Best Of Saturn
A popular entry of the long-running series, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire is a Koei release. A deep management and war strategy game, this title demands…
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Over the weekend, Libretro updated the Beetle Saturn core for its RetroArch emulation platform, bringing with it support for running Saturn games on Android devices. Good news – not only…
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Once again, YouTube channel 裏路地Gamers (Back Alley Gamers) has managed to acquire on loan another rare and unreleased Japanese Saturn game, RENSA Love Chain from owner HRD-Chan 4078.The release candidate (v1.00) of RENSA (Love…
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Fenrir creator Ced2911 released a new firmware update for the optical drive emulator on Wednesday. Version 1.5.5 improves the speed of loading games, introduces minor fixes and adds support for…
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Patrick’s walkthrough of the Saturn MiSTer FPGA alpha core After more than a year in development, a preliminary iteration of the Saturn core for the MiSTer FPGA was released over…
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Black/Matrix is a story-driven strategy RPG released mid-1998, set in an alternate universe where the forces of Hell successfully defeated the forces of Heaven. Full of Judeo-Christian iconography and themes,…
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On May 20, 2022, YouTube channel 裏路地Gamers (Back Alley Gamers) announced it had received the ever so rare and unreleased copy of Monica no Shiro (Monica’s Castle – aka Faradoon)…
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NOTICE: THIS IS AN OLD ARTICLE, AND THE SETUP INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND ARE AVAILABLE HERE. WE’VE LEFT THE STORY UP FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED…
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The first update to Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute is out on PlayStation 4, bringing a few quality of life upgrades to the Saturn classic. The patch dropped today…
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Sakura Taisen (Sakura Wars) is a 1996 collaboration between SEGA and Red Company. The game, dubbed a ‘dramatic adventure’, is part visual novel, part dating sim, and part strategy RPG…
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Back on April 26th,Twitter account TZMWX (the individual behind the Sega Saturn Portable project) announced incorporation of a size-reduced Fenrir ODE, further enhancing the overall versatility and capability of the…
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The game that launched alongside the Saturn 27 years ago in the West. Representing a shift for SEGA and influencing the future of videogames as a whole, VF portrayed real…
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Well, it’s been a long time coming, and more than a few of you are probably tired of hearing about, yet not being able to see it… However, the wait…
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As many of you typically know, VMUs, while a cool concept of memory card, have a couple of problems. The biggest (Or not biggest depending how you look at it)…
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Metal Fighter Miku is part visual novel, part QTE adventure style futu-wrestling game based on the 13-episode 1994 anime. Set in the year 2061 where wrestlers wear futuristic armor, you…
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The remake of The House of the Dead didn’t take long to hit other platforms after it debuted on the Switch in early April. On Thursday, Forever Entertainment published the…
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Always hovering amongst the greatest Bomberman games of all time, Saturn Bomberman doesn’t disappoint. Play through a single player story mode or step up to one of the greatest mupliplayer…
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As alluded to by its North American eShop listing, Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute released today in the West on the Switch, PlayStation Network, Xbox Store and Steam. Its…
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City Connection announced that classic Saturn shoot-em-up Galactic Attack will launch in Japan on the Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 28, with the Steam version coming “later.”…
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After the success of Sonic Mania, and the recent success of the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 film, SEGA has finally announced a Sonic collection for the latest gen consoles! The…
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The earliest effort from what would become the legendary Vanillaware team, Atlus’ Princess Crown is an absolutely gorgeous 2D showpiece action/beat-em-up/RPG. Play as Queen Gradriel and crush the demonic forces…
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Another game that appeared on the Japanese Saturn has received a modern remake — and even better, it now has an official English localization for the first time. It’s Dōkyūsei,…
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A workaround has been found for users unable to get past the difficulty screen added to the English localization of Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. Patch developer…
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It was possibly the closest Konami got in history to publishing a Parodius game in North America. A “deluxe pack” featuring near arcade-perfect ports of the second and third installments…
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The House of the Dead is one of the most well-known light gun shooters that was ported from the arcades to the Saturn, and now audiences have access to it…
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As if the Ogre Battle English Translation wasn’t enough, we get a DOUBLE WHAMMY ON THE SAME DAY! Supper on the SEGA Xtreme forums shadow dropped a fan translation for…
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Today, April 6, 2022, Meduza Team (specifically Paul Met, Pennywise & Aishsha) have released v1.0 of their English translation patch for Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. “The…
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“SONIC 2 was so much fun! It was hilariously bonkers and not remotely grounded in reality.., which is great! The film is self-aware of its outlandish premise and rolls with…
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We’ve recently been made aware of an amazing review series similar to PandaMonium Reviews channel, but for the entire Sakura Wars series. For those of you not in the know,…
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The recently unearthed Saturn version of Tomb Raider 2 was actually completed back in 1997 but due to Eidos’ deal with Sony for exclusivity, was buried at the time. ‘Hardware…
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A homebrew programmer is resurrecting the unfinished, unreleased Saturn game Sonic Xtreme — and it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke.A person named Voxel on the SegaXtreme Discord server uploaded…
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In a community announcement today, March 28, 2022, hitomi2500 stated that WASCA (an aspiring “Swiss Army Knife” -type cart solution for Sega Saturn) would be migrating over to the much…
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Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #52 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– NEW Satiator Firmware Update v159- Cleaning Kit for Sega Saturn #BestOfSaturn- Phantasmagoria Fan Translation
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One of the more unusual official Saturn ‘games’ that could be bought in North America. Developed by C-Seven, this CD cleaning kit included a soft brush, cleaning fluid, and a…
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Professor Abrasive finalized the latest firmware update v159 for his Satiator ODE on Thursday (2022-03-24). It eliminates audio dropping issues users had with the firmware’s previous iteration. Download: Firmware v159 You…