Sega Saturn Territory Question

Ok............... here goes,

I hear that in the Saturn version of Castlevania Symphony of the Night there is an additional area not in the American PS1 ver. of the game so............

Me being an insane CV fan I'm interested in procuring a Saturn and a Jp copy of the Sat. CV SotN.

So my real question is, is wether or not there is gay territory lock out crap on the Saturn that will prevent me from playing Jp games on a US Sat. and if there is, how I would go about getting around it.

BTW, I'm also interested in the Turbo Duo Dracula X if anyone can offer some info on playing that or do I just need to get a standard Turbo Duo and the game and play away.

Much thanx to any info.

Before the snarkiness starts, an answer-

Yes, there's territory lockout. It's easily defeated with a Saturn Gameshark. No idea on the TurboDuo for lockout, though.

James

The 4 in 1 Action Replay cart works fine for me.

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Originally Posted by Bojack

BTW, I'm also interested in the Turbo Duo Dracula X if anyone can offer some info on playing that or do I just need to get a standard Turbo Duo and the game and play away.

Much thanx to any info.

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Dracula X is a highly sought out title. It usually sells for over $100 on ebay, probably even more than that.

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Originally Posted by kuro

The 4 in 1 Action Replay cart works fine for me.

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This is a good option to use as it also can be used for Capcom fighters that require a 4M RAM cart...

Apparently the Turboduo is multi-regional so you don't have to worry about that.(CDs only, a mod would be required to play US and JP hucards).

Problem is getting a hold of Dracula X, since it's extremely pricey.

For the Saturn there is a swap trick, though I don't know it(Don't really have to since I own a 4in1 AND a JP-region Saturn). Might try looking that up if you're desperate..apparently it's really easy.

The swap trick doesn't evade region lockout... directly.

Just for confirmation, yes, there is no territorial lock-out on TurboGrafix / Turboduo CD games.

Holy Hell, there's a swap trick for the Saturn? To what degree does it work?

Thanx for the answers guys.

Anyways, yeah, it really sucks that it will cost me almost as much as an actual system to get the Turbo Duo Dracula X but then again, having a collectors item like that will actually be a good investment if you ask me because I might spend 150 on it and be able to sell it for maybe 200 or something.

Looks like I have hella saving to do.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

Holy Hell, there's a swap trick for the Saturn? To what degree does it work?

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The Swap trick doesn't defeat territorial lockouts if I remember correctly. It's more for bootlegged games. There is a program that can change the territorial code on Saturn games, though...

Oh, I think I'd be better off just spending the $15 for a 4-in-1. I was hoping for a free way of playing Blazing Tornado, which I've had for about a year now, but if I've waited this long, a little bit longer won't kill me.

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Originally Posted by Bojack

Looks like I have hella saving to do.

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Or you could download it off the internet. PM me if you want some links.

Bojack, do not get your hopes up concerning Drac X SS.

Here's the advantages the Saturn version has:
Rainbow Cloak
Two new areas
some new weapons
ability to fly forever in bat form, compared to short spurts
ability to choose to play as Maria, Richter, or Alucard right from the start
hidden .bmp files on the disc

Here's the disadvantages the Saturn version has:
Horrible horrible horrible shitty slowdown
Horrible horrible horrible shitty transparencies and other graphical oddities
Horrible horrible horrible shitty loading (especially when you want to use the map)
New areas aren't really interesting
Playing as Maria sucks

As far as I'm concerned, the negative points far outweigh the positive ones.

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Originally Posted by dog$

Bojack, do not get your hopes up concerning Drac X SS.

Here's the advantages the Saturn version has:
Rainbow Cloak
Two new areas
some new weapons
ability to fly forever in bat form, compared to short spurts
ability to choose to play as Maria, Richter, or Alucard right from the start
hidden .bmp files on the disc

Here's the disadvantages the Saturn version has:
Horrible horrible horrible shitty slowdown
Horrible horrible horrible shitty transparencies and other graphical oddities
Horrible horrible horrible shitty loading (especially when you want to use the map)
New areas aren't really interesting
Playing as Maria sucks

As far as I'm concerned, the negative points far outweigh the positive ones.

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This is news to be believed.

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Originally Posted by dog$

Bojack, do not get your hopes up concerning Drac X SS.

Here's the advantages the Saturn version has:
Rainbow Cloak
Two new areas
some new weapons
ability to fly forever in bat form, compared to short spurts
ability to choose to play as Maria, Richter, or Alucard right from the start
hidden .bmp files on the disc

Here's the disadvantages the Saturn version has:
Horrible horrible horrible shitty slowdown
Horrible horrible horrible shitty transparencies and other graphical oddities
Horrible horrible horrible shitty loading (especially when you want to use the map)
New areas aren't really interesting
Playing as Maria sucks

As far as I'm concerned, the negative points far outweigh the positive ones.

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Also, there is a sound test right off the menu. I wouldn't go too far out of your way for it if you don't already have a Saturn and you have the PSX version. But there are about a thousand other reasons to have a saturn that can play imports. The 4-in-1 is the best way to go, in my opinion, I don't recommend hotswapping. And yes, just to re-emphasize: Duo CD's have no region lockout, nor do Neo Geo cd's for that matter. PC-Engine Hucards do, though.

Yeah, hotswapping is how I destroyed my first Saturn.