Technical information

Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 23
• Mid-Game Participation
Recommended A compatible peripheral may be connected to an invalid port
Compliance Item during the course of a game that supports mid-game
participation. Even if this occurs during the execution of the
main game, that port may be reassigned as a valid port and an
active port as well. When this occurs, make sure that the
connection of the peripheral does not affect the game in
progress.
Required The detection of the active port for the above cases should
Compliance Item in the following sequence :
1. Design the user interface so that the player must press
the START button on the control pad to join the game in
progress immediately after the peripheral is connected to
the system.
2. At the start of the next game.
Required The application should not allow the selection of more active
Compliance Item ports than the maximum number of players supported by
the game.