Welcome to another fantastic week of Saturn Updates!
This week, we talk about:
– An Update to the Gradia Fan Translation Patch
– The 25th anniversary of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
– New Speedrunning records smashed for NiGHTS into Dreams and Sega Rally
– A …
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By now, it’s more than likely that most gamers have glimpsed this old test-build demo footage of Shenmue (originally Virtua Fighter RPG) running on the Sega Saturn and featured in…
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Many folks have mentioned the fact that Professor Abrasive’s default menu for Satiator is not much to look at.., especially when compared side by side with it’s current competitors, such…
Welcome to the premiere episode of The Shiro Show! Where Dave and Patrick talk about updates in the Saturn community, and our opinion pieces.
This week, we talk about The Cotton 2 Fan Translation, Saturn’s Link Cable, New Saturn Replacement shells by Mu…
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Speedruns on the Sega Saturn are not something the gaming community talks about often. Believe it or not, there are active runners busting out world records on the benchmark of…
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It’s been 25 years since the release of Team Andromeda’s follow-up prequel to their highly successful, ancient-future dystopian rail-shooter, Panzer Dragoon… Released March 22, 1996 in Japan, Panzer Dragoon II…
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TrekkiesUnite118 just published an update to his GRANDIA English Patch release candidate on Sunday, March 21. See Original Post This update applies the following fixes: Minor spelling and grammar fixes.Subtitle…
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Shiro! has kicked off a new weekly series of Saturn news discussion and game streaming! Join @SegaSaturnDave & @traynoco weekly on Fridays at 12:30pm PST (7:30pm GMT) https://youtu.be/Jzg0Cy5tohY You can…
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In the past, when our Saturn shells started to get dinged up and damaged, we’d just look online for either a replacement case from a dead Saturn, or try to…
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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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Friday, March 12, 12:30pm PST (8:30pm GMT)Come join @SegaSaturnDave & @PandaMoniumGR on the green and in the Discord voice chat as we take a look back at this classic launch…
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Looks like a new version of the Cotton 2 English Translation Patch has been released! Download it here: https://segaxtreme.net/resources/cotton-2-english-patch.84/
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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…
We have a very special video for you! Last month, we had the opportunity to interview the legendary Tom Kalinske, the former President and CEO of Sega from 1990 to 1996. He was a ton of fun to talk with, and had a great time reminiscing about our favouri…
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For everyone who missed the panel at Uplink at Home check it out! 😀 We and Project COE had a great talk with Mr. Kalinske! https://youtu.be/nRDLhbEueE8
Welcome to a very special episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro! This time, we’re talking to the developers behind some of your favourite translations, and talk the ins and outs of the Saturn architecture, the struggles of translating games, and how the translat…
Welcome to the third Titan X Shiro MegaCast! Featuring TWO of the biggest Sega Saturn casts, and combining into one!
After the trainwreck known as 2020, we’ve convened to try and summon Segata Sanshiro in order to restore balance to the universe!
Join…
We’re back again, and we are bringing horror across both November AND December. Talking about both Resident Evil, and Deep Fear! Two of the most well known survival horror games on the Saturn. We share our stories, scares, and memories of these two titan…
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We’re back again, and we are bringing horror across both November AND December. Talking about both Resident Evil, and Deep Fear! Two of the most well known survival horror games…
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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…
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 Halloween games for the Saturn?? Games that are so bad, they’re scary!
We also …
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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…
Welcome to a new season of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This week, we expand on our last discussion of shmups, by covering Horizonal Shmups!
We also talk about the Satiator, XL2’s newly titled, “HellSlave”, Balan Wonderworld, VGC Online cases, and Game-tech….
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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…
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The US city of Atlanta played host to the 1996 summer Olympic games, a quadrennial event showcasing the pinnacle of human achievement in a variety of sporting events. This traditional…
Hello, and welcome to a very special episode of Sega Saturn Shiro!
Today, we talk with Singer TJ Davis, or as you may well know her, the vocals behind the iconic Sonic R soundtrack. From tracks such as Super Sonic Racing, which has appaeared in several …
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Our friends at Retro-bit sent the SHIRO! crew several of their latest 2.4 GHz wireless pads to try out, and here is the rundown from yours truly. Purchase links are…
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Published July 2020; updated August 2023, June 2024 Show me Door #3! The Floppy Disk Drive remains one of the more obscure, misunderstood, and underdeveloped pieces of SEGA Saturn hardware…
Welcome to another great episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This week, we are talking about the legendary RTS title, Command & Conquer!
Join Patrick, Dave, Peter, Nick, and Ben on their quest for world domination, talking the ins and out of this game!
We …
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… and quickly becomes Old News. The story of the Saturn’s launch in Europe isn’t nearly as dramatic as its American counterpart – there were no ‘$299’-style surprises – yet…
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The First Console MORPG! Did you know that Phantasy Star Online wasn’t the first console MORPG? Dragon’s Dream (ドラゴンズドリーム) was an MMORPG jointly developed by Fujitsu & SEGA and published…
Welcome to a very special episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This time, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sega Saturn release in the USA. The faithful day when Tom Kalinske announced the Saturn was available, NOW!
Sit back as we discuss our Sa…
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The SEGA Saturn, Shiro! podcast is back, in time for the 25th Anniversary of the American Saturn! Can you believe that it’s been a quarter century since we’ve all been playing…
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… and skids off the runway 11 May, 1995 marked the opening day of a brand new, annual industry event – the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. Here, companies big…