Technical information

Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 54
3.1 Check for Memory Initialization Status, Data, and
Available Memory
• Warning Messages 1
Required When the Sega Saturn’s System Memory or Cartridge
Compliance Item Memory is not initialized, the game must never be started while in
this state. After the warning, instruct the user to perform
initialization directly from the application or from the boot ROM-
based Memory Manager. Following are sample warning messages
(words in parentheses should be used depending on the memory
device type used):
• The System Memory (Cartridge Memory/External
Device) is not ready for use.
• Do you want to clear all files in System Memory
(Cartridge Memory/External Device)? Are you
sure? Yes No
• Cleared all files in System Memory (Cartridge
Memory/ External Device).
• Failed to clear all files in System Memory
(Cartridge Memory/External Device).
• Please clear all files using Sega Saturn’s
Memory Manager.
• To access the Memory Manager, go to the System
Settings screen by holding down the R or L
button while pressing the POWER or RESET button.
Select the Memory Manager option from that
screen.
• Warning Messages 2
Required The following warning messages are given to the user when
Compliance Item there is insufficient memory available for saving games (the
only way new files can be written to the system is by deleting
existing files or by overwriting/updating them). The user must
also be notified of the amount of memory required by the
game’s save file.
• There is insufficient memory to save a new file.
If the game is started under these conditions, a
new file cannot be saved unless a existing file
is deleted.
• An additional *** blocks of free memory is
required to save a game.
• Restart the game after deleting files or copying
them to the Cartridge Memory using the Sega