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[Edit, Oct. 18: The veracity of the footage discussed in this story has been confirmed. See our story on it here. The original story remains unedited below.] A hobbyist modder…
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This morning, the folks at Retro-Bit announced pre-order availability of their long-awaited 2.4 Ghz “Wireless Pro” Controller. Designed as an ideal solution for playing Saturn ports and retro-style games on…
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Shiro Discord member Moosetrack spotted a relatively inexpensive (~$20) RGB SCART to YPbPr component video converter available from various sellers on AliExpress like this one. I decided to take a…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- Saturn MiSTer Core Gets PAL Game Support- Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster #BestOfSaturn
– Fan Translation Updates: Gundam, Silhouette Mirage and More
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The Perfect Halloween Game for those who have already played all the Good Halloween Games The 90s were a highly experimental time in gaming. The advanced power of 5th generation…
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After more than a year of work, fans have finished a Saturn port of the 1998 PC expansion to Tomb Raider, Unfinished Business. RetroRaiderJohn, the port’s lead developer, uploaded a…
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There have been a variety of new releases from Sega Saturn fan localization projects over the last couple weeks. Let’s take a look at what the community has been up…
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Released exclusively in Europe in 1997 as a port of the PC original, Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster is a point-and-click adventure. You take on the role of…
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Support for PAL games has come to the Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA thanks to a new update today. The update also made a variety of improvements to the…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- Virtua Fighter Remix #BestOfSaturn- Shining Force Artist Tamaki Yoshitaka Dies
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- Gunbird #BestOfSaturn- Mobile Suit Gundam Fan Translation BETA Release By ShadowMask and Team- Fan Translates Dungeon Master Nexus into English
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1998 saw Konami undergo a Saturn renaissance of sorts, committing to release several of their bigger PlayStation hits onto SEGA’s machine – including the previous year’s blockbuster Castlevania: Symphony of…
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Tamaki Yoshitaka, the original character designer of Sega’s long-running Shining Force series, has died, according to a social media post. He was 55. The post Thursday night on X, formerly…
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Virtua Fighter Remix was an AM1 attempt to remake the Model 1 original on the ST-V Titan arcade board. This Saturn conversion hit worldwide in mid-1995. Gameplay remains unchanged from…
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An English translation for Saturn dungeon crawler Dungeon Master Nexus was released by a fan Wednesday. The effort came as a surprise to the Saturn community. It was made by…
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Shadow dropped (no pun intended) on the 19th of September, ShadowMask (With editing and translation help from SoloNerfherder) released a beta fan translation of Mobile Suit Gundam for the Saturn….
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Gunbird is a Psykio arcade conversion released exclusively in Japan very late in 1995. One or two players choose from five characters and blast their way through this vertical scrolling…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- English Fan Localization Finished, Released for J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues- PandaMonium on Sega FY1997 documents to premiere this Saturnday- Rainbow Cotton’s Getting…
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Assault Suit Leynos 2 is the next game in the Saturn Tribute line, publisher City Connection announced Thursday. It’s set for a release some time in 2024 on Nintendo Switch,…
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Developed by Cave and hitting the Japanese Saturn courtesy of Atlus in early 1996, DonPachi is a bullet-hell shooter and the first game in the DonPachi series. Select one of…
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ININ Games, a German based game development company, recently announced that Rainbow Cotton is getting an HD Remaster coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Switch, and PC in the Spring…
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So what exactly “killed” Sega? The troubling thing about this question is it really cannot be answered in a single video. What can be said is they lost quite a…
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The English fan localization of Saturn adventure game J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is finished, its project lead, Arjak, announced Sunday night. The patch can be downloaded from SegaXtreme. It…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- Johnny Bazookatone #BestOfSaturn- Progress Report: Saturn Fan Translations
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While a fan translation for the Sega Saturn hasn’t been finished since July — when we got Baroque in English, and Deep Fear and Resident Evil in Spanish — a…
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Early 1996 saw Johnny Bazookatone land on the Saturn. A tough little 2D platformer with some run-and-gun elements, it sports pre-rendered visuals that scream “made in the 1990s.” Johnny’s out…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- NEW! Saturn 3D Analog USB Adapter- Thunder Force V Among Games Working With New MiSTer Core Update- New Debug Features Found in Nights into Dreams- Quarterback Attack wit…
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Here’s some news of note to Saturn fans from this week. Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Delayed Chunithm adds Sega Saturn startup sound remix to song list Aliexpress version…
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November 1995 was bountiful for Digital Pictures fans, as the firm released what would be their entire Saturn catalogue that month — including the peculiar Quarterback Attack. Essentially an FMV…
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Software engineer Bo Bayles has spent the last couple years plumbing the code of his favorite Saturn game, Burning Rangers, for secret art assets, passwords and more. SHIRO! last checked…
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The developer of the Saturn core for the MiSTer FPGA, Sergiy Dvodnenko — aka SRG320 — pushed out a new build yesterday to make improvements to a variety of games’…
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Hardware developer & tinkerer Takusan (aka GEEKY Fab) just recently announced the release of a new USB-C adapter module for the Saturn’s 3D Analog Control Pad, aka the Sega “Multi…
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This week, we’ll be discussing:- Shoichiro Irimajiri on SoA & Saturn – 2022 Lecture Series- SHIRO! PODCAST – EP 3: Latter Day 3D Fighters- Nippon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu Soccer R…
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What’s new in the world of Sega Saturn fandom this week? Read on and find out! New stock of 21-pin SaturnSwitchers to go on sale Monday Will’s Console Modifications announced…
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In mid-1998, SEGA collaborated with Enix to bring you the delightful Soccer RPG: the crossover you never knew you needed. (Full title: Nippon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu…