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Blue Breaker #BestOfSaturn
Ported from the PC FX by Success and published on Saturn by Human in 1997, Blue Breaker is an RPG that features anime FMV scenes, lots of gorgeous still art,…
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End of “De Minimis” Impacts U.S. Saturn Fans
This article does not in any way reflect the personal views of SHIRO! Media Group or its writers. On a separate note, this situation is evolving rapidly. Please take into…
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Under the Microscope: Formula Karts Special Edition
The Manic Media Productions development studio is listed as having made three games on MobyGames: Manic Karts (1995, for PC) SuperKarts (1995, for PC) Formula Karts (1997, for PC, Saturn…
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LIVE SHOW: AUGUST 22 2025 – NEW FAN TRANSLATION SHOWCASE, AND MUCH MORE!
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Pair of Romhacks Show Albert Odyssey Some Love– Under the Microscope: Thunder Force V Sample ROM– Waku Waku…
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After 2 Years of Work, Dragon Ball Z: The Legend is Now Playable in English
Dragon Ball Z: The Legend English Translation version 1.0 — a patch two years in the making — dropped on SegaXtreme this morning. You can download the patch here! This…
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Fans Bring the Saturn to Gamescom 2025
The video game industry descended upon Cologne, Germany, last weekend for Gamescom 2025, and the Sega Saturn was represented well thanks to fans running the SegAddiction booth. Those fans, who…
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An In-Progress English Patch for Sword & Sorcery Is Out Now
An in-progress patch for an English translation of Sword & Sorcery, a 1996 JRPG by Microcabin, was added to the SegaXtreme extreme resources section today! This patch, which is translating…
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Mario Kart 64 Released on Dreamcast!
Yep, you heard that right! You can now play Mario Kart 64 on the SEGA Dreamcast! It’s thanks to jnmartin84, who’s already worked on ports of Doom 64 and Wipeout….
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Lobotomy Software’s Engine Code Uploaded to GitHub
The source code for the Saturn version of Lobotomy Software’s first-person shooter engine was uploaded to GitHub and the Internet Archive last Saturday. Called the SlaveDriver engine, it powered three…
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Baku Baku Animal #BestOfSaturnSilver
Released first in arcades on the Titan board, then ported to Saturn, Master System, PC, and Game Gear in 1996, Baku Baku Animal: World Zookeeper Contest is one of the…
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Under the Microscope: The Crow: City of Angels
In this edition: I break the password encoding scheme for The Crow: City of Angels while looking for cheat codes. I don’t find any, but I do find an exploitable…
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Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon #BestOfSaturn
Released in 1998 and fan-translated by Maud in 2025, Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (Exhilarating Puyo Puyo Dungeon) is a roguelike that sees the player take the role of either…
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Under the Microscope: Thunder Force V Sample ROM
In this edition we’re looking at Thunder Force V Sample ROM, a demo disc for Thunder Force V. It normally lets you play a single stage, but there’s data for…
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LIVE SHOW: AUGUST 08 2025 – Discord on Saturn NetLink, Saturn Discs on SuperStation
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: Casper– Android Version of Yaba Sanshiro Adds RetroAchievements– GunBlaze S #BestOfSaturn– Saturn MiSTer Core Now…
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Pair of Romhacks Show Albert Odyssey Some Love
Two romhacking projects look to bring quality of life changes and audio options to Sunsoft’s cult-classic Sega Saturn JRPG, Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean. Albert Odyssey is a rather standard…
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Taki Udon’s SuperStation One Dock Will Support Saturn Disc Loading
Taki Udon, known for the MiSTer Pi and the upcoming SuperStation One, announced Wednesday that their FPGA devices support loading Sega Saturn discs with the SuperDock add-on. Added preliminary support…
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SHIRO! Adds Support for NetLink Discord Messaging with Discross
Members of the Sega Saturn SHIRO! Discord may find themselves interacting with users in a new way after the staff added support for the Discross messaging app today! Saturn NetLink/XBand…
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Saturn MiSTer Core Now Passes Every Test
The Saturn MiSTer core has passed all currently known tests, according to one of the people who works on it, representing how closely it replicates the functionality of an original…
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GunBlaze S #BestOfSaturn
Originally released on PC in 1994 as GunBlaze, the game was ported to Saturn in 1998 with upgraded graphics and retitled GunBlaze S. An RPG done in anime-style, it is…
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Android Version of Yaba Sanshiro Adds RetroAchievements
The Android version of Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro now supports RetroAchievements, the service’s community manager announced Saturday. “We have an exciting new partnership to announce to you!” said the community…
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Under the Microscope: Casper
Over at the Sonic Retro forums, user Black Squirrel pointed out that the PlayStation version of Casper has some cheat codes listed on sites like GameFAQs. He was able to…
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LIVE SHOW: AUGUST 04 2025 – Keio Flying Squadron 2 NTSC Patch, Sega Pluto Dragon Ball, Gungriffon Challenge
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: Sky Target– Sega Pluto, Dragon Ball Homebrew at Retrocon in Brazil– Re-Loaded #BestOfSaturn– Keio Flying…
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The Dust Settles on the Gungriffon SHIRO! Community Challenge
Over this past month the SHIRO! community commanded state-of-the-art High Mobility Armored Combat Systems (HIGH-MACs) across the battlefields of Eurasia in GameArts’ Gungriffon. By the end of July, 10 participants…
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Keio Flying Squadron 2’s NTSC Version Now in English
KoolFiller released an English text/dub hack for the NTSC version of Keio Flying Squadron 2 last month over on SEGAXTREME. This translation patch takes almost all the PAL-exclusive English text…
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Re-Loaded #BestOfSaturn
Initially slated for 1996, then a 1997 release, Re-Loaded by Gremlin Interactive was eventually cancelled completely — but not before a demo snuck out on a couple of European demo…
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Sega Pluto, Dragon Ball Homebrew at Retrocon in Brazil
The Sega Saturn had a presence at Retrocon last weekend, with attendees of the São Paulo, Brazil, gaming convention getting the chance to see a prototype console as well as an…
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Under the Microscope: Sky Target
This is the introduction to Sky Target, the 3D flight combat game from Sega: A super jet fighter plane, nicknamed “White Sword,” was developed by the U.S. Army in strict…
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LIVE SHOW: JULY 25 2025 – Saturn Sales Numbers, Congo Cheat Codes, Loaded #BestOfSaturn
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj– Loaded #BestOfSaturn– Saturn News Roundup: Achievements, Myths…
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Saturn News Roundup: Achievements, Myths Debunked, Japanese Sales Numbers
Here’s a quick look at some of the things the Saturn community has been talking about this week. Retro Achievements coming to Yaba Sanshiro Shinya “DevMiyax” Miyamoto posted on social…
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Loaded #BestOfSaturn
What do you get when you mix up some pew pew with some splat splat? Loaded, that’s what! A 1996 top-down run and gun, you take control of one of…
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Under the Microscope: Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj
Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj is a Doom-like FPS that’s set in the world of the 1995 film Congo. It doesn’t use the movie characters or scenes,…
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LIVE SHOW: JULY 19 2025 – Fenrir Lite Unveiled, Saturn Online Matchmaking
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Under the Microscope: Shining Wisdom– Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 #BestOfSaturnGold– New Fenrir Lite Model Unveiled– Saturn Online…
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Saturn Online Gets Matchmaking Server
“Two of the things I’ve been wanting to do for a while to improve the Netlink experience: 1. Make a simple matchmaking server so people don’t have to exchange public…
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New Fenrir Lite Model Unveiled
The latest model of the Fenrir optical drive emulator for Saturn appeared on the official webstore today. Dubbed the “Fenrir Lite,” it sports a new purple board and is being…
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Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 #BestOfSaturnGold
Unleashed in December 1997 in Japan, and subsequently in mid-1998 in the West, Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 is the beginning of what is perhaps Camelot’s magnum opus. Arriving late…