I dont read this Saturn board much, so I dont know if this has been said before, but Ive been thinking about the saturn ring (protection ring) and was thinking about ways to copy it and use the ring on cdr games....I guess first of all we would need to know exactly where the ring starts on the cdrs or cds the saturn cds are all 74 min cds, so where would the data start for the protection? after that, I was thinking if someone could cut the data off of the origonal cd to use for this project. that is cut the protection ring off completely (in the perfect spot of coarse) you would need to be really precise!!....and if we know where the data of the ring starts we can get a game lets say something simple like Cotton, with one small data track...now then we make a cdr of cotton with a dummy file that pushes the data of the game out to the spot where the data for the security ring starts!! then we cut the cdr at the same spot where we cut the oriconal so we can simply replace the security ring in the same spot on the cdr, and then use some type of tape on the top side of the cdr to hold them together or something....(dont think Im crazy, Ive done it to a cracked psx game from blockbuster and burned it ok after.) then after the cdr is completely together....I guess use something similar to BlindRead to read the disc, and maby when it hits the cut track it will think its just a deep scratch and keep reading the cd....after the stuff is done reading, you open the file with a program and extract the data of the security ring.....after you collect the data for the security ring throw away the cdr and keep the security ring data for future use on other games.....then you would need to use a dummy file on Every saturn cdr game to push the data out to where the ring starts then inject the data with the security ring code at the end of the cd, giving you a true backup with the code of the ring still there....so when the saturn goes to read the ring, it sees the code there and plays the game.
I know its alot of work and probablly will not work but its an idea that I needed to get outta my head.....and onto this board, before I went crazy thinking about it. later.....