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The Fenrir Has Been Cloned
Last year, we discussed how more Saturn peripherals have begun to be cloned. It started with the SAROO, which is open source, but many different kinds popped up on AliExpress….
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New Satiator Menu Supports Subfolders for Multidisc Games
The creator of the Satiator released two new menus over the weekend that improve how the optical drive emulator handles folders for Saturn games that use multiple discs. Professor Abrasive…
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Yaba Sanshiro on iOS Adds Action Replay Cheats, Cloud Saves
The iOS version of Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro was updated Feb. 26 to enable saving game progress in the cloud as well as support for Action Replay cheat codes, its…
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Farland Saga 1 & 2 Saturn Tribute Set For June 26
City Connection will release Farland Saga 1 and 2 in their Saturn Tribute line June 26, the publisher announced Tuesday. On the official website, City Connection says the titles will…
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Eadmaster’s Princess Crown Translation Reaches Version 0.9
Eadmaster continues to make progress on his English fan translation patch for Saturn action RPG Princess Crown, updating it twice in the last month to fit more text on screen,…
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WUXI: Universal Saturn ODE/CD Switcher
On February 21, 2025, Saturn hardware hacker, TZMWX announced that he is currently testing his own newly developed switcher that aims for universal compatibility with ALL existing Saturn ODEs (optical…
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Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute Gets Western PlayStation, Switch Release Dates
Western fans looking to play Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute on their PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 or Switch finally have a date to look forward to, as publisher Clear…
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House of the Dead 2 Remake Demo Hits Steam
A demo for The House of the Dead 2 Remake went up on Steam today, giving PC players a glimpse at what’s in store when publisher Forever Entertainment releases the…
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English Patch for Mobile Suit Gundam Is Out Now
Get ready to defend White Base from the Principality of Zeon, Saturn fans — the English fan translation patch for Mobile Suit Gundam is finished and downloadable. The patch’s lead…
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Saturn MiSTer Core Adds Titan Emulation, Additional Light Gun Support
As the Saturn core of the MiSTer FPGA draws closer to perfect emulation of Sega’s fifth-generation console, its developers have turned their attention to adding extra features — most recently,…
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Saturn News Roundup: Megami Tensei Author Loves Mr. Bones, PseudoSaturn Progress, Yaba Sanshiro Fix
A legendary author sends some love Mr. Bones’ way while homebrew developers continue to plug away on the Pseudo Saturn Kai and Yaba Sanshiro projects… Let’s take a look at…
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More Info on the New Cotton Game — Cotton Reboot! High Tension!
Back in 2019, the Japanese store BEEP announced that Cotton would get a remake called “Cotton Reboot!” as part of their push to start publishing games. This was only the…
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New Saturn Tribute Titles Announced: Steam Heart’s, Advanced V.G., Farland Saga 1 & 2
When City Connection teased last month that its Saturn Tribute line would continue, it didn’t mention how many games that would entail. It turns out that the answer is a…
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Saturn Emulator Kronos 2.7 Releases, Developer Moves On
A new version of Kronos released over the holidays, but it could be its last after its main developer said he’s deprioritizing work on the Saturn emulator. Kronos 2.7 was…
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Saturn News Roundup: TXR Releases, Shining Force III Online, Web-Based Save Converter
Much of the northern hemisphere may be in a deep freeze, but the Saturn scene’s always hot. Here’s a look at some of the recent stories fans are talking about….
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Nova Saturn Emulator Updated to Version 0.7
The Nova Saturn emulator got its first update in more than five years. Its creator, Steve Kwok, announced version 0.7 on his Patreon page on Christmas day. It can be…
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Arcana Strikes English Translation Patch Nears Completion
An English fan translation of the card battle RPG, Arcana Strikes, is almost ready for release. This unique Sega Saturn exclusive only released in Japan on Dec. 11, 1997. The…
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Princess Crown Translation Update: eadmaster Releases Version 0.8
Back in October we played an in-progress translation build for the legendary Princess Crown on Sega Saturn. This version was still in its early stages, as version 0.3, but allowed…
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DOOM 64 on Dreamcast is Finished: The Lost Levels, Knee-Deep in the Dead, VMU Support + more!
Hello SEGA fans, it’s James the SEGAHolic of The SEGAGuys, and while we’re only four days into 2025, the homebrew community simply refuses to take a break. We covered jnmartin84’s…
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SAROO 0.7 Firmware Is Out Now! New Features: Cover Art, Memory Manager
Hello again SEGA Saturn fans, it’s James the SEGAHolic here of The SEGAGuys and as 2024 draws to a close, TPUnix has dropped version 0.7 of his SAROO firmware, adding…
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Grand Theft Auto 3 NOW RELEASED ON SEGA DREAMCAST!
Gameplay of GTA III on actual Dreamcast hardware For years, Grand Theft Auto 3 was a missed opportunity for Dreamcast, having been developed for it but eventually cancelled due to…
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Saturn Bomberman Fight!! English Translation Patch Is Out Now
Light your fuses, Saturn fans — the English fan translation of 3D isometric battler “Saturn Bomberman Fight!!” is finished and available to the public. Lead patch developer Malenko uploaded the…
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Lost Days 0: Queen’s Dream – OUT NOW!
Today, December 20th, Neuromage Studio has released the prequel to its commercially released Saturn game Red Moon Lost Days, entitled Lost Days 0: Queen’s Dream. The game is a hybrid…
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Tomb Raider 2 Recreation Expands Plans Beyond Demo Levels
Editor’s note: The developer, RetroRaiderJohn, provided clarifications on the scope of his expanded plans after the original version of this story was published. The story has been edited to reflect…
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Saturn News Roundup: Saturn Tribute Tease, Cyber Speedway Music Swap, Sakura Wars 2 Translation Update, Die Hard Arcade Fixes
Here’s a roundup of smaller news stories in the Saturn fandom recently. New Saturn Tribute game teased Another game in the Saturn Tribute line is in the works, City Connection…
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Sega Revives Virtua Fighter With New Game
Sega announced the first new entry in the Virtua Fighter franchise in 18 years last night during The Game Awards. A short teaser with impressive graphics showed a man in…
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X-Men Arcade on SEGA Saturn Gets a Major Update with Version 0.4
Hello again, SEGA fans, it’s James the SEGAHolic of the SEGAGuys here, and we’re back with another Sega Saturn homebrew update. As followers of the channel will be aware, we’ve…
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Logic Puzzle: Rainbow Town English Patch Updated
The English fan translation patch of Logic Puzzle: Rainbow Town was updated this week, fixing bugs that caused crashes and adjusting the names of some of the puzzles. Its developer,…
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Announcing the SEGA Saturn 30th Anniversary Game Competition
It is time again for the annual SegaXtreme homebrew game competition! This is the sixth annual SEGA Saturn Anniversary Game Competition that I’ve hosted on SegXtreme since restarting the competition…
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Yaba Sanshiro for Windows Updated to Version 1.16.3
A new version of the Windows version of Sega Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro 2 released yesterday to coincide with the Saturn’s 30th anniversary in Japan. Developer Shinya “DevMiyax” Miyamoto wrote…
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Burning Rangers Director Cracks Open Door for Revival as Soundtrack Launches
Burning Rangers’ 30th anniversary soundtrack CD set is out now in Japan, and in commemorating the release, the game’s original director and character designer hinted that the series could return….
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Wolf Fang & Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Releases on Western Storefronts
A pair of Saturn shooters, Wolf Fang and Skull Fang, are out now on modern digital storefronts, including Western ones. City Connection published the two-game package Wednesday for US$29.99 on…
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eadmaster Responds to Princess Crown Patch Concerns Raised by the Original Team
The surprise release of an English translation patch for Princess Crown was met with widespread praise among fans, before it was quickly marred with controversy after the original team raised…
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Original Translator Did Not Approve Princess Crown Patch Release
Since the publication of this article, we have heard back from eadmaster and published an interview with him. You can read it by clicking here. SamIAm, the person behind a…
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Princess Crown Finally Playable in English on SEGA SATURN!
Editor’s note: Since this article was published, it has come to our attention that the person who created the patch used old resources and did not communicate with the original…