Action Replay (Saturn)

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Action Replay
Made for: Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: Datel, InterAct
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US
$59.9559.95[1]
Sega Saturn
DE
DM 119,-119,-[3]
Sega Saturn
UK
£54.9954.99[2]
Sega Saturn
CA

The Sega Saturn Action Replay is a cheat cartridge released as part of the Action Replay series.

The original Saturn Action replay stands as the first, and least useful Action Replay cartridge for the Saturn - it is a cartridge which allows users to add cheat codes and modify a game at run-time, and can bypass region locking, allowing for import games to be played. They also have a comms port, allowing them to hook up to a pc to update codes or backup save data. These original Action Replays can be seen as redundant and are not in high demand, having been superseded by the superior Pro Action Replay and Action Replay Plus, which retain all the features seen in this version of the device while adding more.

In North America this Action Replay was released by InterAct as the GameShark, and in Germany as the Game Buster. However, aside from branding differences and some replaced text, the cartridges are identical.

Some of the earlier versions of the GameShark require holding down buttons X, Y and Z before starting a game in order to boot imports.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Fusion (US) #0106: "Volume 1, Number 6: January 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #79: "February 1996" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #82: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #95: "June 1997" (1997-0x-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #107: "August 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #99: "October 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #104: "March 1998" (1998-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Edge (UK) #32: "May 1996" (1996-04-05)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #9: "July 1996" (1996-06-20)
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Print advert in neXt Level (DE) #1996-05: "Mai 1996" (1996-0x-xx)
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Print advert in neXt Level (DE) #1997-05: "Mai 1997" (1997-04-18)
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References


Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
ActionReplay Saturn Box Front.jpg
Action Replay (UK) Datel ? (>=1995)
ActionReplay EU SAT.jpg


ActionReplay Saturn UK Box Front Alt.jpg
Action Replay alt (UK) Datel ?(>=1995)
ActionReplay EU SAT.jpg


GameBuster Saturn Box Front.jpg
Game Buster (DE) ? ?(>=1995)
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GameShark US Older Saturn Box Back.jpgGameShark US Older Saturn Box Front.jpg
GameShark older (US) InterAct ?(>=1995)
GameShark Saturn.jpg
SV-464 front
GameShark Saturn Back.jpg
SV-464 back


GameShark Saturn US Box Back Newer.jpgGameShark Saturn US Box Front Newer.jpg
GameShark newer (US) InterAct ?(1997)
GameShark Saturn Alt.jpg
GameShark Saturn Alt Back.jpg


GameShark CA Saturn Box Back.jpgGameShark Saturn Box Front.jpg
GameShark (CA) InterAct ?(>=1995)
GameShark Saturn.jpg
CN-464 front
GameShark Saturn Back.jpg
CN-464 back


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