The Saturn Appreciation Thread

[bluejmc2005]

Yeah fair point thanks mate 

[bluejmc2005]

What's the deal with ram carts? I don't need the action replay one now I have the satiator coming, any recommendations on best ram cart to go for?

[MikeJ]

For memory cards (save game storage)  I only use the official ones after some bad experiences with third party ones in the past (there may be modern equivalents), and be prepared for some fun slowly inserting and removing them from the extremely finicky slot to get them to read. The action replay is good in that you also get the ram expansion functionality (extra console RAM to play games that need it) and avoids a bit of that, but I seem to recall that you had to save games to the tiny internal memory then copy them to/from the action replay which was very boring - again this may be different on newer versions. 

[bluejmc2005]

5 minutes ago, mikejenkins said:

For memory cards (save game storage)  I only use the official ones after some bad experiences with third party ones in the past (there may be modern equivalents), and be prepared for some fun slowly inserting and removing them from the extremely finicky slot to get them to read. The action replay is good in that you also get the ram expansion functionality (extra console RAM to play games that need it) and avoids a bit of that, but I seem to recall that you had to save games to the tiny internal memory then copy them to/from the action replay which was very boring - again this may be different on newer versions. 

Thanks mate

[MikeBeaver]

I've a couple of official ones sitting on the desk waiting to get sold, hit me up if you want one ( or two ).

[mmmonkey]

I keep seeing people recommending jdownloader for archive.org collections.

[bluejmc2005]

35 minutes ago, MikeBeaver said:

I've a couple of official ones sitting on the desk waiting to get sold, hit me up if you want one ( or two ).

Just got an official 1 and 4 from jei for £25 but thanks buddy

[bluejmc2005]

8 minutes ago, mmmonkey said:

I keep seeing people recommending jdownloader for archive.org collections.

Ooh thanks for the tip I'll check it out 

[AceGrace]

I wonder how much the customs charge will be for the Satiator?

[bluejmc2005]

51 minutes ago, AceGrace said:

I wonder how much the customs charge will be for the Satiator?

I'll let you know! 

[AceGrace]

Cool. I suppose that is one of the problems now. Ordering things from other countries makes you think twice.

[ulala]

5 hours ago, AceGrace said:

Cool. I suppose that is one of the problems now. Ordering things from other countries makes you think twice.

outside of the eu zone, it always was the case 

[AceGrace]

True. I suppose it hits home more now.

[bluejmc2005]

So wise ones if rllmuk, will a pal saturn output 60hz using the satiator I have on order without modification does anyone know? 

[Colonel Panic]

I don't think so.

[bluejmc2005]

5 minutes ago, Colonel Panic said:

I don't think so.

My wife is moaning about the extreme yellowing on my jap model.. lol

[PikaStu]

The 60hz switch mod is incredibly easy to to, I’m terrible at soldering but I’ve managed several Saturns.

[bluejmc2005]

1 minute ago, StoooTube said:

The 60hz switch mod is incredibly easy to to, I’m terrible at soldering but I’ve managed several Saturns.

I would destroy it. There is no question of that. I might ask @Jei to do it for me 

[Down by Law]

50 minutes ago, bluejmc2005 said:

My wife is moaning about the extreme yellowing on my jap model.. lol

 

Really easy to lighten with this stuff, same as a dreamcast

 

[bluejmc2005]

4 minutes ago, Down by Law said:

 

Really easy to lighten with this stuff, same as a dreamcast

 

I'm too tired to know if you're winding me up!! 

[Down by Law]

21 minutes ago, bluejmc2005 said:

I'm too tired to know if you're winding me up!! 

 

Not at all !

 

 

[bluejmc2005]

9 minutes ago, Down by Law said:

 

Not at all !

 

 

 

Awesome thanks mate orderered some of that stuff in that thread was only a fiver will give it a go! 

[Ninja Doctor]

Yep the 60hz switch is very simple two wires to a jumper and a switch on the end. May have to remove the original jumper, it was 20 years ago I last did one, but plenty of instructions online. If you’ve got a satiator I would recommend it as you only ever need one machine. 

[bluejmc2005]

Just now, Ninja Doctor said:

Yep the 60hz switch is very simple two wires to a jumper and a switch on the end. May have to remove the original jumper, it was 20 years ago I last did one, but plenty of instructions online. If you’ve got a satiator I would recommend it as you only ever need one machine. 

 

I'd destroy the machine. If I can clean up the jap one a bit so it's less aestheticly offensive to my wife I'll just keep that. If not I'll ask a kind soul here to sort my pal console for me, or buy a pal console with switch already done I guess 

[Ninja Doctor]

Actually looking into it, I may have lucked out with my Saturn model back then. Some of them need a vdp2 chip pin lifting. 
 

don’t do this yourself. 

[Oracle]

I have a PAL launch Saturn, is it easy to add in the switch?

[Colonel Panic]

As mods go, it’s easy. You still need to do some soldering and lift a pretty small pin on a chip though. 

[Ninja Doctor]

This is what I had to do to mine (mk1 Saturn)

 

[Colonel Panic]

My Fenrir arrived. Of course I don’t have an SD Card to spare. 
 

Nicely packaged and a good quality PCB. 
 

 

[strider]

20 hours ago, bluejmc2005 said:

I would destroy it. There is no question of that. I might ask @Jei to do it for me 

He did an amazing job on my This Is Cool Saturn