A new firmware update for the SAROO cartridge attempts to fix a bug that’s plagued the low-cost Saturn optical drive emulator for years. The SAROO’s creator, TPUnix, uploaded firmware version 0.9 to his Github Thursday. Users should replace the mcuapp.bin and ssfirm.bin files on their SD card with the ones included in the download, and put […]
A new test shows the SAROO cartridge, a low-cost Saturn optical drive emulator, loads data inconsistently, possibly revealing the source of audio bugs, crashes and other glitches that users have reported for years. The test, which can be downloaded here, simulates a basic file-loading procedure from a storage medium and checks whether it was successful. […]
Two Sega Saturn optical drive emulators got firmware updates over the weekend: the Fenrir and the SAROO. The Fenrir firmware, available on the official website, is specifically for the Lite model. It fixes bugs that prevented Fenrir Loader Kai, a version of PseudoSaturn Kai specific to the ODE, from loading games. It also fixed a […]
A new firmware for the SAROO — an optical drive emulator cartridge for the Saturn — is making waves for its new features as well as its caveats. The firmware was made by a SAROO developer named YZB. Rather than being an “official” update to the optical drive emulator’s onboard firmware, YZB released it as […]
On May 15, 2024, TPUnix released new firmware update V0.5 for the SAROO Sega Saturn Flashcart, bringing some much needed features and improvements. Firm V0.5 Changes Finally, the stock firmware has alphabetical auto-sort, which comes as a huge relief, as the lack of this feature was the primary reason that many folks have gone with […]
The SAROO (SEGA Saturn flash cart) project by TPUinx has been building steam over the past year since our initial coverage, and many folks have picked one up to see what all the fuss is about. From the project’s initial conception a decade ago to its dormancy and revitalization, it finally came to market last […]
