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Wow, that's a whole lotta power! Check out the specs of the 4 player setup:

Width - 825.00 cm

Height - 261.00 cm

Power - 5000 w

Depth - 320.00 cm

Minimum Door Width - cm

Weight - 3,850.00 kg

So you're talking 1,250 Watts per machine.

hahah you madman. I thought you were scaling down :D
great cab though , but those things are huuuge

Insane. Dave you have a problem!!

how sad am I that I recognise every part in that pic. IO board top left, serial converter top mid, audio board top right, 2x 12v psu below that then 2x serial motor drive boards. All the same parts are in after burner climax except yours has 2x motor boards instead of one. Don't see the relay board for the motor brake there either.

If you get a "motor comminication error" I bet it's just the serial converter pcb :)

Loads of cheap lindbergh deluxe cab parts for spares on yatons site if you need them.

IMHO that is the be the best outrun version of all time. Never gets old.

My Saturn SAROO cart arrived today from AliExpress. The packaging was better than expected as normally these things arrive in a plain bag/box wrapped in bubble wrap. It came with some ok looking stickers for the front and back of the cart, but I might just leave it naked for now.

I dropped my pre-prepared MicroSD in and updated the firmware to the latest as per the seller. It loaded up to the menu with some custom animation and music the seller had added(easily removed/changed thankfully as they are just a gif and pcm file).

But, no games loading at all! I had my full setup of Saturn Bin and Cue already sorted into sub folders of A, B, C etc, but that's not supported :( As a bit of luck the latest firmware released 2 days ago does support adding up to 12 categories. So a quick job of re-sorting the SD card and config files and all is well. I've a 512GB SanDisk Extreme Pro in there, so it does support the larger/faster cards.

This is the SAROO I got: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006137755476.html

Yeah its pretty clean.

Been running it since I got it earlier and so far no issues. Everything loads super fast as expected and the config file had a load of fixes added to it already for those games that need them. I just had to edit the config file to enable sorting alphabetically rather than the default modified date(sort_mode = 1).

For folder structure I just created categories for 1-Favs, A-C, D-F etc and dropped the game folders in there. Most of what I will play is in the first "1-Favs" category and the rest is there if I want them. I'm glad I didn't have to use just 1 big list of games.

For categories I just added the below to the config file and created the same folders on the SD card.

"

category = "1-Favs"
category = "1-MultiDisc"
category = "A-C"
category = "D-F"
category = "G-I"
category = "J-L"
category = "M-O"
category = "P-R"
category = "S-U"
category = "V-Z"

"

The only thing that's a bit annoying is the LEDs are a bit bright through the translucent shell. I'll probably 3D print a small diffuser to filter them a bit. Or a little capton tape over them will do the same job :)

Steve that's the kk one. They were the ones bricking a few months ago when using official firmware from http://bbs.chinaemu.org/read-htm-tid-129474.html

There are a few different versions and some tweak the original design.

The one I got back in December was from Retro Game Paradise Store on Ali. So far no issues with official firmware.

Here is an article about the kk versions bricking

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/11/10/saroo-firmware-may-be-bricking-some-cartridges/

Picked up a NeoGeo Fusion converter, seemingly the ultimate (and cheapish) MVS→AES adaptor. Have notions of getting a modified (nearly all games) 161in1 cart for a MVS setup so it'd be nice to be able to use it on the AES. Works grand with a normal 161in1.

That cart death grip is how I broke my AES. If I had another one Id be inserting the carts into the adapter first and then putting the whole thing into th AES.

Don't plug carts into the adapter while it's already in the AES as you can do quite a bit of damage if you apply too much force.

Can second the opinions on the Saroo. Mine arrived last Thursday and had a chance to play with it on Saturday.

Every game that I tried on it (bar one, the Japanese copy of Fighting Vipers) loaded up fine, even the Sonic X-Treme tech demo and Sonic Z-Treme homebrew.

Loving it so far and the loading times are lighting fast.

Definitely a much better and budget friendly option as opposed to a Fenrir or Saitiator.

You guys have me really wanting to buy one and I already have a perfectly fine Fenrir setup!

I wonder might it be time to finally pick up a nice black 'This is Cool' Saturn that I've always wanted and leave it completely stock with a Saroo.

Yeah, I still have a large Saturn collection and like to use the discs from time to time. So the SAROO seems the best option for me personally. Sure, a few compatibility issues on some games, but most can be fixed in the config file.

Plus the firmware updates keep coming with nice updates and bug fixes. The latest firmware with the reset to menu option was a really nice update.

My BlueRetro Saturn adapter arrived today along with the white(ish) 8BitDo M30. I already have the black M30 for the Megadrive, but the white version matches my main Sega Saturn colours nicely.

All work perfectly together as long as you put the M30 in XInput and DPad mode.

Bought 10 CRTs today since you can never have enough lol, larger 25/29 arcade ones. Getting to that stage where I can't fit anymore, one cabinet already to go out soon which will help and will be moving on some other bits shortly incl PCBs, monitors and cabinets as am full to the brim pretty much. Got a Punisher Dynamo & Ninja Gaiden too more projects. On a side note found the printer off my Sega F355 Challenge Deluxe, I believe it was from Atari Expo, does anyone remember when it was removed? According to the last printed date it was the end of 00', if so it's crazy it has hung around awaiting almost definite scrapyard before being saved recently.

Few gets over the last month or two, most of which were actually to fill those inexplicable gaps in the collection (games you had before but moved on when jumping platforms, games you lost, games you just can't find etc). Few repro boxes for loose carts as well such as the weak-ass N64 cardboard jobbies.

Latest one last week was grabbing a couple of Japanese Sonics as they were in near pristine condition, and added the old PAL one just for the nostalgia of having it way back when. SFC Castlevania IV and Daimakaimura plugging gaps as well (actually had the Japanese of the latter back in the day, but only the PAL of the former so delighted to get my hands on them again.

Other item dropped in the door earlier so hope to try it out between the football. Retrostage lads in Canada put up another round of the RetroBlaster programmer/dumper earlier in the summer so wanted to check it as it could come in handy for dumping the old cartridge saves and for trying out those impossible to get carts out there. Have the Megadrive and NES adapters in the pic, but also got hold of adapters for the other main consoles. Bit on the high side by the time you add it up plus there's the usual duty due, but hopefully an item that'll come I'm very handy for years to come.

https://retrostage.net/?product_cat=retroblaster-programmer

I haven't bought anything retro in probably over a year, and while this is not retro I couldn't resist it when I saw it was up for preorder yesterday. I was drawn in by the wood finish and limited number with the number on the actual machine.

They have limited them to 2600, which I think is a clever touch. THere are still some available without the case if anyone is as weak as me:

https://funstock.eu/collections/hyper-mega-tech/products/hyper-mega-tech-atari-super-pocket-case-bundle?variant=44057657213103

Maybe it's a right issue as I've not seen it on any evercade cart/system, or anywhere else officially.

Yeah it is in rough shape but I plan to do a mental restore on it although it's way down the list of priorities, couldn't watch it go to scrap, it's a coll version the regular twin wasn't great, I love the Ferrari shifter on it. Pretty sure I have a bunch of their Naomi universals as I said I think your latest project is one from there and maybe their Initial D too depending which one, I know tonnes of cabinets have been scrapped here over the years but glad to have saved a bunch particularly rare ones even if some are a lot of work.

Once you go LG OLED, it's hard to go back!

Couple of pickups over last couple weeks

Managed to finally get my hands on a proper complete SFC Actraiser (at a decent price), as well as a near as new Starfox 64 among a few other things. Original 'The Last Ninja' on tape for the C64 on an eBay bid of all things was a nice surprise as well, and even with a small shipping from the UK, it came in for half the amount doing the rounds. Great condition as well. Have no idea where my original one went over the years, but this one is getting pride of place.

Picked up a Memcard Pro 2 for the PS2 a few weeks back as well, and had to get a physical copy of Head Over Heels to go along with the digital copy already installed.

Thats a great price for PSVR 2. I saw an article a while ago saying there's a price drop in the US, down to $350 over there. Its €390 in Smyth's so you've saved yourself a nice bit. Haven't played Horizon Call of the mountain but looks like a cool one to start with.

what annoys me with psvr2 as a collector is how few physical releases there are. I wish they would put call of the mountain on a disc. Hate paying full retail for a digital game.