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==Supported games==
 
==Supported games==
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* ''[[Crusader: No Remorse]]''
 
* ''[[Culdcept]]''
 
* ''[[Culdcept]]''
 
* ''[[Dezaemon 2]]''
 
* ''[[Dezaemon 2]]''
 
* ''[[Eiyuu Shigan: Gal ACT Heroism]]''
 
* ''[[Eiyuu Shigan: Gal ACT Heroism]]''
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* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]''
 
* ''[[Game Basic for Sega Saturn]]''
 
* ''[[Game Basic for Sega Saturn]]''
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* ''[[Impact Racing]]''
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* ''[[Madden NFL 97 (Saturn)|Madden NFL 97]]''
 
* ''[[Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits (Saturn)|Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits]]''
 
* ''[[Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits (Saturn)|Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits]]''
 
* ''[[Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1]]'' (US and EU versions)
 
* ''[[Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1]]'' (US and EU versions)
 
* ''[[Mouri Motonari: Chikai no Sanshi]]''
 
* ''[[Mouri Motonari: Chikai no Sanshi]]''
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* ''[[NBA Action]]''
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* ''[[NBA Jam Extreme]]''
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* ''[[NBA Live 97 (Saturn)|NBA Live 97]]''
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* ''[[NBA Live 98 (Saturn)|NBA Live 98]]''
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* ''[[NHL All-Star Hockey]]''
 
* ''[[Pad Nifty]]''
 
* ''[[Pad Nifty]]''
 
* ''[[Pad Nifty 1.1 & Habitat II]]''
 
* ''[[Pad Nifty 1.1 & Habitat II]]''
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* ''[[Sangokushi Koumeiden]]''
 
* ''[[Sangokushi Koumeiden]]''
 
* ''[[Sega Saturn-you Word Processor Set]]''
 
* ''[[Sega Saturn-you Word Processor Set]]''
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* ''[[Shockwave Assault]]''
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* ''[[Space Jam]]''
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* ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]''
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==Magazine articles==
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==Physical scans==
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/20130210004713/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/floppy.html Saturn]
 
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/20130210004713/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/floppy.html Saturn]
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* [https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2020/07/20/secrets-of-the-floppy-disk-drive/ Secrets of the Floppy Disk Drive] - In-depth article about the peripheral and game compatibility.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:38, 6 November 2024

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Saturn HSS-0128.jpg

SSFDDop Saturn JP SStitle.png

Saturn Floppy Drive
Made for: Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥9,8009,800 HSS-0128

The Saturn Floppy Disk Drive (Saturn FDD) peripheral is an add-on to the Sega Saturn console, allowing for data to be saved to commercially-available 3.5-inch floppy disks (MF-2HD). It was only released in Japan, debuting on July 27, 1996, for ¥9,800[2].

The floppy disk drive connects to the Saturn using the console's rear extension communication terminal, however requires its own AC adaptor to function. Also included in the package is a FDD Operator CD-ROM, allowing users to manage data. Primarily the Saturn FDD acts as a substitute for the console's internal save memory, with a floppy disk offering 50 times more storage for save games or online data.

The drive appears to have been planned from the beginning of the Saturn's lifespan, being documented within Saturn development kits and supported through libraries in the Saturn's BIOS, however the peripheral was not released to the Japanese public until mid-1996, and was not widely supported by commercial software. Furthermore Sega appears to have downplayed the Saturn FDD's existence in the later years of the system, omitting it from lists of peripherals. It is now very rare to find working units.

Only a handful of games can communicate directly with the Saturn FDD, such as Panzer Dragoon Saga and Dezaemon 2's shooter construction kit.

External storage was also offered by Sega in the form of Saturn Backup Memory cartridges, which although can't hold as much data (512kB vs. 1.44MB) and may have worked out as being more expensive in the long-run, ultimately proved more popular.

Supported games

Magazine articles

Main article: Saturn Floppy Drive/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Saturn, JP
Saturn HSS-0128 box-1.jpg
Cover
SSFDDop Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
SSFDDop Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
Jewel Case

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
4,976,832 1996-06-20 CD-ROM (JP) HSS-0128 V1.003

Track list

1. [data track]  
2. CD Warning message (00:20) 
► Running time: 0:20

Extra content

This disc needs to be checked for an abstract text file.
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This disc needs to be checked for a copyrights text file.

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/floppy.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-02-10 00:47)
  2. ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/floppy.html (Wayback Machine)


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