teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[cr8zykuban0]

Type out Japan in full or abbreviate it using something like JP.
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true that.

The Saturn's cart slot is made poorly so this is common.  Not many options,  clean everything and try again repeatedly. There's a multi region bios you can have installed too. Or buy JP Saturn with cart issues.

Tell me more of this multi region bios. Where might I buy one??

Give me a second, walking the dog.

Here's 26 pages on ASSEMbler about it

https://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?33602-Sega-Saturn-Region-Free-BIOS

Some of the guys are  Bad_Ad84, Zer0-2k11, and APE who I'd contact. You might see if any of them are doing a battery mod & modchip while your at it.

APE is in California iirc.

damn, i would love to have this done on my saturn! i will look into this! thank you sir!

[Mathius]

Can you summarize what the purpose is of this BIOS?

You pop in any region disc (not cd-r) and play. No switches, carts or buttons, just pop in the cd.

Region free period.

If you have a V Saturn or Hi Saturn, you can still have the same start up logo too.

One of the games Venom is referring to is a Ultraman fighter.

I would trade both my Saturns in for a V or Hi Saturn. So sexy!

[SignOfZeta]

I've been doing that with a two wire switch mod for 16 years. It must do something else.

Edit: wasn't reading latest post...

Anyway, so it lets you play burns. Got it. Whooptie frriggn do.

[DragonmasterDan]

I've been doing that with a two wire switch mod for 16 years. It must do something else.

Edit: wasn't reading latest post...

Anyway, so it lets you play burns. Got it. Whooptie frriggn do.

If you happen to have a Euro region disc like say English Keio's Flying Squadron 2, a region free BIOS is an improvement over a US/JP only region toggle switch.

[xelement5x]

I've been doing that with a two wire switch mod for 16 years. It must do something else.

Edit: wasn't reading latest post...

Anyway, so it lets you play burns. Got it. Whooptie frriggn do.

Actually the multi-region bios doesn't let you play burns, you still need a modchip for that.  It just allows you to stick a retail disc in regardless of region and it will play.  If you install a modchip as well you should be able to play any game or backup regardless of region without swapping.  I've got a couple units I'm hoping to do these mods on once I get some time in the future.

[SignOfZeta]

So it offers absolutely nothing over the switch mod (adding Europe is just as easy to adding Japan,  just another wire and another pole on the switch) or inline CD-ROM authentication spoofer "mod chip" other than being able to choose your boot animation.

I was just wondering, since I really like the Saturn and if something like the Neo Geo UniBIOS came along I'd want it for sure. This isn't it though.

[xelement5x]

So it offers absolutely nothing over the switch mod (adding Europe is just as easy to adding Japan,  just another wire and another pole on the switch) or inline CD-ROM authentication spoofer "mod chip" other than being able to choose your boot animation.

I was just wondering, since I really like the Saturn and if something like the Neo Geo UniBIOS came along I'd want it for sure. This isn't it though.

Yeah, I THINK the problem with making an all in one solution for the Saturn is that the CD verification happens on the laser assembly and not on the bios portion, and then it is passed back to the motherboard to do whatever magic with. 


ALSO, since this is the haul thread:


Hudson's CD Game Music Collection 93 by xelement5x, on Flickr

Got this from beemer recently and Necro pointed me towards where to get some files to print out inserts.  It looks quite awesome, and the tunes themselves are bitchin' too.

Listen here (not mine):
http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Hudson+s+CD+Game+Music+Collection+93/3617620

[Necromancer]

Heros.  It still makes me laugh. 

[Lost Monkey]

I've been doing that with a two wire switch mod for 16 years. It must do something else.
...

I installed the switchless mod posted on Gamesx 10+ years ago and never looked back. 

It is great... the reset button switches between regions.

http://www.gamesx.com/importmod/sat_switchless.htm

[bartre]

speaking of region mods, I did this tonight:
http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/sega-dreamcast-region-free-bios/

I'll get around to doing the saturn one sooner or later.

[xelement5x]

speaking of region mods, I did this tonight:
http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/sega-dreamcast-region-free-bios/

I'll get around to doing the saturn one sooner or later.

That looks really cool!  I especially like the Katana bootup animation:

[Mathius]

That bootup animation is pretty freakin' sweet. They should have used that one for the consumer DC.

[bartre]

agreed, but i do have a certain soft spot for that water droppy, echoey sound that they went with.

[xelement5x]

agreed, but i do have a certain soft spot for that water droppy, echoey sound that they went with.

Lol, my memories are always:
Relaxing water noises, Sega logo, and then skritchy-skritchy noises from the Dreamcast as it starts to read my disc.

[vmorr]

Picked up StarFox 64 3D and Fire Emblem: Awakening for the 3DS today. Got the pair for a good price, but I already have a copy of StarFox so I'm gonna list it on eBay and hopefully make my money for the pair back (or maybe a little somethin' on top). Its kinda silly, I guess StarFox has been "out of print" for a while so people are eating copies up like the Amiibo's. I bought my first copy for $5 from a store that was clearing them not even that long ago