SEGA Saturn

Thunder Force V: Perfect System

Right away notice that the game runs in higher resolution than the Playstation version.

Stage select screen.

Some pretty impressive sprite scaling.

Nice pyrotechnics courtesy of dying Leviathan.

First boss doesn't put up much of a struggle, especially if you use the Free Range weapon.

Continuing the fight underwater.

A loading screen - you will see this screen very rarely and never for long.

Level 2 - the mandatory jungle stage.

Fighting the mecha-ape mid-boss.

The Wave weapon doesn't deal much damage, but it sure covers a wide area.

While this stage is pretty easy, there are some nasty surprises.

Unleashing the awesome of Free Range.

Note how much nicer the Saturn version looks.

This mid-boss' going down!

Fighting Armament Armed Arm.

Taking screenshots in SSF is a huge pain - so I die.

...but not before getting a high score!