Can I Fix It? Sega Saturn plus Sega Rally Championship 30th Anniversary Special

I woke up one day with an overwhelming urge to play Sega Rally Championship. I could have just booted up the Model 2 emulator but that wouldn't satisfy me. So I bought a broken Sega Saturn to fix. But was it enough to scratch the nostalgia itch?
What a way to celebrate the return of the Toyota Celica and (almost) 30 years of Sega Rally Championship?
Although I (accidentally, really) come across as guiding you on how to do anything, as with all my videos this isn't a tutorial! I'm a novice, you almost certainly know more than I do. I'm just enjoying this journey of learning as I go along. So I must say don't copy anything I do in this video, there are other people out there far better and experienced than I am. This video just forms part of my journey and I try to make it mildly entertaining. Always feel free to correct me or give me any advice on how I can do something better, I'm always open to learning from the learned!
Here's the link to my video on how to use the SAROO with your Saturn:
• Set Up Your SAROO in 3...
Link to the filthy Xbox 360 restoration I mentioned in this vid:
• Can I Fix It? The FILT...
Thanks for taking your time to watch my weird nonsense, thank you to those who leave a comment, big thanks to those who subscribe and eternal thanks to my amazing Patreons who make these videos possible (otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford to buy the things to fix!).
If you think I need to up my game and take on bigger fish, then why don't you consider becoming a Patreon? Then I can buy something bigger to make a mess of! Haha. God this is like professional begging... I feel dirty...
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[@harroldino1980]

I bought my original Saturn because I used to spend so much money playing sega rally in the arcade. It plays absolutely beautifully, I’ll never understand how they translated the feel of wheel and pedals so well to a digital pad. The response and momentum are just perfect. The 4th track absolutely is there, and it’s fierce difficult, the sides are super sticky and take all your speed away. An extra car and mirror modes are your rewards for completion.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ah that’s awesome to hear! If I had this when it came out I don’t think I’d have ever asked for anything else for Christmas!

[@andyj34]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only guy who dreams of Sega Rally!!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha it’s happened a few times now 😂

[@neotronicmind8337]

I play Sega Rally Championship with my young son on a regular basis. Arcade version Sega Model 2 emulator on PC. Best racer ever.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Two player is definitely the best. Although my dad used to win all the time, claiming that you could go faster using manual, I tried manual a few times in the arcade and either he was just better than his teenage son or I just suck at manual in games haha

[@DandyDNA]

Luv the Saturn. Excellent editing, subbed!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ah thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!

[@gameboizchannel]

Your videos are very high quality! Keep it up!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ah thanks so much! I will try to keep it up, might need to lower the quality after my next few as I don’t have the time to do all the fancy things, which is a shame :(

[@GameZoneBirdroom]

Saturn version has the lakeside track and extra car the Lancia Stratos if you can complete the game. Great video, also the changing of the lense was very informative new sub 👍

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Thanks so much for subscribing! I’m setting some time aside this week to play it on the Saturn more thoroughly :)

[@GameZoneBirdroom]

@@ScottMadeAThing I would definitely spend some time with the Saturn version it's bloody brilliant. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOTpJmplM13fc0 I set some times for you 😉👍

[@GameZoneBirdroom]

@ScottMadeAThing definitely spend more time on it such a great racer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roOTpJmplM13fc0 hopefully this will give you some times to beat 😜👍

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ohh nice, something to work towards beating instead of coming above ‘POO’ in the leaderboard 😂

[@MarK-x9y]

That lancia is so much faster but also more of a challenge to control

[@liambyrne3488]

Subscribed just for the groovy “slappin da base” reference 😂 Seriously though, thoroughly enjoyed watching that and brought back sweet memories of my beloved sega Saturn 👍

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha I’m glad someone got it! I’m glad to hear and thanks for watching :)

[@cfletchermixes]

When you finish a video with a huge smile on your face, you just know you have to subscribe. I thoroughly enjoyed this video for the humour alone, I shall be binging the rest of your videos 👏🏻

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I think this is my favourite comment on my journey so far, thank you so much and I’m really glad it put a smile on your face!

[@retroryu]

This is an awesome video! I subbed. :) I have fond memories of Sega Rally and everything on the Sega Saturn.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Thank you so much! I’ll be revisiting the Saturn later on in the year :)

[@retroryu]

@@ScottMadeAThing That's awesome! I'll be looking forward to seeing that.

[@chloewebb7522]

As someone who grew up poor af in Detroit, but had my mother still bust her ass to get me evey dumbass sega, 3D0, nintendon't and PSX through the 90s, I am mortified not having the rich collection of classic games I had twenty years ago due to issues after mom died back in the day. Every channel I find talking about fixing these things never is super clear about the process pitfalls, or details in general - likely due to the fact that they are also usually running a business repairing things... Definitely subbed, I can already tell that Im going to learn a lot from your channel. Early 3D was such a exciting time in gaming, and there were so many companies taking risks with systems, genres, control schemes, cameras - I miss having them in my living room

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Wow sounds like you had an awesome mother :) I can’t imagine you’d learn anything from my channel as I’m learning as I go along haha but I’m super happy you’re coming along for the journey! :)

[@chrisducati26]

I was also 13 when i first saw Sega rally in the arcades! I love my saturn and sega rally. Beautiful video and great skills, just subscribed on your channel.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Hi Chris, great to hear you still have your Saturn and thanks so much!!!

[@offimatrix4897]

loved the saturn still do now after 30 years.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

That’s awesome to hear, sounds like you still have it :)

[@offimatrix4897]

@@ScottMadeAThing i have 3, 2 Hi-saturns my old pal with a 60mz switch. Still have all my games too but now adays just put them all on a SD card ^^

[@fatbelly2438]

saturn version was better than arcade because you could reverse and mirror the tracks giving you 16 tracks to race

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Yeah! I found that, if only they made a mix of the two so you could have the arcade graphics with the advanced modes and customisation of the Saturn version!

[@StephenGarnett]

AND, the better music of the Saturn version!

[@mandude83]

Oh my god I need to play Sega Rally Championship! 😅 That cracked me up 😂

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha glad to hear! Thanks for watching mandude! :)

[@TsiolkovskySportingLocks]

probably the best tutorial on lens assembly replacement I've seen. Many thanks for this and keep up the truly fascinating content, mate.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Thank you dude! I hope I pronounced your channel right, I was gonna ask if you’d prefer your name instead, it took 6 takes to say it and even then I had to edit the audio to remove an extra S I somehow got into it when I thought I’d finished the take 😂😂

[@stuartgreen9489]

Another brilliant video (and not just because I got such a lovely shout-out and my own board). Well done on another informative and entertaining video. :)

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I’m so glad you liked it Stuart! Thanks so much for watching.

[@fac51nh]

My favourite racing game ever. I played it in the arcade and on Saturn and I'm sure it was miles better on the Sega Saturn

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Totally agree, have spent a lot more time on the Saturn version since this video, it made me decide to keep the Saturn forever! :) and thanks for watching :)

[@stevenhoughton1406]

I liked the Sega Saturn better than the Playstation one. Me and my cousin would sit for hours racing each other on Sega Rally getting stoned. Great times RIP cousin Chris.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Aww sounds like you made some good memories :)

[@T200026]

Great video, very lively 😂 subbed.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Aww thanks so much that means a lot! The best is yet to come! :)

[@Dad-Gad]

Had this on the Saturn , 2nd greatest feeling rally game ever after Colin McRae 1 imo 👍

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ah yes LOVED Colin McRae 1!

[@renerens]

I have 2 Sega Rally twin arcade cabinets at home, great fun! But Daytona with a friend is even better!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

At HOME!!! ❤️ that sounds awesome!!!

[@ShadrikEaston]

"gentle impale it with your shiny shaft"? Really 🤣Good fix mate. This is excellent work. Also, I've got the same screwdriver.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

KIPRIM FTW! 😂

[@nicoful86]

Ehm ok, so how did I miss this channel? Also, tip for those who wanna calibrate their laser. Mark your starting position with a marker before turning the adjustment pot.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Aw I’ll take that as a compliment haha 😛 Yes what a great idea, will remember that for my GameCube! :)

[@gabrielebettin]

The soundtrack on the saturn was sooooo much better!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I’m so glad I got to discover that! Did you know they re-released it not long ago? :)

[@gabrielebettin]

For real? I often listen on my car! And on my way to build a cabinet with sega rally championship theme.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Niiiiiice!!! ❤️

[@33PA33]

The Sega guys utube channel covers Sega rally championship on the Saturn & explains that the game was not an arcade port , but built from the ground up using the Saturns architecture & chips 😊

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Aha! Gonna check that out. I should be more careful using the word ‘port’ really, it’s not interchangeable with ‘version’. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for watching :)

[@33PA33]

@ Not at tall , it’s mind blowing that there’s still soo much love for the Saturn 30 years later , so any info & great videos like yours are always appreciated , I brought one on release & never regretted it , like having the arcade in the home back then & still is 😃

[@francospeziali5714]

I looked into the laser and it made my eye warm

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Hahaha 😝

[@francospeziali5714]

Now I want to play me some Sega Rally Championship!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Where there's a wheel, there's a way! Oh god, I'm so sorry.

[@paultaylor8338]

I'm resisting the urge to downvote that joke! 😉

[@1985Superbee]

The intro is brillant 😂

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha thank you! Now I have set a standard for my intros, I have a lot of work to do for the next ones haha 😝

[@OttersGottaOtt1337]

How the hell are there only 3 active SEGA Rally cabs in the South East? Madness.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know right?! Well, that’s according to a website I stumbled across where people enter the cabs and locations into a database (including their condition) so there might be the odd outlier that hasn’t been added. The two in Heart of Gaming Croydon came from the Trocadero in London (guessing from Segaworld) :)

[@simoncurran6184]

Lakeside is on Saturn. It's how you unlock the lancia stratos

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know now that I got better at it 😂

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

If it wasn't for the fact that you can emulate the model 3 version of Sega Rally 2, it would've been awesome to see someone make an improved version of the Dreamcast port to make it more like the arcade original.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I don’t remember actually playing SR2, I think I just got disappointed when it loaded up and wasn’t the original I thought it was haha.

[@duscha55]

20:10 The extra stage (stage 4) is allso in the Saturn version.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know now haha someone else mentioned it. If I could go back and edit out that embarrassment I would haha. I just suck at the Saturn version haha

[@ZZ-ou7gp]

bought the saturn to play sega rally - and played it to death. still plays brilliantly in 2025. awesome racer on any platform, still cant believe the saturn made this happen....and yet it still got trounced in the console wars....how bizzare...from a historical perspective...

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know, it’s crazy! Looking back I remember the Megadrive/Genesis being advertised loads when I was a kid but I can’t remember seeing a single Saturn advert. If I had seen any I surely would have begged my parents for one for Xmas! I didn’t even know it existed until after I bought my Dreamcast 😂

[@toms8517]

Nice one. I’m a little surprised you haven’t refurbished a Dreamcast to replay Shenmue yet.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I’m putting tape over my webcam now. Haha I literally got out the old Dreamcast (just to find the Sega Rally 2 CD) and remembered the last time I tried to play it, it wasn’t working. The list of things to fix for the channel just keeps on growing 😂

[@madcommodore]

Such a shame there was no proper steering wheel for the Saturn, such a great game. I bought a Saturn when CVG magazine told us to (Dec 1996, specifically because that month you could be playing VF2, Virtua Cop and Sega Rally over Xmas) and I played those three games to death on my Japanese Saturn.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

That would have been amazing! I briefly considered looking into how I could adapt an analog wheel to make my own and then soon after realised a)I’d be out of my depth and b)this video would have taken another two months to make haha. That 1996 Xmas must have been the best! Thanks for watching :)

[@madcommodore]

@@ScottMadeAThing Probably still a lot better than the Colecovision Turbo expansions steering wheel I had :) Yeah, still remember it, saw an advert in the newspaper for a Japanese Saturn all boxed and mint condition so I drove to the other side of London and picked it up the next day after reading CVG magazines. I went to the local import gaming store and got those 3 games CVG magazine said you had to buy a Saturn just to play and they were right, VF2 and Rally were better than Tekken 2 and Ridge Racer Revolution on my PS1. Rally handles like a dream, VF2 for me played like the best beat 'em up ever and Virtua Cop made you feel like Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice with those large black plastic Lightguns. Still have that Saturn and the Japanese imports of VF2 and Rally. There is also a really cheeky knock off of Sega Rally on the PS1 called African Rally I think, you should check it out for a laugh.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Ah I love to hear nostalgic nuggets of history like that! You can bet I’m going to be spending some of the very near future checking out African Rally haha, thanks 😂

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Rally de Africa! That looks great fun! I swear they even copied the skybox 😂 back to checking it out…

[@madcommodore]

@@ScottMadeAThing haha very cheeky rip-off, surprised it was allowed. There is also a Daytona USA style game on PS1 called Burning Road I think, one of the tracks is definitely from the arcade and the handling is the same weird rear wheel steering of Daytona USA.

[@sirjohnmandeville7488]

The Saturn version definitely does have that 4th stage, great video though.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know now haha. I should have gotten better and not assumed. Not to mention the ability to play mirrored tracks too!

[@ragexg]

The 4th Stage Lake Side is in the Saturn as well

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know now, how embarrassing haha. I guess it’s just my way of saying I’m awful at playing it with a digital controller 😂

[@ragexg]

@@ScottMadeAThing Ah not that much but a little. XD With me it is the other way around I can drive way better with the Saturn pads than a wheel

[@ribenasquash]

I have to admire the speed at which computers can replicate things then add it's own version of a phrase like 'polygon count' and come up with 'model vertex density'. Strange... But not wrong. Keep it up mother brain. But I am moving for transparency on such media as this which will require an AI tag for public clarity.

[@ribenasquash]

It does start to mess with your head though. Too many auto-bot videos and bad joke algorithm is only heartening in that I am vindicated that humour is the most complex form of prose.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I have tried but my little brain isn’t quite getting it… it sounds like you think I am AI. Sadly I am neither artificial nor intelligent 😂

[@ribenasquash]

@@ScottMadeAThing generated. I will be polite. I'm not getting on your bad side for when the bad times come.

[@ribenasquash]

@@ScottMadeAThing you know how I can tell. The strange way computer algorithms approach generating a joke or pun. Highly complex and technical. Falling flat each and every time.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

⁠@@ribenasquashhaha I’m genuinely interested in which joke I made is so bad that you think it was AI generated 😂 I must confess I used AI on one part of my video and that was to create the poo emoji to put on the Dreamcast CD. Even then I edited it afterwards as it was awful 😂 But to be told your jokes are so bad they must be written by AI… ouch haha.

[@fatbelly2438]

subbed

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Thank you so much 😊

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

Would you be capable of modding the Saturn version to widescreene?

[@ScottMadeAThing]

If that is possible, it’s way beyond my knowledge or skill level :)

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

@@ScottMadeAThing ok, thanks for your reply and thanks for the video. I laughed several times!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Thank you, I’m so glad to hear that! Plenty more to come :)

[@israelgonzalezabrego3551]

If only could patch the PS2 version with a closer chase cam...

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I think SR is the only racing game I prefer 1st person 😂

[@MonguzTea]

Springfield Rally Championship

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha I’d love that if I had time to re do all the textures haha

[@Domevic]

Referencing the tittle: well yeah you can, but it would be easier to play the PS2 port of the arcade lol

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha the video took so long to make (for what it is) I did just feel like having the worlds shorted video where I just turn to the camera and say ‘yes’ 😂

[@C.I...]

"Easy left maybe" makes zero sense as a codriver call. You might hear "jump maybe" because you might hit the rise at a different speed each time, but a left maybe? You mean you don't know?

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Haha! Even though I know nothing about out rally driving, after I finally worked out that he was saying ‘maybe’ and not ‘baby’ (neither made sense), I was thinking surely they would know the track enough to be able to confirm if it’s easy or medium! 😂

[@jamesburchill7522]

Or you could just buy an optical disc emulator, and forget replacing drives forever. All jokes aside, I have two Saturns. One is Japanese w/an action repoay, the other is American with a Fenrir mod.

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Like the SAROO? :)

[@jamesburchill7522]

@ScottMadeAThing Eh...kinda!

[@ScottMadeAThing]

I know some people are quite ‘traditional’ and want to suffer the faff of having original expensive CDs, which was almost what the video was aimed at, I did a video on the SAROO and the Phantom mod but I ran out of time to finish the Phantom one, plus it’s a bit boring haha

[@jamesburchill7522]

@@ScottMadeAThing I have about 40 Saturn games, on physical media. I've had no less than 6 games die of actual disc rot/ delamination. Which is kind of crazy. Same fate as a few of my PS and Dreamcast games. I've pretty much gotten to the point where actual discs aren't that important to me anymore.

[@jeticusgaming]

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Cheers Jeticus ❤️

[@kiphakes]

Hahahahaha

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Just realised I forgot to add the sound effect 😂

[@BlindTrustProject]

Why so much footage from that horrendous texture pack 🤢

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Because I like to make people sick 😂

[@ENFDO]

Sega rally running in PAL-n... puke

[@ScottMadeAThing]

Not much I can do about the PAL part 😂

[@ENFDO]

@ nice video though buddy