The Sega Saturn Saroo

The not-so-new Saroo. The ODE cartridge for your Sega Saturn.

To skip the test footage jump from 7:11 to 11:32

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Opening "Sega" jingle is from Astal for the Sega Saturn.

Ending Music during the credits is from Batman for the Sega Genesis.

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By: Jan Neves

Intro by Evan S.

Outro Animation by Kevin Bhall

Episode Notes:

1. All footage from Saturn running a Saroo.

2. I used the newest board(1.2) and fw update(0.4) at the time of this capture.

3. Most games seemed to run fine. Some still need tweaking that's gonna take time. Most of those issues are small, like cinematics being truncated or little sound issues like popping or static.

4. Of course, my overall testing of the Saturn library has just begun. I have no idea if some games that work early, crash in the later stages or levels.

5. If I had any real feedback for the developers I think there needs to be a global option that mimics the speed of the default Saturn CD performance so every game at least works. Speed and improvements are all nice, but I would much rather have a stable product without any hiccups.

[Loveistheirwholehapp]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how INCREDIBLE Sega Rally's Saturn soundtrack is?

[MaverickZeroD]

2:56 Wow. When I was a kid I used to make calls to Sega to ask them about their upcoming games (yes that was a thing for me back then). The music for Bug was their hold music, but I never knew where that song came from until today! That brings me back.

[JesseSifuentes-bhof]

I ordered mine w my first Saturn about a week ago. In large part to channels like yours who showed me what I missed as a teen.

[timtzs]

This is amazing. Can't wait for this thing to get its bugs fixed.

[maddire]

Got mine in feb. With the hdmi video adapter, wireless 8-bit do and a finger bot to remotely power on and off the device, it’s the perfect combo. Glad to see you covered this. The Saroo deserves more recognition.

[SkyScourgeGod]

Very interesting product. Personally, I own and prefer the Satiator with a good Action Reply or Pseudo Saturn cart if needed (assuming I'm not putting in an authentic CD game), but the Satiator is also MUCH more expensive and has been out for a longer time allowing it to mature more. I'm sure, with more time in the oven, the Saroo can turn into a very nice all-in-one budget option for an upcoming Saturn enthusiast. It probably won't get to the same level of a Satiator or a straight-up ODE that replaces the entire disc drive, but every product has a chance to carve out its own place and target audience.

[cityside]

My modded Saturn is still going strong and I just picked up a 100 pack of CD-R's at Goodwill today for $3.99. Still this is an intriguing product.

[balaam_]

Great video! One funny thing I noticed was @6:40 you say “…the Saru will also boot your reproductions and burn games.” YouTube’s auto captions said “the Saru will also butcher reproductions” instead of ‘boot your’.

Just found that humorous 😅

[Aqua_Xenossia]

It’s pretty cool to think about expanding your Saturn through a cartridge, and on top of that it’s going through the memory card slot. What seemed like the most insignificant port is actually the pathway to almost limitless Saturn fun and convenience! :3

[Nodeathnolife]

I've been having my eyes on getting this for the past month. I have a Sega Saturn that's been sitting in my storage for almost a decade that was given to me from my cousins and I've been wanting to tinker with it for a long time in regards to having a method available to play games on it easily without having to fork a lot of cash on the library and an alternative controller solution like a BT adapter.

[RyuAkiga]

This is an interesting piece of tech! Awesome video! This was a great look at the Saroo! I like how you spoke about the Good and bad! Great job!

[nicolobartolotta]

Damn what a pleasure to view this before bed!
Love your videos bro.

[turbinegraphics]

Been through this before, always regret getting these things early.

[matthewstone]

Along with always doing a great job on your videos, I just wanted to say I really enjoy the new animations at the end, spanning the various popular Sega franchises! 🤘🤘

[PapiFed]

Thanks for sharing your impressions on the device. Can’t wait to see how it will mature.

[DrewDvorak]

I love my SAROO. For me it's given me everything I need.
You should show the difference 1 to 1 loading off a CD vs off the Saroo. It loads so much faster!

Great video, you're the best!

[ogjk]

Stunning! highly appreciate the 4k it really pops brilliant conversions SLX.

[Davey]

Fantastic video as always my friend, this project looks VERY exciting!

[major]

Ali express even sell some saturn boards without the reader to use the Saroo.

[jodafro]

thanks for a more honest review on this. it seems a lot of people left out some details on this thing like slowdown issues along with games not working as well. they were too quick to run out with a video as opposed to doing more thorough testing. i'll just be on the fence about this til more updates drops and makes this worth grabbing