Sega Saturn Victor card

[Rock Man]

Does it work on the American Saturn and if not would an Action Replay 4MB allow me to use it?

I want to watch FMV's of all Saturn titles (Including Mega Man ) at maximum quality.

[Ganelon]

Uh, since when is Rockman 8 MPEG compatible?

[Rock Man]

I was told by a friend it would be able to increase the visuals from any game, the friend owns a Saturn and is a huge tech geek. This true about it boosting the quality on all Saturn FMV movies?

[Fudoh]

Not at all, only a handful of games which feature MPEG-1 FMVs in addition to the usual Saturn compression. Lunar comes to mind as probably the title who sold most those add on cards.

[Rock Man]

Not at all, only a handful of games which feature MPEG-1 FMVs in addition to the usual Saturn compression. Lunar comes to mind as probably the title who sold most those add on cards.

Ahh I see, even so if it's only a handful I may still invest in one if there's a decent percentage of games the card supports. I tried hunting down a compatibility list from Google but couldn't find anything of the sort. If one of you knows a place where I can find a compatibility list for the Saturn's video card, please post it here. In the meantime I'll keep searching.

[Fudoh]

from google:

Lunar Silver Star Story complete MPEG version (the only game that *requires* the card)
Sakura Taisen Hangumi Tsuushin
Sakura Taisen Nekki Radio Show (a.k.a. Steam Radio Show)
Vatlva
Chisato Moritaka disc
Moon Cradle
Wangan Deadheat + Triangle Love
Falcom Classics 1 (disc 2 of the limited edition)
GunGriffon 1 (Japanese version only)

[Rock Man]

Dammit! I just found the list myself and was about to post it here. Looks like you were just a little bit faster than me, Fudoh. The games supported don't match anything in my collection.

PASS.

On a separate note though, I do respect the add-on. It would pimp out the Saturn, turning it into what is essentially a poor mans DVD Player (Only for this case it's VCD) except with limitations and unique bitrate, Mp2, and the PhotoCD bonus. I learned a little more about my Saturn last night. Felt a sense of satisfaction.

Thanks anyway Fudoh. The Saturn version of Lunar is definitely good stuff btw, too bad it's import only and I can't read Japanese. Otherwise I'd probably snag it.

[Fudoh]

Back in the mid 90s, the VCD add-on was actually quite useable. The first dvd players hit in late 1997 and weren't this cheap. But nowadays, I really can't imagine any use for the card anymore. I have a bunch of Hitachi Saturns which already came bundled with the card, but can't remember having used any of the features for the past - hmm - 12 or 13 or so years....

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Back in 2000, it was possible to buy such dedicated Video CD player decks in Akihabara but they were still pricey...saw some in the 30,000 to 50,000 yen range.

There is a VCD player adapter to hook up to a PSX console that has a Serial I/O port as well to consider. Even Atari Corp. was considering releasing a MPEG cart to allow the Jaguar console to play special FMV CDs. Of course, they never did though in the short-life of the Jag.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Rock Man]

Fun facts about the VCD format. ^_^

If I can even call it that.

[speedlolita]

There's also an Asian PlayStation that plays video CD.

http://www.zonadepruebas.com/foro/post. ... d=7&page=1

Fun fact.

[brentsg]

I used to use the Saturn with the Victor card for all kinds of things. Wife used to love when she'd miss a TV show and I could grab a VCD of it online and pop it in the Saturn.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

On my DC console, I bought one of those Innovation produced Video CD adapters that came with a remote control, a wireless reciever unit and a CD-R disc with said program to make the DC play VCDs. It can also play MP3 encoded discs as well. With the on-screen menu selection, it's possible to change the overall screen size and even adjust the brightness + gamma levels to your personal liking if the default viewing settings are too dim/dark. Innovation had a special deal that allowed you to pick two movies on VCD format if you bought one from them...just had to pay for the usual S&H. A few weeks later, got two randomly chosens VCD titles to try out on the DC. Works like a charm.

Some of the older dedicated DVD players (manufactured in 1999-2000) have the ability to play Video CDs from the get-go. I recall that some Video CD formatted movie releases would be released as two discs instead of one due to compression rates and still have decent playback at 30fps. This was back in the days before the standard DVD format took over the VCD market.

Nowdays, it's still possible to compress a regular DVD movie disc and down convert to VCD format it so that it'll fit on a regular 650MB, 700MB or 800MB CD-R disc. It's interesting and fun to fire up a VCD on the DC platform from time to time.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~