Recently I received several messages of Fenrir Loader Kai not working with Fenrir Lite ODE.
And rather than replying individually the same thing again and again let's detail about the situation here.
[What's happening ?]
Fenrir Loader Kai doesn't works with Fenrir Lite ODE.
[Will you fix Fenrir Loader Kai ?]
Before fixing Fenrir Loader Kai, the root of the problem should be fixed on Fenrir side.
Fenrir is not my project. I don't know how it works internally. So I don't know what's buggy on Fenrir side hence don't know how to fix it.
[What should I do then ?]
Use Fenrir official loader and wait for Ced to fix support for Fenrir Loader Kai.
If you are considering the purchase of a Fenrir Lite in order to use Fenrir Loader Kai then it may be a wise idea to wait until its support to be fixed.
Read more Fenrir Loader Kai with Fenrir Lite (2025/10/12)
					
					
					
						
												As written in the title, shipping of products made by cafe-alpha corporation is restricted to Japan only.
Reason is explained in detail in a Sega Saturn Shiro article and it's basically because of the recent restrictions regarding postal parcels sent to USA.
Regarding official information from Japan Post, please click on the screenshots below for details.
Technically speaking, it's still possible to send parcels to USA but under restrictions and countries other than USA these restrictions don't affect other countries. However as I don't want to filter the countries and send "Gamer's Cartridge can't be sent to your country, sorry" apologies in the case someone orders a cart to be delivered in USA.
As indicated in the title, this stop is temporary. As soon as the de minimis shitstorm will calm down, I shall resume the orders for international orders.
海外への発送を一時的に停止しています。日本国内はそのまま発送可能ですのでGamer's Cartridgeにご興味がありましたら是非
メルカリへどうぞ♪
Read more Temporary stop of shipping outside Japan (2025/08/31)
					
					
					
						
												I'm glad to announce (with 6+ months delay ...) that Gamer's Cartridge are available for sale !
According to an informal survey on my relatives, Gamer's Cartridge is the best cartridge for Saturn.
It features in-game access of backup memory cartridge on SD card as well as (still according to an informal survey on my relatives) the world's best save data manager utility for Saturn, which allows basic operation of the saves on each backup memory devices as well as import or export of saves on SD card.
And on the top of that, both hardware and software are hand-made with love from your humble servant 


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  How Gamer's Cartridge look like
海外ユーザー様向けのGamer's Cartridge注文ページを一時的に停止していましたが、再開を…半年遅れてご報告しています^^;
国内ユーザー様は
メルカリにて出品していますのでご興味ありましたらぜひご確認ください♪
Read more Gamer's Cartridge available for sale ! (2025/06/22)
					
					
					
						
												Last month, the results of 
Saturn 29th Game Competition Contest  were published ... I'm a bit late to share the good news here but on the other hand it's the perfect moment to do that 

So, after more than a decade without participating into a coding contest, I'm happy to announce that 
my entry  ranked with 
the highest score  in the "Original Games" category !!!

 
  
 
It's a double surprise for me : first to get a so high score and second to see that the judges of the contest evaluated my masterpiece to its real value 

Also, it's cool to see that my friends vbt and privateye received pretty high scores too ! You both made a brilliant performance and I sincerely hope it will be outperformed on next contest 

Folks interested in my entry can find it 
on SegaXtreme forums  and may also be interested in "
VTT" a.k.a. "
VBT Touring Truck" made by vbt as the name suggest. Before playing, please beware that these games may disturb the ones who forgot the good old times when retro games were made with 5 different colors, mentally designed during three months, coded during two days, tested during one night and finished at 3 A.M. just before the deadline 

 The game description that I wrote before going to bed.
The game description that I wrote before going to bed.
					
					
					
						
												2022/11/16 update : Orders are closed for this sale. Thank you everyone and happy playing !
In the case you arrived too late, another batch of cartridges will be available at the end of this month 

2022/11/16更新 : 完売いたしました。今月末に販売を再開する予定♪
Last time I 
mentioned Gamer's Cartridge in this blog, it was the matter of selling last carts I had at that time and to eventually assemble new carts at the conditions of finding appropriate shells for them.
Next batch of Gamer's Cartridge will be available on my homepage  at the end of this month. But before that, some carts whose 3D printing didn't went well are for sale here.
As this sale is about cartridges whose shells are in "outlet" condition, the price is lower than usual.
So if you are on a low budget, this is a good occasion to get a Gamer's Cartridge. And if you want a regular cartridge, then please wait for around two or three weeks until next batch is ready.
BTW, 3D print files for Gamer's Cartridge shells are open source. So if you want to try to print a better shell for your cartridge, this flash sale is for you !
Thingiverse page : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3684074
The page contains several variations of STL files and printing of the following ones is recommended :
 - gamers_cart_front.stl
 - gamers_cart_back_mascot.stl
As only 4 outlet cartridges are available and that all of them have unique features, it is required to publicly specify which cartridge to purchase by posting a comment on this article.
Also, it is necessary to indicate an email address in the appropriate field when writing the comment so that I can contact you back to continue the ordering of the cartridge.
Rule to be selected for the ordering of a cartridge is "first-come first-served" so if someone wrote a comment with the ID of your favorite cartridge, please select another cartridge or wait for next regular or flash sale.
List of cartridges available : (please click on the pictures to see them in details)
 - "Blue" : blue shell, USD 61 + shipping
As shown on the picture, the letters as well as the logo are poorly printed.
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 - "Grey #1" : blue shell, USD 61 + shipping
As shown on the picture, the surface of the case as well as letters are poorly printed.
Also, one side of the shell bent during the printing, which caused the cartridge not fitting into its slot.
This was fixed by manually filing the edges of the shell.
 - "Grey #2" : blue shell, USD 61 + shipping
(Same condition as "Grey #1", hence not taken in picture)
As shown on the picture, the surface of the case as well as letters are poorly printed.
Also, one side of the shell bent during the printing, which caused the cartridge not fitting into its slot.
This was fixed by manually filing the edges of the shell.
 - "Transparent" : half-transparent shell, USD 53 + shipping
As shown on the picture, the 3D print result is in poor condition and may break easily.
This is a good deal if you are ready to print another shell by yourself, or to take extreme care of this cartridge.

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Cartridges support in-game backup memory access to SD card, Pseudo Saturn exploit  (play games copied onCD-R), cheat codes and smooth support of Rhea/Phoebe and Fenrir ODEs.
On the other hand 1MB/4MB expansion RAM, CD-ROM emulation or any other advanced features are not supported.
Pricing of the cartridge is as indicated above and shipping is described in EMS homepage  in "Up to 500g" row.
So for example of blue cartridge ordered from USA, the total is USD 61 + JPY 3900 (around USD 28) = USD 89.
Payment method is Paypal only.
Shipping method is EMS only, so please verify if it can be delivered in your country.
If you live in a country not (yet ?) covered by EMS, the only alternative is surface mail, which takes an eternity to deliver (well, I exaggerate, but three months is quite long for a small package to arrive) and not super well tracked too.
(Lower half of this article in same as above but in Japanese. All your bases are belong to us)
久々のアウトレットカートリッジを販売しています。よろしくお願いいたします!
ケースの3D印刷状態がいまいちということで「アウトレット」になっています。全体的な動作を確認していますが、ケースが壊れた場合は保証をいたしかねますのでご了承ください。
今回販売のカートリッジは以下の4点です:(画像をクリックすると拡大版が表示されます)
 - 「Blue」 : 青色ケース、USD 61 (約8,460円)+送料
写真のとおり、文字やロゴの出来が悪い。

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 - 「Grey #1」 : 灰色ケース、USD 61 (約8,460円)+送料
写真のとおり、ケースの表面や文字等の出来が悪い。
また、ケース片面が歪んでいたためサターンのカートリッジスロットへの挿入が難しかったです。
カートリッジを挿入できるように、ヤスリで形を調整しています。
 - 「Grey #2」 : 灰色ケース、USD 61+送料 = USD 65 (約9,000円)
(「Grey #1」と同様のため、写真を撮っていません)
写真のとおり、ケースの表面や文字等の出来が悪い。
また、ケース片面が歪んでいたためサターンのカートリッジスロットへの挿入が難しかったです。
カートリッジを挿入できるように、ヤスリで形を調整しています。
 - 「Transparent」 : 半透明ケース、USD 53+送料 = USD 57 (約7,900円)
3D印刷は途中で失敗したようでかなり壊れやすいです。
取り扱いの丁寧な方もしくは3Dプリンターをお持ちの方以外、推奨していません。

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送料は日本全国一律JPY 600 (約USD 4)です。
支払い方法はPayPalです。ご迷惑をおかけして申し訳ありませんが他の方法は取り扱っていません。
※ ケースの3D印刷ファイルは公開されています。そのため、今回のアウトレット販売は3Dプリンターで挑戦してみたい方にお勧めです。
Thingiverseページ : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3684074
 - 表面: gamers_cart_front.stl
 - 裏面: gamers_cart_back_mascot.stl
カートリッジは現品限りのため本書き込みのコメントで注文する流れになります。
ページの下にWrite a commentのところで以下の欄を記入:
 Name: 適当なハンドル名 (本名は記入しないでください)
 E-mail: メールアドレス (ブログに公開されません)
 Site: 空欄
 Comment: カートリッジIDを記載
  例:「Grey #1」カートリッジを購入したいです
 スパムチェック: サターンを英字で記入
コメント確認後は折り返しメールで取り引きを行います。そのため、メールアドレス綴り等のダブルチェックお願いします。
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