Sega Saturn emulators: Difference between revisions

The [[gametech:Sega Saturn|'''Sega Saturn''']] is a 32-bit, fifth-generation console released by Sega in Japan on November 22, 1994, and in the US on May 11, 1995. It was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|399.99|1994}}. It had 2 Hitachi SH-2 CPUs at 28.6 MHz, and it had the VDP1 GPU & VDP2 GPU. The arcade board, [https://segaretro.org/Sega_Titan_Video ST-V (Sega Titan Video)], uses the same hardware except for sound, VRAM, and game storage (where it is stored on ROM cartridges with most games instead of CD-ROM discs).

== Emulators ==

{| {{Emulator table|width=64.97%}}

|+{{Emulator comparison introduction|[[#Enhancements|enhancements]], [[#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features & peripherals]], and [[#Sega Titan Video|Sega Titan Video]]}}

![[Libretro|libretro core]]

![[Sega Saturn emulators#Sega Titan Video|Sega Titan Video]]

![[Recommended emulators|Recommended? (overall)]]

! colspan="9" |PC

|[[Mednafen]]

[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ Beetle Saturn]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}

|[{{MednafenURL|releases}} {{MednafenVer}}]

[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

 

 

|{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|WoA|macOSx64|macOSARM|Linux|LinuxARM|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://github.com/StrikerX3/Ymir/releases {{YmirVer}}]

[https://github.com/StrikerX3/Ymir/releases/latest-nightly latest nightly]

|{{Emulator compatibility|2236|2381|link=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1SLZzL9LelSlpEmTKy8cjaQnE7mew2uW1rfCgcekO58Q/htmlview}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}

|[[BizHawk]]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev Builds]

[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]

|[[BizHawk#Supported systems|Core-dependent]]||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

|[https://fcare.github.io/ Kronos]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

[https://tradu-france.com/emulateur/Saturn/Kronos Windows Builds]

 

[{{KronosDownloadLink}} {{KronosVer}} (source code)]

 

[https://github.com/MartyShepard/Kronos-Static-Win7 Win 7 fork]

|{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.patreon.com/file?h=118648844&m=396551051 {{NovaVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|{{Emulator compatibility (unofficial)|516|2381}}

{{Emulator compatibility|516|1024|link=https://literalmente-game.github.io/compatibility_lists/nova.html}}

|{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[{{SSFDownloadLink}} {{SSFVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|[http://www.segasaturn.org/USA%20update.htm USA]

[http://www.segasaturn.org/Japan.htm JAP]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/PAL%20update.htm PAL]

|{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}<ref name="SSF" group="note">Whether it is false positive or not,[https://github.com/shimazzz/SEGASaturnEmulator-SSF/issues/15#issuecomment-1038281021 due to recent virus detections in the latest versions] it is potentially risky for some computers to use. This emulator remains somewhat recommended especially for older hardware, though it may be avoided on recent hardware for these reasons.</ref>

|[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2 (Yaba三四郎2)]]

[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabasanshiro/ yabasanshiro_libretro] ^&#x2021;

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.yabasanshiro.com/download {{YabaSanshiroWinVer}} (Windows)]

[https://snapcraft.io/yabasanshiro {{YabaSanshiroLinuxVer}} (Linux)]

 

[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref name="YabaSanshiroRA" group="note">[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabasanshiro/ Yaba Sanshiro libretro core (yabasanshiro_libretro) is outdated, known for having many issues, and unmaintained]. Use [https://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download standalone version] OR "yabause_libretro" or "mednafen_saturn_libretro" cores for RetroArch Saturn emulation.</ref>

|[https://www.uoyabause.org/games ?]||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a8/GGD_20010316.7z 0.6a]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS|Linux|FreeBSD}}||{{Ya}}

|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})<br>{{License|BSD3}}

|[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=saturn&compatibility=NTSC-U USA]

[http://mamedev.emulab.it/kale/fast/files/saturnjp/0.php JAP]<ref group="note">This list created by MAME dev Angelo 'Kale' Salese.</ref>

|{{Na}}||{{~}}||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Na}}

|[https://retrocdn.net/images/c/c4/Satourne_v2.0_beta_3.7z 2.0 beta 3]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://github.com/rtoumazet/saturnin git]

[https://retrocdn.net/images/8/84/Saturnin_v0.40.7z 0.40]

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}} (WIP)

|[[Yabause]]

[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabause/ yabause_libretro]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|macOS|Linux|FreeBSD|Web}}||{{~}}<ref name="LibretroActive" group="note">Libretro core is still active.</ref>

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

[http://yabause.org/download {{YabauseVer}}]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabause/#compatibility ?]||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}

|[https://github.com/user-none/erings erings]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|WoA|LinuxARM}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://github.com/user-none/erings/releases/tag/v0.4.0 {{EringsVer}}]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}}

! colspan="9" |Mobile

|[[Yaba Sanshiro|Yaba Sanshiro 2 (Yaba三四郎2)]]

yabasanshiro_libretro ^&#x2021;

| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.devmiyax.yabasanshioro2 {{YabaSanshiroAndroidVer}} (Android)]

[https://www.apple.com/us/search/yaba-sanshiro-2?src=serp {{YabaSanshiroiOSVer}} (iOS)]

 

[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]

 

[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref name="YabaSanshiroRA" group="note" />

|[https://www.uoyabause.org/games ?]||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}

|[[Yabause]]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS}}||{{~}}<ref name="LibretroActive" group="note" />

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

[http://yabause.org/download {{YabauseVer}}]

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabause/#compatibility ?]||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ Beetle Saturn]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Android|iOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|[https://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&th=1357 ?]

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenJAP.htm JAP]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenPAL.htm PAL]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenUSA.htm USA]

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{~}}

|[[SSF]]

| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Na}}

|[{{SSFDownloadLink}} git]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}

|[http://www.segasaturn.org/USA%20update.htm USA]

[http://www.segasaturn.org/Japan.htm JAP]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/PAL%20update.htm PAL]

|{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}<ref name="SSF" group="note" />

| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/manic-emu-game-emulator/id6743335790 {{Manic EMUVer}}]

[https://github.com/Manic-EMU/ManicEMU/releases git]

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{TBD}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|iOS|iPadOS|tvOS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805 {{ProvenanceVer}}]

[https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases git]

|Saturn.emu

| align="left" |{{Icon|Android}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.SaturnEmu {{.emuVer}}]

[https://github.com/Rakashazi/emu-ex-plus-alpha git]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{TBD}}

! colspan="9" |Console

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ Beetle Saturn]

| align="left" |{{Icon|XB1|SXS}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|[https://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&th=1357 ?]

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenJAP.htm JAP]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenPAL.htm PAL]

 

[http://www.segasaturn.org/MednafenUSA.htm USA]

|{{Ya}}||{{Dunno}}||{{Ya}}

|[[Yaba Sanshiro]] (Yaba三四郎)

| align="left" |{{Icon|Switch}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Yaba_Sanshiro_Switch {{YabaSanshiroSwitchVer}}]

[https://github.com/devmiyax/yabause git]

|[https://www.uoyabause.org/games ?]||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|PS3|DC|PSP}}||{{~}}<ref name="LibretroActive" group="note" />

|[https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platforms libretro core]

[https://store.brewology.com/ahomebrew.php?brewid=3 0.1 (PS3)]

 

[http://yabause.org/download 0.9.14 (DC)]

 

[https://archive.org/details/yabause-0.9.10-psp.7z 0.9.10 (PSP)]

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/yabause/#compatibility ?]||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Wii}}||{{Ya}}

|[https://github.com/fadedled/seta-gx/releases/tag/v0-2-beta 0.2]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Wii}}||{{Na}}

|[https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Yabause_Wii Unofficial r2926 beta 26]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

| align="left" |{{Icon|Xbox}}||{{Na}}

|[https://digiex.net/threads/yabause-community-edition-public-a1-0-download-sega-saturn-emulator-for-xbox.13685 0.1 Alpha]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})

|||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{~}}

=== Comparisons ===

 

; [[Mednafen]]

: An open-source, [[Multi-system emulators|multi-system emulator]] with an original Saturn core. It's currently the most accurate but runs from the command-line (obviously it'll have video output though) unless using an external frontend like Mednaffe or a [[libretro]] frontend like [[RetroArch]]. [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html Its goal for accuracy means it only supports the BIOS of one console revision per region and is also more demanding than any other Saturn emulator (other than MAME).] By default, only x86-64 builds have Saturn support, but unofficial x86-64 builds and [[libretro]] frontends like [[RetroArch]] can surpass this limitation.

; [[SSF]]

: Used to be the emulator of choice for compatible Saturn emulation. However, it is closed-source and only for Windows and Android. Pretty good performance with low-end computers.

:* City Connection uses SSF as part of Zebra Engine, the engine behind their [https://city-connection.co.jp/s-tribute/en/ ''Saturn Tribute''] releases, currently for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC. Some games are altered with English translations (''Assault Suit Leynos 2'') or with censorship from CERO (''Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai'' series).

; [[Yabause]]

: Used to be the first and only option for multi-platform Saturn emulation. It's far less developed than SSF and Mednafen and still has many compatibility issues. Development seems to have stopped, active forks are Libretro core, Kronos and Yaba Sanshiro 2.

:; Yaba Sanshiro 2 (formerly uoYabause)

:: A Multi-platform fork by DevMiyax using OpenGL ES 3.X (Android), and Open GL 3.X (Windows). Unlike other forks, it uses the GPU to emulate the VDP1, VDP2, and has a modified SH2 Dynamic Recompiler. It offers good out-of-the-box experience (easy setup and included frontend), but average accuracy.

:; Kronos

:: A fork of UoYabause 0.5.2 created by François (French dev. AKA 'FCare'.). Has his own written SH2 Interpreter, and now supports the ST-V arcade in version 1.30, and Higher (All ST-V games are launchable on Linux; most games are still problematic on Windows).

; [[Ymir]]

: An emerging emulator that focuses on ease of use and quickly catching up to established Saturn emulators.

; [[MAME]]

: Has a <code style="color:darkred;">saturn</code> driver with compatibility on par with Yabause. The driver is marked overall as not working but graphics and sound are OK. It has good compatibility with at least around 50 of the ~70 ST-V arcade games, though performance quality may vary<ref name="ST-V_A-Z">{{YouTubeVideo|tko_jBNci0k|Sega ST-V Arcade Games A to Z - M.A.M.E.}}</ref>. But versions [http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_0.158 0.158]<ref name="Mame_0-158">{{YouTubeVideo|tPS7aX4gLCU|Touryuu Densetsu Elan Doree - New Improvements on ST-V Hardware - MAME 0.158}}</ref>. (Jan 2015) to much later have made good advances in performance. Early known work on ST-V hardware emulation was done in various builds of 0.125, 0.133, 0.138, 0.142 & 0.143 (See [http://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/Previous_MAME_Versions prior builds]) between 2008-2011. Even bug fixes and more graphical improvements were included in the years 2017-2018 (i.e. [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=449 0.191], [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=456 0.197] & [http://www.mamedev.com/?p=457 0.198]).

; [[Nova]]

: An up-and-coming emulator still under heavy development focused on being fast, compatible, and user-friendly. Like SSF, it is closed-source and Windows only. From [https://www.patreon.com/posts/nova-v0-2-1-18630607 v0.2.1] onwards, it can now emulate the Sega Titan Video (ST-V) arcade hardware (e.g. {{YouTubeVideo|Vhv4STRa-2c|Guardian Force}} on ST-V in v0.2.2.).

; [[BizHawk]]

: An open-source, multi-system emulator designed for tool-assisted speedruns. Its Saturn core is [https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/blob/master/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs#L9 based on Mednafen].

; Comparisons of several Saturn emulators

:* [https://emucross.com/a-deep-dive-into-saturn A Deep Dive into the Sega Saturn and Saturn Emulation] (By [[Dolphin]] tester, [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/authors/JMC47 JMC47], AKA Justin M. Chadwick. 13 OCTOBER 2017. Tested emulators: Yabause & uoYabause, SSF (unofficial site), and Mednafen. Already outdated the next year by progress in the Kronos fork).

== Enhancements ==

{| {{Basic table}}

! colspan="2" style="width:50%" |Name

!Mednafen

| rowspan="3" |Controls

|[[Input lag|Input lag mitigating]]||{{Dunno}}

|[https://docs.retroachievements.org/general/tutorials/turbo-button.html Turbo button]||{{Dunno}}

| rowspan="5" |Graphics

|[[Dithering|Dithering / Transparent Mesh Polygon Rendering]]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Ya}}

|{{Enhancements/Graphics/Pre-rendering anti-aliasing}}||{{Dunno}}

|[[Resolution|Resizable internal resolution]]||{{Na}}

|[[Texture packs#Texture Replacement (3D)|Texture replacement]]||{{Dunno}}

|[[Widescreen hacks#Emulators (3D)|Widescreen hack]]||{{Dunno}}

| rowspan="4" |Performance

|{{Enhancements/Performance/Frame generation technologies}}

| colspan="2" |Implementing frame generation technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future, however post-processing techniques such as motion interpolation is quite possible. [[Input lag|Input latency]] will be a crucial factor, but its impact likely varies depending on the specific technique employed, it's recommended to use after applying the "Internal frame rate hack".

While AFMF or LSFG could be used with Mednafen?, please be aware that some visual glitches and artifacts may occur at this time.

|[[30/60 FPS cheat codes|Internal frame rate hack]]||{{Dunno}}

|[[Overclocking#Sega Saturn|Overclock]]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Performance/Preload optical disc image to RAM}}||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/mednafen.html#cd.image_memcache}}

| rowspan="7" |Post-processing

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/AI-powered filter}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Deinterlacing}}||{{~}}<ref group="note">Mednafen outputs the raw interlaced output; requires external shaders/deinterlacers (like those in RetroArch) to fix combing on modern displays.</ref>

|{{Ya|link=https://github.com/StrikerX3/Ymir?tab=readme-ov-file#features}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Filters}}||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note" />

|[[High dynamic range#Inverse tone mapping|Inverse tone mapping]]||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Post-rendering anti-aliasing}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Post-rendering scaling}}||{{Ya}}

|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Shader chain}}||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note" />

|{{Na|link=https://github.com/StrikerX3/Ymir/issues/597}}

| rowspan="15" |Quality of life

|{{Enhancements/Quality of life/Automatic emulated controller connect/disconnect}}||{{Na}}

|Automatic region switching||{{Dunno}}

|Automatic updater||{{Ya}}

|{{~}}<br><small>WIP</small>

|[[Frontends#Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)|Big Picture Mode]]||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note" />

|Built-in [[Cheats and patches|cheat manager]]||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note" />

|{{Enhancements/Quality of life/Built-in custom resolution}}

| colspan="2" |Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.

Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.

|Built-in [[Mods, hacks and fan-translations#Built-in mod editor and manager for emulators|mod editor and manager]]||{{Na}}

|Built-in [[Cheats and patches|patch manager]]||{{Dunno}}

|[[Save converters|Built-in save manager]]||{{Dunno}}<ref group="note">You can always use [[#Interactive_shell|Interactive shell emulation]] capability of the emulator to manage your game saves.</ref>

|Command-line options||{{Dunno}}

|Pause/Resume emulation||{{Ya}}

|Per-game profiles||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Quality of life/Portable and stealth}}||{{Ya}}

|[[Save disk space for ISOs|Streamable compression format]]||{{Dunno}}

|Variable refresh rate||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note" />

| rowspan="6" |[https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]

|Fast forward/Turbo speed||{{Ya}}

|{{Enhancements/TAS features/Frame step}}||{{Dunno}}

|Macros/Scripts/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]||{{Dunno}}

|[https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]||{{Ya}}

|Rewind||{{Ya}}

|Save states||{{Ya}}

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Ambient sounds simulation}}||{{Na}}

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Audio filters and presets}}

| colspan="2" |Exclusive to [https://github.com/RetroCrisis/Retro-Crisis-Audio-Filters libretro cores] at the moment.

|Debug features||{{Dunno}}

|[[Virtual reality#VR game room simulations|EmuVR support]]

| colspan="2" |Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Free Look}}

| colspan="2" |While freecam would be technically possible, it will require per-game patches.

Said patches would require a significant amount of time to reverse the game's engine, which means that only someone talented with enough dedication to a single game could do it.

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Netplay|Saturn|Should not be confused with Sega Net Link emulation, see [[Sega Saturn emulators#Hardware features and peripherals|hardware features and peripherals]].}}||{{Ya}}

|[[RetroAchievements]]||{{~}}<ref name="libretroRA" group="note">Exclusive to libretro core.</ref>

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Rich Presence}}||{{Dunno}}

|{{Enhancements/Misc./Screen translator}}

| colspan="2" |You can use [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/ai-service/ RetroArch's AI Service] or the standalone offline [https://github.com/bquenin/interpreter bquenin's Interpreter].

== Hardware features and peripherals ==

{| {{Basic table}}

!Mednafen

![https://github.com/StrikerX3/Ymir/issues/342 Ymir]

!Kronos

!Nova

!BizHawk

| rowspan="2" |Hardware features

| colspan="3" |[[Disc Drive emulation|CD player]]||{{Ya}}

| colspan="3" |[[System BIOS emulation|Interactive shell]]||{{Ya}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Extended_RAM_Cartridge Extended RAM cartridge]<ref group="note">1MB and 4MB versions, some games won't work with a certain size.</ref>||{{Ya}}

| colspan="2" |[[Early online services#NetLink (Sega Saturn)|NetLink and XBAND]]<ref group="note">Sega Saturn Net Link is an attachment for the Sega Saturn game console to provide Saturn users with internet access and access to email through their console using XBAND.</ref>||{{Na}}<ref>[https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_internal_databases_cart Reserved section for titles need future modem support].</ref>

|{{~}}<ref group="note">Currently stubbed.</ref>

|{{~|link=https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/8eqo5v/yaba_sanshiro_sega_saturn_emulator_170_for/dxzdmhl/}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Twin_Advanced_ROM_System Twin Advanced ROM System]<ref group="note">Only four official games made use of it; new aftermarket games for the system started to be sold in this format since late 2026.</ref>||{{Ya}}

|{{Ya}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Sega_Saturn_6_Player_Multiplayer_Adapter 6Player] & [https://segaretro.org/SBom_Multitap SBom Multitap]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/3D_Control_Pad 3D Control Pad]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Arcade_Racer Arcade Racer]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Densha_de_Go!_Controller Densha de Go! Controller]||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="2" |[https://discuss.panzerdragoonlegacy.com/t/the-way-to-play-panzer-dragoon-zwei/8701 Dual Mission Stick]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/ZeroTech_SS Hori ZeroTech SS]||{{Dunno}}

|[https://segaretro.org/Real_Arcade_Light_Gun Real Arcade Light Gun]||{{Dunno|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

|[https://segaretro.org/Virtua_Gun Virtua Gun/Stunner]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Mission_Stick Mission Stick]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |NetLink keyboard||{{Ya}}

| colspan="2" |[[List of games with keyboard and mouse support#Sega Saturn|Saturn keyboard]]||{{~|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}<ref group="note">Not available on RetroArch.</ref>

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/SBom_Joycard SBom Joycard]||{{Na}}

| colspan="2" |[[List of games with keyboard and mouse support#Sega Saturn|Shuttle/NetLink Mouse]]||{{Ya|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}

| colspan="2" |[https://segaretro.org/Saturn_Twin-Stick Twin Stick]||{{~|link=https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Settings+Reference}}<ref group="note">RetroArch only.</ref>

| colspan="3" |[https://segaretro.org/Saturn_Floppy_Drive Floppy disk drive]<ref group="note">A handful of games can communicate directly with the floppy drive, such as ''Panzer Dragoon Saga'' and ''Dezaemon 2''<nowiki/>'s shooter construction kit.</ref>||{{Na}}

| colspan="3" |Microphone for ''Voice Word Sample''||{{Dunno}}

| colspan="3" |[https://segaretro.org/MKU-1 Hitachi Karaoke Unit MKU-1]||{{Na}}

| colspan="3" |[[Sega Saturn emulators#Video CD Card|Movie Card/Video CD Card]]||{{Na|link=https://forum.fobby.net/index.php?t=msg&goto=6418&}}

| colspan="3" |Printer Canon BJC-210J for ''EGWORD''||{{Na}}

| colspan="3" |[[Sega Saturn emulators#Taisen Cable|Taisen cable]]||{{Na}}

| colspan="2" |Pro Action Replay||{{Na}}

| rowspan="2" |Misc.

| colspan="3" |Power light||{{Na}}

| colspan="3" |2 multitaps<ref group="note">With 2 multitaps, up to 12 players can play at once. ''Saturn Bomberman'' is known to support up to 10 simultaneous players in its Battle Mode. Regarding ''NHL All-Star Hockey'', some sources online say it supports 12, but others claim 8. Please edit this note accordingly if you have precise info.</ref>||{{Ya}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

|{{Dunno}}

=== Video CD Card ===

[[File:Nova_emulator_-_VCD_PBC.gif|thumb|298x298px|Saturn Video CD Card emulation using Nova emulator (partially supported)]]

Also called the Movie Card in Japan - allows Saturn to play Photo CDs, Video CDs (VCDs) and also hardware playback of MPEG-1 (version 1) video in [https://segaretro.org/Video_CD_Card#Games certain games], leading to higher quality FMV for use in cutscenes (and occasionally, gameplay) (similarly to the [[Philips CD-i emulators#Digital Video Cartridge|Philips CD-i's Digital Video Cartridge]]). Later revisions of the Video CD Card [https://segaretro.org/Photo_CD_Operating_System negate the need for Photo CD Operator software by giving the Saturn native Photo CD support].

: See [[Home media players#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.

=== Taisen Cable ===

: [https://segaretro.org/Taisen_Cable#Compatible_games Sega Retro: Taisen Cable compatible games]

* [https://mednafen.github.io/documentation/ss.html#Section_stv Mednafen ST-V compatibility list]

=== Game-specific features ===

{| {{Basic table}}