!

[LiK]

fave Saturn game is Panzer Dragoon because it was good for it's time. booyah!

[CloakBass]

I used to play a lot of Virtual On and Three Dirty Dwarves at my Sears store as a kid. Good times!

[Justme8800]

My favorite game will be NiGHTS, once I actually win the system :)

[FriskyTanuki]

I remember that a friend of mine had a Saturn and was playing Madden 98, which I had for the PS1. Looked the same, from what I could tell, and was a fun game for the Saturn.

[Smuglittleman]

I would love to be able to play the original NiGHTS before I play the new Wii NiGHTS!

BTW, love the podcast.

[InuFaye]

Saturn is awesome. Guardian Heroes Awesome.

[letsgetacid]

The first game I bought for the Saturn (with my brother, we scrounged up all we had) was VF2. I was literally floored when I first saw it. I couldn't believe how great it looked. We didn't buy another game for almost a year. It was amazing to say the least.

Years later, after tagging along with my friend at the mall, we goaded his younger brother to buy Guardian Heroes (hey we were like 13) at an Electronics Boutique, back when it was still actually called that. I was going simply on the fact that EGM gave it the best beat em up that year or something. Little did I know, it would become my introduction to one of the greatest Saturn games ever.

I've been interesting in getting a Saturn for awhile now. There's a lot of odd little gems I've yet to play, seeing as the damn thing will apparently NEVER be emulated 100%.

[Xeccos]

My favorite game is NiGHTS, and I also hope to be able to play it again before the new one comes out.

[jer7583]

My favorite game is Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter which I regretfully sold along with the system and many other excellent games when I first left for college, for some extra money at the time. I do miss the system and would probably do backflips if I won a new one!

Love the show, listening to it at work as I type.

[fullmetalfan720]

My favorite game for the Sega Saturn is Virtua Cop. This was one of the first light gun games that I ever played. It made me really like light gun games.

[neonglow]

I enjoyed playing Sega Rally a lot on the Saturn.

[inject_the_venom]

Japan-only Elevator Action Returns. Recently re-released for PS2 on one of the Taito collections, but I'd love to take part in some of the other Saturn goodness.

[MartinAustin]

Guardian Heroes is by far the best game on the Saturn, and damn near the best beat 'em up ever created. Big ups to the person who donated the system. What a great prize to give away!

[CardThrower21]

Sonic R was my favorite saturn game that i was able to play briefly as a small child in the Sears electronic area. ah Memories.

[AmanoUsagi]

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Various Emotion (http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/saturn/data/574317.html) is my favorite. I would love to be able to play it again.

[Korny]

Saturn Bomberman. Nothing could beat this with a bunch of friends and a ton of controllers.

[memsg]

my favorite game would be Guardian heroes. Great contest

[shipwreck]

Entry period has now ended. Winner to be announced in this week's episode. Thanks everybody for your entries.