Technical information

Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 22
Required If the peripheral is reconnected, the user must be able to
Compliance Item resume a normal game session. After the game is placed in
pause mode prior to the disconnection of the peripheral,
the game must resume by pressing the “START” button
after reconnection of the peripheral.
Recommended The disconnection of an incompatible or inactive peripheral is
Compliance Item ignored so that the game can proceed unimpeded.
Important! • About the System Pause
A system pause should be executed under the following
conditions:
Required • When there are limited types of compatible peripherals
Compliance Item supported by the application, the system pause must
occur when the compatible peripheral is disconnected
(e.g., when a mouse is disconnected during the execution
of a mouse-compatible application).
Required • When a 6Player is used, and the 6Player is disconnected.
Compliance Item
Recommended • If absence of user input leads to undesirable results
Compliance Item in the game.
Design the user interface so that the system pause can be cleared
from any active peripheral after the disconnected active
peripheral is reconnected and detected by the application to be
usable again.
Required If a system pause occurs during a normal user pause (for
Compliance Item example, if an active peripheral is disconnected during an
user pause), the user and system pause should be cleared
automatically when the system pause is cleared.
• When a Peripheral is Connected
Required Input should be enabled only if a compatible peripheral
Compliance Item is connected to the unused active port and the pause is
cleared.
Recommended In all other cases, any peripheral connection operation action
Compliance Item does not affect the game.
Required Even if a different peripheral than the previously active
Compliance Item peripheral is connected to the system, input should be re-
enabled (after the pause is cleared), as long as that
peripheral is a compatible peripheral.