First off, a huge thanks and congratulations to everyone who submitted an entry. I really enjoyed looking over each submission and was frankly shocked to see such a presence of quality aftermarket development on the Saturn. Bravo to you all. Ranking these wasn't easy. You should all be proud.
With that said, we’ve been asked to post our ranking publicly in this forum. I wanted to give a few words about each game in addition to the ranking. I’ll talk about the Translations and Hacks once I get there.
Ranked Bottom to Top.
Original Games
15. Test …. (I love lasagna !?) - VBT
I’m a bit confused by this one.
14. Final Burn Neo - vbt
I’m impressed you had four entries.
13. Kriss Mingle - Cobradile
This is certainly an interesting idea. I know some of the judges were excited to experience this concept but were a bit let down that it ended so early. I think it’s a good indicator that people want to see where this is going.
12. Heroic-Vania - mrkotfw
I was immediately interested when I saw the first screen. If you continue to release revisions, I’ll continue to check them out.
11. Final Burn Neo - vbt
Oh, hi VBT, I didn’t see you there with your THIRD submission (an awesome job)! Emulation using a Saturn is something I certainly didn’t expect to see here. Honestly, kind of cool.
10. Tank Game - SuperReye
A 2 player version of Combat on the Saturn? I’ll take it.
9. Flicky's Flock - slinga
Unfortunately, there’s no real way for me to test out the eight-player mechanic here. I feel having this at PRGE, or something similar with eight controllers hooked up could be fun to play and watch.
8. Cyberblock Metal Orange - ndiddy
It's a great game and a solid start on a competent port.
7. Seniriu - Emerald Nova
Impressive manual and another promising start to something that could be special. Clearly, it’s an early preview, but what’s on-screen looks solid. Keep us posted, and keep working on this!
6. Pony Game - Ponut64
I can see what you’re going for and think it has strong potential. Seeing original 3D home-brews on the Saturn is mind-blowing.
5. Sonic Z-Treme Metal Sonic - XL2
A very fun and cool experience. Makes me a bit sad we never got something proper Sonic on the Saturn.
4. Wolfenstein 3D - vbt
It’s Wolfenstein 3D on the Saturn. Who wouldn’t want that?
3. Sickle - Ervilsoft
I like what’s there and felt it was one of the most enjoyable games/demos I played. I was a bit disappointed when it was over. I'm impressed you pulled it together so quickly.
2. Hellslave - XL2
We are entering territory where it’s clear the game I’m playing should receive a proper release should the team finish it. Fantastic execution here! PS. The first screen is unskippable and static for a bit too long. I thought the game crashed a few times and reset my system.
1. Cube Cat - 7shades
Man, I love this game. It has a very innovative puzzle mechanic, and of the 3D games presented, it's most polished with what’s presented. Even my kids stopped to watch and talk about this one, so clearly, it’s hitting home on the presentation end. Bravo!
Transaltions and Hacks.
The amount of work that goes into translations is incredible. With so many games left in Japan, the work seems endless. I think the question of how to rank these submissions creates its own issue (at least for me). Do I rank them by work invested and history of development (something I don't have the proper info to consider), by what I like the most regardless of other factors, or by accessibility to a game on a broad scale? I went with accessibility. Translation and quality of life improvements for games with no English commercial release counterpart are ultimately how I made my considerations here. I certainly feel guilty about this section as I'm not sure there's a way to do everyone justice here. Thanks to everyone for their hard work. For the two nontranslations, I read up on what they do but don’t have a way to test these properly. Sorry about that.
06 - Floppy Disc Drive Operator - TrekkiesUnite118
05 - Save Game Extractor - slinga
04 - Lunar Silver Star Story Dub Edition - klarth
03 - Grandia - TrekkiesUnite118
02 - Fire Pro S _ 6 Men Scramble - malenko
01 - Dracula X (Symphony of the Night) - Knight0fDragon
-Jenovi
With that said, we’ve been asked to post our ranking publicly in this forum. I wanted to give a few words about each game in addition to the ranking. I’ll talk about the Translations and Hacks once I get there.
Ranked Bottom to Top.
Original Games
15. Test …. (I love lasagna !?) - VBT
I’m a bit confused by this one.
14. Final Burn Neo - vbt
I’m impressed you had four entries.
13. Kriss Mingle - Cobradile
This is certainly an interesting idea. I know some of the judges were excited to experience this concept but were a bit let down that it ended so early. I think it’s a good indicator that people want to see where this is going.
12. Heroic-Vania - mrkotfw
I was immediately interested when I saw the first screen. If you continue to release revisions, I’ll continue to check them out.
11. Final Burn Neo - vbt
Oh, hi VBT, I didn’t see you there with your THIRD submission (an awesome job)! Emulation using a Saturn is something I certainly didn’t expect to see here. Honestly, kind of cool.
10. Tank Game - SuperReye
A 2 player version of Combat on the Saturn? I’ll take it.
9. Flicky's Flock - slinga
Unfortunately, there’s no real way for me to test out the eight-player mechanic here. I feel having this at PRGE, or something similar with eight controllers hooked up could be fun to play and watch.
8. Cyberblock Metal Orange - ndiddy
It's a great game and a solid start on a competent port.
7. Seniriu - Emerald Nova
Impressive manual and another promising start to something that could be special. Clearly, it’s an early preview, but what’s on-screen looks solid. Keep us posted, and keep working on this!
6. Pony Game - Ponut64
I can see what you’re going for and think it has strong potential. Seeing original 3D home-brews on the Saturn is mind-blowing.
5. Sonic Z-Treme Metal Sonic - XL2
A very fun and cool experience. Makes me a bit sad we never got something proper Sonic on the Saturn.
4. Wolfenstein 3D - vbt
It’s Wolfenstein 3D on the Saturn. Who wouldn’t want that?
3. Sickle - Ervilsoft
I like what’s there and felt it was one of the most enjoyable games/demos I played. I was a bit disappointed when it was over. I'm impressed you pulled it together so quickly.
2. Hellslave - XL2
We are entering territory where it’s clear the game I’m playing should receive a proper release should the team finish it. Fantastic execution here! PS. The first screen is unskippable and static for a bit too long. I thought the game crashed a few times and reset my system.
1. Cube Cat - 7shades
Man, I love this game. It has a very innovative puzzle mechanic, and of the 3D games presented, it's most polished with what’s presented. Even my kids stopped to watch and talk about this one, so clearly, it’s hitting home on the presentation end. Bravo!
Transaltions and Hacks.
The amount of work that goes into translations is incredible. With so many games left in Japan, the work seems endless. I think the question of how to rank these submissions creates its own issue (at least for me). Do I rank them by work invested and history of development (something I don't have the proper info to consider), by what I like the most regardless of other factors, or by accessibility to a game on a broad scale? I went with accessibility. Translation and quality of life improvements for games with no English commercial release counterpart are ultimately how I made my considerations here. I certainly feel guilty about this section as I'm not sure there's a way to do everyone justice here. Thanks to everyone for their hard work. For the two nontranslations, I read up on what they do but don’t have a way to test these properly. Sorry about that.
06 - Floppy Disc Drive Operator - TrekkiesUnite118
05 - Save Game Extractor - slinga
04 - Lunar Silver Star Story Dub Edition - klarth
03 - Grandia - TrekkiesUnite118
02 - Fire Pro S _ 6 Men Scramble - malenko
01 - Dracula X (Symphony of the Night) - Knight0fDragon
-Jenovi
