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Yaba Sanshiro Nintendo Switch version is the SEGA Saturn emulator running on Nintendo Switch. This software is based on Lakka-switch

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Notes / Restrictions

Not all games are playable
In Japan passing a copied game and BIOS image to others is against copyright law
In Japan using a game or BIOS image copied by someone else is against copyright law
Nintendo Switch may be damaged by performing this procedure
Sleep but not wake
Volume cannot be changed
Remote Joy-con is not available
Sometimes Joy-con does not work
OS sometimes fails to start

What you need

Way to start Nintendo Switch in RCM (Usb Recovery Mode)
2GByte or more SD card formatted with FAT32
Nitendo Switch without RCM measures

Prepare SD card

Format SD card with FAT32
Download image from here
Unzip image and copy yabasanshiro and bootloader folder to SD card
Create roms folder in yabasanshiro/storage folder and copy game ISO image
Get BIOS data from actual Sega Saturn machine and copy it to yabasanshiro/storage with the file name bios.bin (this step is not mandatory)
Download the latest version of hekate from [here] (https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases)
Unzip and copy bootloader folder to SD card
When all steps are completed, the layout will be as shown below.

```

├── bootloader
│   ├── hekate_ipl.ini
│   ├── ini
│   │   └── 00-YabaSanshiro.ini
│   ├── patches_template.ini
│   ├── payloads
│   ├── res
│   └── sys
└── yabasanshiro
    ├── boot
    ├── licenses
    └── storage
        ├── bios.bin
        └── roms
            └── game.cue

```

How to boot

Start NintendoSwitch in RCM mode and send hekate payload.
- NOTE There are several ways to search for [RCM Nintendo Switch] (https://www.google.com/search?q=RCM+Nintendo+Switch) The easiest way is to purchase a USB dongle and use it.
Select "More Configs" -> "YabaSanshiro".

How to use

Controll by Joy-con

Nintendo Switch's controller (Joy-con) is mapped to SEGA Saturn's controller as follows. It can be changed in the menu described below.

	Satrun	Joy-con
	A	B
	B	A
	C	R
	X	Y
	Y	X
	Z	L
	L	ZL
	R	ZR
	start	+
	menu	-

How to start a game

Press - button to display the menu
Select Open CD Tray and press B button
Select Close CD Tray and press B button
A list of games copied to the SD card is displayed.
Select the game you want to play and press `B button```

Player1 ... Set the key configuration of Player1 Analog mode ... switch to analog controller Maps each button to a Nintendo Switch button
Player2 ... cannot be used
Config
- Resolution ... Select the drawing resolution
- Aspect ratio ... Original (resolution inside Sega Saturn), 4: 3, 16: 9
- Rotate screen resolution ... Specify the resolution of the rotate background screen
- Use compute shader ... The rotate background screen generated on the GPU. If you use it, it will be drawn at high speed even at high resolution.
Exit ... restarts
Reset ... restarts
Save State ... Saves the current state. You can save up to 5 per game
Load State ... Restores the saved state. Sometimes fail
Open / Close CD Tray ... Opens and closes the CD-ROM drive lid. By selecting the game image file when closing it will cause Yabasanshiro to load the game
Show / Hide FPS ... Displays the game performance status on the screen.
Enable / Disable Frame Skip ... Enable / Disable Frame Skip

How to exit

Press and hold the power button for about 12 seconds

NOTE Press briefly to enter sleep mode without wake. You need to make sure to turn off the power by pressing for more than 12 seconds

Disclaimer

devMiyax assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any actions that you use the information on this page. In any case, devMiyax is not liable for any damage or loss caused by the user accessing this page. Furthermore, when a user damages another user or a third party, the user shall be responsible for the resolution.

Source code

https://github.com/devmiyax/Lakka-LibreELEC

Yaba Sanshiro for Nintendo Swich