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Sega Saturn in anime

By now we've seen Sega's almighty console appear in the most varied forms of media, ranging from movies to manga, but still it's always nice to spot one, and this time I had that honour! I was quietly eating lunch while watching Evangelion on tv for the 4th or 5th time when suddenly I see a Saturn controller appear before my eyes! How the fuck have I missed it before??? Anyway, it doesn't matter, what matters is that one of the best controllers of all time was featured in all it's glory and detail in one of the best anime series of all time, and I was fortunate enough to find footage of it on the inter-webz. It's not untouched footage, though, for the uploader decided to mix it up with a famous clip from the Angry Video Game Nerd. The result is pretty fun, though:



Notice the detail of the controller, even to the point of having the SEGA logo (or is it "SECA"? It's hard to tell whether that is a G or a C). Funny enough, there were a lot of Evangelion games for the Saturn, 5 in total according to GameFAQs, but, guess what, they were all Japan-exclusive releases and I believe that most, if not all, are heavy in text, thus unplayable by us gaijins, and that's sad...

Anyway, if you haven't seen Evangelion yet, make sure that you do, for this is a most excellent production that everyone, with no exceptions, should see, regardless of whether you like anime or not. Evangelion is made of WIN and GOD, so do yourself a favour and don't miss it. Now that I think of it, I've never seen the movies... Got to take care of that...

Oh, and by the way, my Virtua Stick arrived today! Already tried the beast with DoDonPachi and man, that rocks! The joystick is tight and much more precise than a d-pad and it has turbo options! Add that to the fact that it also serves as a 2nd controller (I'm finally able to play against other people) and you have a really damn fine purchase! Unfortunately not all games support it and the joystick seems to make a lot of noise when I move it, which eventual gets in my nerves, but all and all, I'm fucking happy with it!

Saturn In The Movies... Again!

Whilst browsing YouTube for random Sega Saturn videos I found this little video. User "Mangatron8Zonaretro" uploaded an excerpt from the Anime series "You're Under Arrest!" and it shows how some character from the show repairs / mods a Sega Saturn. Too bad there are no subtitles available and it's a mystery to me, what the girl is saying, whilst looking at the moon. Probably something like "Damn, that Sega Saturn sure is a great console!" It's nothing too extraordinary and the scene is quite short, yet every Sega Saturn appearance is welcome.

Go, check it out here!