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I assume the complexity of the platform contributed to games being rarely ported off of it. In fact, the only games I know to exist on it and other platforms, a

I assume the complexity of the platform contributed to games being rarely ported off of it. In fact, the only games I know to exist on it and other platforms, are ports to the Saturn, never the other way around, although maybe someone can correct me. From what I understand, emulating the platform is still tricky to this day, although there have been some significant advances in the last 10 years.

tosh 3y ago
Also, if I remember correctly the source code for Panzer Dragoon Saga apparently got lost. Re ports from Saturn to other systems: I think Grandia and Lunar Silver Star Story were initially developed for the Saturn and later ported to the Playstation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandia_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandia_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Complete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Compl...
fredoralive 3y ago
NiGHTS into Dreams was ported to PlayStation 2, and thence onto PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Technically Tomb Raider was out on Saturn in Europe a few weeks before PlayStation and PC, but that's really being silly. Edit: Forgot I'd already mentioned Panzer Dragoon for PC elsewhere, but there was Sonic R for PC as well, as with Panzer Dragoon, later ports of Sonic R are based on the PC version AFAIK.
Tanoc 3y ago
There was a port of Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night made just for the Saturn that never left Japan that included new areas, new items, and a Maria mode. So far as I know nobody's been able to merge the PlayStation or PS Classics version with the content unique to the Saturn version because they're too disparate. There's a few SNK games with content unique to the Saturn like that as well, like Ragnagard and World Heroes Perfect that people want ports of. Or at least the unique content merged into re-releases.
zilti 3y ago
Tomb Raider was ported off the Saturn to other platforms
- Narishma 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure it was developed as a multi-platform game from the start. It only released on the Saturn a couple of weeks earlier than the PC and PS1.
JohnBooty 3y ago
Yeah. I think the fact that the Saturn rendered quads instead of triangles made ports really challenging as well. Plus, the Saturn just wasn't that successful. Games like Panzer Dragoon Saga are legendary but only within niche circles.

tosh 3y ago

Also, if I remember correctly the source code for Panzer Dragoon Saga apparently got lost. Re ports from Saturn to other systems: I think Grandia and Lunar Silver Star Story were initially developed for the Saturn and later ported to the Playstation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandia_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandia_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Complete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar:_Silver_Star_Story_Compl...

fredoralive 3y ago

NiGHTS into Dreams was ported to PlayStation 2, and thence onto PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Technically Tomb Raider was out on Saturn in Europe a few weeks before PlayStation and PC, but that's really being silly. Edit: Forgot I'd already mentioned Panzer Dragoon for PC elsewhere, but there was Sonic R for PC as well, as with Panzer Dragoon, later ports of Sonic R are based on the PC version AFAIK.

Tanoc 3y ago

There was a port of Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night made just for the Saturn that never left Japan that included new areas, new items, and a Maria mode. So far as I know nobody's been able to merge the PlayStation or PS Classics version with the content unique to the Saturn version because they're too disparate. There's a few SNK games with content unique to the Saturn like that as well, like Ragnagard and World Heroes Perfect that people want ports of. Or at least the unique content merged into re-releases.

zilti 3y ago

Tomb Raider was ported off the Saturn to other platforms

Narishma 3y ago
I'm pretty sure it was developed as a multi-platform game from the start. It only released on the Saturn a couple of weeks earlier than the PC and PS1.

JohnBooty 3y ago

Yeah. I think the fact that the Saturn rendered quads instead of triangles made ports really challenging as well. Plus, the Saturn just wasn't that successful. Games like Panzer Dragoon Saga are legendary but only within niche circles.