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Our SHIRO! MERCH is back on Threadless and better than ever!If you would like to help support what we do or you just want to sport some cool SHIRO! threads,…
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Galactic Attack -vs- Darius Gaiden
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Acclaim brought us two of Taito’s classic scrolling shooters to US shores…One vertical. One horizontal. But what if you could only choose one..? VOTE on Twitter (below)…
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DEATHMASK: A CALL TO ARMS…
SHIRO! SHOW Recap UPDATE: Here’s the bottom line… This is a fairly straightforward translation project that basically needs a programmer…Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy was a 1996 FMV based…
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NEW DETAILS! House of the Dead Remake
SHIRO! SHOW Recap New details have emerged regarding MegaPixel Studio’s House of the Dead Remake! In a recent Twitch Stream/Interview, Artur Gregoznyc from Forever Entertainment, revealed information about the game’s…
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Pseudo Saturn Kai v6.437 Released – Adds Save Data Manager for Fenrir ODE
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Shouts to Privateye for calling our attention to this awesome new feature for Fenrir owners, and huge thanks to him for providing much help and support to…
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SegaSammy to Create “Super Game” / Reconsider Old IPs
SHIRO! SHOW Recap SEGASammy has just published their End of Year Fiscal Presentation for public shareholders, and it sheds some light on their plans moving forward… Download .PDF Essential to…
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The Sacred POOLS: Saturn’s Lost & Forbidden Fruit…
A strange curiosity buried by the sands of time, The Sacred POOLS was an attempt by SegaSoft to revive the long dying format of FMV games by incorporating adult themes,…
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RENSA: Another UNRELEASED game found!
WHAT THE HECK is up with all these unreleased games??? Seriously..?Same exact guy/twitter account who was in possession of the recently reported Monica’s Castle has also posted a video showing…
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Unreleased Game Disc Found: Monika no Shiro / Monica’s Castle / Faradoon
Uhhhh… So as if the whole appearance and release of Castlevania Resurrection wasn’t enough.., this recent Japanese twitter post (below) just came to our attention care of Mr^Burns… It seems…
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Developer Interview: PONUT talks Games & Ponies…
In the rough and tough online world of homebrew development, there needs to be some bold individual who will stand up and speak for the ponies! Err… that is to…
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Developer Interview: XL2 on “HellSlave”
Sometimes it takes a revolutionary from humble beginnings to spark a movement against an opposing force considered too powerful to overcome… Spartacus, Joan of Arc, Andrew Jackson.., XL2..? Okay, Okay..!…
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SUPER POTATO’s NEW International eBay Store Could Mean Higher Prices for Import Games…
Despite the bleak outlook suggested by this article’s headline, we have to acknowledge that this recent development does mean greater access to a lot of Japanese import games and anime…
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Alien Odyssey – Source Code for Saturn Port Surfaces…
Thanks to Mr^Burns for bringing this news to our attention! It seems the source code for a Saturn port of Argonaut Games‘ Alien Odyssey has surfaced as an anonymous upload…
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Developer Interview: Walfrido Abejón – “NOAH & The Poohloudies”
Saturn homebrew development has seen a flurry of new activity over the past few years, as tools have improved and interest in the platform has grown. Projects like XL2‘s HellSlave…
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Project Spotlight: Bulk Slash English Localization
Members of the Saturn scene, Danthrax4, Lacquerware, Mampfus & Ghaleon have been working for the last month to make Bulk Slash as accessible as possible for English speakers! Project Site…
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[UNRELEASED] Last Dynasty Dumped – NO APRIL FOOLS!
I don’t think anyone woke up this morning expecting any REAL news, however, that’s just what we got with the PUBLIC RELEASE of THE LAST DYNASTY, an all but complete…
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Serious Control Issues…
When Retro-Bit released it’s 2.4Ghz wireless Saturn pads back in November of 2019, their choice to use the original Japanese pad design was met with approval across the board from…
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SEGA Saturn: History in Hindsight…
On the “playing field” of life, the toughest opponent is often ourselves… A simple mistake can have punishing results, but it’s only in learning from our most painful mistakes that…
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Saturn Shenmue: The Search Continues…
By now, it’s more than likely that most gamers have glimpsed this old test-build demo footage of Shenmue (originally Virtua Fighter RPG) running on the Sega Saturn and featured in…
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UPDATE! – RINGS MENU v4.1 for Satiator
Many folks have mentioned the fact that Professor Abrasive’s default menu for Satiator is not much to look at.., especially when compared side by side with it’s current competitors, such…
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Here’s to 25 Years of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei…
It’s been 25 years since the release of Team Andromeda’s follow-up prequel to their highly successful, ancient-future dystopian rail-shooter, Panzer Dragoon… Released March 22, 1996 in Japan, Panzer Dragoon II…
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UPDATE! – GRANDIA English Patch v.0.9.3-RC
TrekkiesUnite118 just published an update to his GRANDIA English Patch release candidate on Sunday, March 21. See Original Post This update applies the following fixes: Minor spelling and grammar fixes.Subtitle…
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SHIRO! SHOW – A New Age of Shows…
Shiro! has kicked off a new weekly series of Saturn news discussion and game streaming! Join @SegaSaturnDave & @traynoco weekly on Fridays at 12:30pm PST (7:30pm GMT) https://youtu.be/Jzg0Cy5tohY You can…
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SHIRO! Stream w/SaturnDave – Pebble Beach Golf Links
Friday, March 12, 12:30pm PST (8:30pm GMT)Come join @SegaSaturnDave & @PandaMoniumGR on the green and in the Discord voice chat as we take a look back at this classic launch…
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UPDATE! – Cotton 2: English Patch!
Looks like a new version of the Cotton 2 English Translation Patch has been released! Download it here: https://segaxtreme.net/resources/cotton-2-english-patch.84/
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UPLINK 2021 – Main Stage Panel/Interview with Tom Kalinske
For everyone who missed the panel at Uplink at Home check it out! 😀 We and Project COE had a great talk with Mr. Kalinske! https://youtu.be/nRDLhbEueE8
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NEW Retro-bit 2.4 GHz Wireless Pads!
Our friends at Retro-bit sent the SHIRO! crew several of their latest 2.4 GHz wireless pads to try out, and here is the rundown from yours truly. Purchase links are…
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Dragon’s Dream
The First Console MORPG! Did you know that Phantasy Star Online wasn’t the first console MORPG? Dragon’s Dream (ドラゴンズドリーム) was an MMORPG jointly developed by Fujitsu & SEGA and published…
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: More than a Film…
* THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW! You can relax… SONIC the Hedgehog is a GOOD movie, but that’s not the only reason you should go see it… Can you believe…