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DreamPi 1.8 DLE Released!
On July 10, 2023, PCWZRD13 announced a new release of DreamPi DLE. The update is mainly in preparation for the upcoming revival of the Capcom KDDI games & Daytona USA…
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SHIRO! Co-Ops with NEW Terra Player
SHIRO! has officially partnered with NEW curated streaming service, Terra Player, focused on bringing you all of your favorite gaming-related podcasts and shows in one place. On Thursday, June 1,…
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Mods Improve FPS, Controls for Nights into Dreams on PC
A modder has hacked the PC version of Nights into Dreams to increase its framerate and improve its controls — just in time for the 27th anniversary of the original…
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New Patch for Blue Chicago Blues Translates Chapter 2 into English
Arjak released an update to his ongoing project to localize J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues into English, making available a new patch that translates about half of the game. The…
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Red Moon Lost Days Gets Physical Commercial Release
On January 31, 2023 Red Moon Lost Days, a visual novel by Sansigolo & Neuromage Studio, was released to the public. Now, it seems it appears to be getting a…
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ENGLISH PATCH: Shadows of the Tusk
Things sure do move FAST in the Saturn scene… It was just a couple days ago (May 2, 2023) that Team SHIRO!s Knight0fDragon began work on an English Translation Patch…
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News Roundup for the Week of Feb. 20
Let’s take a look around the world of Saturn fandom to check out the smaller stories that have happened in the past week. Playable build of Zygo homebrew game posted…
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SegaXtreme 28th Anniversary Competition Winners Announced!
On Saturday, February 11th, 2023, Dr. Emerald Nova announced the final standings for the SEGA Saturn 28th Anniversary Game Competition hosted by SegaXtreme. For a nice overview of all contest…
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SAROO: A Saturn Flash Cart Re-emerges…
Something that’s been dormant for nearly a decade has just broken from the ice. A few days ago on February 13, 2023, tpunix started adding new commits to a Saturn…
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Yaba Sanshiro Switches Drivers on Mobile Devices
The mobile version of Yaba Sanshiro for Android phones was updated Saturday. The developer, Miyax, overhauled his Saturn emulator to Version 1.10.1, switching the way it renders graphics from OpenGL…
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Kronos Emulator 2.5 Update Adds New Compatibility for Games, Controllers
A new version of Saturn emulator Kronos is available to download, its lead developer announced today. The developer, whose screen name is Benjamin Siskoo, made a thread on SegaXtreme that…
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New Visual Novel ‘Red Moon: Lost Days’ Launches for Saturn
A new homebrew game blending a visual novel with RPG elements released today for the Saturn — Red Moon: Lost Days, the culmination of two years of development by Neuromage…
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PC Mod Swaps Characters in Sonic Frontiers With Low-Polygon Saturn Models
As the latest game in the Sonic franchise, Sonic Frontiers sports modern graphics with high polygon counts. But thanks to a mod released yesterday, PC players can insert the creamy…
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Saturn’s ‘Silver Lining’..?
In late 1995, the North American versions of Virtua Fighter 2 and SEGA Rally Championship hit retail in special silver foil packaging. No other titles would receive this treatment. While…
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Burning Rangers Prototype With VS Mode Found
A prototype of Burning Rangers has been unearthed, and it offers a playable look at the two-player versus mode that was stripped from the game before its release. It’s barebones,…
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Sakura Wars 2 English Translation Announced, Preview Demo Released
On Friday, January 6th, 2023, we had a surprise announcement LIVE on SHIRO! SHOW that the English translation for Sakura Wars 2 ~Thou Shalt Not Die~ on Saturn was well…
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SegaXtreme’s 28th Anniversary SEGA Saturn Game Competition
NOTE: BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR NEW UPDATES & INFORMATION ! Another trip around the sun means another excellent showing of Saturn homebrew, patches and tools from our amazing…
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A STELLAR Localization Team…
As many in the Saturn community are likely aware by now, the folks responsible for last year’s Bulk Slash localization have been at work on a new Saturn localization project,…
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Bridget Bishop: A Charming Saturn Adventure
This little homebrew adventure game, Bridget Bishop, is one of those neat little surprises that seem to come out of nowhere. Much like 7Shades’ Cubecat, we didn’t really hear or…
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Burning Rangers’ Password System – Reverse Engineered
Bo Bayles, software engineer and writer of Bo Bayles Annex has in the past expressed his deep appreciation for Sonic Team’s Burning Rangers, having explored the game extensively and written…
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UNREAL Demo on REAL Saturn Hardware
Saturn-wizard, XL2 and crew (Corvusdeux & Ponut) have stunned the fan community with a tech demo that many would have thought to completely impossible… ‘IRRÉEL’ features the first two levels…
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Steam Rejects Yaba Sanshiro
Valve has rejected a Sega Saturn emulator’s application to be listed on its online storefront, Steam, according to the emulator’s developer. DevMiyax said today on his Discord server that Valve…
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‘Devastar’ IR Light Gun Project in the works for Saturn
A new Open Source IR Light Gun project by Greg Gallardo called ‘Devastar‘, is in the works and looks to support numerous consoles. While the project apparently got it’s start…
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New Firmware for Fenrir Duo
New firmware was released last month for the Fenrir — but only for its newest model, the Duo. Version 1.5.8 of the firmware can be downloaded at the official website,…
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More Games, Controllers Supported by Saturn MiSTer Core
The Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA got a significant update a few weeks ago to increase game compatibility followed by a smaller update to improve support for controllers. Developer…
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Ys Is Playable in English From Beginning to End Thanks to Fan Effort
The remake of classic RPG Ys: The Vanished Omens in the Japanese-only Saturn compilation Falcom Classics is now playable from beginning to end in English thanks to a fan translation…
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Hotel Dusk Precursor ‘Blue Chicago Blues’ Needs Translator
On Friday, November 25, 2022, SegaXtreme member Arjak released their first English v0.1 Demo Patch for the SEGA Saturn FMV game, J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues. A project similar to…
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UPDATE: SHINING FORCE III – English Translation Patch v.24 RELEASED!
On Monday, November 21, 2022, a new patch (Version 24) was released by the Shining Force III English Translation Project. This replaces the last patch, v23, released over a year…
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Updates to Music, Stability for Games on Saturn MiSTer Core
There have been some significant updates to the Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA since Shiro checked in on its progress last month. The most recent update came this week…
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Dreamcast Gets First Online Homebrew Game: Driving Strikers
The Saturn homebrew scene has been buzzing in recent years but so has the Dreamcast one, which has marked big milestone — the first online-capable fan-made game for Sega’s last…
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New MiSTer Core Update Improves Audio, Adds Interlace Support
Just a week after the previous one, a new update to the Saturn core for the MiSTer FPGA was released today. It can be downloaded by going to the developer’s…
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Significant Improvements Made to SDLoader’s Speed, Form Factor and Feature Set
The people working on the SDLoader have made significant improvements since it was revealed less than six weeks ago, from improved speeds and a new feature to a more appealing…
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Saturn MiSTer Core Update Improves Game Compatibility
An update to the Saturn core for the MiSTer FPGA was released yesterday. It can be grabbed by going to the developer’s GitHub page, logging in and downloading the Saturn_20220930…
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Sonic Games for Saturn Featured at SAGE 2022
The annual Sonic Amateur Games Expo — or SAGE for short — kicked off today with a pair of Sega Saturn projects as well as a sendup of a Saturn…
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Murzik Invents SDLoader to Use Controller Port for Running Software
A new method for running code off an SD card on a Saturn has been developed — and it runs through the controller port. Murzik posted a thread earlier this…