Sega Saturn Magazine stated RS’s bosses to be amongst the hardest ever in a shoot-em-up, with hideous amounts of bullets filling the screen.
They hadn’t seen this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscP9QpXoFM)
Edit: However, Silvergun’s graphics are still beautiful.
I think it’s pretty much a given that they wouldn’t have witnessed Mushihime-sama Futari’s gallery of ammunition to dodge. It came out last year. Radiant Silvergun was released in 1998.
Anyway, pretty much all of Cave’s games offer a challenge towards dodging manic patterns exclusively. Radiant Silvergun offers a bit more challenge than that, although it’s nowhere near as cluttered nor impossible as the video you just linked.
I always wonder what the point is to a game like that if you can’t even see what’s going on. >.>;;
wow that was awesome O_O
hey how do your guys (with radiant silvergun) play it? do you have a switched saturn?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IgGNzUgT-0)
this is another vid of the series of the game from the one arci posted
the music is so good!
I just use a standard Japanese Saturn.
In other news, the original Mushihimesama is awesome, and I hope they bring Futari out on console too!
hmmm instead of trying to find some place to get my saturn switched, could i just buy a jap saturn? i want radiant silvergun =(
Ikuraga was recommended to me once. I never brought it though, perhaps I shall procure a copy from a second hand basket sometime.
You do NOT need to switch your Saturn - just open your Saturn up and tape the CD door switch closed – modification complete – you are now able to do an easy swap trick that will allow you to play ALL games (including backups).
[quote=“Arcie”]Sega Saturn Magazine stated RS’s bosses to be amongst the hardest ever in a shoot-em-up, with hideous amounts of bullets filling the screen.
They hadn’t seen this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscP9QpXoFM)
Edit: However, Silvergun’s graphics are still beautiful.
To be fair MUSHIHIMESAMA wasn’t around at the time of RGS 
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[quote=“Kadamose”]
You do NOT need to switch your Saturn - just open your Saturn up and tape the CD door switch closed – modification complete – you are now able to do an easy swap trick that will allow you to play ALL games (including backups).[/quote]
hmmmm… i ahve 2 saturns as well… but what about the 50-60hz thing?
It shouldn’t be an issue. I’ve had Shining Force III Scenario 2 (a Japanese only game) running in full screen using the tape trick that Kadamose mentioned.
Keep in mind that the disk swap trick doesn’t work as well with some Saturns (the newer ones I think…).
You could also run the game using an emulator like SSF if your computer is fast enough.
Th e disc swap trick is the one that invloves ripping the discs out of the tray while they’re still moving, right? Would you do that with a ?100+ game?
Buying region specific hardware sounds all over the top and 133t, but my Jp Saturn only cost me ?30.
Yeah, it certainly isn’t the “safest” approach. One approach, if you were worried about damaging your expensive games, would be to make a backup and just play the backup to keep your original game in good condition. That’s something I should do with my copy of PDS at some point, come to think of it. It’s already showing some wear and tear.
But I agree… I would also recommend getting a switched Saturn if you can afford/find one.
i think a jap saturn will probably be easier to find than a seitched one… i migth pick one up if i see one for cheap… hows the compatability?
do PAL controllers work on jap consoles?
[quote=“Scott”]i think a jap saturn will probably be easier to find than a seitched one… i migth pick one up if i see one for cheap… hows the compatability?
do PAL controllers work on jap consoles?[/quote]
Controllers are universal; there’s no region lockout applied to them. Your PAL peripherals will work fine on a Japanese Saturn and vice versa. I can also confirm that my Japanese Saturn memory cartridge works fine on a PAL Saturn.
Certainly buying a Japanese Saturn is an option. Just remember, that Saturn games aren’t getting any newer. Soon or a later your original Saturn CDs are going to wear out, so if you’re thinking long term, you might want to consider getting a Saturn that is capable of playing backups. I don’t know if you could prove the average lifespan of a CD, but if the disc is older than 15-20 years is likely to be on borrowed time. However, you can never plan too far ahead - by then the state of Saturn emulation might make this less of an issue.
i’ve been thinking of this a bit… after abadd brought up the point a while ago. i think i will have to make backups of my 50+ saturn games then soon… mannn thats gonna be a pain
By the time I have to worry about my Saturn discs not functioning properly i’ll be able to emulate them on my PDA so that isn’t really an issue for me. The thought of my original software crumbling into dust terrifies me - there must be something you can do to look after it, right?
Looking after your discs helps, but in the end, nothing will stop a CD from deteriorating. Hopefully the original dye that the games were printed on will still work for many years, but that will depend on the quality of the discs.
Wikipedia explains it better than I ever could:
Over time the dye’s physical characteristics may change, however, causing read errors and data loss until the reading device cannot recover with error correction methods. The design life is from 20 to 100 years depending on the quality of the discs, the quality of the writing drive, and storage conditions. However, testing has demonstrated such degradation in as little as 18 months under ideal storage conditions.
Whatever did the good ol’ 4-in-1 Action Replay do wrong for Saturn import gaming?
Boy. Could they at least leave ONE pixel in between each bullet? You know. Like Ikaruga?