Sega Saturn Imports and Backups (Save Money!)

[@ottermadness]

Really nice vid. Needed this ~4 years later. Another reason to play burned CDs is so that you can continue developing games for the saturn. It inspires me to see what the saturn is capable of.

[@alexander2685]

To think i was going to sell my saturn and games with the offical joystick for 70.00 and i played it and decided to keep it still holds up to todays games.😎👍

[@4ArchieLee]

John Mendoza word 👍 same here

[@H11X11N]

Dude seriously, THANK YOU so much for taking the time and sharing this amazing video, you certainly have given me hope Sir! 😎

[@DemonGhostX]

Great video man, thanks for sharing all this info with the community. And for folks like me who still want high quality looking boxes on the shelf, many people online do incredible reproduction cases/manuals that you can get for reasonable prices. Also for those looking to import Saturn games, one nice thing is that most Japanese Saturn games have the English version of the title on the other side of the spine card (the side the CD case opens from) so even if you don't read Japanese you can easily look up on the shelf and see what all your games are without having to pull each one out and look at the cover.

[@MatticusFinch1820]

THANK YOU!! I just got a japanese saturn and i had no idea about Psudo saturn! now i can get reproduction games of these triple digit games!

[@pbpraga3963]

I got it last July. I flashed the action replay cart to make it a pseudo saturn one. Im playing Dragon Force 2 in english. I never thought i could play it. Amazing system.

[@Spooks1.2]

Awesome video and collection dude, also I see that Steel Battalion controller peeking the corner.

[@TimCannonbrocannon]

It warms my heart to see a Steel Battalion controller casually sitting on the floor.

[@Term271]

Omg that’s so helpful I thought I’d have to pay lots of money for an American sega Saturn

[@aortaplatinum]

Oh shit, I had no clue you could just mod a cart or buy a preloaded Pseudo Saturn cart for burned games, that's awesome! And US Burning Rangers is exactly the game I thought of too, gonna have to do that for a lot of JRPGs as well, especially Panzer Dragoon Saga and Shining Force III

[@NeloDiavolo]

I just picked up the same white Sega Saturn, an Action Replay card, with a handful of Japanese games. Can't wait to jump into Policenauts, the Panzer series, Elevator Action, and anything I can get my Sega hands on.

[@Jekyll_Island_Creatures]

How much did that cost you?

[@VampiresCrypt]

SSF works fine, it has an unfriendly interface but once you know how to set it up it play all the good stuff :D

[@pt_samurai474]

You may have to teach me!! I've had the worst luck with that one.

[@rainehappy7097]

This video is so helpful. Thanks. :D

[@BlayzedBlue]

great video. I plan on getting one of the flashed Action Replays soon. Retro games have gotten way too expensive. I've heard Panzer Dragoon Saga doesn't work with Pseudo Saturn, though.

[@pt_samurai474]

Yeah, I have unfortunately heard the same thing about PDS on Pseudo Saturn :( though I've heard there are a few rips of the game out there that can work with it.

[@dreamcastluvr]

I use the Pseudo Saturn and recently bought a repro of PDS (English version) off Etsy. I'm still on the first disc, but so far it has worked perfectly. I think there was an update for Pseudo Saturn to make PDS playable. Source; www.theisozone.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=64601

[@MrDmoney156]

Just get Pseudo Saturn Kai lite since it's compatibility is higher with games

[@Lookwhatthesandsdonedidtome]

Does the pseudo saturn cartridge actually have cheat code compatibility like the action replay cartridge?

[@the_konami_kid]

Great video!! Two questions...I just got my pseudo Saturn in the mail. Any recommendations on where I should go to find rims of saturn games? Also I really want to play policenauts with the English patch; how did you go about installing patches on a burned disc? Any help you could provide would be great, btw you got a sub from me!! Peace!

[@pt_samurai474]

Google is going to be your best bet for the "rims" ;) As for patching Policenauts, I followed this tutorial policenauts.net/english/patches.html be sure to click on the readme file (tutorial starts in section 3). Hope that helps!

[@Gigastorm24]

look up the iso zone !!

[@nibernator]

Just as an update, the Sega Saturn emulators are Much Much improved from even last year. (Yabause still blows.) I use the OpenEmu SS emulator on my Macbook Pro and can literally play Every Single game I throw at it. Panzer Dragoon Saga is no longer this all elusive title it used to be, For the Better! I beat Panzer Dragoon Zwei for the first time 2 weeks ago on my computer, one of my new favorite games! I also decided to plunge and get a Japanese Saturn and some games! So excited! Coming in the mail in a week or so! Die Hard Arcade, PDZwei and Burning Rangers have already arrived!

[@pt_samurai474]

ryan Conley glad to hear it! I used to have the worst luck with Saturn emulators. Congrats on your Japanese SS purchase!

[@H11X11N]

Nibernator, Congratulations BRO!!!

[@NPrescott]

Awww 4:40 you shot that poor girl 😅

[@ultramarine40k65]

Panzer dragoon saga made me update my action replay cartridge

[@sebastianbonacic7509]

can I play back up copies of games that require the 4mb cartridge at the same time as using an action replay cart? Also do I need to install psuedo saturn on the action replay or is it compatible with back ups out the box? I really want to do what you did and get policenauts.

[@polygon7745]

question if you can, what about games that use multiple disks? like Mr. Bones or Panzer Dragoon? if it tells me to insert disk 2 (or 3 etc), can I simply swap with the other disk that's for 2 3 (etc again lol) or is there some sort of other method I can do? or no?

[@RetroFrito]

Can a japanese saturn be safely plugged into usa electrical sockets?

[@pt_samurai474]

Yes

[@Photus27]

Does playing burned disc a lot affect the Saturn

[@pt_samurai474]

I've never had any issues.

[@Photus27]

@@pt_samurai474 can you use the action replay cart to also play burned games.

[@kmankevzink]

I read on forums that the Saturn backup unlocker doesn't work on the grey Japanese Saturn is that true?

[@preservationera9768]

I've read the same and am also wondering about that. It seems it only works on some Japanese Model 1 Saturns.

[@avelargumby4877]

Can you make a how to burn the games on to the disk for us

[@pt_samurai474]

Here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJWxinmkidB0eK8

[@gremsa]

So i just have to plug in the pseudo saturn cartridge to boot up burned saturn games. But what if i need the action replay 4mb expansion for a game than? Could i just swap the cartridges if the game once is booted?

[@pt_samurai474]

I'll be honest with you, I've never tested that before. I only have 1 game that requires the 4mb expansion, and I own the original copy (X-Men vs. Street Fighter).

[@JFlow2786]

Part-Time Samurai they have Pseudo cart with 1-4mb and save is a red cart on ebay I luv it

[@Term271]

So can I play my Japan sega Saturn on American wall power without an adapter

[@pt_samurai474]

Yes.

[@Term271]

@@pt_samurai474 thank you so much

[@silentfanatic]

Wow, your collection, man. *swoon*

[@josephcintron1980]

Hi I'm new to the Sega Saturn. My question is do I need to purchase a internal battery for my Japanese white Sega Saturn in order to save a game? I plan on playing RPGs. I have two action replays cartridges 4MB, 1 with Pseudo, and 1 that's untouched. I want to be able to save my games and not have to worry about them being deleted that's what concerns me about the internal battery. I dont know if I Have to have the internal battery replaced in order to save onto the action replay memory cartridge. If someone can give me instructions that would be very helpful.

[@DamnDealDone]

You need the battery in the Saturn. Action Replay cart is for storing and swapping saves in and out of the Saturn internal memory.

[@bvigil1888]

What if i still wanted to save my game data and still maintain my pseudo saturn cartridge? would i be able to save game data to the system while using the burned game, then swap out the pseudo cart with an unmodified action replay cart and back up the saved system data to the unmodified cartridge?

[@pt_samurai474]

Unfortunately, I do not have a Saturn memory card to test this with. Sorry I could not be of much help!

[@johnsmith-xx6rl]

What about reflashing an action replay cart to run on pseudo saturn Kai or Kai lite?

[@pt_samurai474]

I have actually never tried that, sorry! I know reflashing an AR cart with regular Pseudo Saturn is typically the norm.

[@paulink]

did not know about the pseudo saturn, maybe I need to pick up a saturn after all...

[@pt_samurai474]

Dooooo iiittttttt!

[@Mouritogaia]

Very good video

[@ohgodwhy9853]

Best cost saving methods -Backup your CD based games and emulate!!!

[@ihilano]

unfortunately i face problem that game play comes slow after getting unlocker .... do u have seluotion

[@pt_samurai474]

I have not encountered this issue. Is it with a particular game or all of them?

[@bvigil1888]

how and where did you download the game and burn it to a disc?

[@pt_samurai474]

Which game? Policenauts?

[@odeiup]

Tomb raider is actually pretty cheap...on eBay at least

[@AkiHikikomori]

Can I asked a question?

[@pt_samurai474]

Sure, how can I help?

[@gpbear4]

does a pseudo saturn cartridge also have the region free capabilities like action replay or do you need both if you want to play games from other regions and burned games?

[@pt_samurai474]

gpbear4 you will need both, otherwise you will have to keep re-flashing your cartridge back and forth between region unlocked and pseudo Saturn.

[@gpbear4]

Part-Time Samurai what about other region burned games?

[@pt_samurai474]

Burned disc = Pseudo Saturn, REAL saturn disc, but not from your saturn's region = Action Replay

[@gpbear4]

Part-Time Samurai so you wouldnt even need to patch the game for your region before burning it for pseudo saturn?

[@pt_samurai474]

gpbear4 I've never had to. I burned a copy of my NTSC Daytona USA and was able to boot it with Psuedo Saturn on my Japanese Saturn.

[@Hwi1son]

Yes! A video capacitor just went bad in my u.s. model 2 and now I have to replace my Saturn. Knowing that I had the pseudo cart, I can buy a cheaper model