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Virtua Fighter #BestOfSaturn
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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SHIRO! MAGAZINE in Pre-Release for Patrons!
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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VM2 – A SD Card Based Dreamcast VMU Announced!
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 #BestOfSaturn
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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House of the Dead Remake Arrives on More Platforms
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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Saturn Bomberman #BestOfSaturn
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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Layer Section & Galactic Attack Launches with June Patch in the Works
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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Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute Set for April 28 Launch on Modern Platforms
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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Sonic Origins – A Collection of Four Original Sonic Games Drops in June!
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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Princess Crown #BestOfSaturn
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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Classic Saturn Dating Sim Dōkyūsei Gets Remake on PC
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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Ogre Battle Patch Updated to Work Around Controller Issue
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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Parodius – Episode 26.5 of 246
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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House of the Dead Remake Released on Switch
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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Yumimi Mix Remix Fan Translation Released!
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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Meduza Team Release Ogre Battle English Translation Patch
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 THE HEDGEHOG 2: MOVIE REVIEW
“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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MattoBii’s Sakura Wars’ Retrospective Video Series
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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Tomb Raider 2 #BestOfSaturn
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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New Effort to Recreate Sonic Xtreme Revealed
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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WASCA Cart Migrates to Faster, Modular Architecture
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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SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #52 – March 28th, 2022
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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Cleaning Kit for Sega Saturn #BestOfSaturn
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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NEW Satiator Firmware Update v159
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…
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SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #51 – March 21st, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #51 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– ”SEGA SATURN Soundtracks on Vinyl!”- MAS NEO – The MAS Arcade Stick Reborn by Scanline City!- Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together #BestOfSaturn
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Digital Pinball: Necronomicon #BestOfSaturn
Perhaps the finest video pinball game of all time, Digital Pinball: Necronomicon offers three tables rendered in glorious high resolution, 60 fps action, amazing physics, music by John Petrucci (Dream…
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NEW BATCH of 20-Pin “Sega Saturn-Switcher” ODE/Disc Toggle Available Soon
Back in November of 2021, we reported on a new device from Will’s Console Modifications providing a toggle switch that would allow Fenrir owners to keep their CD-ROM drives in…
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SATURN WASCA: Runs Heart of Darkness Proto / Hints at greater potential…
Heart of Darkness garnered a lot of buzz back in the latter half of the ’90s… It was both well promoted and highly anticipated as the follow up project to Éric…
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together #BestOfSaturn
The seventh episode of the Ogre Battle saga, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is a Final Fantasy Tactics-esque SRPG set in enchanted Valeria. Fight your way through scenarios to…
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MAS NEO – The MAS Arcade Stick Reborn by Scanline City!
After many years in hiatus, and the need to rely on buying second hand MAS sticks, the MAS Neo is coming soon to a fighting game meetup near you! For…
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”SEGA SATURN Soundtracks on Vinyl!”
Today, we’ll be discussing various SEGA Saturn soundtracks released on vinyl! We might cheat a little, but if you had interest in finding out which of your favourite Saturn soundtracks are on vinyl, look no further!
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SHIRO! SHOW NEWS #49 – March 7th, 2022
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Week #49 news update!
This week, we’ll be discussing:
– A YEAR OF SATURN- Everdrive store temporarily closes after Russia invades Ukraine- Soul Hackers 2 – The Long Awaited Sequel – Coming in 2022!- Capcom Fighting Collec…
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Langrisser Dramatic Edition #BestOfSaturn
Langrisser Dramatic Edition is a compilation / remake of the first two Langrisser games, originally for the Japanese MegaDrive. Strategy RPGs at heart, the player controls over 30 units of…
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Mobile Suit Gundam #BestOfSaturn
Another game based on a successful anime, Mobile Suit Gundam is one of several Gundam games on the Saturn. This one, released in 1995, features plenty of anime cutscenes, in-game…
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Capcom Fighting Collection – Bringing all the Darkstalker Games + 5 Other Arcade Games Together!
Earlier this week, Capcom announced it will be bringing all of their Darkstalker mainline titles, plus 5 other games to Microsoft, PlayStation, Steam, and Switch in June of 2022! The…