There was a time when Sega's Model 2 arcade hardware ruled the arcade landscape with hit after hit. Some of these games are even credited with extending the life of the arcade scene itself. When Sega's beleaguered Saturn launched, no one expected it to be able to do any of the Model 2 games any justice after Daytona USA showed such little promise.....
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*Episode notes:
The emulator Nebula Model 2 was used for the arcade games. I couldn't capture the arcades original resolution, so these games are artificially boosted in image quality by the emulator. Some games had noticeable hiccups and visual anomalies, however.
I captured the Saturn footage via a OSSC at 480p, as my Elgato GC HD refuses to accept its line triple mode. These Saturn games can look much better upscaled. I also couldn't get my editing software to make the Saturn games a perfect 4:3 inside the little frame, which is why they appear a little smaller than the arcade screen.
I had a heck of a time getting some of the arcade games to work properly with my analog controllers. Some simply wouldn't control properly no matter what I did.
Most of the music playing with each game comes from that game. I used Hang On GP 95's music with Manx TT because it sounds better. There's a couple others I changed up as well.
There's an error in the Virtual On segment. Going on memory, I had thought Virtual On was a product of the SGL. It wasn't, apparently. Most of the AM2 stuff after Virtua Fighter and Daytona was, however.
There's also an error in the title of the video. When it zooms in, it says "The Sega Model 2 and the The Sega Saturn". Missed that in editing.