Battle Monsters - Freaky Fighting Fun on Sega Saturn
4Happy Halloween!
I hope you are all happy, safe & healthy whatever challenges you are facing right now.
Fans of my channel will know that the Saturn was my console of choice back in that generation of gaming. Not once did I regret the decision to choose Sega's 32-bit powerhouse despite it coming a distant third to Sony's all-conquering PlayStation and 2nd globally to Nintendo's cartridge based N64.
Despite the other systems getting more praise from the magazines of the time and getting more ports and big name releases I loved a lot of the software Sega was putting out and once you add the Japanese library to the mix then it is a console with a lot to love.
I've been meaning to start uploading Saturn videos for a while.
This is Battle Monsters on Sega Saturn. It is a Saturn exclusive & was developed by Naxat Soft. It did get a Western release - which has far better and less goofy cover art :-) where it was published by Acclaim.
The premise is simple - fight through an eclectic mix of monsters in 1-on-1 bouts. The format & genre might be familiar but it adds some quirks such as multiple levels & platforms within stages, interactive stage elements that can damage opponents & even a stage that has Ring-Outs!
The characters are also a diverse mix - some obviously very Japanese in origin & others "inspired" by Western horror literature & folklore.
The Saturn is blessed with a number of top tier fighting games. This definitely isn't one of them with slightly clunky & stiff controls & mixed bag visuals & it isn't balanced well at all......however I've always had a soft spot for this game after all these years. Treat it like a low-budget B-Movie Horror flick & it is a lot of fun. It's perfect for some gaming at Halloween!
I play through a few rounds before using a Continue. If you want to see more gameplay from this one let me know and I'll tune up my skills and make a better video. Definitely worth checking out for fans of the genre.
Want to see more Saturn games. I have tons of them, both Japanese & PAL games - as I say - it was my main system for that generation.
This is my original Japanese copy - from back in the day played (at 60Hz) on my modded PAL Model 1 Saturn through a Retrotink 5X for ease of capture - although my capture card didn't want to play nicely for some reason.
I'll be uploading more Saturn games in the future :-)
As always if you enjoy this video let me know. As always this is running on original hardware. Also let me know if there are particular games or systems you'd like to see.
As always this is uploaded under the Fair Use Policy - no money is being made from this video.
Stay strong, stay safe and stay healthy - Grey Fox