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    So I have owned my Sega Saturn for almost a year now and haven't done anything with it. I bought it completely bare bones and would like to know if it works. I was looking at amazon for parts and came across these items:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...sr=8-6&seller=

    http://www.amazon.com/Nyko-Sega-Powe...sim_vg_title_4

    Are these the official parts that I need to power my Saturn and connect it to the TV?
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    Those look like they should work. There are also A/V and S-Video cables out there for the Saturn. The power cable, IIRC, is the same one that is used for the DC and PS1.

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    The nyko one is obviously not official, since nyko is a 3rd party manufacturer. As far as power goes, dropping 'Saturn power cable' into google gives me some pictures that show what looks like a a Standard shaver/DVD/PS2 power cable. Just make sure you get one with both sides round. The PS2 official cable has a flat edge on one side. I guess u could chop the corners off. here's what is probably an official : http://www.ztnetstore.com/product_in...roducts_id=218.

    The video cable is the right one.

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    Okay, I went ahead and bought the RF cord. When it arrives I will try it out with my DC power cord.
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    RF is pretty common and cheap so thats good but I would recommend if possible getting an SVideo cable I found mine for 10 bucks-well worth it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by otaku View Post
    RF is pretty common and cheap so thats good but I would recommend if possible getting an SVideo cable I found mine for 10 bucks-well worth it.
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    I believe that I picked up my S-video cable from ztnetstore a while back for less than $10. Of course, they sent me one for the Dreamcast instead, but a simple e-mail got it fixed. They even sent me a prepaid mailer to send the wrong one back to them.

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    I got the part, and used my DC power cord and the system works great. Should the language menu come up? If so, then all is well. Just a couple more questions:

    My system has the round buttons, which controller came with that?

    What is this huge hole in the back of the Saturn? On the side opposite the cords.
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    Shouldn't be a huge whole (should have a cover) thats where your battery is and you can install a card for better video etc I believe. The language menu shouldn't come up every time once the battery is changed

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    Check Radio Shack for the power cord. I know that i could find ones there that would work for a playstation. They might have some that would work for the Saturn.

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    Mine is also a round button saturn and it came with this style of controller

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    Sweet, now I know what controller I need. Thanks!
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