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 progress on their original projects. Let’s take a look at five of them that have been updated recently. Lost Days 0: Queen’s Dream Sansigolo released a trailer for […]
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 console. It’s called Calypso, and its developer, Neosquid, posted about the utility Aug. 6 on SegaXtreme. It can be downloaded from its Github page, which shows […]
One store closes, another opens. What is it? One thing that exists on other modded console scenes that many people wanted to see on the Xbox 360 is a homebrew store. That is — a free store accessible from the console to download community-made homebrew apps, games, and emulators. After years of wishing someone would […]
Update (7/27/2024): Xefu Spoofer V2 has been released to support the new xefu files. Update (7/22/2024): Two new xefu files — dated 2019 and 2021 — have been found in Fusion Frenzy and Crimson Skies for Xbox One X which will run on a modified Xbox 360! It appears that this game emulates the Xbox […]
On the latest episode of SHIRO! Editor’s Corner, we’re joined by a round table of Saturn Community Game Hackers, including TrekkiesUnite118, Derek Pascarella (ATEAM), Malenko & Bo Bayles! In this episode, we dive into the topic of hacking, patching and even reverse engineering Sega Saturn games. YouTube: PodBean Audio: https://segasaturnshiro.podbean.com/e/ec_ep26/
On May 15, 2024, TPUnix released new firmware update V0.5 for the SAROO Sega Saturn Flashcart, bringing some much needed features and improvements. Firm V0.5 Changes Finally, the stock firmware has alphabetical auto-sort, which comes as a huge relief, as the lack of this feature was the primary reason that many folks have gone with […]
I’ve been intending to discuss CCPS here on Retro RGB for some time, but I hesitated until I gained some hands-on experience. CCPS is an SDK created by Fabien Sanglard for the renowned Capcom CPS arcade platform—the one featuring games like Final Fight, Ghouls’n Ghosts, Strider, and, of course, Street Fighter II, among others. Fabien […]
If you’re a fan of the extremely limited handful of GameCube games with online and local network functionality, today is your lucky day. Swiss, a homebrew utility that extends and enhances the functionality of the GameCube platform, will have Broadband Adapter (BBA) emulation support implemented in its upcoming releases. Although Nintendo clearly prioritized developing local […]
Saturn hacker Bo Bayles, behind such projects as the NiGHTS into Dreams Retro-Bit Controller fix, and finding the playable Dolphin in Burning Rangers, released a patch last week that unlocks the three hidden bonus stages in battle mode for Bomberman Fight!!: Saturn Bomberman Fight!! has three bonus stages that can be unlocked in Battle mode, […]
Earlier this week a brand-new Casio Loopy flash cartridge called the Floopy Drive was launched by Roger Braunstein (aka partlyhuman). While the initial listing of 15 sold out within 4 hours of launch, more components are already on order with a lead time of 4-6 weeks. If anyone is interested in the next batch, definitely […]
