On Saturday, February 11th, 2023, Dr. Emerald Nova announced the final standings for the SEGA Saturn 28th Anniversary Game Competition hosted by SegaXtreme.
For a nice overview of all contest submissions, be sure to check out PandaMonium‘s excellent roundup video covering each entry in great detail!
And here is a link to the official announcement stream VOD that Emerald Hosted on his Twitch channel:
Original Games Category
| 1st | Bridget Bishop – Fran Matsusaka |
| 2nd | Irréel – XL2 |
| 3rd | Sonic X-Treme (homebrew version) – Voxel |
| 4th | Sky Blaster – SuperReye |
| 5th | CHIP-8 Emulator – Ervilsoft |
| 6th | The Case of the City Botucaiba – sansigol |
| 7th | Multiboot (Wolf 3D) – vbt |
| 8th | Disasteroids – Slinga |
| 9th | SHMUP SALAD – DamageX |
| 10th | GalaXmas – Emerald Nova |
| 11th | Unnamed Shooter App – Knight 0f Dragon |
| 12th | Magic – vbt |
Hacks, Patches, and Translations Category
| 1st | Drift King 97 / Syutoko Battle 97 – Malenko |
| 2nd | Gungriffon II – The Southern Sega Gentleman |
| 3rd | Stellar Assault SS Taikenban – ShadowMask |
| 4th | Suprise Translation Project – TrekkiesUnite118 |
| 5th | Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Translation – Mr Conan |
| 6th | Bastard Baroque – Emerald Nova |
| 7th | Bomberman Netlink OS Patch – Knight 0f Drago |
| 8th | NBA Jam TE Walrus Edition Hack – Malenko |
| 9th | J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues – English Patch – Arja |
Tools & Utilities Category
| 1st | Netlink OS – Knight 0f Dragon |
| 2nd | NetBand – SEGA RPG FAN |
| 3rd | Sega Saturn FILM Muxer – TrekkiesUnite118 |
| 4th | ponésound – Ponut64 |
| 5th | QR Save Transfer – Ervilsoft |
Winner’s Prize Pool
| Ranking | Original Games | Hacks, Patches, and Translations | Utilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15% ($195.04) | 12% ($156.03) | 10% ($130.02) |
| 2nd | 10% ($130.02) | 7% ($91.02) | 3% ($39.00) |
| 3rd | 8% ($104.02) | 4% ($52.01) | 1% ($13.08) |
| 4th | 7% ($91.02) | 3% ($39.00) | |
| 5th | 6% ($78.01) | 2% ($26.00) | |
| 6th | 5% ($65.01) | ||
| 7th | 4% ($52.01) | ||
| 8th | 3% ($39.00) |
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who submitted an entry to the contest! The competition this year was fierce, and it was very difficult for the judges to narrow down their final results. All in all, this definitely feels like the best competition yet. We are very much looking forward to next year’s contest, as there are sure to be many heavy hitters for us to judge! Thanks and shouts to Emerald Nova and SegaXtreme for another excellent event!
A massive Saturn fan since Christmas ’96, Dave is enthusiastic about growing the community and spreading Saturn love and knowledge to fans old and new. Co-founding the SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! podcast back in 2017 and creating the SHIRO! SHOW in 2020, he seeks to create interesting and engaging Saturn-related content for the community. Dave’s interests circle around game preservation, and he is a huge fan of game magazines and developer interviews.
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