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There were a few headlines for modern games this week that Saturn fans might be interested in, so let’s take a look at them. Croc HD set for April 2…
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It began on the wings of an armored blue dragon… the Panzer Dragoon series is perhaps the premier Saturn franchise, helping launch the system in the West with the first…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: I found some previously unknown cheat codes for the Saturn game G Vector, the 3D shooter. They give you extra modes, invincibility, a new character, and more!…
SHIRO! PODCAST
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: The Incredible Hulk — The Pantheon Saga– Tokyo Shadow #BestOfSaturn– NEW Stable Release of JoEngine…
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Get ready to shuffle your deck of magic cards and save the world — an English fan translation patch for Saturn-exclusive card-battling RPG Arcana Strikes is available to download now….
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Attention all Sega Saturn homebrew developers, game translators, patchers, hackers and tinkerers alike: The deadline for the 2025 SegaXtreme Saturn Homebrew Competition is fast approaching! All entries must be submitted…
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An English translation patch for the Sega Saturn port of sidescrolling beat-em-up Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom is nearly complete, according to a recent update by the fan hacker…
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On Thursday, March 6th, Ced, the creator of the Fenrir Optical Drive Emulator released a the long-awaited Beta Preview Build of his WiFi SMB Firmware via the Fenrir Discord Server…
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A new development library by Danny, SaturnMath++ has just been released. SaturnMath++ is a C++23 library dedicated to Sega Saturn hardware, offering essential mathematical operations tailored for fixed-point arithmetic and…
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On Saturday, March 8th, JoEngine author, Johannes Fetz, released a new stable version v2025.1 of his trusty Sega Saturn Software Development Kit. This marks the first update in nearly a…
Best Of Saturn
Taito’s 1996 release Tokyo Shadow is a cool mix of FMV and graphic adventure. You are Hide, and along with your girlfriend Kyoko, you are investigating a supernatural lightning strike…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga has a hidden cheat menu that grants infinite items, the ability to skip levels, and more. Action Replay codes to enable…
SHIRO! PODCAST
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– PandaMonium Interviews Takenobu Mitsuyoshi– Yaba Sanshiro on iOS Adds Action Replay Cheats, Cloud Saves– Under the Microscope: Highway…
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Konami released Suikoden I & II HD Remaster yesterday for modern consoles, but it’s apparently based on the PlayStation and PSP versions, lacking additions made exclusively to the 1998 Saturn…
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Our good friend, Saturn Memories, has compiled the most ridiculously comprehensive directory of all ports, remakes, sequels, spiritual successors, clones, and games influenced by or exhibiting notable similarities to Sega Saturn…
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Last year, we discussed how more Saturn peripherals have begun to be cloned. It started with the SAROO, which is open source, but many different kinds popped up on AliExpress….
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Exciting Slot Shooting is a curious game, fusing top-down shooting with… a slot machine component! Looking like a Technicolor reverse Space Invaders, different colored monsters are released in waves from…
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The creator of the Satiator released two new menus over the weekend that improve how the optical drive emulator handles folders for Saturn games that use multiple discs. Professor Abrasive…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: I found a previously unreported cheat code for Highway 2000, the Genki racing game for Saturn. It unlocks an unlimited “free” time mode. I also found a…
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The iOS version of Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro was updated Feb. 26 to enable saving game progress in the cloud as well as support for Action Replay cheat codes, its…
SHIRO! PODCAST
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– House of the Dead 2 Remake Demo Hits Steam– Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute Gets Western PlayStation, Switch Release…
PandaMonium Reviews
A legendary SEGA composer (who happens to also be the guy who sings in Daytona USA) agreed to do an interview. SamIAm helped facilitate the conversation and translated the entire…
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The March SHIRO! Monthly Community Challenge will need you to hang on tight!!! It’s time to once again bust out those Racing Controllers because this polygonal take on the classic…
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City Connection will release Farland Saga 1 and 2 in their Saturn Tribute line June 26, the publisher announced Tuesday. On the official website, City Connection says the titles will…
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Eadmaster continues to make progress on his English fan translation patch for Saturn action RPG Princess Crown, updating it twice in the last month to fit more text on screen,…
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On February 21, 2025, Saturn hardware hacker, TZMWX announced that he is currently testing his own newly developed switcher that aims for universal compatibility with ALL existing Saturn ODEs (optical…
Best Of Saturn
Published by SEGA and released in late 1995, X Japan Virtual Shock 001 can best be described as an FMV walking simulator where the player takes on the role of…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
In this edition: Before they joined Sega in 1999, Visual Concepts produced two sports games for Saturn. Those two games, NHL 97 and NBA Action 98, both have unreported Easter…
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Western fans looking to play Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute on their PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 or Switch finally have a date to look forward to, as publisher Clear…
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A demo for The House of the Dead 2 Remake went up on Steam today, giving PC players a glimpse at what’s in store when publisher Forever Entertainment releases the…
SHIRO! PODCAST
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: NiGHTS Into Dreams (Puffy Boss Fight Edition)– Nekketsu Oyako #BestOfSaturn– Saturn MiSTer Core Adds Titan…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Saturn enthusiast Shadowmask has just published a new translation patch for Mobile Suit Gundam, the 1995 Saturn game from CRI and Bandai. Check it out! Shadowmask’s work prompted me to…
Best Of Saturn
Something mysterious has fallen from space and crashed into the Pacific, near the underwater military research facility the Big Table. As a member of the Emergency Rescue Service, you take…
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Get ready to defend White Base from the Principality of Zeon, Saturn fans — the English fan translation patch for Mobile Suit Gundam is finished and downloadable. The patch’s lead…
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Join SaturnDave, TraynoCo, Sega Lord X & Dan the MegaDriver as we talk Neo Geo on Sega Saturn and break down all of the ports that made it to our…