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The '''[[Sega Saturn]]''' is region-locked, meaning that games can only be played on hardware from the same region. Various factors led to the Saturn being under-supported in the West. Thus, in order to play the plethora of Japanese releases, to play American games in Europe, or ''vice-versa'' of either scenario, one requires a '''region converter'''.

Saturn region converters are cartridges which plug into the Saturn's cartridge slot. The majority of converters start working as soon as the console is swiched on, i.e. there is no need to swap cartridges and discs to play games (unlike later consoles such as the [[Sega Dreamcast]]). Converters come in all shapes and sizes, most notably the [[Action Replay Plus]], which bypasses region locking as well as offering storage space and cheat facilities. But before the Action Replay Plus became the ''de facto'' accessory for Saturn collectors, consumers had to make do with a basic region converter, which offered no additional features.

Unlike [[Mega Drive Region Converter|Mega Drive region converters]], it is usually easier for Saturn region converters to enable playing of games from all regions at once, rather than unlocking one specific region. They are, however, similar in the sense that they cannot solve all regional issues. A game programmed for 60 Hz display on NTSC televisions will run slower, at 83.3% of its correct speed, on the 50 Hz televisions used (at least then) in PAL territories, due to the difference in refresh rate. Conversely, a European game running on an NTSC TV will run too fast – that is, if it was correctly adjusted for 50 Hz display during localisation for Europe, which many were not<!-- ; see [[List of Sega Saturn games by native refresh rate]] HELP WE NEED THIS PAGE AND WHAT SHOULD I CALL IT AND WHAT IS TIHS -->. Finally, and for obvious reasons that do not constitute a flaw in the region converter, games cannot be automatically translated; a converter may enable you to play a Japanese game on your Western Saturn, or ''vice-versa'', but it will not guarantee that you can understand any of its text.

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| front=CDPlus Saturn Unknown Box Front.jpg
| square=yes

| name=CD+Plus
| brand=[[Super UFO]]

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| name=CD+Plus
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| front=ProUniversalAdapter Saturn Box Front Alt.jpg
| square=yes

| name=Pro Universal Adapter
| brand=[[Datel]]

| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1995}}

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| image1name=
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| square=yes

| name=Pro Universal Adapter
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1995}}

| image1=ProUniversalAdapter Saturn.jpg
| image1name=
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| square=yes

| name=Game Adapter
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1995}}

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{{AccessoryRelease
| front=MultiGameAdapter Saturn Box Front.jpg
| square=yes

| name=Multi-Game Adaptor
| brand=[[Trend Master]]
| code=SS-239

| dateprice={{DatePrice|US||{{gte}} 1995}}

| image1=MultiGameAdaptor Saturn.jpg
| image1back=MultiGameAdaptor Saturn Back.jpg

| doc1=Multi-GameAdapterSaturnEUManual.pdf
| doc1name=Manual
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| front=SegaSatellite Saturn Box Front.jpg
| back=SegaSatellite Saturn Box Back.jpg
| spinemissing=yes
| name=Sega Satellite
| brand= [[EMS]]

| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1995}}

| image1=SegaSatellite Saturn.jpg
| image1back=SegaSatellite Saturn Back.jpg
| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
| front=SSKey Saturn KR Box Front.jpg
| back=SSKey Saturn KR Box Back.jpg
| spine=SSKey Saturn KR Box Spine.jpg
| spine2=SSKey Saturn KR Box Spine2.jpg

| name=S-S Key
| brand=??

| dateprice={{DatePrice|KR||{{gte}} 1995}}

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| name=ST-Key
| brand=??

| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1995}}

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| image1name=
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| name=ST-Key
| brand=??

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| image1=STKey Saturn Alt.jpg
| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
| front=UMSTKey Saturn Box Front.jpg
| back=UMSTKey Saturn Box Back.jpg

| name=Ultra Madness ST-Key
| brand=[[Madness]]
| code=SSREP-2

| dateprice={{DatePrice|US||{{gte}} 1998}}

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| image1name=
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| front=
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| square=yes

| name=Mega Converter
| brand=[[HiCom]]

| dateprice={{DatePrice|KR|pack|{{gte}} 1995}}

| image1=Samsung Saturn Mega Converter Front.jpg
| image1back=Samsung Saturn Mega Converter Back.jpg
}}
}}

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