Saturn Backup Memory

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Saturn Backup Memory
Made for: Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: Sega
Release Date RRP Code

The Sega Saturn Backup Memory, otherwise called '"Back-Up RAM Cartridge in the US or Power Memory (パワーメモリー) in Japan, is an external storage cartridge used to save game progress and data as an alternative to using the system's internal memory. The cartridge provides over 16 times the amount of space; offering up to 512k of memory as opposed to the internal 32k.

The cartridge works similarly to the CD BackUp RAM Cart offered for the Sega Mega CD.

Reading Save Data

When reading save data from the memory manager on the Sega Saturn BIOS, it will appear in this format.

Save Data
Name Comment File Size
Name of the file Extra comments on the file. The amount of space (Blocks) that file occupies.

How each file is named and what the comments field represents depends on how the developer has written each descriptor. When reading other articles on Sonic Retro and Sega Retro, keep in mind these common symbols represented in the wiki to determine the text as these variables are likely to differ when viewing on the Memory Manager.

[##] - Number

[MM] - Month

[DD] - Day

[X] - Letter

Gallery

Manuals

Physical Scans

Saturn, US
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Saturn, EU
Saturn MK-80300 box-1.jpg
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Saturn, JP (HSS-0111)
Saturn HSS-0111 box-2.jpgNospine-small.pngSaturn HSS-0111 box-1.jpg
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Saturn, JP (HSS-0138)
Saturn HSS-0138 box-2.jpgSaturn HSS-0138 box-1.jpg
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Saturn, JP (Sakura Taisen)
Saturn HSS-0153 box-2.jpgNospine-small.pngSaturn HSS-0153 box-1.jpg
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