The Best 2D Saturn games

[RyaNtheSlayA]

We all know the Saturn was an awesome 2D powerhouse. What 2D games are the best though?

I'd like this to be in the same format as the Top 100 lists except maybe with some extra discussion, as this list will obviously be shorter.

So to start off,

Street Fighter Alpha 2.

In my opinion, the best Street Fighter game of all time, made even better by the great animation the Saturn can handle. In fact, the intro cut scene is completely made with sprites, while the PS1 version was an FMV. Also it runs at a solid 60fps with no slowdown. The colours are also vibrant, while they are a little washed out on the PS1. If you have a Saturn and like fighting games but don't have it, you need it. Pick yourself up a copy of this game, an SVideo cable, and make sure you have the Model 2 controller. You won't be disappointed, even if you don't like fighting games, it's fun to watch.
...and I don't like 2D fighting games. Except for this one.

[Frizz.Meister]

Well im gonna break the inevitable mold of shmups and fighters with:

2) Rayman

[opticledilusi0n]

Fire Pro Wrestling

[sevin0seven]

4. NBA Jam: TE

i really enjoy the Saturn version.

[AznKhmerBoi]

Guardian Heroes

[Rurouni_Fencer]

6. Night Warriors: Darkstalkers Revenge

Beautiful in S-Video, and I feel this game was the best out of the trilogy..

[AznKhmerBoi]

Batsugun
Darius Gaiden
Dragon Force
Galactic Attack (Layer Section)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Magic Knight Rayearth
Mega Man 8
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X4
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
OutRun
Pocket Fighter
Policenauts
Princess Quest
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
Saturn Bomberman
Shinobi Legions
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter Collection
Street Fighter: The Movie
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
X-Men: Children of the Atom

[Breetai]

Super Tempo
Astal
Bubble Symphony

[AznKhmerBoi]

to be honest the Saturn had one of the BEST 2d Library ever for a home console.

And not to mention they were great arcade port

[Xeogred]

Yeah, most arcade ports on the Saturn beat the PSX versions for sure.

It's funny though how in some cases for shmups, that laggy framerate on other systems is often a blessing. I'm thinking of the Genesis versions of Thunder Force III / IV for instance, when I played the Gold edition of the games on the Saturn it was almost awkward without the lag and in a sense a lot more challenging without those slowdowns since everything was so much smoother and faster.