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EMIT Vol. 1: Lost Child of Time #BestOfSaturn
EMIT Vol. 1: Lost Child of Time is the first of a trilogy of EMIT games from Koei, all debuting within the span of roughly a month. Designed to teach…
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Script Editing Tool Aids Magic School Lunar Fan Translation
The programmer behind the Magic School Lunar fan translation patch released a meaty blog post Friday giving fans of the Lunar franchise, and Saturn RPGs, a look behind the scenes…
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Under the Microscope: Quake v0.819
A new “65% complete” version of Quake for Saturn was recently made available by Saturn enthusiast vbt. I know what you’re wondering: does it have any cheat codes? The answer…
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Early Prototypes of Quake, Fantastep Dumped
A group of SegaXtreme community members banded together to buy and dump a pair of Saturn prototypes: one of Quake, and one of Fantastep. VBT made a thread at 7:24…
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Slinga’s 12-Player Disasteroids Goes Online!
Back in January 2023, Slinga released multiplayer mayhem onto Saturn in the form of Disasteroids, a 12-player Asteroids clone submitted to the 28th Anniversary Game Competition. One of many in…
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LIVE SHOW: MARCH 20 2026 – Thunder Force V, Bluetooth 3D Pad, Stellar Assault SS, MiSTer Update
Apologies for the poor audio and technical difficulties! Dave’s laptop shit the bed right before the show, so this was streamed via Dave & Dan on their phones… Yikes! Anyway,…
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Patch Makes More English Improvements to Willy Wombat
Over the weekend a new “Willy Wombat English Advancement Patch” was shared in a Romhacking.net forum post that, when used in conjunction with last year’s “English Improvement Patch,” translates perhaps…
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Indie Developer Porting Neo Geo Shmup to Saturn
[Editor’s note: This story was updated March 29 to add Sascha’s name, clarify that Project Neon does not use WiFi for online multiplayer, add details about the cartridge prototype’s expected…
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Prisoner of Ice #BestOfSaturn
Point and click adventures were all the rage for PC gamers in the ’90s, but they never translated well to home consoles… but no one told Japan, as Saturn gamers…
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Under the Microscope: What You Can’t Say in a Saturn Game
I previously wrote this: When doing reverse engineering, it’s good to have a starting place — a piece of code that does something that you understand. That’s why I search…
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Saturn 3D Fighters Run Better on MiSTer Single RAM After Update
An update today for the MiSTer FPGA’s Saturn core improves the performance of many 3D fighting games when using just one memory module. Doing so has stretched the MiSTer’s hardware…
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Stellar Assault SS #BestOfSaturn
Stellar Assault SS came to the Saturn in 1998 courtesy of SIMS Co., being a remake of sorts of the SEGA-developed 32X game Stellar Assault (Shadow Squadron in the U.S.)….
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LIVE SHOW: MARCH 13 2026 – Original Princess Crown Translation Abandoned, Light Gun Game Patches
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Original Princess Crown Translation Team Has Abandoned Their Project– Patches Remove Flashing in Area 51, Maximum Force on…
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Humble Bazooka Revives 3D Controller Bluetooth Adapter Project
A long-dormant project to create a wireless Bluetooth adapter for the Saturn 3D controller is alive once again, according to a blog post from its creator. Dave, the owner of…
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Under the Microscope: Thunder Force V
In this edition I’m putting Thunder Force V back under the microscope. I examined a prototype version of the game last year, but this time I’m taking a look at…
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Frogbull Breakthrough Demo Paves the Way for Sequenced Music in Homebrew Saturn Games
One of my white whales in Sega Saturn homebrew game development has been sound and music. Starting out on Jo Engine, I quickly found out that the sound functions didn’t…
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SegaXtreme Game of the Month for March 2026: Riglordsaga
This is a cross post of a regular segment posted on SegaXtreme.net. Join in on the conversation on the SegaXtreme forums. Didn’t have room to post three different box arts,…
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Saturn News Roundup: Emulation in Yakuza, Guardian Heroes in French, Cross Stitch Pattern
The Saturn is on people’s minds in all corners of the world — from the Japanese developers of Yakuza to the French fans on the Delta Island forum to a…
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Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together #BestOfSaturn
Initially released in late 1995 on the Super Famicom, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is the seventh entry into the Ogre Battle series and was ported to the Saturn…
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Homebrew Developer Ports Celeste Classic to Sega Saturn
A homebrew developer named En83 posted some exciting news on SegaXtreme on Friday: “Hi guys, I’ve ported Celeste Classic to the Sega Saturn. This is a port from the C…
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Under the Microscope: Battle Arena Toshinden URA
In last week’s edition, I came up with a few new cheat codes for Battle Arena Toshinden Remix. The question naturally arises: what about Battle Arena Toshinden URA, the other…
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Live Wire Patches Radiant Silvergun on Steam After Player Discovers Infinite Scoring
The publisher of vertical shooter Radiant Silvergun’s PC port on Steam patched the game Sunday after a player discovered a way to score endlessly during a boss fight. Live Wire’s…
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LIVE SHOW: MARCH 06 2026 – Lupin III Fan Translation, Prize Fighter on Saturn
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing:– Saturn Port of Prize Fighter Uploaded to Internet Archive– Saturn News Roundup: Homebrew Updates, RetroConnection Fest, New Saturn…
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Patches Remove Flashing in Area 51, Maximum Force on Saturn
Saturn fans can now enjoy the light-gun classics Area 51 and Maximum Force free of unnecessary bright screen flashes courtesy of SHIRO! community member privateye. He uploaded patches Saturday to…
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Original Princess Crown Translation Team Has Abandoned Their Project
SamIAm and CyberWarriorX are no longer working on their English translation patch of Princess Crown, an Atlus action RPG released only in Japan exclusively for the Sega Saturn in 1997….
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Former Sega Engineer Confirms Saturn Accelerator Was in Development
The long-rumored Saturn graphics accelerator was real, according to an interview between former Sega hardware designers Kenji Tosaki and Junichi Naoi published this week. Not only that, but Virtua Fighter…
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Lupin the 3rd: Pyramid no Kenja Gets a Fan Translation!
Finally Lupin III Saturn fans, after all these years you can now play Lupin the 3rd: Pyramid no Kenja (Or known in English as Sage of Pyramid):https://romhack.ing/database/content/entry/XJ5SNtjQSvK5-CLf2YUFeg/lupin-iii-the-sage-of-pyramid-english-translation For those of…
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Silhouette Mirage #BestOfSaturn
A September 1997 release, Silhouette Mirage is the second Treasure game to hit the Saturn. Set in the year 2xxx, the worldwide AI known as Edo malfunctions and splits everyone…
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Under the Microscope: Battle Arena Toshinden Remix
I know what you’re thinking: “Bo, the cheat codes for Battle Arena Toshinden Remix have already been documented! We’re already aware of how to unlock the boss characters and enable…
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Saturn News Roundup: Homebrew Updates, RetroConnection Fest, New Saturn Merch
Here’s a quick-hit roundup of recent stories around the Sega Saturn scene. Video demonstrates Saturn sound chip calculating graphics A SegaXtreme homebrew developer named Jollyroger demonstrated that the Saturn’s audio…
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LIVE SHOW: FEBRUARY 27 2026 – SEGAGAGA FAN TRANSLATION RELEASE, TOMB RAIDER 2 NOW ON SATURN!
Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we’ll be discussing: – Under the Microscope: Last Bronx – Yaba Sanshiro Gets Save Converter, Makeover on Android – Arcana Strikes…
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Saturn Port of Prize Fighter Uploaded to Internet Archive
Josh Fairhurst, former owner of Limited Run Games, has released the prototype Saturn port of full-motion video game Prize Fighter onto the Internet Archive. The archive includes both the North…
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Hit the Virtual Casino Jackpot This March With the SHIRO! Community
Let’s see your best poker face, SHIRO! community! The March Community Challenge is none other than the “Serious Fun” Virtual Casino. The Community Challenge begins March 1 and runs until…
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Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake Demo Drops on Steam
The above video was posted to YouTube shortly before patch v1.0.3 was released. Forever Entertainment released a free playable demo of Panzer Dragoon Zwei: Remake. The demo is their rendition…
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Saturn Tomb Raider 2 – Playable Demo Out Now!
The first demo of Saturn Tomb Raider 2 is available now — grab it here! 1996 saw the release of the very first Tomb Raider, hitting the Saturn first, followed…