Saturn Backup Memory

Saturn Backup Memory
Made for: Sega Saturn
Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Type: Memory card
Release Date RRP Code JP 1994-11-22 ¥4,800 (4,944) HSS-0111 JP (Rerelease) 1996-07-05 ¥4800 HSS-0138 US 1995-05 $59.99 80101 DE 1995 DM 109.95 NL 1995 ƒ129.95 UK 1995-09 MK-80300 BR 19xx 190140 AS 1998 MK-80101-07

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Saturn Backup Memory, known as 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.

Some games were distributed with stickers for the Backup Memory, including Policenauts and the North American release of Dragon Force.

There are also numerous Saturn third-party memory cartridges.

Compatibility

Not all Sega Saturn games are able to save data, and of those which can, some do not recognise the Backup Memory when running. All save data is treated equally on the Saturn, meaning as long as there is space, there are never any limits from moving save data from the console's internal memory to a cartridge (and vice versa), but some games do not support saving directly to cartridge. The following lists games which do:

• 3D Baseball (?)
• 3D Lemmings (?)
• Actua Golf (?)
• Actua Soccer Club Edition (?)
• Akumajo Dracula X: Gekka no Yasokyoku (?)
• Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (?)
• All-Star Baseball 1997 Featuring Frank Thomas (?)
• Alone in the Dark 2 (?)
• Andretti Racing (?)
• Baku Baku Animal (?)
• Batman Forever (?)
• Black Dawn (?)
• Blast Chamber (?)
• Bug! (?)
• Burning Rangers (?)
• Casper (?)
• Cleopatra Fortune (?)
• Contra: Legacy of War (?)
• Crimewave (?)
• Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (?)
• Crusader: No Remorse (?)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (?)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On NetLink Edition (?)
• Cyberia (?)
• Dark Savior (?)
• Daytona USA (?)
• Daytona USA: C.C.E. NetLink Edition (?)
• Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (?)
• Decathlete (?)
• Deep Fear (?)
• Densetsu no Ogre Battle (?)
• Destruction Derby (?)
• Die Hard Trilogy (?)
• Digital Monster Ver. S Digimon Tamers (?)
• Dragon Force (?)
• Dragonheart: Fire & Steel (?)
• Fantastep (?)
• FIFA Road to World Cup 98 (?)
• FIFA Soccer 96 (?)
• FIFA Soccer 97 (?)
• Fighters Megamix (?)
• Fighting Vipers (?)
• Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (?)
• Galactic Attack (?)
• Gale Racer (?)
• Grand Slam (?)
• Grandia (?)
• Greatest Nine '96 (?)
• Grid Runner (?)
• GT24 (?)
• Guardian Heroes (?)
• Gungriffon (?)
• Hang-On GP (?)
• Hardcore 4x4 (?)
• Heir of Zendor: The Legend and The Land (?)
• Herc's Adventures (?)
• Hexen (?)
• Hi-Octane (?)
• Highway 2000 (?)
• Hyper 3D Pinball (?)
• Impact Racing (?)
• Independence Day (?)
• Initial D: Koudou Saisoku Densetsu (?)
• Iron Storm (?)
• J.League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! (?)
• J.League Victory Goal '97 (?)
• Jun Classic C.C. & Rope Club (?)
• Kanzen Chuukei Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine (?)
• Last Bronx (?)
• Linkle Liver Story (?)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (?)
• Lunar 2 Eternal Blue (?)
• Lunar Silver Star Story (?)
• Madden NFL 97 (?)
• Madden NFL 98 (?)
• Magic Knight Rayearth (?)
• Mahjong Taikai II Special (?)
• The Mansion of Hidden Souls (?)
• Manx TT Super Bike (?)
• Mass Destruction (?)
• Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 3 (?)
• Mega Man 8 (?)
• Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits (?)
• Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (?)
• Mighty Hits (?)
• Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (?)
• Myst (?)
• Mystaria: The Realms of Lore (?)
• NASCAR 98 (?)
• NBA Action (?)
• NBA Action 98 (?)
• NBA Jam Extreme (?)
• NBA Live 97 (?)
• NBA Live 98 (?)
• NFL '97 (?)
• NFL Quarterback Club '97 (?)
• NHL 97 (?)
• NHL 98 (?)
• NHL All-Star Hockey (?)
• NHL All-Star Hockey 98 (?)
• NiGHTS into Dreams (?)
• Nissan Presents Over Drivin' GT-R (?)
• O-chan no Oekaki Logic (?)
• Olympic Soccer (?)
• Pacific Theater of Operations II (?)
• Panzer Dragoon Saga (?)
• Panzer Dragoon Zwei (?)
• Pebble Beach Golf Links (?)
• PGA Tour 97 (?)
• Pinball Graffiti (?)
• Policenauts (?)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 (?)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 97 Make Miracle (?)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 (?)
• Pro Yakyuu Greatest Nine 98 Summer Action (?)
• Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka (?)
• Rampage World Tour (?)
• Rayman (?)
• Resident Evil (?)
• Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed (?)
• Road Rash (?)
• Robo Pit (?)
• Sangokushi IV (?)
• Scorcher (?)
• Sega Ages Power Drift (?)
• Sega Ages: Volume 1 (?)
• Sega International Victory Goal (?)
• Sega International Victory Goal (?)
• Sega Rally Championship (?)
• Sega Saturn de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Park (?)
• Sega Touring Car Championship (?)
• Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (?)
• Sega Worldwide Soccer 98 (?)
• Shanghai: Triple-Threat (?)
• Shining Force III (?)
• Shining the Holy Ark (?)
• Shockwave Assault (?)
• Side Pocket 3 (?)
• SimCity 2000 (?)
• Slam 'n Jam '96 Featuring Magic & Kareem (?)
• Sonic Jam (?)
• Sonic R (?)
• Soukyugurentai (?)
• Soviet Strike (?)
• Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels (?)
• Space Jam (?)
• StarFighter 3000 (?)
• Steep Slope Sliders (?)
• The Story of Thor 2 (?)
• Street Fighter Collection (?)
• Striker '96 (?)
• Tactics Ogre (?)
• Tempest 2000 (?)
• Ten Pin Alley (?)
• Tetris Plus (?)
• Thunderhawk II (?)
• Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing (?)
• Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (?)
• Tomb Raider (?)
• Torico (?)
• Touge King the Spirits 2 (?)
• Tunnel B1 (?)
• Valora Valley Golf (?)
• Victory Goal (?)
• Victory Goal '96 (?)
• Virtua Fighter (?)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (?)
• Virtua Fighter Kids (?)
• Virtua Fighter Remix (?)
• Virtua Racing (?)
• Virtual Casino (?)
• Virtual Hydlide (?)
• VR Soccer (?)
• Waialae no Kiseki: Extra 36 Holes (?)
• Wangan Dead Heat + Real Arrange (?)
• Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (?)
• Willy Wombat (?)
• Winter Heat (?)
• Wizardry Nemesis (?)
• World Cup '98 France: Road to Win (?)
• World Cup Golf: Professional Edition (?)
• World League Soccer '98 (?)
• World Series Baseball (?)
• World Series Baseball 98 (?)
• World Series Baseball II (?)

A subset of these games do not give the user a choice of where to save. Instead, the Backup Memory is only utilised if the internal memory is full:

• Daytona USA (?)
• Fighters Megamix (?)
• Galactic Attack (?)
• NBA Jam Extreme (?)
• Space Jam (?)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (?)

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Backup Memory	Backup Memory
English (US)	Back-Up RAM Cartridge	Back-Up RAM Cartridge
Japanese	パワーメモリー	Power Memory

Magazine articles

Main article: Saturn Backup Memory/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Print advert in Computer Trade Weekly (UK) #558 (1995-10-09)

Photo gallery

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  JP cart front (Tamagotchi Park version)

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  JP cart front (Tamagotchi Park version)

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  JP cart front (bundled with Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You)

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  JP cart back (bundled with Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You)

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  JP PCB (HSS-0111)

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  JP PCB (HSS-0138)

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  JP PCB (Unknown)

Physical scans

Saturn, JP (HSS-0111)
Box
Cart

Saturn, JP (HSS-0138)
Box
Cart Manual Sticker label

Saturn, JP (Sakura Taisen) (HSS-0153)
Box

Saturn, US (MK-80101)
Box
Cart Manual

Saturn, EU (MK-80300)
Box
Cart

Saturn, BR (190140)
Box
Cart Manual

Saturn, AS† (MK-80101-07)
Box

Technical information

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

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Saturn