Action Replay 4 in 1 plus not Saving

[Pharfetchd]

I recently bought an Action Replay 4 in 1 plus and every time I try to save a cheat code or transfer a save file to the cartridge the system just crashes 🙁 , has anyone else had this problem and if so is there anyway I can fix it

Thanks

 

[APE992]

Mine does that too. I claim shitty programming and just don't try to save anything to it. Region free+whatever codes it already has onboard will have to do despite not having anything for Resident Evil and NiGHTS.

 

[dj898]

hmm

last time I entered PDS boot up cheat I saw no problem there? For saving I use normal backup memory cart never trysting save feature of AR4-1

cheers

 

[ExCyber]

I claim shitty programming

It's far more likely to be an issue of bad hardware or corrupted flash, considering that most people manage to use the exact same code just fine.

 

[Pharfetchd]

Thanks to everyone who replied, I do use an official cart to save my games with but it was mainly the cheat codes that I wanted to get working, is there anyway to fix it or would it be far easier to just buy another

 

[ExCyber]

It depends on what's wrong. If the firmware is just corrupted for some reason then reflashing it might get it going again, but I wouldn't recommend it because if there's some underlying hardware problem it will likely screw up the functions that do work.

 

[Pyrite]

I have the save problem.

 

[Quakester2000]

I have heard varios reasons for this

1🙂 Incompatiblity between cartridge and saturns firmware.

2🙂 Cartridge slot is bad meaning cartridge and saturn arent connecting together properly. Sometimes not inserting cartridge all the way can fix this.

 

[Pharfetchd]

Originally posted by Quakester2000@Sat, 2005-01-08 @ 04:40 PM

1🙂 Incompatiblity between cartridge and saturns firmware.

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I have a JAP Victor saturn, wonder if that could be the problem then

 

[Pyrite]

Could be who knows, I have a JP gray model 1 the cart slot is clean and fully working the only problem with the AR+ 4in1 is the saving.

 

[ExCyber]

I have a JAP Victor saturn, wonder if that could be the problem then

I haven't looked at any of the code that manages saves. I'm pretty sure the BIOS provides a standardized API/ABI for save management, though it's possible that the AR firmware bypasses that...

 

[it290]

I've had problems with mine crashing when my Saturn's battery was low, although that would probably only explain problems copying from the system to the cart. Might be worth a shot unless you know you have a fresh battery, though. Other than that, try reseating the cart.

 

[racketboy]

hehe -- I've experienced this too, but just never got around to mentioning it. 🙂

 

[APE992]

Mine will allow me to backup saves, but putting them onto the saturn makes me impatient so I don't let it finish, assuming that it ever will. 5 minutes is far too long to wait. I can use its cheating ability just fine, just saving things takes forever and I tend not to want to wait past 2 or 3 minutes for most things.