Editorial
The Glory Days 1998 was simultaneously a grim and a glorious year for the Saturn’s fortunes. In Japan, the machine was going strong with just over 200 titles released during…
Editorial
25 years ago, our favorite Japanese gaming giant launched what would end up being its’ most successful console in its’ native market, and it did so with five titles available…
Episode
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! presents our latest podcast episode: S4E2, Head for Saturn with Ken Loh. Lots of content in this podcast which features a chat with Mr. Ken Loh. Ken designed the…
**SEGA Saturn, Shiro!** is proud to present our latest podcast episode with two fantastic interviews. One with PandaMonium Reviews, and another with the designer of the Saturn logos and ads, Ken Loh!
We also discuss spooky games we are playing on the S…
Editorial
Initially released in Japan in May 1995 and subsequently in the West, D is renegade studio WARP’s breakout title that put them and their maverick boss Kenji Eno on the…
Community
Greetings, fellow Saturn aficionados! A quick report on the 2019 edition of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) which took place this October 18-20 at the Oregon Convention Center in…
Episode
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! is proud to present our latest podcast episode and the premiere of our fourth season: S4E1, Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview…
Editorial
Let’s face facts: Saturn titles are amongst the most expensive retro games around, and unless you were keen to collect them when they were current or shortly thereafter, money becomes…
Editorial
In the lead-up to the May 1995 release of the Saturn in North America, it became clear that there would be no Sonic game to push sales of the new…
**SEGA Saturn, Shiro!** is proud to present our latest podcast episode and the premiere of our fourth season: S4E1, **Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol**. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview with Mr. David Warhol, president and founder …
Episode
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! is proud to present our latest podcast: S3E8, Panzer Dragoon Retrospective. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview with Mr. Benjamin Anseaume, producer of the upcoming Panzer…
Editorial
Panzer Dragoon. if ever there was a series that was synonymous with the Saturn experience, this is it. Keil Fluge and the dragon begin the journey to the Tower. Panzer…
On this spectacular episode of SEGA Saturn, Shiro!, we take a deep dive into the world of Panzer Dragoon. We look at every single Panzer game ever released, discuss people’s personal experiences with the game, and scrutinize the forthcoming Panzer Dragoo…
Editorial
In 1996 Capcom released what would go to be one of the most influential games of the entire 32-bit generation: Resident Evil. The title garnered immediate praise from critics and…
Welcome to another incredible episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This time, we’ll be talking about the latest news from E3, latest events in the community, the recent discovery of Star Wars: Rebel Strike, and go off on a wild tangent about Star Wars not onc…
Community
Playing with others on the Saturn Ah, multiplayer. The staple of today’s gaming. It’s no thought at all to jump online and take on (or work with) players across the…
On this episode of Sega Saturn Shiro, we feature some updates in the fan community, and the popularity of fan-lation projects
On top of that, we’ll be dropping information on the new Retro-Bit controllers, Retro Fighters BrawlerGen controller, and much …
Editorial
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! prides itself on providing our fans with coverage of not only the Saturn’s greatest and most memorable, but also the obscure and little-known – especially if the…
News
Packaging: I commend Retro-bit for doing an EXCELLENT job of following the SEGA templates from back in the day. The Saturn boxes are somewhat larger than the original boxes but…
“Welcome, to the Cast of the millennium!”
Join us, as two collosal force collide together. Shiro: Patrick, Ke, Dave, Peter, and Chaz vs. Titans: Sam, Simon, Brian, and Nuno!
We discussed all the happenings in 2018, and the upcoming events of 2019.
Fol…
Editorial
As a youngster, my parents didn’t approve of video games – I got the classic ‘games will rot your brain’ dose of parental sensibility. Getting a Nintendo NES or a…
Hello everyone, and welcome to the New Years special of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
Today, we are giving Peter’s picks for the best music pieces on the Saturn! From NiGHTS to Panzer Dragoon Saga, Peter will be letting you know his favourites, and which ones you…
Editorial
Over in Japan, SEGA released a long and successful series of games for the Saturn under their retro SEGA AGES label: these were titles from SEGA’s rich back-catalogue of both…
Hello again guys!
Today, we will be talking US Saturn collecting and preservation. Want to get into Saturn Collecting? Needed to figure out the integriety of your game discs? What is a data hole?! We will be discussing these topics and more during this …
Editorial
Love him or hate him, Sonic the Hedgehog is synonymous with SEGA. Sonic was a force to be reckoned with during the 16-bit days, delighting players everywhere and striking fear…
Editorial
It’s Tea Time, Witches! Great video games are often the kind that are quite easy to pick up, but soon reveal layers upon layers of depth that ultimately take a…
News
Greetings, Saturn fans! As you know, the 2018 Portland Retro Gaming Exposition (PRGE) has just come to a close. Shiros Ke and Ben were on hand at the show as…
Editorial
Hot on the heels of their worldwide hit Tomb Raider, Core and Eidos pushed out a curious little game titled Swagman. Being of a British software house, it made its…
Happy Halloween everyone!
This episode, join Patrick, Ke, Peter, Chaz, and our special guest, the Southern Sega Gentleman as we discuss Saturn news, freightening Saturn games, and our obscure game of the cast, Cotton 2!
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Editorial
Back in the mid to late 2000s, I (Peter) made a commitment to go for a North American Saturn full-set. Of course, this meant picking up all the filler games…
Editorial
Originally published 2018-09-24. Updated 2022-01-29. The very first Tomb Raider, programmed by UK-based Core Design, started its life as a SEGA Saturn project – not a PlayStation game, as convention…
Welcome to our first year anniversary show! We go over a retrospective of Mega Man/Rockman games on the Saturn and our various experieinces with them. Pat, Claire, Peter, K, Gamemaster Chaz, and Hickman (aka Dave 2) all join in the discussion.
We’d like…
Editorial
Say what you will about the quality and quantity of the two western Saturn game libraries, but it is widely accepted that the Japanese library is vastly superior, both in…
Hey Saturn guys & girls! Dave here, and since I’ll be going on a brief hiatis from the regular podcast releases, I just wanted to share with you some of my absolute all-time favorite SEGA Saturn music tracks. As you all may know I’m a pretty big Saturn n…
We are back! After a bit of a hiatus, we are here to give you the 411 on vertical shooters on the Saturn!
Join us as Ke, Patrick, Dave, Claire, and Chaz discuss their favourite shooters, and potentially yours as well!
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