The last run of Sega Saturn Mod chips.

I'd be interested if you had oval-button Saturn modchips.

(The round-button Saturns can't play a few of the SEGA Ages games) :-(

 

I'm guessing this is what killed my Saturn too...well I say killed...more injured.

It boots games but very slowly and anything which requires disk access during gameplay is doomed.

 

Really? why?

Plus a lot of AGES games came out when the MK1 was already discontinued, and most Saturns were of the round-button kind.

 

There are two versions of the white Saturn (Round buttoned) one won't play Out Run and another Sega Ages game (Maybe Galaxy Force II) while the other will. Sadly I can't remember the Bios version of the white Saturn that will play Out Run. The older grey (oval) buttoned Saturns play everything apart from the Japanese In the Hunt which NO Saturn want's to play. F*ing cock up and ahalf that release was. Oh, One of the Gundame side scrolling games won't show the FMV on the oval buttoned Saturn but will on the round buttoned one. I checked this on my Hi-Saturn, Sega Saturn, V-Saturn, Sega whiteSaturn and Sega Crystal Black Saturn.

Yakumo

 

On the White (round-button) Saturns, Space Harrier plays with jerky gameplay and stuttery or no sound, while OutRun won't boot at all IIRC.

 

It'd definitely be a good idea. I'm sure too that they'd all sell eventually, Saturn is quite popular and it doesn't seem to me that it's easy to find modchips anymore. I wouldn't be interested in one unless my current Saturn has problems or I buy a second Saturn.

 

Just piling on. I just repaired my Saturn chip by redoing a bunch of the cold solder joints. All the same, I have a pile of Saturn hardware crying out to be used. I'm certain I would be among the potential buyers if a new batch was to be available.

 

what is the going rate for such chips? I'm interested too btw.

 

The last chips I got from Canada cost me about $20 a piece for a quantity of them, I forget how many. I probably got ripped off. If this new batch is like the latest version, then a lot of the components have been consolidated onto three IC units only. This means that the separate crystal, a TTL timer and a couple of SMD resistors can be omitted since their functions are duplicated by the latest version of the PIC code. As always, the quantity produced is the driving factor behind the price.

 

Playing an import game on a usa system is possible without an action replay cart which would stretch out your cart slot and make it not work eventually. All you need to do is make a bin/cue image of the import game then use satconv to change the region from japan to usa. Now your import game will work on a usa saturn and your original copy wont be damaged from use or swap tricks. Plus no cartridge slot wear from 3rd party carts that are too thick.

 

I don't have a Saturn yet but if these are the last mods going around, I should pick one up too.

 

Bump.

 

I might buy a couple myself!
btw I heard there's a mod to fit a 21pin chip in a 20pin Saturn, is this true?
how is it done? and will these chips be moddable as well!
(modding a modchip,lol)

 

I will also take one, provided there are precise instructions on how to install it properly.

 

Gee, why doesnt the lack of follow-up surprise me...

 

I'll definately take one.

 

I'm interested in at least one, possibly 2.

 

I'd probably end up buying one.

 

Mod chips of all kinds may be harder to get, due to recent law enforcement activity. Full story here:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070801-console-mod-chippers-busted-in-nationwide-raids.html

This affects mostly current-gen hardware and real pirates, or at very least the ones who are dumb enough to advertise their services. And as usual, the authorities in question don't appear to acknowledge legitimate, fair use purposes for mod chips. Same story, new day.