I'm curious, what's the biggest capacity memory card (either available or theoretical)? Are any games incompatible with non-official sizes?
Pardon me for being stubborn about this. The ability to save progress to the cartridge during gameplay is essential.
Saturn backup ram carts
Saturn backup ram carts
Lum fan.
Re: Saturn backup ram carts
I don't know specs off the top of my head, but I'm pretty sure Sega only released one size Backup cart. At least in the US. I don't know if the Action Replay cart has more memory, but you can't save in-game with those. This is not to be confused with RAM carts, which add extra RAM for the console. Those came in 1 Meg and 4 Meg sizes, and cannot be used for saves.
Re: Saturn backup ram carts
OK. Most likely I'll look for backup cart that has region free functionality.
I can live without RAM or cheats.
I can live without RAM or cheats.
Lum fan.
Re: Saturn backup ram carts
The only carts I know of that can boot games from other regions are the GameShark (do not use this - it will fuck up your cart slot because the PCB is too thick) and the Action Replay. The Action Replay can also act as a RAM cart (both 1 and 4 Meg), cheat device and store save game data. The only downside is that you cannot save to the AR in-game (you can only transfer to/from the system memory). But honestly, you can get the Saturn AR brand new for $30-35 shipped. Every Saturn owner should pick one up. It's like a Swiss Army Knife for the Saturn.
Also, I noticed a seller on eBay selling Sega brand Saturn Backup RAM carts for $12 shipped. They're JPN versions, but can be used on any NTSC console.
After a GameShark fucked up my Saturn's cart slot, I'm very apprehensive about trying other 3rd party carts. The Action Replay never gave me a problem, but I'll stick to the genuine Sega Backup RAM cart. That Saturn cart slot has such tiny pins, they seem to be very easy to distort.
Also, I noticed a seller on eBay selling Sega brand Saturn Backup RAM carts for $12 shipped. They're JPN versions, but can be used on any NTSC console.
After a GameShark fucked up my Saturn's cart slot, I'm very apprehensive about trying other 3rd party carts. The Action Replay never gave me a problem, but I'll stick to the genuine Sega Backup RAM cart. That Saturn cart slot has such tiny pins, they seem to be very easy to distort.
Re: Saturn backup ram carts
A JPN memory card goes well with my white Saturn.
Half the games that need RAM are just 2D fighters, no loss there.
Half the games that need RAM are just 2D fighters, no loss there.
Lum fan.