From: kendrick@nospam.io   
      
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   BelPowerslave   wrote:   
   >> If you want one, buy it before they cancel it..   
   >>   
   >> Only 3 available, $20 each plus shipping.   
   >   
   >I guess they shut it down pretty quickly. What are these mod chips all   
   >about anyway? Does one have to solder it in or what? The only mod I've   
   >had any experience with was the region mod...and even then, NCS did it   
   >both times. ;)   
      
   The Saturn is unique in its copy protection, in that it's completely   
   separate from the region protection. That is to say, if you have a CD-R   
   copy of a Japanese-region game, it won't play on a US-region Saturn. The   
   only purpose of a Saturn mod chip is to permit the use of copied games, as   
   the region and video settings can be changed with jumpers.   
      
   It's important to note too that many games are multi-region, or have no   
   region coding at all and so will play on any console. The first Gungriffon   
   game fits this description, but I can't think of any other examples off   
   the top of my head.   
      
   The used game market in Japan has busted wide open, and Japanese Saturn   
   titles are available from all kinds of sellers for very cheap. I'd like to   
   encourage people to buy the real thing, always.   
      
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