What are the basics of importing Saturn games?

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Thanks everyone for the posts. Does anyone know the difference between a 4-in-1 and 3-in-1 action replay? Or has anyone heard of a 3-in-1?
Ack wrote:Personally, I'd either come up with a list of specific titles, using our handy RacketBoy.com guides to find interesting looking titles...
I'm definitely skipping the Most Valuable guides for now. I don't need Radiant Silvergun that bad right now.
Ack wrote:Honestly, I've never had any issue with eBay's prices for import Saturn games.
I did a little browsing and as long as you don't look for the expensive titles it seems that you can get some good games for decent prices.
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Opa Opa wrote:Thanks everyone for the posts. Does anyone know the difference between a 4-in-1 and 3-in-1 action replay? Or has anyone heard of a 3-in-1?
Looking around, the only 3-in-1 I can find mentioned was a typo somebody had put down, and after reading over the features and examining the picture, I determined it was actually the 4-in-1 they were talking about. Can you post links to one? Here's the 4-in-1 I use:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-k8- ... 0-1b2.html
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Flake wrote: Is there a good place to shop for the imports or is the 'Bay as good as it comes?

Try Rising Stuff.
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Hatta wrote: Try Rising Stuff.
Oh, that store looks promising. Have you shopped with them before? They are reliable?
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
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Flake wrote:
Hatta wrote: Try Rising Stuff.
Oh, that store looks promising. Have you shopped with them before? They are reliable?
it's run by forum member JapanesePeso (did I spell that right?)
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Buy a Japanese Saturn, it has served me well and looks cool.
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Alrighty, made an order from Rising Stuff. We'll see how it goes.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
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So what games are you planning on importing?
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The first three Gundam Side Story games. I have/love Gundam Side Story on the Dreamcast. It seems like a good way to quickly generate a library of Saturn exclusive games for my new console.

I'm surprised by how cheap they are on this site, but I guess that's the power of living in Japan where you can find this stuff easily.
Maybe now Nintendo will acknowledge Metroid has a fanbase?
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Ack wrote:Can you post links to one? Here's the 4-in-1 I use:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-k8- ... 0-1b2.html
The Action Replay in your link looks the same as the one I'm getting so I don't think that there is a difference.
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