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The Saturn was represented well at the Game On Expo in Phoenix, Ariz., over the weekend as SHIRO!’s own SaturnDave and TraynoCo hosted a panel, manned a booth and more….
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SHIRO!’s own SaturnDave and TraynoCo spend most of their time playing and hyping Saturn, but that doesn’t mean they don’t love Sega’s tiny arcade-in-a-box, the Dreamcast, too! They joined Brian…
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The results of the SegaXtreme 29th Anniversary Sega Saturn Game Competition were announced today, with homebrew survival horror game Cold Case, the English localization of Stellar Assault SS and a…
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In the last month, MiSTer Saturn core developer Sergiy Dvodnenko — aka SRG320 — has drilled down on everything from audio improvements to video RAM accuracy and made big gains…
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Jump for joy, Saturn fans — there’s a new English translation patch for one of the console’s exclusive fighting games, Rabbit. The patch released earlier today was made by Derek…
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The Switch and PlayStation releases of classic Saturn sidescrolling shooter Assault Suit Leynos 2 are being delayed in the West as a new company steps in to handle their physical…
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An English translation of Silhouette Mirage that’s faithful to the original Japanese script exists at last thanks to fans who released a patch for the Saturn version Wednesday. Rasputin3000 uploaded…
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An English fan translation for the sequel to a notorious Saturn lightgun shooter, Death Crimson, is out now, its project lead announced Tuesday. Derek “ateam” Pascarella said on social media…
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There have been a flurry of updates to the Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA over the last month now that its developer, Sergiy Dvodnenko — aka SRG320 — is…
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Are you reading this story on your Sega Saturn? You could be, now that a member of the SHIRO! community has built a mirror that converts this website into a…
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Sometimes even a simple game of Pong can be a lot of fun. That’s the driving principle behind one of the Saturn’s newest games, Pixel Poppy Pong, a two-player homebrew…
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The Saturn community has become accustomed to fans creating translations for Japan-exclusive games and inserting them via patches. But it’s not every day that an official translation is found hiding…
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A new world record in speedrunning Virtual Hydlide was set this week at the Awesome Games Done Quick charity event. Mechalink finished the 1995 Saturn RPG in 27 minutes and…
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Retro-bit released updated firmware Saturday for their new wireless Saturn Pro controller to fix input problems when using it on real Saturn hardware, but the “Virtual On Mode” it adds…
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Quite a few Saturn games are newly playable on the MiSTer FPGA after its Saturn core got an update yesterday. The new builds for single- and dual-RAM setups are not…
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It’s time to fight — Bomberman style, now that a partial English localization patch for Saturn Bomberman Fight!! is available to the public. Translation team leader Malenko posted the SSP…
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For 28 years, North American owners of Saturn sidescrolling platformer Clockwork Knight 2 have had an entire extra game on their discs and never knew it. That changed on Christmas…
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(Editor’s note: This story has been updated on Jan. 6 to add clarifications from Benjamin Siskoo about the emulator’s new 6xBrz filter, RAM extension cartridge and change in OpenGL rendering.)…
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The homebrew developer of the Metal Gear Solid prototype for the Saturn is at it again — this time with another prominent PlayStation exclusive, Final Fantasy VII. Frogbull uploaded a…
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Saturn fans rung in the new year with an updated patch for Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight — or as it’s better known in the West, Castlevania: Symphony of…
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It’s been 29 years since Sega unleashed the Saturn upon the world, and despite the company washing its hands of the console after just five short years, news continues to…
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The Saturn Tribute release of classic Saturn sidescrolling shooter Assault Suit Leynos 2 is set for an April release, its publisher announced Thursday. City Connection updated its official website to…
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The team of fans working on a translation patch for Sakura Wars 2 gave an update on their progress over the weekend. The project’s editor, Bowloflentils, posted to social media…
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A fan translation is in the works for the sequel to a notorious Saturn lightgun shooter, Death Crimson, its project lead announced Wednesday. Derek “ateam” Pascarella, who’s led many Dreamcast…
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The Nights into Dreams soundtrack is coming to vinyl for the first time, with preorders open now and an expected shipment in March 2024. It’s coming from Data Discs, which…
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It’s been a busy week in the world of Sega Saturn fandom. Here are some of the stories you may have missed. Gundam translation shows off progress The team leader…
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Sometimes, when a game’s got catchy music, you just need to hear more of it. That’s the case for one fan of Taito puzzle game Cleopatra Fortune who modded the…
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An update to the English fan translation patch for “R?MJ The Mystery Hospital” last week added subtitles to nearly all of the horror adventure game’s videos. The hacker working on…
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System Sacom fans rejoice — an English patch that translates the Saturn version of 1997 FMV horror adventure game “R?MJ The Mystery Hospital” into English is on the way courtesy…
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Cyotheville, an electrical engineer who’s been closely following the SAROO project, said on social media last week that the Saturn flash cartridge’s latest firmware seems to be bricking some devices….
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A documentary on the life of legendary game designer Kenji Eno is set for a December release, the group producing it announced. Archipel said on social media last week that…
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A classic Sega Saturn action game by legendary developer Treasure now can be played to completion in English thanks to fan translators who uploaded a finished patch for Silhouette Mirage…
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It’s common knowledge that there are four different releases of Daytona on the Saturn — the original 1995 port made by AM2 that released worldwide, AM3’s Championship Circuit Edition that…
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A prominent Saturn homebrew developer whose code was used in part to make a prototype of Metal Gear Solid running on the Saturn confirmed that the prototype is real. XL2…
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Here’s a look at what’s new this week in the Sega Saturn community. Saturn core added to main MiSTer build The Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA was added Tuesday…