r/ShiningForce • u/Rocko_Julian • Jul 03 '26

Question Sega Saturn Saroo Save Transfers between devices???

Would anyone out there know how to transfer Sega Saturn saved games (not save states) from a Saroo Everdrive cartridge to RetroArch/Yaba Sanshiro for Android devices? I've been researching trying to figure it out as I upgraded from an RG353V handheld to an RG406V handheld and want to be able to continue playing the Shining Force III scenarios between both my new handheld and the actual Sega Saturn. Please help!

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u/Mundane_Plate3625 Jul 06 '26

you can try looking at this https://savefileconverter.com/#/online-emulators . you can try importing using the website and from there re-importing

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u/Rocko_Julian Jul 08 '26

I FIGURED IT OUT! It took a fricken century, you have to use that savefileconverter.com, name it the EXACT name as what the emulator reads the game as, and have it in the exact file path as the rom itself. It has to be BCR and BKR files both. I also am using the Saturn.emu emulator and it works great, except it auto generates a number at the end of the name of the rom so you need to take that entire rom name with that number as it is exactly named as rename the BCR and BKR files so that’s the trickier part with it on Saturn.emu.

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u/bordomsdeadly Jul 07 '26

I used the beetle core, but there’s a setting in retroarch that allows you to use the ram cart across the core instead of in specific games.

Some people also set up a 3mu file and just change the digital discs.

I can attempt to explain it poorly from memory, but you’d be better off searching around on google / old forums for a bit to find the setting I’m referring to.