ROM carts

[Runik]

After doing some research regarding extension carts for the saturn, I came across games that use a ROM cart.

AFAIK there're only 2 games using this kind of device : The King of Fighters ’95 and Ultraman.

So my question is : is there any dump of those 2 carts available ? I would like to see what's inside, and if I'm able to fit it in the emulation process 😛

Thanks for your help 😀

 

[it290]

I'm not sure, but IIRC there was also some Japanese game that was just a cartridge (no disc). That one may be dumped..

 

[dj898]

huh? Cart only Saturn game?

all my Saturn collecting years I've never heard such thing - coz that doesn't mean this doesn't exist.

any more information on this cart only game? 😵

cheers

 

[it290]

No, but if you search the board you might be able to find it. I'm pretty sure I heard about it here. 😉

Likely search terms: 'KOF95', 'cartridge', 'boot'

I think it was supposed to have been a mahjong game or something simple like that.

 

[dj898]

KoF95 and Ultraman have some of background data on the ROM carts to speed up loading time from what I heard and that's why these two games won't work without the ROM cart since they contain part of game data...

seriously never heard cart only game...

hmm...

 

[RockinB]

They may not be cartridge-only-games,

but sure are cartridge-only-apps:

Every usual Action Replay cart and those region converter carts can be seen as that.

But that doesn't help on the ROM cart dump 😀 ,

(although the dump of above carts is available for reflashing)

 

[antime]

Originally posted by dj898@Wed, 2005-01-12 @ 10:25 AM

KoF95 and Ultraman have some of background data on the ROM carts to speed up loading time from what I heard and that's why these two games won't work without the ROM cart since they contain part of game data...

Looking at the contents of the KoF'95 CD I would say all graphics except some front-end related ones are stored on the cartridge.