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Why is a Sega Saturn so expensive?
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Tbh with something like the Saturn, I'd recommend just grabbing a japanese one. They're typically found much cheaper and are also often in better condition (and come in more colours!)
Wouldn't the Japanese model also have a much larger library of games available and be able to use the RAM carts to boost performance?
It’s very easy to get around region locking with a “4-in-1” cart, plus two of the other functions are RAM expansion (1MB and 4MB modes).
i've only used the RAM cart in my US Saturn.
I have at least two carts for it, actually.
One is the 4 MB RAM upgrade, and one is 4 MB RAM plus memory card for saving games.
Then again, I don't know if a mod chip was required, which I do have installed.
I also have the Japanese Symphony of the Night for the system, as well.
The mod chip required connecting one wire.
Mod chips used to be necessary for playing games on CD-R, but now that can be done with just a 4-in-1 cartridge using the PseudoSaturn hack. My recollection is that Saturn mod chips only defeat the copy protection check and you’d still need another solution (like the 4-in-1 cart) for disabling the region-lock.
To be honest, I haven't even touched my Saturn in 20 years. So I haven't been keeping up with any of the tech available for it. I have tried to keep all of it in good condition, in case my kids ever want to play on it or I donate it to a collector or something.
I'll look up the PseudoSaturn device.
The last few times I've played my Saturn games was on an emulator.
Yes! :D
They all had the RAM cart slot, it's just that a lot of the games that needed them didn't come to the west as no one was paying premium for a port to a less selling console when they could get the cut version on PS for £30.
Definitely this! I just picked up a white Saturn recently and it's in great shape. I paid quite a bit more in shipping, but overall it was still less than I would've paid to buy one from the US.