The Saturn port of VF2 is way more appealing to me than the PS2 port, despite the latter featuring fully 3d backgrounds and being a console generation ahead.The Saturn port has brighter colours,a seemingly higher resolution and generally much better image quality.
I still have my copy of the Saturn preview VHS tape, I probably get as much nostalgia watching that as I do any other VHS tape I own. I watched it several times before getting my Saturn, still, with all that exposure, I wasn't prepared for how blown away I'd be when finally getting to play these games! It's scary to think that without this VHS, it might have been a PlayStation I purchased In May 96 instead of the Saturn so I owe a lot to it because I don't think my late teens would have been as fun without it!
Holy hell, I remember this! I had this tape before I had a Saturn, and was watching it over and over again in anticipation for that Christmas. Same would happen with the Dreamcast, which had an introduction by Tommy Boyd if I recall. Damn, what a time to be fan of games!
Thanks for sharing this. I had this tape many, many years ago. I remember games Magazines at the time calling VF2, VC and SR the 'Big Three'. All fantastic ports.
I can still remember the feeling of my jaw hitting the floor the first time I saw VF2 running on the demo booth in my local Electronics Boutique. To this day, I still play Virtua Cop on a 41" rear projection CRT. I agree, I also prefer VC 1 over the sequel, it just feels more arcade perfect.
Awesome! I had no idea the Saturn existed until my parents bought me mine for my birthday. I'd been pining for a Super Nintendo for years and really wanted to play Super Metroid until that point. Suddenly, I owned Virtua Cop 1&2, Virtua Fighter 1&2, and Daytona USA! I spent so many hours switching back and forth between these games. More followed. My physical collection is going to grow again this holiday season, too! I got 4 games last Christmas. Hoping to grab 20 this year.
Loved this tape, still have it. I remember taking it to a mates house and putting it into their video player in the main living room lol, even my mates parents watched the tape. It won't come as a surprise that my mate got a Saturn with Virtua Cop for xmas 👍. I got the Virtua Fighter bundle plus Clockwork knight and Victory Goal 😁, happpppy dayzzzzz. Simply the most memorable Xmas ever, thanks to this tape.
Just got my Saturn out of the loft, bought myself a Saroo and I'm gonna indulge myself in some classics! Never had one growing up, went from Mega drive to Psx, but I really wish I had. Same with DC, absolutely missed out. If only there was a time machine.
Doesn't really matter but if I recall correctly VF2 wasn't shown at the ECTS, we were bussed over to Sega's HQ where the demo pods were playing in the lobby. It was the highlight of the day for me.
The source for that information was Sega Saturn Magazine (issue 1, page 40) which states a 20% complete build was shown at the Berlin IFA show as well as London ECTS in 1995.
@SEGAGuys Fair enough. They probably just lumped the Sega demos together with the ECTS as it was held at the same time just at another location. My mate bought a video camera with him that day and annoyingly filmed the whole thing, he uploaded to it TH-cam long ago but I never saw it as I hated being filmed.
I wonder how much Sega paid for the shipping costs for all those VHS tapes to come with that magazine lol. But yeah man, i can perfectly imagine how hyped I would've been to have that tape. prorbably the same hypeness that I got every other month from the Dreamcast Magazine always coming with a demo-disc! (did the U.K. Dreamcast Magazines come with demo discs as well?)
Yeah mate, we got demo discs and the official Dreamcast mag also came with a promo VHS. The publisher for the official UK magazine changed though, which means we lost Richard Leadbetter’s and his team that made SSM so good to read.
The main things that made the PlayStation more appealing outside of Japan was Final Fantasy VII and much larger library. But I prefer the Saturn in Japan over the PlayStation and N64 any day. What a fantastic system and so many great titles. Some of the best fighting games and arcade ports ever released. Lots of obscure gems that stayed in Japan and look very Japanese. This is one of the most interesting consoles that gets extremely overlooked.
Watched this about 13 billion times before getting my Saturn in the early months of 1996. I'm sure this video also had World Series Baseball on it, along with Wing Arms and others... I've never quite got "The wind up.. .and the pitch!" from WSB out of my brain ever since! Am I mis-remembering or is there a bit extra at the end of this vid?
@@danpacey yeah, the footage of Wing Arms, World Series Baseball, NHL All Star Hockey, Cyber Speedway and other lesser games was left out to keep the video more streamlined. If people want the full VHS rip uploaded, I could do that.
@@SEGAGuys I could probably do without the trauma of hearing it again but sure others might appreciate the full thing! Nice vid and comments - always enjoy the perspective that usually mirrors my own experiences of that time very closely.
Hey man, great video. Im from Argentina, could you please tell how much do those sega saturn magazines cost in average? aree they easy to find in the UK?
Hey, thanks! They’re regularly on eBay and prices vary depending on condition. A couple of our members recently completed the full set and it took them a fair bit of time, but as an example, issue 1 is on there just now for £39.99 Buy Now.
Saturn version has superior gameplay to arcade version? Erm..No. the arcade version has beautiful gameplay mechanics that recreate various road surfaces- a first. For Saturn, the handling was ingeniously recreated in d-pad form, it replicates the gameplay feeling of the arcade. The Saturn version does not play ‘better’ than the arcade, come on SEGA Guys!
The arcade version does not replicate the feeling of different terrains the way the Saturn game does. I suggest you watch Pandamonium's 4 hour SEGA Rally documentary if you haven't already. Mizuguchi-san goes into detail about the Saturn port and the meticulous development of it. The handling mechanics of the Saturn version are unique to the system, Mizuguchi-san told the CS team working on the Saturn game to "create a game that leaves the arcade version in the dust". Mizuguchi-san and the CS team even brought in real life Japanese rally driver, Yoshio Fujimoto (who drove the Toyota Celica) to make "Saturn Sega Rally's physics even more lifelike". Fujimoto says on the film, "the arcade game is close to real driving but not close enough". The arcade has force feedback and different degrees of vibration depending on surface, but the Saturn game conveys the feeling, the weight, the grip, and the looseness of different terrains through a simple d-pad with no force feedback or rumble feature by way of enhanced driving physics that elevate it beyond the arcade game ... and this isn't just our opinion; it's a widely accepted and documented fact, and the view and goal of Mizuguchi-san himself.
@@SEGAGuys That SEGA Rally video is legendary! No doubt the team wanted to make a better game. Leaves it in the dust content wise, absolutely. You can change the handling mechanics, have more modes etc. As a SEGA rally fanatic even I was never aware how much effort was put in to boost the realism. Content and physics are much better. However, I return to my point "The gameplay of the Saturn version is superior to the arcade". Physics alters gameplay, 'realism', changes gameplay. The team set out to make a better game in content with more realistic handling. More realistic handling is NOT a measure to say gameplay is better. The force feedback and vibration done its part in making the arcade game 'feel' so amazing. The gameplay of the arcade is fun and frantic, and more 'realistic' in the sense you actually feel the surfaces, steer the wheel and press the pedals. A more realistic comment is to say both versions are good in their own ways (gameplay wise) Saturn SEGA Rally is my favorite game ever, oh I would kill to have the arcade version also! Loving your content by the way, keep it up 🙂
" You're about to see the future with your own eyes" followed by video of crashing cars. Intentional or not, it made me laugh that did. I think I still have my VHS cassette somewhere.
The Saturn port of VF2 is way more appealing to me than the PS2 port, despite the latter featuring fully 3d backgrounds and being a console generation ahead.The Saturn port has brighter colours,a seemingly higher resolution and generally much better image quality.
Watching this over and over when I was still a Megadrive owner, it felt like the future in a way nothing since then ever has.
So fing good. Saturn is the best console ever. Remember having this video and playing it to death.
I still have my copy of the Saturn preview VHS tape, I probably get as much nostalgia watching that as I do any other VHS tape I own. I watched it several times before getting my Saturn, still, with all that exposure, I wasn't prepared for how blown away I'd be when finally getting to play these games! It's scary to think that without this VHS, it might have been a PlayStation I purchased In May 96 instead of the Saturn so I owe a lot to it because I don't think my late teens would have been as fun without it!
I still have this very VHS. I watched it over and over, amazed at the quality of the model 2 ports
Holy hell, I remember this! I had this tape before I had a Saturn, and was watching it over and over again in anticipation for that Christmas. Same would happen with the Dreamcast, which had an introduction by Tommy Boyd if I recall. Damn, what a time to be fan of games!
Thanks for sharing this. I had this tape many, many years ago.
I remember games Magazines at the time calling VF2, VC and SR the 'Big Three'. All fantastic ports.
I can still remember the feeling of my jaw hitting the floor the first time I saw VF2 running on the demo booth in my local Electronics Boutique. To this day, I still play Virtua Cop on a 41" rear projection CRT. I agree, I also prefer VC 1 over the sequel, it just feels more arcade perfect.
Loved the Saturn back when I was a teenager in the 90s. This video really took me back, thanks
Watched this hundreds of times as a kid. Maybe one of the few Saturn owners in Ireland.
Awesome! I had no idea the Saturn existed until my parents bought me mine for my birthday. I'd been pining for a Super Nintendo for years and really wanted to play Super Metroid until that point. Suddenly, I owned Virtua Cop 1&2, Virtua Fighter 1&2, and Daytona USA! I spent so many hours switching back and forth between these games. More followed. My physical collection is going to grow again this holiday season, too! I got 4 games last Christmas. Hoping to grab 20 this year.
nice blast of nostalgia and I still have this tape, in its card case, somewhere in storage
Loved this tape, still have it. I remember taking it to a mates house and putting it into their video player in the main living room lol, even my mates parents watched the tape. It won't come as a surprise that my mate got a Saturn with Virtua Cop for xmas 👍. I got the Virtua Fighter bundle plus Clockwork knight and Victory Goal 😁, happpppy dayzzzzz. Simply the most memorable Xmas ever, thanks to this tape.
Got to love that aggressively 90's advertising!
Amazing Saturn logo at the beginning of the video! My first thought was the logo for Saturn 2 (if ever made one)
What a time.. Cheers.
Just got my Saturn out of the loft, bought myself a Saroo and I'm gonna indulge myself in some classics! Never had one growing up, went from Mega drive to Psx, but I really wish I had. Same with DC, absolutely missed out. If only there was a time machine.
Never saw the vid before. Bet it was awesome to own mate! Thanks for sharing
I literally just posted 3 in 1 pack in your last video ;) ours was daytona vf2 vc
I had this video and must have gotten seriously close to wearing it out. 😂
Doesn't really matter but if I recall correctly VF2 wasn't shown at the ECTS, we were bussed over to Sega's HQ where the demo pods were playing in the lobby. It was the highlight of the day for me.
The source for that information was Sega Saturn Magazine (issue 1, page 40) which states a 20% complete build was shown at the Berlin IFA show as well as London ECTS in 1995.
@SEGAGuys Fair enough. They probably just lumped the Sega demos together with the ECTS as it was held at the same time just at another location. My mate bought a video camera with him that day and annoyingly filmed the whole thing, he uploaded to it TH-cam long ago but I never saw it as I hated being filmed.
I wonder how much Sega paid for the shipping costs for all those VHS tapes to come with that magazine lol.
But yeah man, i can perfectly imagine how hyped I would've been to have that tape.
prorbably the same hypeness that I got every other month from the Dreamcast Magazine always coming with a demo-disc!
(did the U.K. Dreamcast Magazines come with demo discs as well?)
Yeah mate, we got demo discs and the official Dreamcast mag also came with a promo VHS.
The publisher for the official UK magazine changed though, which means we lost Richard Leadbetter’s and his team that made SSM so good to read.
The VHS quality is really good right, nice video though, Those adverts back in the day were just crazy though
I still have mine!
The main things that made the PlayStation more appealing outside of Japan was Final Fantasy VII and much larger library. But I prefer the Saturn in Japan over the PlayStation and N64 any day. What a fantastic system and so many great titles. Some of the best fighting games and arcade ports ever released. Lots of obscure gems that stayed in Japan and look very Japanese.
This is one of the most interesting consoles that gets extremely overlooked.
Watched this about 13 billion times before getting my Saturn in the early months of 1996.
I'm sure this video also had World Series Baseball on it, along with Wing Arms and others... I've never quite got "The wind up.. .and the pitch!" from WSB out of my brain ever since! Am I mis-remembering or is there a bit extra at the end of this vid?
@@danpacey yeah, the footage of Wing Arms, World Series Baseball, NHL All Star Hockey, Cyber Speedway and other lesser games was left out to keep the video more streamlined.
If people want the full VHS rip uploaded, I could do that.
@@SEGAGuys I could probably do without the trauma of hearing it again but sure others might appreciate the full thing! Nice vid and comments - always enjoy the perspective that usually mirrors my own experiences of that time very closely.
@@danpacey Cheers Dan, glad you enjoyed the video mate. Thanks for watching.
Hey man, great video. Im from Argentina, could you please tell how much do those sega saturn magazines cost in average? aree they easy to find in the UK?
Hey, thanks! They’re regularly on eBay and prices vary depending on condition. A couple of our members recently completed the full set and it took them a fair bit of time, but as an example, issue 1 is on there just now for £39.99 Buy Now.
I'm sure have this video tape somewhere... ? ... Good lord, I hope it's ok.... :/
Anybody heard of Charli XCX 1999 song where she sings about wanting to go back to 1999?
My version it’s 1995 ❤
Saturn version has superior gameplay to arcade version? Erm..No. the arcade version has beautiful gameplay mechanics that recreate various road surfaces- a first.
For Saturn, the handling was ingeniously recreated in d-pad form, it replicates the gameplay feeling of the arcade.
The Saturn version does not play ‘better’ than the arcade, come on SEGA Guys!
The arcade version does not replicate the feeling of different terrains the way the Saturn game does.
I suggest you watch Pandamonium's 4 hour SEGA Rally documentary if you haven't already. Mizuguchi-san goes into detail about the Saturn port and the meticulous development of it.
The handling mechanics of the Saturn version are unique to the system, Mizuguchi-san told the CS team working on the Saturn game to "create a game that leaves the arcade version in the dust". Mizuguchi-san and the CS team even brought in real life Japanese rally driver, Yoshio Fujimoto (who drove the Toyota Celica) to make "Saturn Sega Rally's physics even more lifelike". Fujimoto says on the film, "the arcade game is close to real driving but not close enough".
The arcade has force feedback and different degrees of vibration depending on surface, but the Saturn game conveys the feeling, the weight, the grip, and the looseness of different terrains through a simple d-pad with no force feedback or rumble feature by way of enhanced driving physics that elevate it beyond the arcade game ... and this isn't just our opinion; it's a widely accepted and documented fact, and the view and goal of Mizuguchi-san himself.
@@SEGAGuys That SEGA Rally video is legendary!
No doubt the team wanted to make a better game. Leaves it in the dust content wise, absolutely. You can change the handling mechanics, have more modes etc. As a SEGA rally fanatic even I was never aware how much effort was put in to boost the realism. Content and physics are much better.
However, I return to my point "The gameplay of the Saturn version is superior to the arcade". Physics alters gameplay, 'realism', changes gameplay. The team set out to make a better game in content with more realistic handling. More realistic handling is NOT a measure to say gameplay is better.
The force feedback and vibration done its part in making the arcade game 'feel' so amazing. The gameplay of the arcade is fun and frantic, and more 'realistic' in the sense you actually feel the surfaces, steer the wheel and press the pedals.
A more realistic comment is to say both versions are good in their own ways (gameplay wise)
Saturn SEGA Rally is my favorite game ever, oh I would kill to have the arcade version also!
Loving your content by the way, keep it up 🙂
" You're about to see the future with your own eyes" followed by video of crashing cars. Intentional or not, it made me laugh that did. I think I still have my VHS cassette somewhere.
Unintentional comic timing! 😂