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Saturn MiSTer Core Gets PAL Game Support
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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The Case for Saturn Castlevania
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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Shining Force Artist Tamaki Yoshitaka Dies
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 #BestOfSaturn
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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Fan Translates Dungeon Master Nexus into English
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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Gunbird #BestOfSaturn
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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WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: September 15th, 2023
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates!
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 Saturn Tribute announced
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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DonPachi #BestOfSaturn
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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PandaMonium on Sega FY1997 documents to premiere this Saturnday
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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English Fan Localization Finished, Released for J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues
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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Progress Report: Saturn Fan Translations
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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Johnny Bazookatone #BestOfSaturn
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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WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: September 1st, 2023
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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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News Roundup for the Week of Aug. 28
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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Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka #BestOfSaturn
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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New Debug Features Found in Nights into Dreams
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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Thunder Force V Among Games Working With New MiSTer Core Update
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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NEW! Saturn 3D Analog USB Adapter
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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WEEKLY LIVE SHOW: August 25th, 2023
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates!
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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News Roundup for the Week of Aug. 21
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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Nippon Daihyou Team no Kantoku ni Narou! Sekaihatsu Soccer RPG #BestOfSaturn
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…
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Silhouette Mirage #BestOfSaturn
Silhouette Mirage appeared on Japanese Saturns in late 1997 courtesy of fabled software house Treasure. A fast-paced action platformer, the gimmick here is that the heroine possesses traits of both…
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New Cheats Discovered in Shining the Holy Ark
You never know what secrets continue to lurk in Sega Saturn games, even after nearly 30 years. This week saw new secrets come to light, as one industrious Shining Force…
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SAGE 2023 Trailer Highlights Nights Fangames
Nights into Dreams is the theme for this year’s annual Sonic Amateur Games Expo — aka SAGE — and a new trailer Sunday highlighted three fan-made homages to the iconic…
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News Roundup for the Week of August 7
Here are a few of the smaller Saturn-related stories from my metaphorical reporter’s notebook from this week. Spanish translation of Nanatsu shows signs of life The person translating Nanatsu Kaze…
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New Brackets Solve the Fenrir Gap Problem
The Fenrir ODE is a great way to play your Saturn in 2023, between its relative ease of installation and the convenience of having access to your entire library of…
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Fantastep #BestOfSaturn
April 1997 saw the Japan-only release of Jaleco’s Fantastep, a 3D adventure game featuring 2D sprites. Heavy on the language barrier, the adventure is more of a point-and-click affair and…
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Saturn MiSTer Core Update Adds Save Support, Improves Audio
The developer of the MiSTer FPGA’s Saturn core has saved the day with his latest update — it adds the ability to save progress in games, a long-requested feature among…
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Saturn FILM Muxer Video Tool Gets Update
Last week brought a major update for the Sega Saturn FILM Muxer, originally released last November, by homebrew developer TrekkiesUnite118. Known for his pursuit of audio and video quality in…
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News Roundup for the Week of July 31
It’s been a busy news week for the Saturn scene, so let’s take a look at a few of the odds and ends from the last several days. Main MiSTer…
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Radiant Silvergun Is Coming to Steam
Radiant Silvergun is coming soon to the PC according to a store page that appeared on Steam last night. No release date is listed on the Steam page, but Gematsu…
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Crows: The Battle Action for Segasaturn #BestOfSaturn
Based on a manga (as so many Japanese Saturn titles are), Crows: The Battle Action for Segasaturn is a very late 1997 Japan-only delight. A beat-em-up featuring super-deformed characters, it…
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20-pin SaturnSwitchers to Go on Sale Today
Owners of the original 20-pin model of the Fenrir optical drive emulator can rejoice — a new batch of SaturnSwitchers will go on sale later today. The creator of the…
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News Roundup for the Week of July 24
From updates on new peripheral hardware and a fan translation to games we’ve reported on before coming to new platforms, we’ve got a solid slate of news items in the…