To Celebrate 30 Years Of Saturn, A New Version Of Yaba Sanshiro Is Coming To Windows PCs

every time i see a pic of that damn beautiful controller on here, I think someone has made a new one 😆

I've admired it from a distance for like 30 years... 🤩

@-wc- As someone that bought one with Nights into Dreams, it's not really anything special, lol. The stick is just okay and the ergonomics of the controller are terrible. It was and still is a novelty.

@WhensDinner That was the basis for the Dreamcast and I think the OG Xbox "Duke" controller.
I just remember with the former playing once on a demo kiosk at Best Buy when it launched and it was the first time teenage me was ever barely able to operate a controller. It was as big as they say.

@WhensDinner

you arent wrong but i still want to own one! very unique layout and thats kind of my thing 😊👍

also I like the stick 😁

I've seen people argue this isn't the best emulator and Medfen is. No idea but an article exploring which is the best would be cool.

@slider1983 Yeah, I've been a bit out of the loop on this for a while, so it would be good to know where things stand.

• Mednafen seems to have very high compatibility and accuracy, based on my limited experience, but it's light on enhancements (no HD rendering).
• About a decade ago, I was using SSF, as it was also very accurate (and I don't think Mednafen existed yet), but it had noticeable input lag.
• Yabause (which I'm assuming is what Yaba Sanshiro is based on) was better in both of those areas (crisp HD graphics!), but as of a decade ago, had a lot of graphical issues. But I imagine that Yaba-something or other could very well be the best now!

PS: I don't mean to make emulation out to be this daunting mess that takes a PhD to understand (as it's often very simple!), but there are a lot of variables when it comes to getting the best experience with certain consoles. Like what's the best NES emulator these days? I don't even know. And is GlideN64 still the best N64 graphics plugin- and did it resolve the input lag issues on Mario 64?
A lot of the info you'll find on emulators either doesn't dig deep enough or is severely out-of-date.

@smoreon As I said some update comparison would be welcome. Mednafen seems to be the go to. Do you know what emulator came out of that person who cracked Saturn emulation a few years ago?

@WhensDinner Incorrect, if you play fighters. It's one of the best pads on the system for the myriad of titles in the genre on Saturn.

@Kingbaard If you play fighters, why in the world would you not instead use one of the multiple amazing arcade sticks available? I'm a bigtime FGC fan, I play SF6 and GG:Strive more than is healthy. If you're serious about fighters then no pad is in contention at all.

@slider1983 Honestly Saturn emulation has progressed to the point that neither will give you a bad time. The situation is worlds less dire than it was five or ten years ago.

@WhensDinner It really all depends on game compatibility and how well each game runs.

@WhensDinner I said best pad. Not best all around input method. All play styles are valid dude, I don't always want to bust out the stick. Sometimes I just want to lean back and veg.

Does nobody here commenting know of Kronos..? Smh...

@slider1983 Sorry, I don't know what came of that.
I've said what I know (which isn't much.)
Guess we need that comparison article!

@Raven9000 Oops, I had heard of Kronos before, but forgot. Looking it up now, however, it is a fork of Yaba Sanshiro.
And apparently there's a Beetle Saturn which is different from the Mednafen Saturn core? Beetle PSX is quite good, so this also might be worth checking out.