A weekly game spotlight, showing off Saturn’s vast library of diverse games.
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DID YOU KNOW?: In addition to pushing the Saturn hardware with it’s release of the Hi-Saturn Navi w/LCD attachment, Hitachi also made a 24″ standard definition anamorphic CRT (the Hitachi…
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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 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 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 Just recently, an old forum post from 2014 was bumped up on the SEGA XTREME forums, discussing work on an Alundra Saturn engine for a potential Alundra…
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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 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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With the recent drop of several Saturn prototype images, one of them stood out to me with much excitement, a prototype of Magic Knight Rayearth, dating back to 9-18-1997: Naturally,…
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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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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…