Editorial
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..!…
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #6 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– Omakase! Savers (feat. FilmCow).
– SHIRO! Shorts: Heads of Saturn.
– Hidden Palace posts Saturn prototype disc images.
– Satiator ODE back in stock.
– Magic Knight Rayea…
Review
One of the leading names of the arcade and the Sega Saturn, Virtua Cop brought railshooters to a whole new level of awesome! Taking down the criminal element of Virtua…
Uncategorized
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…
Uncategorized
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…
Spotlight
Virtual On is a one-on-one mech game. Faithfully ported to the Saturn from the arcades, the game is best controlled with SEGA’s fantastic Twin Sticks for the authentic arcade experience….
Spotlight
With the recent drop of several Saturn prototype images, one of them stood out to me with much excitement, a prototype of Magic Knight Rayearth, dating back to 9-18-1997: Naturally,…
News
This headline basically saved you a click, but yes, Professor Abrasive’s ODE that fits inside the Saturn video card slot is back in stock as of April 20th, 2021. For…
News
The website Hidden Palace recently posted downloadable rips of 80 Saturn prototypes and early builds. This is “part 2” of the team’s Project Deluge, including a whopping 370 early builds…
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #5 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– PandaMonium’s review of the cancelled US Saturn game: Parodius
– Korea rates Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
– The House of the Dead Remake confirmed for Nintendo Swit…
SHIRO Shorts!
SHIRO! Shorts is a series of tiny articles focusing on various aspects of the Saturn Universe. SEGA’s North American ads during the Genesis era were edgy and routinely featured various…
Editorial
This article includes machine translated text from Japanese interviews. The original Japanese text will be shown beneath each translation. If you are fluent in Japanese and believe there is a…
News
Laced Records, known for collaborating with Capcom on Soundtrack releases on vinyl for Resident Evil, Mega Man, and even Street Fighter III, has announced it will open pre-orders for Street…
Editorial
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…
News
Forever Entertainment, the same company behind the recent Panzer Dragon Remake, released this trailer online showing off The House of the Dead Remake. It shows a few teaser shots of…
Spotlight
Combining two genres the Saturn is famous for, Steam-Heart’s is a Japan-only shmup featuring various erotic scenes as the game progresses. The world has fallen prey to a virus infecting…
News
A new port of Virtua Fighter 5 is showing signs of life. An age rating in Korea for Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown for PlayStation 4 is posted online. The…
Review
It was possibly the closest Konami got in history to publishing a Parodius game in North America. A “deluxe pack” featuring near arcade-perfect ports of the second and third installments…
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #4 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– Our latest podcast interviewing Project COE
– The Fenrir 21 pin model being released.
– Castlevania Resurrection Dreamcast prototype being found
– Best Of Saturn: Clockwo…
News
UPDATE: When posting this the other day, I was under the assumption they already bought said discs, and are trying to fetch donations to get money back, which wasn’t the…
News
Earlier this week, gameplay footage of an alpha/beta demo of Castlevania Resurrection for the SEGA Dreamcast was posted to YouTube by the appropriately named user, cvr exists. Konami canceled this…
Spotlight
Pepperauchu was SEGA’s first mascot for the Saturn! Play as the titular Clockwork Knight and attempt to rescue Princess Chelsea in this platforming adventure. Solid gameplay, a surprisingly good soundtrack,…
Welcome, to an episode so hot, your green screen’s will collapse with excitement!
This week, we talk about:
– SEGA Saturn: History in Hindsight.
– a Wireless MK1 Saturn Wireless Pad Mod.
– The Unreleased Last Dynasty Saturn game being dumped.
– Project …
News
Castlevania Resurrection was to be a 3D Castlevania game released on the Sega Dreamcast. Due to disagreements with the Japanese and American Konami teams, the announcement of the PS2, and…
News
Back in 2019, we got our first look at a new ODE by the Twitter handle Ced: Sega saturn ode wip 🙂 pic.twitter.com/XCbyjFKk3c— Ced (@Ced2911) January 15, 2019 Ever since…
We’re back! In this episode, we chat with Jarrod Nichol of Project COE. Join us as we deep-dive into Jarrod’s history with the Saturn, including his gargantuan collection which may indeed be one of the finest on the planet. Plus, we dissect our recent di…
Episode
We’re back! In this episode, we chat with Jarrod Nichol of Project COE. Join us as we deep-dive into Jarrod’s history with the Saturn, including his gargantuan collection which may…
Community
On Saturn, if it’s one genre that has been overlooked the most in terms of Western releases, it’s definitely visual novels. But is there really anyone to blame for them…
Community
SHIRO! SHOW Recap As a massive Sakura Wars fan, I was always given the shot end of the stick. With only two officially released game in the west out of…
Community
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…
News
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…
Community
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…
Editorial
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…
Welcome to another fantastic week of Saturn Updates!
This week, we talk about:
– An Update to the Gradia Fan Translation Patch
– The 25th anniversary of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
– New Speedrunning records smashed for NiGHTS into Dreams and Sega Rally
– A …
Editorial
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…