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Long before the Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 era, folks were taking their consoles ‘online’ via XBAND, a modem cartridge peripheral released for the SEGA Genesis, Super Nintendo & SEGA Saturn, that allowed…
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On January 31, 2023 Red Moon Lost Days, a visual novel by Sansigolo & Neuromage Studio, was released to the public. Now, it seems it appears to be getting a…
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Original Recording Date: Friday Oct 4, 2019 In this interview from the SHIRO! ARCHIVE, we sit down with David Warhol, the president and founder of RealTime Associates (creators of BUG!…
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Original Recording Date: Wednesday Dec 18, 2019 In this interview from the SHIRO! ARCHIVE, we sit down with Dr. Eric Ameres, the former CTO of Duck Corporation (later On2 Technologies)…
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Things sure do move FAST in the Saturn scene… It was just a couple days ago (May 2, 2023) that Team SHIRO!s Knight0fDragon began work on an English Translation Patch…
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Growing up in the 90’s was a blast! We witnessed the return of video games from a dire market crash and saw them flourish and go on to break the 3D barrier and beyond. It was a very exciting time in video game history, and I have many stories and mem…
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Sadly, not many Gensis/MegaDrive game franchises crossed over to our beloved Saturn, and those few that did had varying degrees of success. SaturnDave and Peter discuss both the high and low points of the 16-Bit generation franchises we saw on Saturn…
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SaturnDave is joined by James the “SegaHolic” & Dan the “MegaDriver” of The SEGAGuys to look back on being a Saturn in the United Kingdom and reflect on both Saturn’s…
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Join Dave & Peter as they discuss several Saturn games that have changed their minds over the years.
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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…
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Something that’s been dormant for nearly a decade has just broken from the ice. A few days ago on February 13, 2023, tpunix started adding new commits to a Saturn…
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GrechTech has recently made available their new RetroRosetta, a modular Bluetooth receiver/controller adaptor designed for retro systems with a focus on robust multi-player support and an aim to avoid e-waste…
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On Friday, January 6th, 2023, we had a surprise announcement LIVE on SHIRO! SHOW that the English translation for Sakura Wars 2 ~Thou Shalt Not Die~ on Saturn was well…
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NOTE: BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR NEW UPDATES & INFORMATION ! Another trip around the sun means another excellent showing of Saturn homebrew, patches and tools from our amazing…
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Join SaturnDave & Sega Lord X as they discuss collecting for the SEGA Saturn and video game collecting in general… VIDEO: AUDIO:
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As many in the Saturn community are likely aware by now, the folks responsible for last year’s Bulk Slash localization have been at work on a new Saturn localization project,…
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This little homebrew adventure game, Bridget Bishop, is one of those neat little surprises that seem to come out of nowhere. Much like 7Shades’ Cubecat, we didn’t really hear or…
Bo Bayles' Hacks & Cheats
Bo Bayles, software engineer and writer of Bo Bayles Annex has in the past expressed his deep appreciation for Sonic Team’s Burning Rangers, having explored the game extensively and written…
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Saturn-wizard, XL2 and crew (Corvusdeux & Ponut) have stunned the fan community with a tech demo that many would have thought to completely impossible… ‘IRRÉEL’ features the first two levels…
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Dave & Peter take it in turns to guess the title of Saturn games based on obscure plot & synopsis cues…How well do YOU know YOUR Sega Saturn games? Take…
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A new Open Source IR Light Gun project by Greg Gallardo called ‘Devastar‘, is in the works and looks to support numerous consoles. While the project apparently got it’s start…
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On Friday, November 25, 2022, SegaXtreme member Arjak released their first English v0.1 Demo Patch for the SEGA Saturn FMV game, J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues. A project similar to…
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Dave & Peter talk Saturn mini and the possible compromises that would have to be made in order to bring such a thing to market… Video: Audio: LIVE SHOW: SEPTEMBER…
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On Monday, November 21, 2022, a new patch (Version 24) was released by the Shining Force III English Translation Project. This replaces the last patch, v23, released over a year…
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Dave and Peter take a trip back to the “Wild West” of video game history, where everyone was rushing to stake their own claim in the games industry. Video: Audio:
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For at least a couple years now, NTSC-U Saturn (and Sega CD) fans have had a go-to source for their long box replacement cases. Back around 2018, an American gentleman…
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Halloween is just around the corner, and what’s scarier than the thought of all those cancelled SEGA Saturn games?!? It makes us shudder just thinking of all those awesome games…
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From the creators that brought us The Lighthouse of São Bento do Oeste (Neuromage Studio) comes a new installment featuring the return of protagonist Renne Bras in The Case of…
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Pat and I got a chance to sit down with the dudes (Ron, Rich & Andy) from Retro-Bit this past weekend at Portland’s Retro Gaming Expo, and we were able to get our hands on…
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Join Dave & Peter as they quiz each other on random and obscure SEGA Saturn knowledge & trivia to see who knows the most about our beloved underdog console. Video:…
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Join SaturnDave and his good friend Sega Lord X, for this look back at what it was like to be a Saturn fan in ’98. Video: Audio:
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Can you think of at least one game that folks typically hate, yet for some reason you have a soft spot for it..? Well, that’s Dave and Peter’s affliction… They…
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In this episode Dave and Peter talk about their favorite Sega Saturn game of all time and one that has had a significant and lasting impact on their lives. Video:…
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In this episode, Dave and Peter discuss their memories and impressions of the Saturn hardware, from the console itself to its many peripherals. Video: Audio:
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Without even stopping to take a breath, following on the heals of his English translation patch for Tokyo Highway Battle ’97, Malenko has been busy digging into Terra Phantastica, in…