The first of a potentially huge series of videos about what's going on with the Sega Saturn hardware, games, and peripherals.

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Episode Notes:

1. I used a mix of SSF and Mednafen for most of the games here. This is the first video I have ever used emulation of the Sega Saturn. I did this exclusively for the content involved.

2. Music:
Opening Commentary Magic Knight Rayearth Tower
Transparencies Astal Into Darkness Akira's Theme
RAM Cartridges Shining Force III Main Theme
Video CD Card Gungriffon Track 3
Model 1 vs Model 2 Panzer Dragoon Flight
Saturn Emulation Dragon Force Relaxation
FRAM Mods Sega Rally
Retrobit Controllers Virtua Cop Arms Black Market
STV Titan Shienryu Stage 5
End Commentary Sega Rally Track 1

3. I wish I had a way to capture screen grabs from the Saturn that haven't been upscaled. Running my systems through the Framemeister pretty much destroys the small differences I talk about here. Well, except the jail bars in most instances.

4. I own an original Sega STV Titan Arcade board with 8 games and 2 multi carts. It's such a great piece of arcade history.

5. I actually use my "Model 2" Saturn mentioned in this video for capturing because the jail bars are much less pronounced than my launch Japanese Sega Saturn using RGB.

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7. Mednafen has a front end called MedSat that makes using it much easier for Saturn games.

8. Be weary about purchasing Video CD Cards. Some of them appear to be region locked.

9. I learned something in the making of this video. Seems that VDP1 had multiple function of transparencies, and actually did the shield I showed in Sonic R, not VDP2. I had always assumed it was a 2D overlay aided by VDP2. I double checked this in emulation by disabling VDP2 entirely, and the effect stayed. Definitely a product of VDP1.