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Title: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: muell67 on August 30, 2006, 10:08:28 pm

Im looking to buy a modded sega saturn so that I can play import games and backups. If no one has a modded saturn for sale Id be willing to pay some one to mod the saturn I already have. I just got a few japanese shooters given to me and I have no way to play them.

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: whatzcrackn on August 30, 2006, 10:26:54 pm

not to steal his thunder, but if there is a second one for sale, let me know the price  :P

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: Goz on August 31, 2006, 12:41:24 am

Shame this post wasnt a few days ago... I just sold my modded Saturn.

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: whatzcrackn on August 31, 2006, 08:10:59 am

Quote from: Goz on August 31, 2006, 12:41:24 am

Shame this post wasnt a few days ago... I just sold my modded Saturn.

What should one pay for a saturn unmodded or one that is modded?

Why do they cost more on ebay then Dreamcast?

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: ChadTower on August 31, 2006, 08:20:17 am

The Saturn is a lot harder to get than the Dreamcast.

I've done a few Saturn mods, it's very very simple.  Swap a ribbon cable and two solder points, one for +5v to the mod PCB and the other usually just connecting two points on the PCB.  Takes 5 minutes.

You have to be sure it's a Model 2 Saturn, though.  The Model 1 is much harder and the modchips are pretty much no longer out there.  I'd say $20-25 is good for a strong unmodded Saturn and $60-75 for a modded one.   The modchip itself comes to $25-30 after shipping.

I'd be willing to do a couple if people mailed them to me.  No charge, just get the chip, mail it to me with the Saturn, along with fundage for return shipping.  I could tell you where to get the chip, too.

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: Stingray on August 31, 2006, 01:52:31 pm

I'll back up what others in this thread have said. The Saturn mod chip installation is only a matter of a few minutes. Anyone with even a small amount of electronics ability can install it with no problems.

-S

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: ChadTower on August 31, 2006, 02:12:32 pm

I have always used this one.

http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=satmod&Category_code=SAT

Never failed.

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: ChadTower on August 31, 2006, 02:41:04 pm

The pics, if accurate, show two different PCB layouts.  Not sure if they are the same one. 

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: nostrebor on August 31, 2006, 04:14:38 pm

Chad: No it isn't!

James: Yesit IS!

Chad: Nuh-UH!!!

James: YAH_HUH!!!!!

Chad: You a doody HEAD!

James: Your a DOUBLE DOODY HEAD!!

Chad: SHUT UP!

<girly slapping> They scuffle </girly slapping>




Just trying to save you guys some time! ;D

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: ChadTower on August 31, 2006, 04:17:07 pm

Well, it's both right, sorta.  If you look at the Xinga page, the PCB up top is not exactly the same.  It has a cap in the upper right spot and is green.  Down below in the Xinga page is a blue PCB without that cap and the blue one is the same as the one at Janda.

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: ChadTower on September 06, 2006, 02:38:38 pm

That horse is long dead.   

Title: Re: WTB: Modded Sega Saturn or Some one to mod my Saturn
Post by: Stingray on September 06, 2006, 02:45:27 pm

Nah, I saw it crawling along the ground and coughing up blood just this morning.

-S