Saturn Saroo Flashcart | Is it good? 

I have a Pseudo Saturn Kai & it’s served me pretty well as a solution but being able to run games from SD card would be worth moving to Saroo. My Saturn’s CD drive isn’t getting any younger after all. Thank you for this, it’s very informative.

Fun Fact: Saturn Saroo still exist to this day. The mascot on the cartridge appears in the game SuperDimension Neptune vs Sega Hard Girls. That's how I managed to recognize her.

That's pretty cool you can run that cart without doing anything to change the console itself. Myself I just soft mod my Saturn with a cart and play discs still but I can see this being a great way to preserve the disc drive in the long run

The sega hard girls show was actually awesome :D

This is on the same level as the Neo Geo CD SD Loader in my book. Anything that leaves the disc drive usable is great, in my opinion.

Brilliant, I've been waiting for this. Does look great, I think I'll go for one!

That's a really interesting cartridge. Its the sort of thing that would really encourage me to get a Saturn. As I did not fancy having to fix a knackered cd-drive, or add boards to emulate the cd-drives etc, as I don't have the time needed to get round to doing that with console stuff. So it would just end up in my when I get time pile, and it would never make it to the top.

If i didnt have i fenrir i would get this. Keeping the disc drive is great. Theres something about the tactile ease of just grabbing a disc hitting power and grabbing the controller

The only issue I have for this is the notoriously iffy Saturn cartridge slot. Still nice and cheap !

Not seen your Chanel before it was recommended to me. Well after watching you video i ended up ordering one !

Glad seeing what you tested it with first! Looking forward to that CK2 review!

Norimaro is a character that Capcom commissioned a Japanese comedian (Noritake Kinashi) to design and create for a TV show.

Very informative video, thanks. With regards what you said about MSH vs SF, I remember trying to play it on my first Saturn, back in late 90s, and I'm pretty sure it's audio skipping was due to it being run on a 50hz (,PAL) machine, so had to do the 50hz/60hz switch mod, its one of the few games that was never optimised for the 50hz machines

The Saturn might be my fave system. I’m lucky I had one in the 90s and bar panzer dragoon saga I did get at the time the games that these days are daft money. I do have a Satatior and would highly recommend it despite its high price. This sounds decent alternative tho.

I just bought a Sega Saturn so this video is perfect timing for me. Thank you so much. Games for the system are super hard to find

Thank you so much for the info. I have one coming in and this was great.

Definitely more appealing than an ODE, though the lack of a centralized place to purchase the item from always makes me super nervous.

I got a fenrir with pseudo saturn cart 1/4mb version on Jp model saturn. Everything works like normal. I have my other saturn stock. Very nice device this is without modding.

I just got a Sega Saturn. I think this will ultimately be added to my setup. I think with the original Saroo creator making updates again this could potentially be the best solution for the Saturn. The satiator looks nice but I have kids so $250 for an accessory for a 30 year old console is not in my budget. I have an all in one cart on the way so, burning games will be it for now.

Very interesting. I've got a Fenrir Duo currently but I would quite like to put my optical drive back in if possible. Swapping games between my PAL and Japanese Saturns easily would be really handy. I might invest. Compatibility is a bit of a worry though.

Great video. Ive been interested in this project as s cheaper option to the Satiator. May be worth taking the plunge soon.

Anyone having saving issues? When i boot a game it acts like i dont have any save data

This is way past cool I should buy one hopefully it’s not too expensive here in the us gotta check it out after work!

This definitely has me interested, wish wills console mods were still making the switcher devices for saturn for fenrir and cd to both be used, but alas

This is good if it works well because the Saturn has been getting various English fan translations which would make them easier to play on Saturn hardware via this method rather than burning discs that don't always run smooth. Sone of these translations that have come out are: Bulk Slash (which also got an English fan dub translation which is helpful because the face gives you navigation commands normally in Japanese audio) Drift King Shutokou Battle '97: Tsuchiya Keiichi & Bandou Masaaki Sakura Wars Tactics Ogre Grandia Shining Force III (all three scenario discs) Stellar Assault SS Gungriffon 2 Baroque Fire Pro Gaiden Blazing Tornado Mobile Suit Gundam (they even added subtitles to the anime cutscenes). Dungeon Master Nexus Shippuu Mahou Daisakusen: Kingdom-Grandprix Silhouette Magic Asuka 120% Limit Over (actual original developers made this hack patch) Zanma Chou Ougi: Valhollian Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Itsuka Kakumei Sareru Monogatari Policenauts DragonForce II Linkle Liver Story Vampire Saviour the Lord of Vampire Cotton 2 Yumimi Mix Remix Ninpen Manmaru Vandal Hearts Falcon Classics Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (PS1 Script) (Castlevania Symphony of the Night) and PSP script hack Version (Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight Ultimate)

Very cool. The Saturn is so great just expensive. This looks like a solution 🎉 🦎🦎🦎🦎

Great video! I didn't know this existed I might have to get one!

I will probably stick with the Saturn all in one cart for now. But that Saroo looks quite promising!

This video answered my questions. Ive been using real discs, burned discs w psudo saturn, and mister to play.

as an American, watching NiGHTS gameplay at 50hz legit gives me vertigo

9:43 The sound is a well known issue when running MSH vs SF on a PAL Saturn at 50hz, nothing to do with the Saroo. Burn a copy to CD and boot it with pseudo Saturn Kai, the same thing will happen. 99% of NTSC Saturn games will just run slower and letterboxed when you force them to run in PAL 50z, but there are a handful that have issues.

Thank you so much for posting about this. Been on the fence about upgrading my early Gen Saturn using a Fenrir. This is a way easier and straightforward option. Wouldn't call it an emulation option though, since it's running real hardware. Roms or not.

Excellent video, just the kind of explanation and experience that I want to find for something like Saroo I bought from aliexpress last month 3 everdrives and 1 ode for Sega Dreamcast, i will buy the Saroo but I want to play Panzer Dragoon Saga, did you have any issues with playing multi disc games up to this day? Thanks in advance

Even if not 100% compatible, it is a very good bargain for less than 70£. I have a European saturn with fenrir and the same memory expansion card as you and it works like a charm, but if I can get my hands on a japanese one, I'll take a Saroo without question

This cart is a must-have!

Great video I need to get this and buy Sega Saturn console I love playing on original hardware thanks for sharing 👍

I just bought one a couple of days ago, also the kkdiy version

Just got mine with the 64 gb sd and it’s awesome! Is there a way to go back to the game select screen from in game or do you have to reset the system every time?

That's quality that is... what an improvement in loading time!

Have you tried the SDLoader which hooks up via the second player controller port on the Sega Saturn?

Well, I'm sold as long as it keeps getting updated. So where should I generally look when buying this thing? I know we can't post links, but at least which online stores should I be searching?

I have a rhea, satiator and now the saroo. Saroo is the best solution for many reasons but there is 2 major flaws: compatibility ( I have some obscure Japanese games which doesn’t even boot) and last but not least: how can I play online now ? 😂 Looks like a joke but I really play sometimes online and you need the modem connected.

I bought a Satiator in mid-2021 and I'm still lacking a good solution for saves and RAM expansions. Sounds like the SAROO takes care of that while also acting as an ODE at a fraction of the price. I feel a tad silly now.

Sweet. My Saturn CD drive finally went out and don't feel like messing with it. This seems like a good option.

Note: The "Pal Machine" is just normally restricted to 50hz. It is fully capable of running games at 60hz and can even be modified to run Pal or NTSC games at 60hz with it's stock hardware. Consider the machine to be a 21 pin NTSC Saturn with an odd region restriction that can be worked around.

So this is basically a cheaper Satiator alternative? The Satiator hype probably triggered these guys to start development again. It might be worth looking at this again after ~2 year if they continue development.

Is there a way to get to the Saroo menu while in game?

Do you have the Saturn mpeg card? Can you check if Lunar complete works?

I have a couple Fenrir odes. Its been near perfect for me, and its widely supported with a dedicated Discord channel. Only games I ran into that had issues with it so far are games that have issues with other ODE setups also, like the Time Gal/Road Avenger release. Also, just to mention, Fenrir can back up and restore a systems internal game saves. Due to that, you do have some limited memory card type of function, similar to the PAR.

This may actually make me finally buy a Saturn. Do you know if it's compatible with Dragon Force and the Shining Force III games?

This is great. I run a pseudo kai now but it does still run cd's. So that laser will only last so long.

Sounds cool!

Maybe already ask, but did you notice faster loading time respect cd?

I just went with the Satiator. One gets what one pays for.

Is the cartridge edge bevelled?

Any news on the new firmware update?

i am seriously considering the saroo as a option as i don't want to spend a bunch of money on a ode, if it's close to as good as the ide/cf mod for the dreamcast is i will probably go that route, might build it my self.

I ordered one, when it arrives in the mail im gonna say "Saroo, how do you doo?"

I have a 60hz modded PAL model 1 and MSH vs SF works great. Always power cycle the machine when changing games to avoid problems with sound stuttering and other issues.

I was aiming at getting a Pseudo Saturn Kai cart until this appeared in my feeds. Maybe I may consider getting this.

Great video. But there is one mistake. With Fenrir you can back up your internal saves on the SD card. Sadly Ali Express doesn't deliver the saroo to Germany. I'm happy with my Fenrir but for curiosity I would like to try the saroo.

Can you still play Genesis games on it?

Link to shop down . Why is there so little reviews for these at the moment

Does it still play burned CDs? If it did it would fully replace the Pseudo Saturn.

im replacing all my optical drives with ODEs. im on my 3rd ps1 and i had enough buying them all over. only my dreamcast, ps1 and xbox360 to go.

So what if you had a non-Japanese system, does it do the Japanese ISOs?

Can you do me a square and pretty please do a deep dive into what if any emulator devices can take on, play and actually work perfectly with *"Mr Bones"* ? I have the original, a saturn & what not but would love a way other then running my original disc as i fear the tread warranty on saturn games wears down and they love to abuse & cut themselves (scratches) which i think is the drive + laser engine misfiring for 0 reason);

I wonder if Krikzz will do something like this.

I got a rhea and my old disc drive is sitting in a box

Hi does any one know how to swap discs on multi disc games

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MSH v Streetfighter glitches at 50Hz - one of the few games that does.

I already bought a Mode in 21.

Finally, a cheap and available (I hope) solution to play Saturn ganes discless. I ain't paying 400 euros for a satiator, and the other options are always out of stock.

Wait, is this like the Satiator?

no Taromarou gameplay!!? if you don't know the most expensive sSaturn game is an absolute breakthrough: shinrei Jusatsushi Taromarou (It's ntsca and Japanese only but completely playable.... and worths thousands: the Og edveloper estimated they were only 5000 ever made, but that has been disputed: most people agree there's at least 20.000 to 50.000 copies printed and maybe 5 % exist mint in the wild.

wish i got one a year ago when they were like 15 bucks even though i don't have a saturn lol

Dude, that anime girl on the logo is deep lore only the cool people will get the reference 😉

9:43 - and that’s exactly why I won’t by this rn I’ll stick with my video card ODE and self made pseudo Saturn / action replay carts. If my disc drive ever dies I’ll go fenrir or MODE

BUG HAS UPDATE

That ali express listing is dead

50hz 😖 PAL 👎🏼