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		7		Nov 18, 2003
			Does the 4Mb video-RAM cartige make you Saturn load games faster, think faster, improve graphics on regular games.......etc? Does it do any of that?

		racketboy		Nov 18, 2003
			nope not really it just allows you to play the games that require it

		AntiPasta		Nov 19, 2003
			I believe you can, with an AR code, make Mortal Kombat Trilogy use the 4M RAM card even though it doesnt officialy support it :cheers

		Djidjo		Nov 19, 2003
			Yes, the 4Mb expansion cart makes your Saturn faster and even allows you to play some Dreamcast games (the earlier ones).

IBarracudaI

Nov 19, 2003

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Djidjo@Nov 19, 2003 @ 10:53 AM



 Yes, the 4Mb expansion cart makes your Saturn faster and even allows you to play some Dreamcast games (the earlier ones).

WTF?!

Are you OK?

		Djidjo		Nov 19, 2003
			Yes I'm OK. It even allows you (if you buy the 3D glasses) to play some Capcom fighting games in 3D (not real 3D, but with background "further" than the fighting sprites). But this works only with the official blue Sega/Capcom cart, not the EMS or other third party carts. Djidjo

		IBarracudaI		Nov 19, 2003
			Really? We're always learning something new in here....

AntiPasta

Nov 19, 2003

	
	
		
		
			But this works only with the official blue Sega/Capcom cart, not the EMS or other third party carts.

What a coincidence! Mine just came in today. Pray enlighten me further on achieving this wonderful display mode

		Krelian		Nov 19, 2003
			The stereostopic 3D is made possible through matrix processing in the SCSP and the unmarked chip in the board that's actually the VDP3! ~Krelian

		PUNJABEE		Nov 19, 2003
			I thought SEGA scrapped that idea and thats why there is a software mod out there that allows the Xbox and PS2 to play old Saturn games with updated graphics? hmm.

		ratfish		Nov 19, 2003
			Rumors abound...

		Scared0o0Rabbit		Nov 19, 2003
			OH! And I have a time machine too, but it's all good, cause my time machine plays phantasy star 17 games for the playstation 29.

		IBarracudaI		Nov 19, 2003
			It's amazing how threads go offtopic... :lol: :lol:

ExCyber

Nov 19, 2003

	
	
		
		
			The stereostopic 3D is made possible through matrix processing in the SCSP and the unmarked chip in the board that's actually the VDP3!

Yeah, I don't know why eveyone's so shocked. It's common knowledge that Saturn was originally developed as a purely 2D console, and then Hideki Sato ordered the Saturn development team to add a stereoscopic video generator after Sony showed the capabilities of the PSX. That's why so few games support it.

		Des-ROW		Nov 19, 2003
			Obviously, all based around the "Holosseum" technology.

PUNJABEE

Nov 19, 2003

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Des-ROW@Nov 20, 2003 @ 03:30 AM



 Obviously, all based around the "Holosseum" technology.

One of the best, if not THE best fighters of all time. :looney

		7		Apr 24, 2005
			So does the 4mb RAM cartige make your Saturn load levels faster? Does it improve the loading thimes a bit or not, does anyone know for sure? Have there been any professional test done, testing this?

		it290		Apr 24, 2005
			It could certainly improve loading times for repeat loads, however most of the games that use the 4m cart require it, so it's kind of a moot point.

		Borisz		Apr 24, 2005
			The games that don't use it are designed to use the regular amount of RAM in the Saturn, so I don't see how a RAM cart makes any difference at all. btw, is that Mortal Kombat Trilogy PAR code real?

		finty101		Apr 25, 2005
			This thread got weird fast. Is that blue/red thing true?

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