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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Sega Saturn Patch by Paul Met
As of last Sunday, Paul Met of Meduza Team put out a third patch for Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight (Or as it’s commonly known in the west as…
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SEGA Saturn… Switch? A Portable Saturn Project In The Works!
Since early 2019, a YouTube Channel going by the name China TZMWX has been slowing working on, and build his project Sega Saturn Portable! The early prototypes are pretty interesting,…
Best Of Saturn
Legend of the Fighting Dragon Elan Doreé #BestOfSaturn
Legend of the Fighting Dragon Elan Doreé is an obscure yet interesting one-on-one versus fighting game released in 1999. Players ride dragons to fight but it is possible to knock…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #26 – September 15th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #26 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– NEXT GENERATION: THE COMPLETE SATURN STORY
– Keio Flying Squadron 2 #BestOfSaturn
– XL2 Cracks “Impossible” Saturn Hardware Environment Mapping
– SHIRO! Podcas…
Podcast Retrospective
SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 6 – “LOVE or HATE”
On this retrospective, we take a look at our first episode: “LOVE or HATE”. We start our first news segment, which would end up becoming our SHIRO! Show. Most importantly,…
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XL2 Cracks “Impossible” Saturn Hardware Environment Mapping
XL2 continues to push the Saturn beyond what many have thought to be impossible… His latest exploit? Hardware-based UV Texture Environment Mapping! Saturn Hardware-Based UV Texture Environment Mapping – Proof…
Best Of Saturn
Keio Flying Squadron 2 #BestOfSaturn
A sequel to one of the pricier SEGA CD games, Keio Flying Squadron 2e is a 2D platformer with shmup sections. Players take control of Remi and guide her through…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #25 – September 7th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #25 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– Cardboard Patrick
– SCAVENGER: A Grand Vision, A Crushing Loss…
– Burning Rangers #BestOfSaturn
– Steamgear Mash Attack!
– Dr. Emerald Nova’s SEGA Saturn 27t…
Editorial
NEXT GENERATION: THE COMPLETE SATURN STORY
In the mid-’90s, NEXT GENERATION Magazine, also known as “EDGE” in the UK, brought loads of insightful news and industry coverage to the average gaming consumer. From developer interviews to…
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Dr. Emerald Nova’s SEGA Saturn 27th Anniversary Game Competition Announced!
On September 1st, the famous Dr. Emerald Nova announced the SEGA Saturn 27th Saturn Game Development competition on his stream! For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Emerald Nova…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #24 – August 30th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #24 news update! This week, we’ll be doing something different. Showing off and discussing a few items and device we talked about in our Gamescon 2021 presentation! Originally premiered: August 27th, 2021Follow us on our …
Review
Steamgear Mash Attack!
Released in late September 1995, Steamgear Mash took the gaming world by storm. Shooting straight up the Japanese gaming charts, the game sold quicker than any other 32-bit title had,…
Best Of Saturn
Burning Rangers #BestOfSaturn
Sonic Team’s final Saturn effort, Burning Rangers sees the player control a futuristic firefighter as they attempt to quell fires, rescue survivors, and unravel the mystery behind the surge in…
Scavenger Inc – Interview with Christian Laursen
Scavenger was one of the most exciting game development houses to come out of the mid-90’s. Formed from the roots of the amiga hacking and demo scene, their Zyrinx team would push the SEGA Genesis to the limit and they would also demonstrate the polygon-…
Editorial
SCAVENGER: A Grand Vision, A Crushing Loss…
Scavenger was one of the most exciting game development houses to come out of the mid-90’s. Formed from the roots of the amiga hacking and demo scene, their Zyrinx team…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #23 – August 23th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #23 news update! This week, we’ll be discussing: – POWERSLAVE… EXHUMED at last!- House of the Dead 1 & 2 OST Up for Pre-Order on Vinyl- DTS: The SEGA Developer’s ‘Game Mag’- Zoop #BestOfSaturn- SHIRO! Podcast Retrospectiv…
Podcast Retrospective
SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 5 – “Getting Saturn Online…”
On our next Podcast retrospective, we’ll be taking a look at S1: Episode 5 – “Getting Saturn Online…”! One of our first episodes that we talk getting the Saturn Online….
Best Of Saturn
Zoop #BestOfSaturn
Released on nearly every platform known to man, Zoop makes its way onto Saturn. A simple yet challenging puzzler, this sees the player’s cursor protect the inner square against advancing…
Editorial
DTS: The SEGA Developer’s ‘Game Mag’
Those who know me well are probably aware of my slight obsession with SEGA and Saturn-related gaming magazines… I suppose I’m just a big history nerd, and these old rags…
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House of the Dead 1 & 2 OST Up for Pre-Order on Vinyl
SHIRO! SHOW Recap On August 16th, Cartridge Thunder put up an announcement that the original soundtracks for House of the Dead 1 and 2 would be released on vinyl: You…shall…all…DIE!!!…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #22 – August 15th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #22 news update! This week, we’ll be discussing: – The Saga of Sentiment: Playing Panzer Dragoon Saga in 1998- Panzer Dragoon Saga #BestOfSaturn- Developer Interview: 7shades on “Cubecat”- CyberSound: Saturn’s Musical Mid…
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POWERSLAVE… EXHUMED at last!
SHIRO! SHOW Recap SATURN FANS, REJOICE! From Nightdive Studios, developer of remastered ports such as Doom 64, Turok, Shadowman and the upcoming System Shock, comes ‘POWERSLAVE EXHUMED’, an enhanced remaster…
Podcast Retrospective
SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 4 – “Spooky Saturn Halloween”
SHIRO! SHOW Recap This week, we take a look back at our first Halloween episode, all the way back in 2017. Also talking about Sega Lagoon, and the old SEGA…
Best Of Saturn
Panzer Dragoon Saga #BestOfSaturn
SHIRO! SHOW Recap The Big One. Arriving in 1998 as the Western Saturn faded, this magnificent RPG features an innovative combat system and a story of betrayal, loss, and redemption,…
Editorial
CyberSound: Saturn’s Musical Middleware
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Out of the box, Saturn offered incredible sound hardware, enabling musicians and sound designers to create complex and multi-layered tracks. It’s custom Yamaha YMF292 (aka Saturn Custom Sound…
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Developer Interview: 7shades on “Cubecat”
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Every community has its high profile members… You know, the ones who become something of a “household name”, for projects that push homebrew development forward? These are…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #21 – August 9th, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #21 news update! This week, we’ll be discussing: – NHL All Star Hockey ’98 #BestOfSaturn- SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 3 – “Let’s Get Technical”- Bulk Slash Twin Stick Control Layout PollOriginally premiered:…
SHIRO Shorts!
The Saga of Sentiment: Playing Panzer Dragoon Saga in 1998
WARNING: this piece discusses events in Panzer Dragoon Saga and contains many spoilers. You have been warned. SHIRO! SHOW Recap Loss… Released near the end of the western Saturn’s commercial…
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Bulk Slash Twin Stick Control Layout Poll
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Lacquerware, one of the members on the Bulk Slash fan translation team, just put up a poll to gauge the public’s opinions on how the recently implemented…
Podcast Retrospective
SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 3 – “Let’s Get Technical”
This week on SHIRO! Retrospective, we look back on the third episode, “Let’s Get Technical”! SHIRO! SHOW Recap In this episode, we go into our first technical topic, which is…
Best Of Saturn
NHL All Star Hockey ’98 #BestOfSaturn
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Perhaps the most playable ice hockey game on the Saturn, NHL All Star Hockey ’98 is actually a re-branded version of NHL PowerPlay ’98 by Radical Entertainment….
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #20 – August 2nd, 2021
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #20 news update! This week, we’ll be discussing: – World Heroes Perfect #BestOfSaturn- SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 2 – “Neo Geo on SEGA Saturn”- Saturn Virtua Racing “super secret cheat code” works- Rainbow …
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Rainbow Cotton Fan Translation Released For Dreamcast
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Since being teased by SHIRO! a few shows ago, the project our very own Patrick has been working on, has now been released!For those of you unaware,…
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Saturn Virtua Racing “super secret cheat code” works
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Since interviewing Chuck Tolman for my Virtua Racing video, a super secret loomed over my soul. Tolman told me and Patrick Traynor about a cheat code never…
Podcast Retrospective
SHIRO! Podcast Retrospective: S1: Episode 2 – “Neo Geo on SEGA Saturn”
SHIRO! SHOW Recap For our next week’s retrospective, we’d like to focus our attention on the second episode in season 1: “Neo Geo on SEGA Saturn”. Fun fact: This was…