Screw the scalpers: A review and demo of Saroo for Sega Saturn
6Woot! Our friend Saroo, originally designed by TPUnix, has come to the show! In this video, I give an overview and my impressions of the Sega Saturn Saroo cartridge, not just an ODE but what I consider an excellent, plug and go hardware upgrade for the Saturn.
This video is split between a conversational opinion piece about the device, to a real hardware demonstration of several of Saroo's core benefits. Sonic 3D Blast, Sega Rally Championship, and Virtua Fighter demonstrate Saroo's faster load times, X-Men Vs. Street Fighter shows off the RAM expansion compatibility, and DoDonPachi is simply there to kick ass and make region encoding its bitch.
I highly recommend the following links to go deeper into the setup for the device, as well as some additional details, history, and further impressions from long-time members of the Saturn community:
Saroo 0.7 setup from The Sega Guys: • SEGA Saturn Saroo Firmware 0.7 is her...
Saroo setup and comparison to Fenrir ODE from The Sega Guys: • Saroo ODE for SEGA Saturn - Complete ...
Saroo history and overview from Sega Saturn Shiro, as of 2024: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/04/04...
Sega Lord X Saroo impressions: • The Sega Saturn Saroo
Background music is from Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn) and VectorMan (Mega Drive).