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Why is a Sega Saturn so expensive? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by GreenCrush@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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And why can't I find it anywhere? I know it wasn't very popular when it was out, but is there really a huge demand for it now? I remember 7 years so, I could walk into a retro game store and see a console for $45.

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[–] Casuallynoted@pawb.social 13 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Tbh with something like the Saturn, I'd recommend just grabbing a japanese one. They're typically found much cheaper and are also often in better condition (and come in more colours!)

[–] Grangle1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Wouldn't the Japanese model also have a much larger library of games available and be able to use the RAM carts to boost performance?

[–] leigh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s very easy to get around region locking with a “4-in-1” cart, plus two of the other functions are RAM expansion (1MB and 4MB modes).

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