Looking at your pic of JDM cartridges brings back memories. Reading game magazines (Family Computer) from Japan for reviews & codes/ cheats was part of the fun of playing games back in the days. Used to get them every month from Daimaru, comes with some extra goodies like poster & sticker too.
Saturn, and DC as well, were never a failure in my country or asia, not at least in the eyes of the gamer communities in our generations. They were always the consoles to go to like you have described & the trends to follow when new games are coming up. Sony/ ps1 was only for casual gamers which we can tell the difference in quality & gameplay almost instantly. They continued to hold their superior status until the very end (til these days).
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Re: Sega Admits It Doesn't Know How Many Games It Owns
The games packaging & manuals really looked great for the MD, whereas the Genesis'...
Re: Saturn Was "More Powerful Than PlayStation" Claims Argonaut Founder
Now that's something interesting but I won't argue with that. Always went for Sega first before the others catch up.
Re: Anniversary: Sega Saturn, The Most Successful Console "Flop" Of All Time, Turns 30 Today
Happy birthday Saturn, you'll always gonna be my winner of your time
Re: 3 Cities, 17 Stores - Our Epic Retro Gaming Hunt Across Japan
Japanese video games are so much more prettier & colorful.
Re: Once Upon A Time, Konami And Namco Didn't Want People To Share Reviews Or Cheat Codes
Looking at your pic of JDM cartridges brings back memories. Reading game magazines (Family Computer) from Japan for reviews & codes/ cheats was part of the fun of playing games back in the days. Used to get them every month from Daimaru, comes with some extra goodies like poster & sticker too.
Re: Is It Time To Change The Narrative On The Sega Saturn?
Saturn, and DC as well, were never a failure in my country or asia, not at least in the eyes of the gamer communities in our generations. They were always the consoles to go to like you have described & the trends to follow when new games are coming up. Sony/ ps1 was only for casual gamers which we can tell the difference in quality & gameplay almost instantly. They continued to hold their superior status until the very end (til these days).