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PRGE 2019 Round-up
Greetings, fellow Saturn aficionados! A quick report on the 2019 edition of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (PRGE) which took place this October 18-20 at the Oregon Convention Center in…
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S4E1: Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! is proud to present our latest podcast episode and the premiere of our fourth season: S4E1, Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview…
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Burning Saturn Discs – the Ultimate Guide
Let’s face facts: Saturn titles are amongst the most expensive retro games around, and unless you were keen to collect them when they were current or shortly thereafter, money becomes…
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Bug! The Green Machine
In the lead-up to the May 1995 release of the Saturn in North America, it became clear that there would be no Sonic game to push sales of the new…
SEASON 4: EP 1 – “Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol”
**SEGA Saturn, Shiro!** is proud to present our latest podcast episode and the premiere of our fourth season: S4E1, **Realtime Stories with Mr. David Warhol**. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview with Mr. David Warhol, president and founder …
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S3E8: Panzer Dragoon Retrospective
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! is proud to present our latest podcast: S3E8, Panzer Dragoon Retrospective. Headlining the podcast is an exclusive interview with Mr. Benjamin Anseaume, producer of the upcoming Panzer…
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Panzer Dragoon: The Beginning
Panzer Dragoon. if ever there was a series that was synonymous with the Saturn experience, this is it. Keil Fluge and the dragon begin the journey to the Tower. Panzer…
SEASON 3: EP 8 – “Panzer Dragoon Retrospective”
On this spectacular episode of SEGA Saturn, Shiro!, we take a deep dive into the world of Panzer Dragoon. We look at every single Panzer game ever released, discuss people’s personal experiences with the game, and scrutinize the forthcoming Panzer Dragoo…
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Resident Evil
In 1996 Capcom released what would go to be one of the most influential games of the entire 32-bit generation: Resident Evil. The title garnered immediate praise from critics and…
SEASON 3: EP 7 – “E3 Saturn, Shiro!”
Welcome to another incredible episode of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
This time, we’ll be talking about the latest news from E3, latest events in the community, the recent discovery of Star Wars: Rebel Strike, and go off on a wild tangent about Star Wars not onc…
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SaturnDay Game Night!
Playing with others on the Saturn Ah, multiplayer. The staple of today’s gaming. It’s no thought at all to jump online and take on (or work with) players across the…
SEASON 3: EP 6 – “Fan-lations, New Releases, Oh My!”
On this episode of Sega Saturn Shiro, we feature some updates in the fan community, and the popularity of fan-lation projects
On top of that, we’ll be dropping information on the new Retro-Bit controllers, Retro Fighters BrawlerGen controller, and much …
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Shanghai: Triple Threat
SEGA Saturn, Shiro! prides itself on providing our fans with coverage of not only the Saturn’s greatest and most memorable, but also the obscure and little-known – especially if the…
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Retro-bit Controller Review
Packaging: I commend Retro-bit for doing an EXCELLENT job of following the SEGA templates from back in the day. The Saturn boxes are somewhat larger than the original boxes but…
SEASON 3: EP 5 – “Shiro x Titan Cast 2 – New Age of Casts!”
“Welcome, to the Cast of the millennium!”
Join us, as two collosal force collide together. Shiro: Patrick, Ke, Dave, Peter, and Chaz vs. Titans: Sam, Simon, Brian, and Nuno!
We discussed all the happenings in 2018, and the upcoming events of 2019.
Fol…
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The Lost Art of the Video Game Manual
As a youngster, my parents didn’t approve of video games – I got the classic ‘games will rot your brain’ dose of parental sensibility. Getting a Nintendo NES or a…
SEASON 3: EP 4 – “Peter’s Saturn Music Picks”
Hello everyone, and welcome to the New Years special of Sega Saturn, Shiro!
Today, we are giving Peter’s picks for the best music pieces on the Saturn! From NiGHTS to Panzer Dragoon Saga, Peter will be letting you know his favourites, and which ones you…
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SEGA Ages in the West
Over in Japan, SEGA released a long and successful series of games for the Saturn under their retro SEGA AGES label: these were titles from SEGA’s rich back-catalogue of both…
SEASON 3: EP 3 – “US Saturn Game Collecting with The Immortal John Hancock, and Steve Wright Jr.”
Hello again guys!
Today, we will be talking US Saturn collecting and preservation. Want to get into Saturn Collecting? Needed to figure out the integriety of your game discs? What is a data hole?! We will be discussing these topics and more during this …
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Sonic R, Superstar
Love him or hate him, Sonic the Hedgehog is synonymous with SEGA. Sonic was a force to be reckoned with during the 16-bit days, delighting players everywhere and striking fear…
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Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams
It’s Tea Time, Witches! Great video games are often the kind that are quite easy to pick up, but soon reveal layers upon layers of depth that ultimately take a…
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Retro-bit Saturn Controllers
Greetings, Saturn fans! As you know, the 2018 Portland Retro Gaming Exposition (PRGE) has just come to a close. Shiros Ke and Ben were on hand at the show as…
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Swagman
Hot on the heels of their worldwide hit Tomb Raider, Core and Eidos pushed out a curious little game titled Swagman. Being of a British software house, it made its…
SEASON 3: EP 2 – “Halloween Returns”
Happy Halloween everyone!
This episode, join Patrick, Ke, Peter, Chaz, and our special guest, the Southern Sega Gentleman as we discuss Saturn news, freightening Saturn games, and our obscure game of the cast, Cotton 2!
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Skeleton Warriors
Back in the mid to late 2000s, I (Peter) made a commitment to go for a North American Saturn full-set. Of course, this meant picking up all the filler games…
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Tomb Raider
Originally published 2018-09-24. Updated 2022-01-29. The very first Tomb Raider, programmed by UK-based Core Design, started its life as a SEGA Saturn project – not a PlayStation game, as convention…
SEASON 3: EP 1 – “Happy Mega-Versary!”
Welcome to our first year anniversary show! We go over a retrospective of Mega Man/Rockman games on the Saturn and our various experieinces with them. Pat, Claire, Peter, K, Gamemaster Chaz, and Hickman (aka Dave 2) all join in the discussion.
We’d like…
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Shining Wisdom Translations
Say what you will about the quality and quantity of the two western Saturn game libraries, but it is widely accepted that the Japanese library is vastly superior, both in…
SEASON 2: EP 8 – “Dave’s Saturn Music Picks #1”
Hey Saturn guys & girls! Dave here, and since I’ll be going on a brief hiatis from the regular podcast releases, I just wanted to share with you some of my absolute all-time favorite SEGA Saturn music tracks. As you all may know I’m a pretty big Saturn n…
SEASON 2: EP 7 – “Vertical Shoot ‘Em Ups!”
We are back! After a bit of a hiatus, we are here to give you the 411 on vertical shooters on the Saturn!
Join us as Ke, Patrick, Dave, Claire, and Chaz discuss their favourite shooters, and potentially yours as well!
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Anime Stream with Patrick and Claire!
Magic Knight Rayearth, created by the studio CLAMP, began as a manga series that debuted in 1993 and was later adapted into two anime series in 1994. In 1995, Sega…
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In the Surgery Room…
In the surgery room… Shiro team member Natalie Marie is quite handy when it comes to operating on the innards of your favourite console. In the first of a series…
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NHL Hockey
‘The Coolest Game on Earth’ was the National Hockey League’s late ‘90s advertising tagline, as they made a concerted push to promote the game of ice hockey. During the Genesis…
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WipE’out’’ – now on Sega Saturn!
As we all know, Sony’s PlayStation secured a decisive victory over Sega’s Saturn in all regions in the 5th generation console war. There were many reasons for this; Sony’s stellar…
SEASON 2: Mini EP 3 – “Quiz Round 3” – New Shiro! Questionnaire
With new Team Shiro! members, Samuel Myles & Ben Wallace coming on board, it’s time to sit them down and discuss their personal Saturn stories, memories, setups and favorites. Join us in welcoming them to the Shiro! Team as we give them the full Saturn i…