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Sega systems often have lots of accessories, and I think the Saturn will have even more than the Genesis. Here's what I've managed to get my hands on.

SEGA SATURN CONTROL PAD
Sega Saturn Control Pad
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: MK-80100
Type: Controller

For reasons unknown, Sega elected to drop the amazing design of the Japanese Saturn controller, and pay someone with no sense of design to come up with this misshapen brick. It works, but it won't win any beauty contests, or be remembered fondly.


SEGA SATURN CONTROL PAD MKII
Sega Saturn Control Pad (Mk II)
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: MK-80116
Type: Controller

Learning their lesson to not fix what is not broken, Sega took the Japanese Saturn controller and colored it black. The buttons are arranged neatly, everything is responsive and easily reachable, and the shape is comfortable. I dare say that this is the greatest game pad created to date.


HIGH FREQUENCY CONTROL PAD FOR SEGA SATURN
High Frequency Control Pad for Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: High Frequency
Model: 7002
Type: Controller

Looking even more like a batarang than the original Genesis controller, High Frequency has produced a gamepad that is at least a bit better than the model 1 Saturn controller. Not that it's bad or anything, it's just that the second version of the Saturn pad is so much better.


SEGA SATURN VIRTUA STICK
Sega Saturn Virtua Stick
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: MK-80112
Type: Controller

With the Saturn dominating in the arena of fighting games, it's only natural that you want a good arcade stick. While it lacks the microswitches that the Neo Geo and other arcade machines have, the Virtua Stick remains an excellent arcade stick. Sporting all eight control buttons on the face, with individually selectable turbo fire, this is practically cheating.


SEGA 6PLAYER
Sega 6Player
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: MK-80102
Type: Multiplayer adapter

Going beyond any previous multitap devices, the Sega 6Player provides six controller ports, giving you a total of seven. You can even use a second one to have a maximum of twelve players in a single game! Hope you have a bigscreen TV.


INTERACT MEMORY CARD PLUS
InterAct Memory Card Plus
Manufacturer: InterAct
Model: ?
Type: Save Memory Cartridge
Capacity: 512k (1024k?)

"I can carry nearly eighty gigs of data in my head."

Since CR2032 cells aren't free, wouldn't it be nice to have another means of saving your game progress? The Memory Card Plus from Interact offers to provide this feature. This particular variety also has the bonus function of bypassing region locking, allowing Japanese games, and even MPEG decoder cards to work in an American Saturn. Double plus.

But wait, there's more! The board is thicker than official Sega carts, so if you're going to use this, leave it in your Saturn. Don't remove it and reinsert it unless absolutely necessary. Hooke's law explains that repeatedly compressing and decompressing a spring, like the connectors for the cart slot in the Saturn, can distress the metal and cause it to deform, or even break. Constant pressure won't do that. This also has applications in the field of firearm magazines. Another warning: some users have reported that the compression functions of this memory card which reportedly double its capacity, also negatively impact its reliability. Your mileage may vary.


DRAGON FORCE BACKUP RAM CARTRIDGE
Dragon Force Backup RAM Cartridge
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: ?
Type: Save Memory Cartridge
Capacity: 512k

Since Dragon Force has massive save files, this cart is almost essential for playing the game to completion. The Saturn's internal memory, when empty, holds two Dragon Force game saves at most, and it's not likely that Dragon Force is your only game.


ACTION REPLAY 4M PLUS

Action Replay 4M Plus
Manufacturer: Datel
Model: ?
Type: Game enhancer, Save Memory Cartridge,
RAM expansion
Capacity: 512k save RAM, 4MB system RAM

"If you can't detect when someone is cheating, you can't detect failure."

Pretty much the cartridge to use with your Saturn, the Action Replay 4M Plus provides Gameshark functions, 4 MB of RAM for games needing 1-4MB for sprites and other data storage, region bypass functions, expanded game save memory, and a port for transfering data between the cart and your computer.




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