sethblackthorne
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Post by sethblackthorne on Oct 26, 2017 16:09:41 GMT
Wonder-inc from SegaNet told me about this glitch when I was talking about buying the US version of V.R.
and he said:
"No matter what. Do not buy the PAL version of Virtua Racing on Saturn."
"That version of the game comes with a bug that can wipe out your entire backup cartridge save data."
if anyone has more info on this bug let me know.
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sethblackthorne
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Post by sethblackthorne on Oct 26, 2017 16:15:17 GMT
He also Said:
"No problem.
And yeah I know of it cause it happened twice with me.
And to make matters worse it's not documented like at all."
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Post by zyrobs on Oct 26, 2017 19:12:44 GMT
I don't know any specifics about such a bug, but:
- The JP and PAL versions are IDENTICAL. The data track is the exact same for both discs. The USA one is, I think a little later.
- I know I played the PAL version on emulators, and it did not affect my saves. This could be either because emulators are not affected, or because I didn't get to trigger that specific bug.
- I know I played one version on my console too, but I'm unsure if it was PAL or USA... and again, I might not have played it long enough to trigger this bug.
- ANY GAME can end up deleting your cart, if the cart slot fails connection at a critical point. This happened to me once with Thunder Force V, of all games.
So, I've had backup-cart-destroying bugs occur while playing other games, but I cannot confirm if Virtua Racing has any specific bugs or not that destroys backup carts.
I suppose this doesn't reassure you one bit.
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sethblackthorne
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Post by sethblackthorne on Oct 26, 2017 19:16:20 GMT
"The way this bug works is that if you try to go to Grand Prix mode and save to the backup cartridge/save with a backup cartridge inserted I can't remember which of these 2 caused it. The game would crash and if you reset the system all of the data on there will be erased." that's more info on the problem but I see, thanks for the info
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Post by zyrobs on Oct 26, 2017 20:38:47 GMT
I suppose I can fire up an emulator to test that.
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sethblackthorne
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Post by sethblackthorne on Oct 26, 2017 21:32:51 GMT
alright dude, I actually bought a US copy of that game just now
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Post by zyrobs on Oct 27, 2017 0:36:52 GMT
It doesn't erase anything on an emulator. I'm not quite ready to test it on my real save carts yet, as I don't have a spare one to sacrifice, but I'd put my bets on the cart slot connector failing when that guy made his save.
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Post by sethblackthorne on Oct 27, 2017 2:50:28 GMT
hmm I see. thanks for the info dude
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Post by Champotato on Oct 27, 2017 17:30:12 GMT
I played the complete grand prix mode (PAL version) with the backup cartridge, all my saves games are still intact, lucky me  I can not test it, but I think the game is region free. |
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Post by zyrobs on Oct 27, 2017 19:08:37 GMT
I played the complete grand prix mode (PAL version) with the backup cartridge, all my saves games are still intact, lucky me I can not test it, but I think the game is region free. It indeed is, I believe. |
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Post by Anthaemia. on Nov 12, 2017 17:40:18 GMT
Virtua Racing on the Saturn is indeed region free, and I've never had a problem with my PAL copy saving or loading from the cartridge in all the years I've owned this. However, both Theme Park and the (already-documented) Preview Vol. 1 demo disc have previously wiped saves on my official Backup Memory, so I play these without the device inserted...
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