With the Satiator finally seeing a “Retail” release (right now it’s only being sold to Patreon patrons, but will be available to everyone in the fairly near term) I was finally able to kick the tires on this long-awaited device. A Crowded Market In the three years that the Satiator has been incubating the Saturn […]
Professor Abrasive has just announced the price of his plug & play ODE as $260, with the first 100 going on sale to Patreon subscribers within 7 days at a $15 discount. Then, the next batch of 1000 are being put on sale shortly after: https://www.patreon.com/posts/here-are-answers-40548838 As promised, Patreon subscribers will have first dibbs, but […]
Professor Abrasive has just made a public post on his Patreon page, updating everyone of the current Satiator status: “The first 100 PCBs are, finally, being populated in a Californian fabrication facility this week. Shells have arrived in the US and the production test system is ready to go; it’s almost there.“ He also addressed […]
Professor Abrasive just posted on Patreon regarding his upcoming Sega Saturn optical drive emulator, The Satiator. He’s been in the final push towards getting this product released, and a big step on that path has been getting a production case completed. He opted for injection molding and it appears the case is ready for a […]
Here’s an early look at the upcoming “Satiator” Optical Drive Emulator for the Sega Saturn made by Professor Abrasive. It’s a plug-and-play device that allows you to boot CD images without modding your console at all. Even though the project is still only in beta, I was very impressed at the performance! Check it out […]
UPDATE 09/03: There’s now a second post linked below. Professor Abrasive has just posted an update for his Patreon followers regarding the Satiator project: https://www.patreon.com/posts/springtime-29584979 This is the first post since his last update way back in June when he showed the near-final shell design. According to this update, he’s been spending the past three months […]
Professor Abrasive has just posted an update to the Satiator project: The design of the plastic shell is nearing completion and SLA samples have been received. There’s still some tweaks to be made, but it’s looking like all versions of the Satiator (including beta versions) will ship with some kind of plastic shell: Also, there’s […]
Professor Abrasive has just posted an update about his Sega Saturn optical drive emulator. The beta hardware is in and finally built correctly by the manufacturer. Also, the cases are being finalized with the intent of production versions being SLA plastic; I’m assuming the beta’s will ship in a 3D printed case. Also, the focus now […]
Professor Abrasive has posted a detailed list of features on his Patreon page, to clear up any confusion people may have had. I feel a bit awkward pulling from his paid Patreon post, but I want to help spread the word of this awesome product. Here’s everything: The Satiator is a plastic cartridge which slides […]
Professor Abrasive has posted an update on the status of the Satiator ODE for the Saturn. The gist of the update is that the PCBs, components and stencils have been shipped to the fabrication house and will hopefully be returning to him shortly after which he will prove out the QA test rig by rigorously […]
