Best Of Saturn
One of the Saturn’s first golf games and a USA launch title, this title is simplistic by modern standards and yet the underlying engine offers a surprisingly robust golf simulation….
Best Of Saturn
Game Arts pulled out all the stops with Grandia, their next big RPG after Lunar 2. Featuring fully 3D fields, towns and dungeons, the game tells the story of young…
Best Of Saturn
Legend of the Fighting Dragon Elan Doreé is an obscure yet interesting one-on-one versus fighting game released in 1999. Players ride dragons to fight but it is possible to knock…
Best Of Saturn
A sequel to one of the pricier SEGA CD games, Keio Flying Squadron 2e is a 2D platformer with shmup sections. Players take control of Remi and guide her through…
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Released in late September 1995, Steamgear Mash took the gaming world by storm. Shooting straight up the Japanese gaming charts, the game sold quicker than any other 32-bit title had,…
Best Of Saturn
Sonic Team’s final Saturn effort, Burning Rangers sees the player control a futuristic firefighter as they attempt to quell fires, rescue survivors, and unravel the mystery behind the surge in…
Best Of Saturn
Released on nearly every platform known to man, Zoop makes its way onto Saturn. A simple yet challenging puzzler, this sees the player’s cursor protect the inner square against advancing…
Best Of Saturn
SHIRO! SHOW Recap The Big One. Arriving in 1998 as the Western Saturn faded, this magnificent RPG features an innovative combat system and a story of betrayal, loss, and redemption,…
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WARNING: this piece discusses events in Panzer Dragoon Saga and contains many spoilers. You have been warned. SHIRO! SHOW Recap Loss… Released near the end of the western Saturn’s commercial…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Perhaps the most playable ice hockey game on the Saturn, NHL All Star Hockey ’98 is actually a re-branded version of NHL PowerPlay ’98 by Radical Entertainment….
Best Of Saturn
SHIRO! SHOW Recap World Heroes Perfect is the fourth and final game in the World Heroes series. Ported over from the NEO GEO, it offers 16 playable fighters to take…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Long-running series Fire ProWrestling makes a Saturn appearance with 6-Men Scramble. Featuring dozens of wrestlers from various promotions, this sprite-based wrestle-fest is perhaps best known for its…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Video System’s Sonic Wings Special sees you lead a small but elite force of Project Blue fighters in an attempt to defeat the evil forces of Fata…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Die Hard Arcade, based on the ST-V Titan arcade board, is a 3D action beat-em-up. Play as John McClane and Kris Thompsen as you ascend a skyscraper…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Today marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of NiGHTS into Dreams in Japan. Created by the Sonic Team and showcasing the talents of Yuji Naka, Naoto…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap A side-scrolling beat-em-up cult classic, Treasure’s Guardian Heroes lit the Saturn up in 1996. Featuring RPG-like stat gains at the end of each level, branching paths, multiple…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap The Japanese Saturn library dwarfs both Western sets by a factor of 5; for every game in the North American or European library, there were roughly five…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Criminally ignored at launch because it wasn’t 3D, Michel Ancel’s Rayman is an exquisite platformer that looks the business. Coupled with an awesome Rémi Gazel soundtrack and…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap The 90s were a time of arcade racers… Genki’s Highway 2000 rolled onto the Saturn scene in late 1996 and was largely ignored. The game features 5…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Team 17’s Worms is an artillery game – using physics and aim to try and destroy the opposing team’s worms. Featuring plenty of maps, versus and league…
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Recently translated to English (2020), Vandal Hearts is an isometric, turn-based strategy RPG. Take control of the valiant Ash Lambert and company and lead the resistance against Ishtarian rule… only,…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap Before there was Crazy Taxi, there was Courier Crisis. You’re a biker, picking up and delivering documents in various locales. Avoid cars and pedestrians and complete your…
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SHIRO! SHOW Recap One of the first Capcom X-Men productions, this plays like Street Fighter but features Marvel’s over the top characters. The comics adapt very well here with huge,…
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The unexpected 2016 release of the NES Classic Edition kicked off a micro-console fad that saw a wide variety of systems from generations past miniaturized and brought to market, capitalizing…
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The first Shining game to hit the Saturn, this game started life on the MegaDrive / Genesis – and the visuals show. Still, a nice action RPG with Metroidvania sensibilities…
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Virtual On is a one-on-one mech game. Faithfully ported to the Saturn from the arcades, the game is best controlled with SEGA’s fantastic Twin Sticks for the authentic arcade experience….
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SHIRO! Shorts is a series of tiny articles focusing on various aspects of the Saturn Universe. SEGA’s North American ads during the Genesis era were edgy and routinely featured various…
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Combining two genres the Saturn is famous for, Steam-Heart’s is a Japan-only shmup featuring various erotic scenes as the game progresses. The world has fallen prey to a virus infecting…
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Pepperauchu was SEGA’s first mascot for the Saturn! Play as the titular Clockwork Knight and attempt to rescue Princess Chelsea in this platforming adventure. Solid gameplay, a surprisingly good soundtrack,…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…