Saturn JP

Dungeons & Dragons Collection

Dungeons & Dragons Collection
Release Date: 1999
Genre: Beat ’em Up / Action RPG
Players: 1–2

Description - Dungeons & Dragons Collection includes Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara, Capcom arcade fantasy brawlers featuring branching paths, classes, weapons, and RPG elements.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen in both games. Players choose classes, fight enemies, use magic and items, and progress cooperatively through branching stages.

DonPachi

DonPachi
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - DonPachi is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter and predecessor to DoDonPachi, featuring multiple ships and bomb attacks.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a ship. Players clear enemy formations and bosses cooperatively.

DoDonPachi

DoDonPachi
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - DoDonPachi is a vertically scrolling shooter known for chaining mechanics, dense bullet patterns, and multiple ship types.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a ship. Players fight through stages together while managing heavy enemy fire and separate weapon systems.

Cho Aniki

Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Chō Aniki is a horizontally scrolling shoot ’em up known for its surreal humor, bodybuilder-themed characters, bizarre enemy designs, and animated presentation. Players travel through multiple stages using standard shots, charged attacks, and power-ups while fighting large bosses.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a character or ship. Players fight through stages together, collect power-ups independently, and defeat enemy waves and bosses cooperatively.

Detana!! TwinBee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack

Detana!! TwinBee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Detana!! TwinBee Deluxe Pack is a Saturn collection featuring TwinBee arcade shooters with colorful visuals, bell power-ups, and comedic style.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously in the included games, each controlling a ship. Players collect bells, power up independently, and clear stages together.

Darius II

Darius II
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Darius II is a horizontal shoot ’em up featuring branching stage routes, mechanical sea-creature bosses, and weapon upgrade systems.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a ship. Players fight through branching stages together and upgrade independently.

Crows: The Battle Action

Crows: The Battle Action
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Beat ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Crows: The Battle Action is a side-scrolling brawler based on the Crows manga series, featuring street fights, character selection, and stage-based progression.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a fighter. Players battle through stages together against enemy gangs and bosses.

Capcom Generations 4

Capcom Generations 4
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - Capcom Generations 4 is a Sega Saturn compilation centered around Capcom action arcade titles. The co-op game included in this collection is Mercs, a top-down military run and gun shooter.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously in Mercs, each controlling a soldier on the same screen. Players fight through combat stages together using weapons, grenades, and coordinated movement.

Capcom Generations 3

Capcom Generations 3
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - Capcom Generations 3 is a Sega Saturn compilation featuring classic Capcom arcade titles. The co-op games included in this collection are SonSon and Exed Exes.

Co-op Experience - In SonSon, two players run and jump through side-scrolling stages together while defeating enemies cooperatively. In Exed Exes, two players control separate ships and fight through vertically scrolling shooter stages together.

Capcom Generations

Capcom Generations
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Compilation
Players: 1–2

Description - Capcom Generations is a Sega Saturn compilation of classic Capcom arcade games. The co-op games included in this collection are 1943 and 1943 Kai, both vertically scrolling shooters featuring World War II themed aerial combat.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously in both included shooters, each controlling their own aircraft. Players fight through scrolling stages together, collect power-ups, and defeat enemy formations and bosses cooperatively.

Cotton Boomerang

Cotton Boomerang
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Cotton Boomerang is a revised version of Cotton 2 with reworked stages and character selection changes. Instead of using a standard life system, players choose a team of characters that rotate in after taking damage.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling their own character team. Players fight through stages together, use separate attacks and magic, and progress cooperatively.

Bubble Symphony

Bubble Symphony
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Platformer
Players: 1–2

Description - Bubble Symphony is the sequel to Bubble Bobble, featuring single-screen stages where players trap enemies in bubbles, pop them, and clear each level. The game expands the formula with multiple playable characters, branching paths, and boss fights.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously, each controlling a bubble dragon on the same screen. Players trap enemies in bubbles, pop them together, collect items, and progress through stages cooperatively.

Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbō Kanpeki-ban

Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbō Kanpeki-ban
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbō Kanpeki-ban is a scrolling shooter based on Tatsunoko’s Time Bokan franchise, starring the Doronbo gang as they fight against heroes from across the series. The Saturn version is an enhanced port of the earlier PlayStation release.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a character or vehicle. Players shoot through stages together, collect power-ups, and fight bosses cooperatively.

Blast Wind

Blast Wind
Release Date: 1997
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Blast Wind is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Technosoft for the Sega Saturn. Players fly through branching stage routes while using standard shots and special attacks against enemy waves and bosses.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling their own ship. Both players progress through the same stages together and fight enemies and bosses cooperatively.

Battle Garegga

Battle Garegga
Release Date: 1998
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot ’em up developed by Raizing. It features military-themed stages, selectable ships, weapon upgrades, option formations, and a rank system that adjusts difficulty based on player performance.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling a ship. Players fight through stages together, collect power-ups independently, and coordinate movement through dense enemy fire and boss patterns.

Batsugun

Batsugun
Release Date: 1996
Genre: Shoot ’em Up
Players: 1–2

Description - Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot ’em up from Toaplan, often seen as one of the games that helped bridge older arcade shooters and later bullet hell design. Players choose between different pilot and ship types, each with distinct weapons and shot patterns.

Co-op Experience - Two players can play simultaneously on the same screen, each controlling their own ship. Both players fight through enemy waves and bosses together while upgrading their firepower independently.