New firmware was released last Sunday for the Fenrir Lite optical drive emulator for Sega Saturn a month after the device’s debut to address problems that didn’t exist for earlier models. Firmware 1.7.0 can be downloaded here from the official Fenrir website. It’s the first update for the Lite, the latest model of the Fenrir […]
The latest model of the Fenrir optical drive emulator for Saturn appeared on the official webstore yesterday. Dubbed the “Fenrir Lite,” it sports a new purple board and is being sold for €50 (about US$58). The webstore says the Fenrir Lite is on backorder and orders will ship starting Aug. 1. That’s because Ced, the […]
The developer of Sega Saturn optical drive emulator Satiator released two new firmwares recently to fix regressive issues that appeared in an update last fall. Firmware 162, released April 26, fixes crackling Redbook audio heard in some games, while firmware 163, released May 3, addresses instances when the ODE fails to display its menu when […]
The creator of the Satiator released two new menus over the weekend that improve how the optical drive emulator handles folders for Saturn games that use multiple discs. Professor Abrasive uploaded Menu 70 to his device’s official wiki website Saturday. It fixes an error in how the Satiator sees subfolders within a game’s folder. “[Doesn’t] […]
New firmware for the Satiator released Wednesday adds new features to the Saturn optical drive emulator, including support for switching discs during gameplay and booting up discs that have been burned or are from any region. Firmware version 161 and menu version 68 can be downloaded from the official Satiator website. Being able to swap […]
The GCLoader, a GameCube optical drive emulator from Daniel Kraak (meneerbeer) and Dan Kunz (citrus3000psi), will finally be back in stock this coming Monday, July 31st. Released in 2019, the GCLoader was the first commercially available ODE for the Nintendo GameCube, boasting improved functionality over existing SD card interfaces and (after an awkward initial release) […]
Something that’s been dormant for nearly a decade has just broken from the ice. A few days ago on February 13, 2023, tpunix started adding new commits to a Saturn flash cart project that was thought to be dead 8 years ago, and it surprised folks when it popped up in their notifications. SAROO is […]
EDIT 04/02: It looks like the price has gone up since it’s original announcement from $96 to $123.81. EDIT 04/09: There’s been some confusion on the price: The increase was only from $96 to about $103 – The $124 amount includes VAT (20%), which only applies to the EU. Everywhere else will pay $103. EDIT: […]
