SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

OBSCURE SATURN HARDWARE: TAISEN LINK

Let’s Play Together! Reflecting SEGA’s build-anything, arcade-rich 90s heritage, the Saturn boasts a plethora of hardware expansion options that enhance the end-user experience. Complimenting a healthy number of mainstream accessories is an even greater number of peripherals that are, to put it generously, niche. SEGA’s happiness to produce all manner of optional hardware bred a […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Meduza Team Release Ogre Battle English Translation Patch for Saturn

Today, April 6, 2022, Meduza Team (specifically Paul Met, Pennywise & Aishsha) have released v1.0 of their English translation patch for Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. “The translation is partially ported from the PS1 version of the game, as it has undergone edits and improvements. The Saturn version has a number of […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

WASCA Cart Migrates to Faster, Modular Architecture

In a community announcement today, March 28, 2022, hitomi2500 stated that WASCA (an aspiring “Swiss Army Knife” -type cart solution for Sega Saturn) would be migrating over to the much faster, modular (and perhaps more available) iCESugar-pro architecture, suggesting the possibility of a release for purchase perhaps some time later this year… The iCESugar-pro will […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

SATURN WASCA: Runs Heart of Darkness, Hints greater potential

Heart of Darkness garnered a lot of buzz back in the latter half of the ’90s… It was both well promoted and highly anticipated as the follow up project to Éric Chahi & Delphine Software‘s earlier Out of This World strategy/platforming adventures. Many Saturn owners looked forward to experiencing this cinematic title on their home console back […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

NEW Satiator Firmware 158 Update

It’s been almost a year (11 months to be exact) since the Satiator saw it’s last firmware update, so while this new may not be a big deal.., seeing the announcement from Professor Abrasive certainly caught our attention… Satiator owners may remember the last update FW157, which allowed for better handling of cards with frequent […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

PandaMonium Video Showcase: Saturn 27th Anniversary Game Competition

” True to my being, I made the audience wait slightly more than two months for me to make another video that is too long. At the beginning of the Saturn homebrew contest season for 2021, I recall the host Dr. Emerald Nova saying there might not be as many entries this year. Real life […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

SEGA Saturn 27th Anniversary Game Competition

> ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE < As another year passes and we close the book on 2021, we are absolutely psyched for the SEGA Saturn 27th Anniversary Game Competition, organized by Emerald Nova and hosted by the fine folks at SegaXtreme! While this contest celebrates 27 years of Sega Saturn, it actually marks the third in […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Sega Touring Car Leaderboards Back Online!

Xiden, one of the brains behind bringing Saturn NetLink play back online over VoIP has just brought back the online features for a game that many folks may not have even realized was NetLink compatible! That’s right. Sega Touring Car Championship had several NetLink features built in, yet Sega (in true Sega fashion) did a terrible job […]

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The Segaxtreme Saturn 26th Anniversary Game Competition

The Sega Saturn continues to provide new experiences for gamers thanks to the many hard-working developers on a mission to draw upon every last bit of the consoles latent power. The Segaxtreme Saturn 26th Anniversary Game Competition, which started on September 1, 2020 with the winner being announced on January 16, 2021 had a slew […]