I'm sure someone on Giant Bomb has the answers I seek...

So does the Sega Saturn memory cartridge have a battery in it? I've heard there were a few revisions (random Saturn forums, so you know, trusted sources) but what I'm trying to work out is will I have to change the battery in one of these carts at some point? Or is it like the PlayStation memory card?

Also, are they region free -- as in could I use a Japanese memory cart on a PAL/US Saturn?

Thanks in advance!

SEGA

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ive read some do and some dont i guess it depends on which one you get but if you do get a battery, it would be wise to change it anyway considering the age...

Oh man, another thing I was wrong about with the Saturn.

At first, I thought the cart slot in the back played Genesis games, then I found out it was for a memory expansion.

And then I thought the memory carts were performance enhancement, like the N64 expansion pak, and now you tell me they are for game saves?

I even own a Saturn!

Just find a 4 in 1 cart online. They still make them as far as I can tell. Im not sure about the official cart but the 4 in 1 is region free and also has the various Ram carts needed for fighting games along with the memory and an Action Replay built in.

@psylah: Its both.

I believe the Saturn also takes a batter at the back area of the console. I don't recall the memory expansion carts using batteries though.

Thanks dudes.

Also, if anyone finds this thread looking for answers in the years to come I found this comparison chart

http://www.shinforce.com/saturn/information/Cartridges.htm

And it lists the ones that are flash memory and those that are battery backup. The Action Replay ones are the only flash memory carts...

The console does take a battery, I've changed mine before.