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Post by atolm on Apr 25, 2016 23:40:02 GMT
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Post by atolm on Apr 4, 2016 19:51:16 GMT
What's with the avatar? That games an unofficial sequel to a N64 series for modern consoles. Is there supposed to be a Saturn reference I'm missing?
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Post by atolm on Mar 20, 2016 2:02:32 GMT
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 19:18:59 GMT
Cool. as far as my most recent "hardware" purchase, would have to be:
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 18:14:59 GMT
Might have to try this Rhea once I've finished with my current batch of games. I can play CDRs but I find the whole process quite hit and miss - with about 1 in 3 ending up a coaster, and too often the music not coming out right. I suspect most of these could be solved with more technical nous on my part, but to be honest I don't have the time and energy to learn more about producing good discs... They also seem to make the Saturn's motor have to work harder which always worries me a bit. The fact you no longer need to burn CD-R's is worth the price of admission for the Rhea/Phoebe IMO. There's no mod chip needed or pro action replay to load imports. The only utilities I've downloaded are DiscJuggler 6 and Daemon Tools Lite 4.46. I've ripped all my physical copies with the suggested options checked in DJ6 to the .cdi format. They've all worked. I've downloaded a bunch of ISO rips. Some have been bin/cue, others .ccd for example. (I try to avoid any of the MP3/cue combo ones. But most rips now a days seem to have moved away from that) I simply mount them in Daemon tools, fire up SSF to see if they boot. Then load up DJ6 again and rip to .cdi the same like I would for an actual disc. All have worked with the Rhea so far.
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 18:03:33 GMT
Easiest in my mind now is the Rhea/Phoebe. The "mod" isn't really a mod as it's just plug and play. You could revert the system back to stock at any time. Auto region option easily loads other region games. Plus there's the added bonus of updating disc images with the latest translation patches and you don't need to burn any CD-Rs. I haven't bothered with a 50hz switch, as there's NTSC versions of PAL games floating around (Deep Fear for example) I've now retired my Action Replay for the most part and I picked up a legit Sega brand memory card.
I'm looking at getting an official 4meg ram cart for those imports that require it simply for the convenience of not sorting through the AR menu twice. Otherwise as it stands right now, to boot XmenVSF for example with the AR+Rhea combo it goes: Power on to AR menu, start game to RMENU, select XVSF, back to AR menu, start game to XMenVSF. With the stock 4meg cart it would be a simple power on to RMENU and load the game.
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 15:47:06 GMT
Fair play, but it's always nice to hold a rarity. In fact, if you want to get a copy of PDS I will happily take the boxed version off your hands I already have a "copy", I ripped my game discs to the SD card that's sitting in my Saturn. Still not for sale, though.
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 15:38:00 GMT
Shame you got rid of your collection, but at least you have PD Saga. I'm pretty jealous of that. I want to play it but it's so darn expensive. Unless you've got some moral issue with pirating games Sega will never do anything with again, what's stopping you? There's plenty of means by which to play it. (modchip, Rhea, SSF etc..) It's one of the greatest games of all time, everyone SHOULD be able to play it. It's current asking price is a crime against gaming IMO. Download away.
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 6:40:58 GMT
Long time Saturn owner here. I sold off the bulk of my collection many years ago to fund the purchase of a Dreamcast upon it's release (now a system I don't really care for). Alot of the now pricey US games like Burning Rangers, Shining Force 3 etc.. I traded in for next to nothing. The only really big ticket item I still have would be Panzer Saga (one of the few games I would never sell). I'm well past the collecting phase at this point, and I just want to play the games. Seeing the asinine prices on ebay for games I let go of and want to play again gives me a headache. Luckily, I stumbled across the Rhea/Phoebe development and was able to get in on a recent order list. Man, what a awesome development for the Saturn. For anyone who wants to get into the saturn and enjoy the classic games without breaking the bank, it's well worth the 130 euros.
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Post by atolm on Mar 17, 2016 4:43:45 GMT
I've finally picked up the USB Saturn Data Link. Been wanting this bad boy for awhile. For those that don't know what it does, it allows you to transfer and back up Save files from your Sega Saturn to a PC via the Action Replay 4 in 1 Cart and vice versa. It also allows you to play and download a selection of homebrew games, although I haven't got round to that part yet as I mainly bought as a back up for my save files on my AR4in1. But now I can finally revisit Panzer Dragoon Saga without worrying about my removing my AR Cart from the Saturn cartridge slot for fear of it wiping the memory one day and IF that day ever happens I have ALL my Saturn Saves backed up on my laptop. Good times! Nice! I take it this requires one of the old 4in1's that still have the serial port on top? I purchased my 2.01 cart back in the late 90's, I'm assuming that would work with this?
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