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The model 2 Japanese Sega Saturn is probably the most beautiful console ever

Sega REALLY should release a Saturn Mini. It would be a gorgeous console with a great controller, especially if they did the white Japanese model. And, once hackers modified it to allow ROMs, you'd be able to expand the library with games from all Sega's consoles and beyond. Now that would be very cool indeed.

Nights was a gorgeous game. I gave my console to a friend.

I was aware of the 4MB expansion cart as a kid. Didn't have a Saturn when it was new, but I eventually bought one at a flea market for $50. That's before factoring in games and an adapter for HD RetroVision's Genesis component cable. As for the Pseudo Saturn exploit, I saw that coming since I watched Adam Koralik's video on the Saturn a good few years ago. He mentioned how it's theoretically possible to create an EverDrive for the Saturn. This console keeps surprising the hell out of us 28 years after its release. Once again, you knocked this out of the park.

Nice to see you do something on the Saturn again . Had mine since i was 24 in 1994 and was actually in Japan on holiday when it came out. So thanks for this. The Saturn has a special place in my heart and your channel is becoming more and more interresting.

The Saturn is my favourite system ever, my 95 system still going strong to this day.

Big agree with your ethical stance. I still collect for fun, but my general rule of thumb is to never pay more than the original retail price...unless I really wanna.

This is why we seriously need a Sega Saturn Classic/Mini. Make it happen Sega.

For those having issues with the replay card such as resetting to the bios screen or trouble in FMV: the replay card produces electromagnetic interference which can mess up the CD reader. I solved my issues by shielding the card using a bit of aluminum foil in the inner wall of the replay card. When doing this keep in mind the aluminum foil should be isolated with doug tape or similar, as a short circuit can permanently damage your console.

The Saturn is such a great system. I grew up with a PS1 and bought my first Saturn on Ebay in 2011. Since than I had many hours of fun with it. I love shoot 'em ups so I bought the wonderful japanese arcade stick with the green buttons. So many great games to play with it. It is a must buy for shoot'em ups and fighting games. My Saturn has a region switch and I installed a modchip to play all the expensive games on it. There is stll so much to discover. Now I can play every game.

My favorite console. The Saturn has so many different models and even a kiosk model for hotels in Japan. Thanks for talking about the non beloved 32 bit console ( not me of course 😜)

You are 100% correct on your assessment with playing backup copies. I absolutely support the developers when they release anything, but they don't make a dime on these old copies. I just discovered the Pseudo Saturn Kai last year and it's amazing playing translated games FINALLY.

Great video!!! I love the Sega Saturn and just started using Psuedo Saturn recently and it is great and a must if you want to play Saturn games on the console without spending a fortune.

What a fantastic video once again my good lady I have been doing it this fantastic way for a little bit now 😀

I still have my PAL Saturn bought in 1995, with my cousin, we quickly figured out how to play imports and back-ups by putting a piece of adhesive to shut down the button which detects the opening of the lid, to make the console believe it was closed, and then, a dual swap (first the import/back-up, for the console to learn the CD layout, then an original from the console's country for the protection, and the back-up/import again). The trick worked in the second version of the Saturn as well, but it was a bit trickier, you had a shorter windows for the swaps. Finally, we installed a double switch in our consoles, which allow to switch between any version and frequency, PAL, NTSC US and Jap, and even PAL 60hz :-) We had such a blast with Athlete Kings/Decathlete, Virtua Fighter 2, Dead Or Alive, Fighters Megamix, Street Fighter Zero 2 & 3, KOF 95-97, Nights, SEGA Rally, Saturn Bomberman, Worms, Virtual On, the first Tomb Raider and so on... :-)

Saturn Bomberman has an amazing soundtrack! Well done!

I got the extended pseudo kai you mentioned, it has a switch on top to select between 1MB or 4MB ram extension, cheats, import, backup access, and memory card. Great thing is that the memory card, unlike the original action replay, can be used ingame. For the 60Hz issue, I modded my pal model 1 saturn (tricky to do with a chance to ruin the console so I would recommend model 2 instead if you're not used to do these mods) to be able to switch between 50 and 60hz on the fly.

When i was younger i had Nintendo and Sega consoles so i was always happy but i was very sad when the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast didn't perfom well for console longevity and i don't know why Japan didn't let the U.S. get a hold of their games because that would've helped Sega's sales tremendously - smh 😢👎.

Great video! I dug out my Saturn last year after hearing about PSKai - it's good stuff. It allowed me to play Panzer Dragoon Saga as I wasn't going to risk scratching my original copy (bought for a tenner back in '99 - will hopefully put my kids through uni now!). Turns out it was a bit more pooh than I remember...

I'm seriously being literally attracted to your videos as of late. Gives off a 90's review vibe.

i think this is the first time is see a content creator tackling the topic of emulation vs used market. jeez how come you ALWAYS hit the nail RIGHT in the head???? i'd be scared as hell to make a video like this. great job lady!

Ty for doing this video, up till now had no idea how this exploit worked!!!

Sega Saturn Does

Thank you so much for letting us know to burn it at 16x! It works perfectly now! I have been doing it wrong by burning at 4x that they don`t work sometimes. Love you!

This was great thanks for the information about Sega Saturn.

I wish Sega would release a Saturn mini that would be awesome

My favorite console ever gets a new video. Nice! Edit: Finished the video now and i entirely agree on burning the games over paying resellers honestly. Ive been using pseudo saturn for a few years now and it helped me greatly to love my japanese model 1 grey saturn even more ever since here in canada! Thinking of upgrading to the satiator in the near future as well. :)

You can’t call it a “backup” while also saying it will finally let people play games that they can’t afford to buy. Call it a backup, or call it piracy, but don’t try to have it both ways. And yes I watched the video to the end, and I know that she touches on that a little at the end, but my comments are in general, not specific to just to this content.

The all-in-one cart is a blessing. I know it's of little relevance, but I was even pleasently surprised by its poduction quality (for something bought from aliexpress). So I think that I speak for most of us viewers when I say: “Arrr!”

another great video!

I loved my Saturn.

Great video! I'd recommend burning the discs at a lower speed though, as this would probably cause less wear on the Saturn disc laser (which homeburnt discs already cause more than retail).

Some Saturn games are actually still really affordable and worth playing, such as the Japanese versions of games like Nights into Dreams. However I fully agree with you regarding titles like Panzer Dragoon Saga and Super Tempo (which has become one of my favorite platformers) are absolutely not worth paying anything North of $100 to experience. Anything above $500 is absurdity. I agree with you. Sega should resurrect the Tempo trilogy and Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru.

Amazing video about an important subject.

Amazing video. Love it -- Keep it up!!!

Another great vid lady decadence!

Lady Decade never fails to make great content for us.

Love your channel and videos, keep doing what you're doing - fantastic!

6:44 Ive been laughing for 8 minutes at this

The ultimate choice is the Satiator, you can just plug it into the Saturn's MPEG slot. It's the best ODE solution out there since you can keep the disc drive.

At 10:23 I like how you have David Firth's friend Devvo on there! I have a 4-in-1 for my Japanese Saturn, I had no idea it could be used to allow it to play burned copies of the games. Awesome!

Still my favorite system. Wonderful video!

Finaly some one who talks sense about back ups.👍🏾

I have literally been using the newer cart today to play my imports. I love the system

My parents rented a sega saturn from my local game rental place for me when i was a kid, you got the system for only 2 days. I was enthralled with it and played the Hulk game. On the same day i played cops and robbers with a friend and actually called the real cops on the phone and a cop showed to my house lol. Thats my sega saturn story, and it is true. I was like 5 😆

I am so mystified that SEGA refuses to do anything with their Saturn library. I would buy ports of Panzer Dragoon SAGA and Shining: The Holy Ark in a heartbeat.

OMG the TTTTT noise at the end for eating jellied eels really got me

I agree with you Ladydecade.

The MiSTer FPGA has a Sega Saturn core in beta stage of development. It currently plays a lot of games. Sound doesn't work in many games yet, but it's a work in progress.

It's always great to have options.

I definitely did but it’s a brilliant video anyway K ❤️ Keep up the good work lass and stay safe!

Wow these videos are great keep up the good work I just subscribed to you

No you're totally right on the spot with this one. Although most people don't know the emulator SSF is almost flawless these days. But I admit there's a certain charm to playing these games on the actual console. :)

Nice video! regarding how easy it is to make backup copies, if you burn saturn cd-r at something faster than 4x, their readability at some point is prone to fail on the Saturn. So yeah, it IS easy and functional, given you got an IDE cd-r burner.

I’m glad I found this channel…you get into weird products I’ve never heard of lol. Keep it up, love the content!

Man gotta give props where props are due 👍🏿👍🏿 This woman is 4real.....The research....the information.....the history... I have never even heard of some of these consoles....crazy... Her information and KZfaq page is on point

If you like this, you may also want to check out the Satiator, which plugs into the expansion port on the Saturn and can load games from a micro SD card - it's plug and play, with no need to take apart the console (similar to the PSIO for the Playstation). There's also a mod for the PS1 that uses a flashed GameShark Pro that works just like the Pseudo Saturn - plugs into the PS1's parallel port and plays burned CD-Rs flawlessly!

I think for some companies , if they still want to make a profit from older titles, they can do one of two things. 1.re-releasing older titles digitally to newer hardware 2. Opening a classics vault reproduction line. It's funny how they don't want us to emulate rare and expensive games but also have no plans to release the games in any fashion.

2:09 Nice 'Rainbow in the Dark' outfit.

I used the swap trick back in the day around the year 2000 (after I got my first CD burner) to play burned copies of mostly out of region games like Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, Silhoutte Mirage and Radiant Silvergun (all expensive nowadays and still missing from my collection). Of cause you had to use some tape to "mod" it so opening the tray didn't close the game.

I love Sega Saturn! I need to get one of those carts.

As an American, I do not have access to Jellied Eels. Salt & Vinegar Stax are my go-to! If I can find them... Also, I just got myself a fresh Saturn! Sadly, my old one lost its CD drive to a botched modchip installation. Getting a Satiator for this new one; it lets you load from an SD card, and fits in the VCD card slot at the back! No permanent mods, _and_ you can keep the cartridge slot free!

As a child, the 3d graphics of the Sega Saturn always creeped me out compared to N64’s 3D graphics. Not sure why lol But great video! Could tell you did a lot of homework putting this together!

Love your channel, watched a bunch, great content. I can see what some people dont like though, you come off as....... too formal, not that being formal is a bad thing but gaming is about fun so id suggest making yourself look a bit more playful, for example wear colorful clothes or put your hair into pigtails, or wear gaming merch from somewhere, or put some colorful things in the background like led lights or video game art pictures or something. That would make the channel give off a more warm welcoming vibe. Either way ill still watch ;)

It felt like you barely scratched the surface You should have covered the satiator and other ode projects if you're going to talk about saturn piracy I know the 4 in 1 carts are a cheaper way to go but 30yr old optical drives tend to be finicky and the ode's and satiator fix that issue Would have also been nice to cover the saturn emulators like yaba sanshiro as its come a long way and is mostly playable on current gen phones Love the content, just wish some of it was longer and a bit more in depth

Alot of Saturn stuff never got released anywhere else and that is why I love it.

Could have said "Yakuza Like a Dragon" instead of "shins mama is tense hey" Best Sega RPG hands down

My friend talked me into buying a Saturn after he received a PS1 so we would have access to both consoles back in the day. So, I bought a Saturn, Guardian Heroes, and Dragon Force on my next payday. After the purchase we went to see a movie and bam FF7 trailer before the film... So next payday I went a bought my own PS1. Still glad I bought my Saturn, and I still have it and these 2 highly sought after games in like new condition.

The Saturn is my next CIB planned buy on my next trip to Japan.

Nice video, Lady Decade! I've learned quite a bit about the Sega Saturn history's more unknown aspects and games, but this is new to me. All of those Japan-only titles, especially Shining Force III: Scenario II & III, clubbing together with our own PAL titles, to create the complete Sega Saturn experience! Panzer Dragoon Saga is utterly superb! 1998 all over again! I always wanted the Sega Saturn to last longer than it did, perhaps till circa 2001/2002. Though I have no complaints about playing these games in 50hz. It's nostalgic for those of us who grew up in the UK/Europe back in the day. But you'd know that already 😉. You look great in the video, and the whole video itself was 😂 very nice, wah wah wii wah 😂. Jellied eels - never tried them, but I hope to find them somewhere. The way you were laughing hysterically at the end made me laugh 😂.

I got my Saturn in the summer of 1995. I played it like crazy for the first couple of years until game releases started to slow down. I boxed it up not long after the Dreamcast was released. Pseudo Saturn made me dig it out again to experience some games that I've always wanted to play and some that I never knew existed. I made my own Pseudo Saturn cart a few years ago with a 4-in1 Action Replay Plus cart. It didn't lose the ability to use it as a RAM expansion cart. These newer pre-made carts had that problem because they weren't made with the extra RAM.

I accidentally found an easy way to mod a model 1 PAL (VA3) Saturn to 60Hz - I found some circular adhesive pads, about 10mm diameter, basically the sort of thing you may find as feet on a small electrical device. I popped a bit of solder in the middle of the pad, opened up the battery port of the Saturn, and popped it over the middle two of the SW4 contacts, near the battery reset button - sitting very snugly within the case plastic. A switch would obviously be better but I was amused that it worked, and better still, you can remove it any time (even when the power is on).

It the scalpers on ebay thats buying game if lucky for cheap then selling it on for more >< like thy do with everything almost. Also CD-r's can damaged your Saturn's lazier, so if you can always burn them at first speed, Speed 1. Not more then that or it can speed the disc up to max and end up burning out the mortar or lazier.

Thank you for this, going to look for one of these carts now!

God damn That smile gets me every time

I'm on the waiting list for the Fenrir ODE which would let me play Saturn games off an SD card. I have something similar for my Gamecube and am very satisfied with that.

Some of the Saturn games look so good.

I now use my Polymega for all my Sega Saturn needs.

My opinion on backups is on par with yours; I personally chose to import a Model 1 grey Saturn from Japan two years ago and ordered the Fenrir ODE device very early. Combined with an Action Replay cart, it's the perfect setup really and i don't have to use my optical drive at all

those fan translations are a wonderful thing

You can also use a action replay cart in conjunction with a mod chip to play games from any region as well as CD-R backup disc games and games that need the extra expansion memory. This is how I play my copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga.

As you pointed out, one slight problem with using Pseudo Saturn for NTSC games on a PAL system, it won't play at 60Hz without a hardware mod. If you already have a PAL system, depending on which version of the system you have, the process to do this is easy to moderately tricky. I had my model 2 PAL Saturn modded with a modchip to auto-switch the 50Hz / 60Hz modes and at the same time I had the FRAM mod done so game saves are no longer dependent on the battery backup. I also fitted my Saturn with a Satiator (VCD Card Slot CD drive emulator) so I don't even need to use the CD drive to play games (but it is still available to use if I want to play from a CD) and I have every single game that is playable by a non-Japanese speaker loaded on to it! Naturally I also have a combo Save / RAM / Pseudo Saturn cart, 3D pad, 2nd issue Saturn pad (like Japanese version but black) and even the steering wheel controller!!

i bought the saturn as soon as i could for only one title, Sega rally. i was dissapointed that sega fell out of the console wars. the Saturn was a solid gamming system, i thought. i can only imagine how a current gen sega system would perform today.

Kinda wish the Saturn's cartridge slot was MegaDrive compatible as initially planned. That would have been a killer.

OK... Now I want a Saturn too!!! I love everdrive-like cartridges! I've collected the NES & Famiclone, Mega Drive, SNES, N64, PS2, Game Cube, GBA, XBOX 360,Nintendo DS, Wii.... Also Atari 2600 Jonior (with lots of build in games) and CPC 464 with lots of cassetes (gonna mod it to work with an mp3 player). For all those systems I have either a large game collection, an "everdrive" or an HDD. I was hoping to get the Dremcast and the 32X (with a MEGA SG maybe) someday.... but now I want the Saturn too! I'm trying to collect gaming stuff that was part of my childhood, and I had very little contact with the Saturn. But with a falshcart it becomes so much more intriguing :)

Very good point

Yes, I play backups and have experienced amazing games on the Saturn with it.

I thought getting Panzer Dragoon Saga for just under £300 seemed painful but now it seems an absolute bargain! And that was just in 2020. Don't invest in gold, oil or cryptocurrency, invest in Sega Saturn games! A Sega Saturn Mini running at 60Hz with licensed, cheap downloadable games would be ideal, but at this point, seems to be the pipiest of pipedreams. Also, re-release Saturn Bomberman, the finest of Bomberman games for any system.

Definitely agree with what you said about playing burned copies and supporting SEGA directly instead of paying hundreds of pounds/dollars for a used copy of the game. Would be nice in PDS remastered for modern consoles so everyone would be able to play and know how excellent that game is.

Whenever I have the opportunity, I buy a Sega Saturn game at an affordable price, but you are quite right that it is not necessary to spend millions of dollars to pay people who speculate on the prices in the market, especially since there are improvements in the Sega Saturn that enhance the console is great. For example, Symphony of the Night Extended 1.5, which uses 4mb RAM and speeds up the game and even has graphical improvements including transparency that were criticized for so many years that Sega Saturn could not do.

Satiator in the video CD expansion card slot is the best overall way to mod your Sega Saturn.

The sega saturn is cool

I recently got a satiator ^^ my friend and i used to burn cd rs and do the disc swap trick back in high school

Just buy a Satiator and pop it in the MPEG expansion slot. Then you don't even need to use CD-Rs, nor do you need to replace the drive mechanism, nor do you need to use a cart (although you still can, as I use an AR cart in my Saturn).

Saludos cordiales desde Michoacán México viva sega siempre siempre siempre siempre siempre eternamente

Had to pause at the SS game collection shot at 2:51, that is quite the respectable collection. Impressed with myself though, think there’s actually one I have that’s not shown here! Andretti Racing. It’s crap. Also couldn’t see Virtual On but I’d be very surprised if that isn’t actually there rather than me just not being able to make out all the titles

great video ,it was very informative . i play panzer dragoon [ps2 port] on my modded ps3 .

Great stuff! I never knew about this little gem! Imagine is Sega got off their asses and FINALLY decided to release a collection of Saturn games for the Ps4/5 and Switch!!!!

i'm glad with my og saturn collection. There is something about having it or owning it. But i get either way. Money is an issue offcourse. Most certainly when you have tons of hobbys. Could we agree that it is one of the most underrated and perhaps best consoles of all time??.in the top 20 for sure.