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Doom has famously been ported to just about everything imaginable, but not all ports of ID Software’s megahit first-person shooter were made equal. Both releases of Doom on Sega’s fifth-generation…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Saturn Ring Library Releases to the Public– Under the Microscope: Shockwave Assault– New Homebrew Game: Micro Motor Mayhem!–…
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The deadline for the SegaXtreme Sega Saturn 30th Anniversary Game Competition passed this morning, shortly followed by competition coordinator EmeraldNova revealing the entries, which totaled more than two dozen. There…
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Homebrew developer Frogbull is back at it, this time showing off the fan-favorite New Yokosuka Harbor District forklift racing from Dreamcast classic Shenmue running on the Saturn in glorious 32…
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Druid: Pursuer of Darkness is a mid-1998 Koei port of a British 1995 MS-DOS Ultima-like game. In the land of Navan, four master Druids keep peace in the land, but…
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In this edition, I’ve got some new cheat codes for Grid Runner (a.k.a. Grid Run). Enter them at the Restore Game > Enter Password screen: Read on for details! Intro…
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The MiSTer FPGA’s Sega Saturn core has split off the ST-V Titan arcade platform into its own core.
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, TraynoCo checks out the various booths at Game On Expo in Phoenix, Ariz., and talks with several people in the scene!…
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Eadmaster is nearly finished with his English fan translation patch for Saturn action RPG Princess Crown after uploading a pair of “release candidate” patches in the last two weeks, both…
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“Hang-On GP went by in a flash, though something tells me that the tinnitus-like buzz of the motor won’t leave me anytime soon!“ — Gregori Rasputin The SEGA Saturn SHIRO!…
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Online dating on the Saturn? Sort of! In 1998, SIMS and Dreamcube released the second Message Navi “game” in Japan. The disc is essentially a catalogue of more than 1,000…
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Miniature cars hit the streets — or rather, the tabletop — in Micro Motor Mayhem, the newest Saturn homebrew game. Developer JBeretta, known for last year’s SegaXtreme Game Contest original…
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The 3DO game Shock Wave was ported to the PlayStation in 1995 and to the Saturn in 1996. On those systems it was released as Shockwave Assault. GameFAQs lists some…
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There’s a new tool at Saturn fans’ disposal to make development of homebrew games on the console even easier: a software development kit called Saturn Ring Library. Its lead developer,…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: Battle Monsters– Code R #BestOfSaturn– Airs Adventure Fan Translation In-Progress Build Released!– Celebrating Saturn Homebrew…
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More than 1,100 games were released at retail for the Sega Saturn. But its library is more than that — dozens of fan-made homebrew games have been created in the…
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Saturn hacker Hitomi2500 today posted an in-progress fan translation for the Japanese-only Saturn RPG Airs Adventure that he is working on along with SnowyAria, who is handling the translation work….
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Quintet’s Japan-only 1998 genre-blender Code R is part racing game, part dating sim because, let’s face it, it is the ’90s! Featuring various modes including battle mode, time attack, and…
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There are a lot of 2D fighting games on the Saturn. Battle Monsters is… certainly one of them. Look, it’s no Street Fighter. It’s no Primal Rage. Surely somebody likes…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: G Vector– Panzer Dragoon #BestOfSaturnGold– Saturn-ish News Roundup: Croc Release Date, Lunar Gets New Dub,…
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There were a few headlines for modern games this week that Saturn fans might be interested in, so let’s take a look at them. Croc HD set for April 2…
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It began on the wings of an armored blue dragon… the Panzer Dragoon series is perhaps the premier Saturn franchise, helping launch the system in the West with the first…
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In this edition: I found some previously unknown cheat codes for the Saturn game G Vector, the 3D shooter. They give you extra modes, invincibility, a new character, and more!…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: The Incredible Hulk — The Pantheon Saga– Tokyo Shadow #BestOfSaturn– NEW Stable Release of JoEngine…
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Get ready to shuffle your deck of magic cards and save the world — an English fan translation patch for Saturn-exclusive card-battling RPG Arcana Strikes is available to download now….
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Attention all Sega Saturn homebrew developers, game translators, patchers, hackers and tinkerers alike: The deadline for the 2025 SegaXtreme Saturn Homebrew Competition is fast approaching! All entries must be submitted…
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An English translation patch for the Sega Saturn port of sidescrolling beat-em-up Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom is nearly complete, according to a recent update by the fan hacker…
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On Thursday, March 6th, Ced, the creator of the Fenrir Optical Drive Emulator released a the long-awaited Beta Preview Build of his WiFi SMB Firmware via the Fenrir Discord Server…
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A new development library by Danny, SaturnMath++ has just been released. SaturnMath++ is a C++23 library dedicated to Sega Saturn hardware, offering essential mathematical operations tailored for fixed-point arithmetic and…
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On Saturday, March 8th, JoEngine author, Johannes Fetz, released a new stable version v2025.1 of his trusty Sega Saturn Software Development Kit. This marks the first update in nearly a…
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Taito’s 1996 release Tokyo Shadow is a cool mix of FMV and graphic adventure. You are Hide, and along with your girlfriend Kyoko, you are investigating a supernatural lightning strike…
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In this edition: The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga has a hidden cheat menu that grants infinite items, the ability to skip levels, and more. Action Replay codes to enable…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– PandaMonium Interviews Takenobu Mitsuyoshi– Yaba Sanshiro on iOS Adds Action Replay Cheats, Cloud Saves– Under the Microscope: Highway…
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Konami released Suikoden I & II HD Remaster yesterday for modern consoles, but it’s apparently based on the PlayStation and PSP versions, lacking additions made exclusively to the 1998 Saturn…
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Our good friend, Saturn Memories, has compiled the most ridiculously comprehensive directory of all ports, remakes, sequels, spiritual successors, clones, and games influenced by or exhibiting notable similarities to Sega Saturn…