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Project Spotlight: Sakura Wars: Columns 2 for Dreamcast
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…
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Project Spotlight: Bulk Slash English Localization
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…
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[UNRELEASED] Last Dynasty Dumped – NO APRIL FOOLS!
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…
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Serious Control Issues…
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…
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SEGA Saturn: History in Hindsight…
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…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #2 – March 29th, 2021
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 …
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Saturn Shenmue: The Search Continues…
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…
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UPDATE! – RINGS MENU v4.1 for Satiator
Many folks have mentioned the fact that Professor Abrasive’s default menu for Satiator is not much to look at.., especially when compared side by side with it’s current competitors, such…
SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #1 – March 22nd, 2021
Welcome to the premiere episode of The Shiro Show! Where Dave and Patrick talk about updates in the Saturn community, and our opinion pieces.
This week, we talk about The Cotton 2 Fan Translation, Saturn’s Link Cable, New Saturn Replacement shells by Mu…
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Saturn speedrun records smashed in March, 2021
Speedruns on the Sega Saturn are not something the gaming community talks about often. Believe it or not, there are active runners busting out world records on the benchmark of…
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Here’s to 25 Years of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei…
It’s been 25 years since the release of Team Andromeda’s follow-up prequel to their highly successful, ancient-future dystopian rail-shooter, Panzer Dragoon… Released March 22, 1996 in Japan, Panzer Dragoon II…
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UPDATE! – GRANDIA English Patch v.0.9.3-RC
TrekkiesUnite118 just published an update to his GRANDIA English Patch release candidate on Sunday, March 21. See Original Post This update applies the following fixes: Minor spelling and grammar fixes.Subtitle…
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SHIRO! SHOW – A New Age of Shows…
Shiro! has kicked off a new weekly series of Saturn news discussion and game streaming! Join @SegaSaturnDave & @traynoco weekly on Fridays at 12:30pm PST (7:30pm GMT) https://youtu.be/Jzg0Cy5tohY You can…
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New Saturn Replacement Shells at Muramasa
In the past, when our Saturn shells started to get dinged up and damaged, we’d just look online for either a replacement case from a dead Saturn, or try to…
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Psychic Assassin Taromarou #BestOfSaturn
Psychic Assassin Taromarou is an intense 2D action game which sees the player battle hordes of fantastic creatures in feudal Japan. Quick, gorgeous, and for up to 2 players, this…
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Saturn Link-up Play
Let’s Play Together! Reflecting SEGA’s build-anything, arcade-rich 90s heritage, the Saturn boasts a plethora of hardware expansion options that enhance the end-user experience. Complimenting a healthy number of mainstream accessories…
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SHIRO! Stream w/SaturnDave – Pebble Beach Golf Links
Friday, March 12, 12:30pm PST (8:30pm GMT)Come join @SegaSaturnDave & @PandaMoniumGR on the green and in the Discord voice chat as we take a look back at this classic launch…
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UPDATE! – Cotton 2: English Patch!
Looks like a new version of the Cotton 2 English Translation Patch has been released! Download it here: https://segaxtreme.net/resources/cotton-2-english-patch.84/
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Tryrush Deppy #BestOfSaturn
Tryrush Deppy is an odd side-scroller featuring a cartoon cab trying to make his way in the world. Take control of the little yellow cab and work your way through…
UPLINK 2021: Main Stage Panel Interview with Tom Kalinske – Project COE & SHIRO!
We have a very special video for you! Last month, we had the opportunity to interview the legendary Tom Kalinske, the former President and CEO of Sega from 1990 to 1996. He was a ton of fun to talk with, and had a great time reminiscing about our favouri…
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UPLINK 2021 – Main Stage Panel/Interview with Tom Kalinske
For everyone who missed the panel at Uplink at Home check it out! 😀 We and Project COE had a great talk with Mr. Kalinske! https://youtu.be/nRDLhbEueE8
SEASON 5: EP 5 – “Saturn Translation Patch Developer Roundtable”
Welcome to a very special episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro! This time, we’re talking to the developers behind some of your favourite translations, and talk the ins and outs of the Saturn architecture, the struggles of translating games, and how the translat…
SEASON 5: EP 4 – “Titan X Shiro New Year’s Mega Cast 3”
Welcome to the third Titan X Shiro MegaCast! Featuring TWO of the biggest Sega Saturn casts, and combining into one!
After the trainwreck known as 2020, we’ve convened to try and summon Segata Sanshiro in order to restore balance to the universe!
Join…
EPISODE 39: ”Deep Evil! – Resident Evil & Deep Fear”
We’re back again, and we are bringing horror across both November AND December. Talking about both Resident Evil, and Deep Fear! Two of the most well known survival horror games on the Saturn. We share our stories, scares, and memories of these two titan…
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SEASON 5: EP 3 – “Deep Evil!”
We’re back again, and we are bringing horror across both November AND December. Talking about both Resident Evil, and Deep Fear! Two of the most well known survival horror games…
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Shining Force 3 Begins
When Time Grows Short… 1998 would be remembered as one of the most fertile years for revolutionary gaming experiences… but not, at first glance, for western Saturn fans. With SEGA’s…
SEASON 5: EP 2 – “Horribad Halloween Games!”
Happy Halloween from all of us here at the **SEGA Saturn, Shiro! **podcast!
2020 has been a horrible, crazy year, so why not spend the episode talking about horrible, crazy Halloween games for the Saturn?? Games that are so bad, they’re scary!
We also …
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S5E2: Horri-bad Halloween Games
Happy Halloween from all of us here at the SEGA Saturn, Shiro! podcast! 2020 has been a horrible, crazy year, so why not spend the episode talking about horrible, crazy…
SEASON 5: EP 1 – “Horizontal Shmups”
Welcome to a new season of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This week, we expand on our last discussion of shmups, by covering Horizonal Shmups!
We also talk about the Satiator, XL2’s newly titled, “HellSlave”, Balan Wonderworld, VGC Online cases, and Game-tech….
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S5E1: Horizontal Shmups
The SEGA Saturn, Shiro! podcast is back, and roaring to open our fifth season! Join the crew on our Season 5 Episode 1 cast for a deep dive into the horizontal…
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Something Happened in Atlanta in 1996…
The US city of Atlanta played host to the 1996 summer Olympic games, a quadrennial event showcasing the pinnacle of human achievement in a variety of sporting events. This traditional…
SEASON 4: Mini EP 9 – “Super Sonic Racing with TJ Davis”
Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of Sega Saturn Shiro!
Today, we talk with Singer TJ Davis, or as you may well know her, the vocals behind the iconic Sonic R soundtrack. From tracks such as Super Sonic Racing, which has appaeared in several …
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NEW Retro-bit 2.4 GHz Wireless Pads!
Our friends at Retro-bit sent the SHIRO! crew several of their latest 2.4 GHz wireless pads to try out, and here is the rundown from yours truly. Purchase links are…
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Secrets of the Floppy Disk Drive
Published July 2020; updated August 2023, June 2024 Show me Door #3! The Floppy Disk Drive remains one of the more obscure, misunderstood, and underdeveloped pieces of SEGA Saturn hardware…
SEASON 4: EP 8 – “Command & Conquer”
Welcome to another great episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This week, we are talking about the legendary RTS title, Command & Conquer!
Join Patrick, Dave, Peter, Nick, and Ben on their quest for world domination, talking the ins and out of this game!
We …