Sega CD Memory Reference List

Does my game use password or RAM backup? How many blocks? Find out here!

This page was created to assist Sega CD enthusiasts with saving game data to Internal RAM or to the CD Backup RAM cart. More specifically, it's a reference to show you the different saving formats possible with the combination of internal system RAM and the Backup RAM cart for every game on the system.

Sega did not require developers to adhere to any certain protocol as to how Sega CD games should save game data, or how the game should prompt the user and actually go about saving the data to memory. Instead, each developer chose the best saving method for themselves and this ultimately led to some confusion for gamers. Does your game save directly to internal RAM or use the Backup RAM cart...or both? Or can it even save at all? You'll also need to know which games can't load directly from the RAM cart since those game saves will have to be kept in Internal RAM while actively playing. Hopefully the chart below will answer some of your questions!

**TIP: Only the game saves for the "blue" highlighted games below can be left on the CD Backup RAM cart without worry of moving the files around. For the games highlighted in "yellow", their game saves must be present in the Sega CD's Internal RAM in order for you to continue your game and avoid making duplicate save files (if you have moved these saves to the Backup RAM cart for storage, make sure you move them back to the Internal RAM before you begin playing).**

Chart Key

= Game saves using CD Backup RAM Cart. Full support of direct saving/loading.

= Game saves using Internal RAM only. The game cannot recognize the CD Backup RAM Cart.

= Game saves using Password only.

= No game saving supported in any way.

* = This game can save repeatedly until you fill the available memory (Internal or RAM cart)

* = This game has built-in memory managing to let you access and modify other game saves

* = Total blocks that can be created with both the Internal RAM and one Backup RAM cart for this game (if you have more than one RAM cart, adjust accordingly)

(M) = This game supports the Mega Mouse peripheral for gameplay

(J) = This game supports the Konami Justifier light gun for gameplay

(G) = This game supports the American Laser Games GAMEGUN for gameplay

WIP (Work-In-Progress)

Chart Key

= Game saves using CD Backup RAM Cart. Full support of direct saving/loading.

= Game saves using Internal RAM only. The game cannot recognize the CD Backup RAM Cart.

= Game saves using Password only.

= No game saving supported in any way.

* = This game can save repeatedly until you fill the available memory (Internal or RAM cart)

* = This game has built-in memory managing to let you access and modify other game saves

* = Total blocks that can be created with both the Internal RAM and one Backup RAM cart for this game (if you have more than one RAM cart, adjust accordingly)

(M) = This game supports the Mega Mouse peripheral for gameplay

(J) = This game supports the Konami Justifier light gun for gameplay

(G) = This game supports the American Laser Games GAMEGUN for gameplay

( Last Update: Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:10 AM )

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