Retro Core SS - Vol:02 - Hi-Saturn & MPEG Video Cartridge

[madcapoperator]

the laser on my saturn appears to be a bit temperamental. sometimes it loads first time but most times it either doesnt recoginse the disc for a good 10 minutes or starts loading but then dumps me on the boot screen. funnily enough it only does this with pal games and any japanese i play with the action replay cartridge work absolutely fine.

[Yakumo1975]

@madcapoperator

Sounds like it could be on it's way out. saying that, the silver & black Saturn used in this video was found in a puddle in the rain waiting for collection by the rubbish guys. Japan is like that.  Loads of electronics just get thrown away. Anyway, I took it home (this was in 1999), cleaned it up and it worked. 5 years later the motor that moves the CD drive died but then came back to life! It still works perfectly to this very day, almost 13 years later.

[Padoca85]

i love your Silver Saturn, I'll paint one in the same color scheme

[Yakumo1975]

@Padoca85

Thank you. My Silver & Black Dreamcast with matching pad and VMU looks much better though.

[Padoca85]

@Yakumo1975 I dont think I saw those yet. Must look cool indeed

[gamudake]

Nice, I have the JVC card and a Japanese Sega Saturn.

I've lived 10 years in Japan :D

[drunkensailor112]

this mpeg card only works on a japanese saturn?

[Yakumo1975]

@drunkensailor112

As far as I know, yes. Chinese rip-off MPEG cartridges are region free though.

[m15granger]

@drunkensailor112 the VCD card will work on any NTSC system (Jap/US). There is one that works on PAL & NTSC systems. I saw one on e-bay once. I easily found a site via google that says which each VCD card does and the region it works with. I have a JVC version that works great.

[konsolkongendk]

As always very nice. Great to see the difference with and without the Video cards. I have something called "SEGASATURN MOVIE CARD" by Hitachi but either that's not working or the PAL copy of GunGriffon does not support those cards :/

[Yakumo1975]

@konsolkongendk

The PAL version of Gun Griffon doesn't have the MPEG video file so the card won't do anything with that game. Only the Japanese version includes the MPEG file.

[konsolkongendk]

@Yakumo1975 Then I'll get the Japanese version next time I'm buying imports. It's a great game anyway :)

[EscapeCyberia]

What's the title of that game starting at 10:10 ?

I can't get that music out of my head!!

[Yakumo1975]

@EscapeCyberia

That game is Vatlva released by Victor and developed by Ancient.

[EscapeCyberia]

@Yakumo1975 Thanks. Now I see the title was shown during intro... BATORUBA = Vatlva?! Geez...

[Tel1mektar]

You'd have to be pretty damn young to not being born when DVDs wen't famous XD

[Yakumo1975]

@Tel1mektar

The PlayStation generation wouldn't have been around when DVDs were the latest thing in video. When the Saturn and PlayStation were released Laser Discs were the main format for video fanatics :)