The Sega Saturn is one of the many game consoles that does not get mentioned as much as the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo 64.   When it comes down to 32 bit era of gaming the Sega Saturn along with the Sony PlayStation were consoles that delivered high quality gameplay that many people could enjoy.  When it came down to actual gameplay the Sega Saturn version could run arcade quality titles on its system.

Shortly, after its arcade release in the mid 90’s a popular crossover fighting game known as X-Men vs Street Fighter was released for the Sega Saturn and  Sony PlayStation.  The differences between both versions was that the Sega Saturn port was closer to arcade overall.  While the PlayStation version had lengthy loading times along with restrictions dealing with crossover gameplay the Sega Saturn version made people feel like they were inside a arcade center playing the game.

When it came down to Sonic games for the Sega Saturn they were not quite as popular as the ones of the Sega Genesis or even Sega CD.  Titles such as Sonic Jam and Sonic 3D Blast had paled in comparison to games such as Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3 which sold millions worldwide after their releases during the early to mid 90’s.  Even though, the first three Sonic the Hedgehog games for the Genesis console were great in terms of detailed graphics and overall quality Sonic CD was probably the best.  If Sega had produced games like Sonic CD for the Saturn console then Sonic games  on that system could have possibly been more popular during the mid 90’s prior to the Adventure series that started on the Sega Dreamcast in the late 90’s.

Similar to X-Men vs Street Fighter the Sega Saturn had ported some awesome arcade classics such as Marvel vs Street Fighter and X-Men Children of the Atom.  While the Sony PlayStation may have had these games the Sega Saturn versions of each were far better.  As a game system the Sega Saturn was fantastic but one of the problems with this game system was that it was too expensive.  When the Sega Saturn was first released during the mid 90’s it averaged around $400 which was at least $100 more than what the PS1 was worth.  Not did the Sega Saturn cost more than the original PlayStation console it was worth at least twice the amount of the Nintendo 64.  Along with being very expensive the Sega Saturn was not marketed as much as their competitors which could have made a significant difference despite being slightly more expensive.  While opinions may vary on whether or not the Sega Saturn had lived up to its full potential many can argue that its was one of the most underrated consoles of the 90’s.   Even though, the Sega Saturn had its share of 3D games its was much better at producing arcade quality 32 bit 2D titles.