This would have been a dream back in the day! Have fun guys ✌️

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Can you imagine if this had been globally rolled out back in the Saturn’s time on market?! Would have blown our minds … well, it still blew our minds and it’s 2024! 😂

Unbelievable seeing the Saturn in a live environment, only game that was noticeable lag for me was Daytona, WWS online for me was an absolute bloody dream for me back in the day so this is amazing to see God bless the Saturn community

Duke Nukem is amazing online, so much fun in co op

Great video lads! So cool to see this working again in 2024. Can you imagine how mind blowing this would've been in the mid 90's??? Chu Chu Rocket was the first online game I ever played on the Dreamcast years later (and I never played any other DC games online). I never did any online stuff on the PS2 or Xbox, the PS3 was the first console I really started to get into online gaming (and by 'get into', what I really mean is getting continually spanked at Call of Duty by a load of 12 year olds). Online Sega Rally looks great. Daytona CCE looked like it was struggling a bit though? The frame rate looked a bit more chuggy than it normally does. Did it feel that way when you were playing it?

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Cheers mate. And aye, Daytona felt like it was slowed down a touch, like the foot wasn’t to the floor, yet the controls were responsive enough. In a strange way it feels like Saturn NetLink/XBand was a precursor to the online arcades we see from SEGA today. Most of the titles on Saturn that were online were coin-op ports, delivering that one v one arcade experience with mates hundreds of miles apart. Another of those head scratching decisions that SEGA were sitting on this and didn’t bother their arse to support it properly. Even in the US, it felt like SoA were more focused on the “low cost PC” aspect with web browsing, email, plus a bit of gaming. Then there’s the infrastructure aspect, could SEGA have worked with network providers across the UK and Europe to get a standard for NetLink? Looking back, there were challenges with BT to get Dreamcast ready, and it was due to BT and the network not being ready that the Dreamcast launch slipped to 14/10/99. Glad you enjoyed the video mate, we’ve got loads of NetLink content coming over the next weeks and months.

@thomaselers7416

3 ай бұрын

April, 2024. And I still didn't play anything online. In fact online requirements to download this and that, is the reason PS3 was the last console I bought. If I was interested in register this and that, sign up for account, download blabla I would simply play on PC. The reason I got into console gaming in the first place was to avoid all that nonsense.

Looks like loads of fun would be great to grow the Sega Saturn online community by releasing more of these NetLink units!!!

Lovely stuff, guys! Very cool seeing the XBAND UI and it in operation. Would have blown my mind back then to imagine these old services coming back into use in the 2020s.

It’s awesome to see the Saturn get back online! Hopefully this technology can be used for new homebrew or to add online to old games!

I really wish the netlink modems were widely available today... It would be so much fun if there was a large saturn online community

@SEGAGuys

2 ай бұрын

The SHIRO! boys are always on the lookout for more bulk auctions of the modems, so keep an eye on their show and Discord if you don’t already. We have the technology, now we need the players!

Mega Drive XBAND games next? I've seen videos of people playing that now.

Now i want a Saturn Classic with online capability 😬

Glad to see you guys got set up and are having fun! Low ping makes it much more enjoyable. Your connection looked great

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Cheers mate! And thanks again for all your help, Joe … your tunnel is absolute wizardry at work.

This is so cool!

Some very responsive game sessions 🎉 very nice!

Seeing this makes me really wish I still had my Sega Saturn. Sadly I sold it to help fund grown up stuff like buying my first house 😢 when I see the prices some games are going for I could probably of bought 2 houses if I still had my collection 😂😂

@SEGAGuys

2 ай бұрын

Grab yourself a Saturn with a broken disc drive on the cheap and stick a Fenrir in there, Liam. You’re right though, if we’d kept all our stuff from back in the day we’d be sitting on a proverbial goldmine. 😂

Fantastic stuff lads. Was laughing a lot at the footie (ironically given how I can't stand footie 😂) I'm definitely jealous of the premium members getting the outtake vid! Looks like a worthwhile addition to get the Netlink. I'll have to see about acquiring one and hoping I can get it setup

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Cheers, Martin! If you do get a hold of one, give us or SaturnDave a shout and we’ll be happy to help you get set up.

@TheRetroMartin

3 ай бұрын

@@SEGAGuys it'll be like talking a toddler through how to use chopsticks but thank you and we will see it goes!

Crazy to think Sega was doing this 10 years before Sony got their act properly together with the PS3 online, PS2 was so poor I wouldn’t even say that counts. Looks quite responsive considering the age and tech involved, impressive.

@SEGAGuys

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that’s exactly it mate. When you consider the age of the console and modem and the method being used to connect both players, it’s remarkable how well it works.

Twin sticks for netlink cyber troopers next. Boys I love this. So much joy

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, mate! Loads of NetLink content coming to the channel over the coming weeks, it was insanely good fun.

Thats so cool guys, it still blows my mind this is set up, im guessing its on private servers the games are connected through right. look forward to the other videos

@SEGAGuys

3 ай бұрын

Hey Tom! It’s a direct dial via IP address using a Line Voltage modem connected to your PC. One person “waits for a call” and the other person dials their IP address. The NetLink is hooked up to the Line Voltage modem via the standard telephone cable, the PC basically acts as a booster and the call goes through the tunnel script that Joe (SEGA RPG Fan) wrote. No servers needed!

@tomfum

3 ай бұрын

@@SEGAGuys Thats so clever to work out isnt it, amazing work there then. i was looking at a netlink in japan and they sell quite cheap, i may pick one up

I've got a couple of the Japanese NetLinks, they have a slower modem in them, but still work. But it's something I've been wanting to do for ages!

@SEGAGuys

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it’s all made possible thanks to Joe’s (SEGA RPG Fan) tunnel script and the USB line voltage modem that’s part of the kit SHIRO! provided us. When you see it all working, considering the age of the hardware, it’s pretty remarkable and a ton of fun!

You gotta do a bomberman SEGAGuys vs SHIRO showdown 😎

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Lol nice

Anyone in the US doing this? I've been looking for someone to play with for ageS.

@SEGAGuys

2 ай бұрын

Loads of people mate, join the Sega Saturn, SHIRO! Discord, there’s whole sections dedicated to Saturn online play.

Impressing, nearly no lag!