Sega Saturn or Dreamcast ?

[AznKhmerBoi]

im kinda leaning towards saturn because it boast a huge selection of games from all different regions.
If you love sprites base game the saturn is way to go. Personally i think the saturn is a much more sexier system than the DC

[equalsign]

The Dreamcast is amazing. That's the system that got me into retro gaming. I have 3 !

[Greatscot]

im leaning more towards dreamcast now but if you could give me an idea of your fav games for the systems cos ive never had any sega consoles bfore.

[sevin0seven]

....i've never had any sega consoles bfore.

.... maybe you should start with the Mega Drive instead.

[Greatscot]

well ive got the mega drive collection on xbox 360 and ive also just recently been given a mega drive but i cant be bothered getting games for it yet.

[s1mplehumar]

Dreamcast.

Some good PAL releases:

-Headhunter
-Shenmue II
-Rez

Saturn trumps DC for J imports. You should really consider a modded Sat or snag a J Saturn.

[Reprise]

Ideally both eventually, but which first?

Well the Dreamcast is, as a generalisation, cheaper to buy for (console, peripherals and games etc). However, like others have noted, many of its good games have been ported elsewhere (Rez, Headhunter, Crazy Taxi, Shenmue 2 , Sonic Adventure, Skies of Arcadia, Resident Evil Code Veronica etc). Saturn on the other hand, is the only real way to play gems like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Nights, Burning Rangers, Guardian Heroes (although that's on XBLA now I believe), Dragon Force etc. And that doesn't even include the amazing imports you can get for the console.

Overall though, personally I'd go for the Dreamcast. It's affordable, sexy and has some of my favourite games. I'd say it's more "PAL friendly" too, with nearly every game being made 60hz optimized for PAL and the game selection being fantastic (we even got Rez, Headhunter and Shenmue 2 - North America didn't). But that's just my opinion. The right console for you comes down to your own personal tastes really.

[GameMasterGuy]

Not sure about the Saturn, but can't you just use a bootdisc for importing for the DC? Not sure if there would be NTSC/PAL video problems...

[Reprise]

Not sure about the Saturn, but can't you just use a bootdisc for importing for the DC? Not sure if there would be NTSC/PAL video problems...

Yes you can. There aren't any video problems, but most boot discs will force NTSC games to play in PAL 50hz. That said, I believe the DC-X bootdisc will allow you to boot games in NTSC 60hz. As long as you have a compatible TV and scart/VGA lead, you should be fine.

[shwisha]

Dreamcast for sure! I only have a Saturn for Virtua Cop!