Technical information

Sega Saturn Software Development Standards, SOA version 2.0 55
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.
• Disabling the Continue Option
Required The continue option in a Sega Saturn application must be
Compliance Item disabled if there are no saved game files present for the game.
Moreover, the player should not be given access to saved game
selection screen (game load screen) until data is saved to backup
memory.
• Warning Messages 3
Required The following warning messages are displayed when 1) there are
Compliance Item no saved game files for that game, and 2) there is insufficient
memory to save game data. In essence, the save game function
cannot be used in this case. However, the user must always be
given the option to play the game with the save game function
disabled. The user must also be notified of the amount of
memory required to save the game’s backup data file.
• Games may not be saved under these conditions.
Do you still wish to start the game? Yes No
• 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 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.