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Chainclaw
Jaguar CD
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #15 on:
September 07, 2008, 12:04:44 AM »
I would guess the 4-in-1 can't work like a regular memory card because it also functions as the ram expansion, and the Saturn can't address a ram expansion at the same time as save data during gameplay?
Cobra's method of modding the system itself is one of the best options if you ignore cost. You also lose out on easily playing some of your games on your friends systems, but you can always bring the whole system over if plan on gaming elsewhere.
I actually ended up picking up a second, Japanese Saturn for playing Panzer Dragoon Azel. I think I paid as much for my second Saturn as I originally paid for the 4-in-1 cart ($35 each).
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ApolloBoy
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #16 on:
September 07, 2008, 01:02:17 AM »
I own one of those 4-in-1 carts and it works well for what I need. It certainly takes a lot less space than a second Saturn.
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Sirgin
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #17 on:
September 07, 2008, 05:25:07 AM »
Quote from: Chainclaw on September 06, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I'm not sure what the question is. Both of my Saturns are unmodded and work fine with my 4M cart.
I was talking about the "booting to the UI and copying the file". I didn't know you could do that with a Saturn, anyway, it'll probably become all clear if I get one of those 4-in-1 carts myself
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Chainclaw
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 07, 2008, 01:02:42 PM »
Quote from: Sirgin on September 07, 2008, 05:25:07 AM
Quote from: Chainclaw on September 06, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
I'm not sure what the question is. Both of my Saturns are unmodded and work fine with my 4M cart.
I was talking about the "booting to the UI and copying the file". I didn't know you could do that with a Saturn, anyway, it'll probably become all clear if I get one of those 4-in-1 carts myself
Oh, yeah. The Saturn has a front end UI you can boot to if you don't have a game in. There is a basic memory manager for the on-system data.
If you have one of the multi-carts, it actually boots to its own front end UI, that allows you to copy data to / from the cart, activate cheats, and a few other things.
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Sirgin
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 07, 2008, 03:02:26 PM »
Quote from: Chainclaw on September 07, 2008, 01:02:42 PM
Oh, yeah. The Saturn has a front end UI you can boot to if you don't have a game in. There is a basic memory manager for the on-system data.
If you have one of the multi-carts, it actually boots to its own front end UI, that allows you to copy data to / from the cart, activate cheats, and a few other things.
Oh, ok. I didn't know that
I bought a Saturn on eBay a couple of days ago, it should probably arrive in the next couple of days
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Sirgin
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 12:03:08 PM »
The Saturn arrived today. It works just fine but I think the internal battery is dead (as one of you said) because the console asked me to set the time & date when I turned on the power.
I don't think I'll change it because I'll buy a memory card anyway. Regular one or 4 in 1, I haven't decided yet.
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James
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #21 on:
September 09, 2008, 12:36:23 PM »
When I bought my Saturn the battery was dead. It only cost £1 for two to replace so you may as well.
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logical123
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 03:59:27 PM »
You
must
replace the battery if you don't want it to ask you that info every time you power it up. It doesn't save date and time to a memory card.
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Sirgin
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #23 on:
September 09, 2008, 04:11:09 PM »
Quote from: logical123 on September 09, 2008, 03:59:27 PM
You
must
replace the battery if you don't want it to ask you that info every time you power it up. It doesn't save date and time to a memory card.
Smart thinking.
Would I be able to buy one at a watch shop or are there other places I could find one? I'm not really sure where to look for something like that, never had to buy a battery before.
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blcklblskt
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 04:21:44 PM »
It should be at a watch shop, its a pretty common watch battery. The US one is 2032, so the PAL one prob is also.
Just bring the battery to a watch shop, and ask for a replacement.
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James
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 04:24:16 PM »
Watch shops will probably be quite expensive. You can get the CR2032 in hardware stores, electrical component stores, electrical appliance stores, ebay, and probably a lot of other places that have batteries.
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Sirgin
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 04:30:36 PM »
Quote from: James on September 09, 2008, 04:24:16 PM
Watch shops will probably be quite expensive. You can get the CR2032 in hardware stores, electrical component stores, electrical appliance stores, ebay, and probably a lot of other places that have batteries.
Alright, I think I'll check my local hardware shop first, thanks
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logical123
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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Reply #27 on:
September 09, 2008, 05:23:04 PM »
Yeah, I was going to say "Go to Walgreens or CVS", but then I remembered that you were in Belgien. (German Spelling.
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Cobra
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 05:38:55 PM »
I got my replacement from the local chemist.
The real pain was the Dreamcast VMU, while the Saturn battery will last you a couple of years, the VMU seems to take after the bloody Nomad.
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logical123
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Re: Sega Saturn question
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September 09, 2008, 05:47:47 PM »
Quote from: Cobra on September 09, 2008, 05:38:55 PM
I got my replacement from the local chemist.
The real pain was the Dreamcast VMU, while the Saturn battery will last you a couple of years, the VMU seems to take after the bloody Nomad.
I know many of you hate just smiley posts, but...
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