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Burning Rangers Director Cracks Open Door for Revival as Soundtrack Launches
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Burning Rangers’ 30th anniversary soundtrack CD set is out now in Japan, and in commemorating the release, the game’s original director and character designer hinted that the series cou…
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Sonic X Shadow Generations: SegaXtreme Game of the Month for November 2024
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This is a cross post of a regular segment posted on SegaXtreme.net. Join in on the conversation on the SegaXtreme forums. The game of the month for November 2024 is Sonic X Shadow Generations. This…
on Nov 8
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Wolf Fang & Skull Fang Saturn Tribute Releases on Western Storefronts
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A pair of Saturn shooters, Wolf Fang and Skull Fang, are out now on modern digital storefronts, including Western ones. City Connection published the two-game package Wednesday for US$29.99 on the …
on Nov 2
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SHIRO! Reveals November Community Challenge Game: Kingdom Grandprix
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The thrilling conclusion to the inaugural year of the SHIRO! Community Challenge begins Friday as participants will compete in the Raizing-developed, shooter-racing game hybrid “Kingdom Grand…
on Nov 1
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Under the Microscope: The House of the Dead
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In this edition: The House of the Dead Taikenban normally lets you play part of the first chapter. But we can patch the demo to let us play more of it. The demo is based on a prototype from 2 month…
on Oct 31
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eadmaster Responds to Princess Crown Patch Concerns Raised by the Original Team
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The surprise release of an English translation patch for Princess Crown was met with widespread praise among fans, before it was quickly marred with controversy after the original team raised their…
on Oct 27
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Burning Rangers Soundtrack Set for Saturn’s 30th Anniversary in Japan
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Sega continues to celebrate the Saturn’s 30th anniversary in Japan with a set of music CDs featuring Burning Rangers’ original soundtrack as well as new remasters and karaoke versions. …
on Oct 27
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Original Translator Did Not Approve Princess Crown Patch Release
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SamIAm, the person behind a yearslong translation effort for Saturn action RPG Princess Crown, spent about 10 years working on the project alongside coder CyberWarriorX. The patch endured many chan…
on Oct 27
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Princess Crown Finally Playable in English on SEGA SATURN!
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This is the big one, the English fan translation everyone has been asking for. Princess Crown is NOW PLAYABLE IN ENGLISH ON THE SEGA SATURN! It was posted Friday by fan hacker eadmaster on their Gi…
on Oct 26
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Saturn 3D Pad Bluetooth Adapter Inches Closer to Online Storefronts
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The ability to unplug the cable from the Saturn 3D Control Pad sent the imagination of fans on a rollercoaster for many years. Former SEGA hardware developer Kenji Tosaki spoke to SHIRO! in 2022 ab…
on Oct 25
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Under the Microscope: Cheat Code Roundup
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Approximately 20% of my mental capacity was dedicated to finding, using, and thinking about cheat codes when I was a kid. I first submitted a code to SegaSages.com when I was 11, and you can still …
on Oct 24
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Argonaut Interviews Croc Programmer About Saturn Version
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The developer of 1997 3D platformer Croc interviewed the Saturn version of the game’s programmer and posted the answers on X yesterday, shedding light on how it was made and why differed from…
on Oct 17
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AliExpress Saturn Mini: Waste of Money, and Harmful to the Saturn Scene
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The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of SHIRO! Media Group as a whole. WARNING: This article includes a quote from an outside source that may be offensive to those…
on Oct 17
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Under the Microscope: Alien Trilogy & Ghen War
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In this edition, I find some long-unknown passwords for Alien Trilogy, and one of them is surprisingly rude. Here’s the comprehensive list of passwords with new ones highlighted: I also examine Ghe…
on Oct 11
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Under the Microscope: Blazing Heroes
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In this edition: Blazing Heroes (a.k.a. Mystaria, a.k.a. Riglord Saga) has a hidden set of debug and cheat menus. They allow you to be invincible, warp to anywhere in the game, perform any attack, …
on Oct 3
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September Community Challenge Crowns Blazing SHIROs!
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The SHIRO! Community Challenge for September centered around Microcabin-developed and SEGA-published strategy role playing game “Blazing Heroes.” Organizers doled out awards and prizes …
on Oct 3
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X-Men Arcade 0.3 on Saturn Adds Nightcrawler, New Stage, New Enemies
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Homebrew developer hotrodx is back with a new version of their Sega Saturn recreation of X-Men, the 1992 Konami arcade brawler, and it adds a new playable character, Nightcrawler, as well as a new …
on Oct 3
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Saturn Homebrew Update: Flashback, Frogs and More
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We’re still a few months away from the next annual SegaXtreme Saturn homebrew competition, but that doesn’t mean talented members of the community aren’t already showing off progr…
on Oct 1
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Sega Lounge a Success at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024
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Another Portland Retro Gaming Expo is in the books, and the SHIRO! crew had a great time providing a huge Sega presence there. They began setting up the Sega Lounge on Thursday and finished it up F…
on Sep 30
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SHIRO! Sets Up Sega Lounge at PRGE
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Once again, the SHIRO! crew has descended upon the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, but this time, they’re not just representing the Saturn — they’re showing the love for all of Sega. They&#…
on Sep 27
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Lunar Remastered Collection Coming to Modern Platforms in 2025
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Lunar and its sequel, a pair of RPGs that appeared on the Saturn, are getting remastered for modern platforms for an expected spring 2025 release. Lunar Remastered Collection was announced Tuesday …
on Sep 26
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Dragon Force: The Soul of the Sega Saturn?
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When it comes to games that define the Sega Saturn, there’s certainly a number of contenders, not least because in the absence of a mainline Sonic game, the console was left without a true mascot. …
on Sep 25
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Saturn MiSTer Core Gets Mouse Support
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The Saturn MiSTer core has seen a flurry of updates in the last week, partially thanks to an unexpected source — another developer. A developer named Rattboi did a lot of work to add mouse support,…
on Sep 21
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CD Set Announced for Sega Rally’s 30th Anniversary
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Sega’s honoring the 30th anniversary of Sega Rally Championship’s arcade release with a set of music CDs featuring the game’s original soundtrack as well as an arranged one. The c…
on Sep 21
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New Satiator Firmware Adds Multi-Disc, Real Disc Booting Support
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New firmware for the Satiator released Wednesday adds new features to the Saturn optical drive emulator, including support for switching discs during gameplay and booting up discs that have been bu…
on Sep 14
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Sonic UltraSaturn — the Saturn-Inspired Fangame Is Available Now!
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How would a 2D Sonic game have looked on the Sega Saturn in 1996? We’ve seen Sonic 3D Blast, the Mega Drive game that was ported to Saturn. There’s the tragic tale of Sonic Xtreme, as well as the s…
on Sep 13
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Under the Microscope: Anarchy in the Nippon
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In this edition: There are a couple of demos of Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the Nippon, the goofy 3D fighting game designed by Virtua Fighter enthusiasts. The demos have superficial limits on which mo…
on Sep 13
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Under the Microscope: Golden Axe: The Duel
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In this edition: I’ve made a patch to enable a hidden debug menu in Golden Axe: The Duel. It lets you play as the final boss, display hit boxes, adjust game parameters, and more. Get the patch from…
on Sep 5
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SHIRO! Community Challenge Ventures to the ‘Realms of Lore’
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If you’ve ever wanted your roleplay gaming to be a little more competitive or your book club to be more video game-y, then SHIRO! has the Community Challenge for you. Throughout September, SH…
on Aug 31
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Argonaut Announces Croc Remaster
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A remaster of Saturn 3D platformer Croc is in the works, according to an announcement Wednesday from the original game’s now-revived developer, Argonaut. “I’m thrilled to see the Argona…
on Aug 30
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Last month, I released restoration patches for all six discs of “Birdcage of Horrors” (Grauen no Torikago / グラウエンの鳥籠) on the SEGA Dreamcast. Today, I’m proud to announce my team and I hav…
on Aug 29
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Under the Microscope: Gun Frontier
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Xing Entertainment did a series of ports of old arcade titles for the Saturn and PlayStation under the Arcade Gears banner. One of the titles was Gun Frontier, a Taito shooting game from 1990 with …
on Aug 29
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New Entry in Tokyo Xtreme Racer Franchise Announced
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Genki announced Thursday a new entry in its long-running racing series, Tokyo Xtreme Racer. Simply called “Tokyo Xtreme Racer” and set for release sometime in 2025, it’s the first…
on Aug 29
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Saturn MiSTer Core Attempts to Fix Sound Effects in Bug, Panzer Dragoon
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The Saturn MiSTer core was updated twice last week with a focus on audio fixes. Developer Sergiy Dvodnenko, aka SRG320, improved the accuracy of sound effects found in Saturn games like Bug, Panzer…
on Aug 16
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Calypso Puts You in Control of Saturn’s Sound Chip
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A new homebrew software is demonstrating what can be done with the Saturn’s sound processor, giving users control over its capabilities with a simple text-based interface running on the conso…
on Aug 13
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Apple App Store Approves Yaba Sanshiro
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Apple’s App Store approved Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro on Saturday, marking the end of a four-month wait after developer Shinya “DevMiyax” Miyamoto applied in April. “Fina…
on Aug 10
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Saturn News Roundup for the Week of July 29
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A recreation of Tomb Raider 2 on Saturn, new firmware for Retro-Bit controllers and a line of model kits recreating robots from Saturn shooter Wolf Fang — they’re a few of the headlines that …
on Aug 6
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Fans Dub Resident Evil into Spanish
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A fan-made patch released Monday redubs Resident Evil into Spanish, likely representing the first non-English fan dub of a Saturn game. It was headed up by Salvi Garrido, a professional voice actor…
on Aug 5
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Version 25 of Shining Force III Translation Patch Releases
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The first update for the English translation patch for Shining Force III in more than a year and a half was made public July 19, adding the ability to choose options a la carte for the first time i…
on Jul 27
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Real Sound: Kaze no Regret Becomes an Audiobook
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Innovative Saturn audio-only adventure Real Sound: Kaze no Regret has come to modern platforms — audiobook ones, that is. Real Sound released on Audiobook.jp and Amazon Audible in Japan Wednesday f…
on Jul 20
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Custom Saturn Fight Stick to Be Auctioned for Charity
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A custom Saturn-themed fight stick is up for auction, and the proceeds are going to a good cause. Sporting a white Saturn shape and decals with beloved Japanese Sega mascot character Segata Sanshir…
on Jul 15
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Hidden Palace Releases Prototypes of Unreleased Saturn Port of Hard Boiled
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Another unreleased Saturn game made its way into the public’s hands when Hidden Palace released three prototypes of Hard Boiled on its website today. Photo courtesy of Hidden Palace. The prot…
on Jul 7
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City Connection Announces Wolf Fang Skull Fang Saturn Tribute
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The next title in City Connection’s Saturn Tribute line of modern re-releases will be a double pack — a pair of shoot-em-ups named Wolf Fang and Skull Fang, the publisher announced last week.…
on Jul 4
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Radiant Silvergun Patch Adds New Scoring System, Two-Button Playstyle
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A new patch for Saturn shmup Radiant Silvergun adds features from other versions of the game as well as a brand new scoring system. It was created over the course of more than a year by Alex “…
on Jun 28
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Hail to the KING for the Next SHIRO! Online Tournament
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The upcoming seventh SEGA Saturn SHIRO! Online Tournament is gonna be … Duke Nukem 3D! Since Duke is pretty playable even with high ping, we’re opening this tournament up to both hemisp…
on Jun 25
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PandaMonium: Sega Rally Championship, Episode 33 of 246
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At long last, let us sink our teeth into the rich history of an incredible racing game. Featuring a wealth of archived video, translated interviews and original source material, this review aims to…
on Jun 25
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SHIRO! Celebrates Online Tournament Champions in Bomberman, Puzzle Bobble 3
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SHIRO!’s SEGA Saturn community celebrated two online tournament champions in recent months with SHIRO! Discord server members Gregori Rasputin claiming the top spot in Monday night’s Pu…
on Jun 25
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Blast Wind Patch Boosts Music, Adds English Dub
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A patch for Blast Wind — a 1997 Saturn-exclusive vertical shooter from the heralded shmup specialists at Technosoft that only released in Japan — came out over the weekend that boosts the game̵…
on Jun 24
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New Homebrew Announced: Lost Days 0
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The developer of the first commercially sold Saturn homebrew game, Red Moon: Lost Days, has announced its prequel. The game, Lost Days 0, was announced during the Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 202…
on Jun 23
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Cheat Codes, Debugger Found in Fighters Megamix — Plus Evidence of Street Fighter Characters
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Cheat codes, a debug screen and evidence of cut characters in Fighters Megamix have been revealed after a hacker unearthed them Thursday. Just a week after finding secrets in Fighting Vipers, Bo Ba…
on May 31