Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Saturn Bomberman Fight!! English Translation Patch Is Out Now

Light your fuses, Saturn fans — the English fan translation of 3D isometric battler “Saturn Bomberman Fight!!” is finished and available to the public. Lead patch developer Malenko uploaded the patch to SegaXtreme on Christmas Eve in SSP format — its ZIP file comes with a special version of the Sega Saturn Patcher for use […]

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“Batman Returns” Demo Released for Sega Genesis

A homebrew port/demo for “Batman Returns”—a SNES exclusive 16-bit Konami beat-em-up from 1993—was released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive this week, giving Sega fans the chance to experience it on original hardware. The team behind this port includes programmer TiagoSC, artist Gabriel Pyron, and musicians Inglebard and Vector Orbitex. The demo only contains the game’s […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Tomb Raider 2 Recreation Expands Plans Beyond Demo Levels

The latest video showing off progress on a homebrew recreation of a Tomb Raider 2 demo on Saturn comes with plans to expand the scope closer to the final game. In the description of the video uploaded Friday, fan developer RetroRaiderJohn said he’s ditching his original idea to recreate the PC demo of Tomb Raider […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Saturn News Roundup: Cyber Speedway Music Swap, Sakura Wars 2 Translation Update and More

From patches to change Cyber Speedway’s soundtrack and fix Die Hard Arcade oddities to a new Saturn Tribute game and an update on the Sakura Wars 2 fan translation, there’s a lot going on in the world of Sega Saturn! Here’s a roundup of some of the news stories in the Saturn fandom recently. Patch […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Saturn Homebrew Update: Flashback, Frogs and More

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 […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Sega Lounge a Success at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024

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 1,450-square-foot Sega Lounge on Thursday and finished it up Friday — you can read about that and see photos of it in SHIRO!’s story last week. The Lounge […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Saturn MiSTer Core Gets Mouse Support

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, and the core’s creator, Sergiy Dvodnenko, aka SRG320, merged that work into the main unstable branch Wednesday. Earlier this […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

New Satiator Firmware Adds Multi-Disc, Real Disc Booting Support

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 burned or are from any region. Firmware version 161 and menu version 68 can be downloaded from the official Satiator website. Being able to swap […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Calypso Puts You in Control of Saturn’s Sound Chip

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 […]

Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Apple App Store Approves Saturn Emulator Yaba Sanshiro

Apple’s App Store approved Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro this month, marking the end of a four-month wait after developer Shinya “DevMiyax” Miyamoto applied in April. “Finally, Yaba Sanshiro was released in the Apple App Store!” Miyamoto said on social media on Aug. 3. “You can play SEGA Saturn games on your iPhone or iPad or […]