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Soul Hackers 2 Launches Today
Soul Hackers 2 launched on modern platforms today, the first direct sequel to Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers 25 years after its first release on the Sega Saturn. The sequel retains…
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Soul Hackers for 3DS Emulator Citra Gets PSX/Saturn UI Texture Pack
Twitter user Stickman Sham has just released a PSX/Saturn UI Texture pack for the game Soul Hackers on the 3DS Emulator Citra: Soul Hackers PSX/Saturn texture pack for Citrahttps://t.co/FvfPHlEMrz pic.twitter.com/V2kgUhhofE—…
Best Of Saturn
Liquid Kids #BestOfSaturn
Liquid Kids saw arcade release in 1990 and an exclusive home port on the PC Engine in 1992… until Ving ported the title to the Saturn in 1997! Japan-only, this…
Episode
EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 2 – SEGA Saturn Hardware Memories
In this episode, Dave and Peter discuss their memories and impressions of the Saturn hardware, from the console itself to its many peripherals. Video: Audio:
EDITOR’S CORNER PODCAST – EP 2: SEGA Saturn Hardware Memories
In this episode, Dave and Peter discuss their memories and impressions of the Saturn hardware, from the console itself to its many peripherals.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6kL5wLZMoQ
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The Full Game List for Genesis Mini 2 Revealed! (Spoilers: No Snatcher or WD Games)
SEGA recently announced the full games list for the North American version of the Genesis Mini 2. As expected, there are no Working Designs based games, or Konami’s most famous…
Best Of Saturn
Paneltia’s Story: Cologne’s Great Adventure #BestOfSaturn
Paneltia’s Story: Cologne’s Great Adventure is a 1997 TamTam production. A non-linear world-building RPG, you start off on a single small tile of land and create adjacent panels. Fight monsters…
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Fork of Yaba Sanshiro Brings New Look, Gamepad UI Support for Handheld PCs
A fork of the Windows version of Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro is bringing gamepad functionality to its user interface as well as a new look. It’s intended to be easier…
PandaMonium Reviews
Virtua Cop Documentary from PandaMonium
This is a journey through time analyzing the history of Virtua Cop, its Saturn port, and revelations on why Sega’s 5th gen console performed the way it did. You will…
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Malenko’s Game Patching Guide: Vol. 1
Original Source: Lets localize Terra Phantastica! – (at SegaXtreme.net) Lets start with the obvious. The likelihood of me actually finishing this [ Terra Phantastica ] is pretty much non-existent. I…
WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: June 27th, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #65 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:- GAME SELECT: The Mansion of Hidden Souls & Lunacy- EMIT Vol 1 #BestOfSaturn- Grandia Translation Patch Finalized- Darkstalkers, Other Capcom Classics Return on Mode…
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New Saturn MiSTer Core Update (8/11/22)
Back in May, the first version of the Saturn core dropped, and while it couldn’t really play much beyond CubeCat, it was amazing that it worked in the first place….
PandaMonium Reviews
Trailer: Virtua Cop Documentary from PandaMonium
It’s happening. A long labor of love, in collaboration with translator SamIAm, will have its live premiere on my YouTube channel this Saturnday night. That is August 13th at 7:00pm…
Community
Possible English Translation for Terra Phantastica on the Horizon..?
Without even stopping to take a breath, following on the heals of his English translation patch for Tokyo Highway Battle ’97, Malenko has been busy digging into Terra Phantastica, in…
Community
COOL COOL TRANSLATION!
On August 10th, 2022, Derek Pascarella (ateam) publicly announced his new translation project: COOL COOL TOON, a rhythm-based music game developed and published by SNK for Dreamcast. The game was…
EDITOR’S CORNER PODCAST – EP 1: A SEGA Saturn Nostalgia Cast
NOTICE: Please excuse a few short bits of muffled vocal due to random recording issues…
Editor’s Corner is a completely NEW and unscripted series of mini-casts with hosts Dave & Peter. Join these elder SHIRO!s as they look back and reminisce on the…
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EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 1 – A SEGA Saturn Nostalgia Cast
Editor’s Corner is a completely NEW and unscripted series of mini-casts with hosts Dave & Peter. Join these elder SHIRO!s as they look back and reminisce on their favorite Sega…
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Yaba Sanshiro Version 1.9.2 Released
A new version of Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro 2 was released last weekend. The developer, DevMiyax, announced Sunday that version 1.9.2 was live for both Windows and Android. DevMiyax…
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Online SEGA Saturn Tournaments!
Thanks to the SHIRO! DISCORD community’s own DoubleDime, our resident NetLink “busy-bee” (seriously.., dude’s almost always available for a match-up if you want to have a go…), we now have…
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NEW PSX/SAT 2D ENGINE ANNOUNCED!
On Wednesday Aug 3, 2022, Gabriel Pyron announced a NEW 2D Game Engine in the works for both PlayStation and Saturn, created by Tiago Cabral (aka TiagoSC), the same individual…
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Fenrir Duo Sells Out Immediately Upon Launch
A new model of the Fenrir ODE released last weekend — and seemingly sold out within minutes. Called the Fenrir Duo, it works with both 20- and 21-pin versions of…
SHIRO! PODCAST
SHIRO! Podcast – EPISODE 51: ”Dragon Force I and II”
Welcome to another episode of the SEGA Saturn, SHIRO! Podcast!This episode, we cover some of the best JRPGS on the Saturn, Dragon Force I and II! We also cover the…
EPISODE 51: ”Dragon Force I and II”
Welcome to another episode of the SEGA Saturn, SHIRO! Podcast. This episode, we cover some of the best JRPGS on the Saturn, Dragon Force I and II!We also cover the fan translation of Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen for the Saturn as well as…
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Isekai Ojisan (Uncle from Another World): A Saturn Fan-Service
WARNING: While this article contains NO spoilers to the main story plot, it DOES contain images and “Easter eggs” that some might consider spoilers, so click away if you do…
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4 MB Cartridge Hack for King of Fighters ’97 Posted to SegaXtreme
This week, a new YZB hack was posted to SegaXtreme for King of Fighters ’97. YZB is a Chinese hacker who edits Saturn games to use the 4 MB RAM…
Best Of Saturn
Yellow Brick Road #BestOfSaturn
Yellow Brick Road is a Japan-exclusive, Myst-style graphic adventure based on Baum’s 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. There is more animation than most visual novels, but the early…
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Suchie-Pai Collection Coming to Switch This December
City Connection has announced the next games in its Saturn Tribute line — and they’re a little saucier than previous entries. The publisher announced today that it’s bringing the Idol…
WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: June 20th, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #64 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:- Weird SEGA Merchandise- Saturn’s 3D Control Pad Has Gone Wireless
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Sega Saturn Game BASIC Programming
This article has been re-published, with permission, from its original source. IntroPart 2: Hello, Saturn!Part 3: Set up a Game BASIC Development VMPart 4: Run, Load, and Save Programs via…
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BULK SLASH TEAM ANNOUNCE NEW ENGLISH DUB: STELLAR ASSAULT SS
On Monday, July 18, Greg (aka Lacquerware) announced that the Bulk Slash Team who brought us the amazing English localization and dub for Bulk Slash, had chosen their new project…
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Baroque Saturn English Fan Translation “Bastard Baroque” Gets Its First Look!
A first look playthrough of the translation A couple weeks ago, our very own Dr. Emerald Nova came onto the SHIRO! SHOW and let us take a first look at…
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Fan Reverse-Engineers Saturn Version of Quake for PC Port
One of the Saturn’s biggest games in the 1997 holiday season was Quake, a smash hit FPS on the PC that came to Sega’s platform before any other console courtesy…
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TOKYO HIGHWAY BATTLE ’97: SATURN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Back in May of 2022, Malenko, the one who brought us the English patch for Fire Pro Wrestling 6 Men Scramble, started working on another English patch for Shutokou Battle…
WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: June 13th, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #63 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:- Finding a NetLink at a reasonable price- Brad Buxor confirming his involvement with Sonic 3
– Sonic Origins not using original Sonic 3 tracks- Physical Versions o…
WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: June 6th, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #62 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– Android Gets Saturn Support on RetroArch With New Beetle Saturn Update- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire #BestOfSaturn- Interview: Kenji Tosaki tal…