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[RoboFu]

Recently upgraded my Saturn to Bluetooth dongle for my 8bitdo m30 and got a saroo cart.

I'm so glad that now if my disk drive dies I can still play my games.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Here's a great video essay on Deep Fear, Sega's answer to Resident Evil. Give it a listen, you'll enjoy it.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

I can't remember (again) if I have shared this video before, but Enemy Zero is such a magnificent, wonderful Sega Saturn horror videogame that it deserves all the attention it deserves. This is one of the system's finest hours, thanks to that brilliant maverick, Kenji Eno. How I miss his brilliant, inventive mind. Had he lived to the present, he could have become as famous as Kojima-san.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Oh, look, YouTube channel Dungeon Chill also made a video essay on the masterful Baroque. Oh, how I love this one. It's one of the greatest horror videogames ever made: spooky, moody, and filled with very complex themes that videogames of the 90s rarely even touched.

Don't forget that an English translation now exists for Baroque. You can play through farily easily in Japanese, as the plot remains incomprehensible in any language. But doesn't that add to the sense of PKD-inspired dread? Of course. Just turn off the lights, find some way to plug in some headphones, and immerse yourself in this deeply unsettling world.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Here's a complete playthrough of the English translation of Baroque on Sega Saturn. Ooh, what a perfectly spooky videogame! Watch these videos in the dark after midnight, I dare ya.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

I wanted to share this video essay of Linda Cube for Sony PlayStation as its was given an English translation, which means we should see a Saturn translation in the near future. This was one of the top-rated titles in the 2000 Sega Saturn Magazine JP readers' poll. If you have heard of this fascinating RPG, this video will be very illuminating. Enjoy.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

The Sega Saturn 3D Multi Controller now has a USB adapter that allows it to be used with any PC, Mac or modern videogame system. How awesome is that?

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

I wanted to share a gameplay video of the magnificent Duke Nukem 3D on Sega Saturn, one of the system's finest hours and the second installment of the hallowed Lobotomy Trilogy. And did you know that you can still play online matches today via NetLink? That's true! All you need is a peer-to-peer connection via traditional phone line, which I would assume should be free as everyone is using smartphones...at least until the backlash finally hits and kids return to the old-fashioned plug-into-the-wall phones again. Hah! We're all allowed crazy dreams every now and then.

Anyway, here's Duke on Saturn. It's fan-freaking-tastic, absolutely essential with the analog 3D Multi Controller, endless fun and very challenging.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Sega Saturn fans have been suffering abuse at the hands of critics for the past 30 years. Now it's finally time to change the narrative of Sega's "failed console." The Sega Guys have a new video arguing in favor of Saturn and highlighting its many successes. Give it a watch, pass along and share.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Fans of Hideo Kojima will enjoy this feature-length documentary on his sci-fi epic Policenauts. Enjoy!

 

[Tongara]

VERY glad to a thread like this exists!

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

YouTube channel Pixxellie takes us on a road trip to visit Tokyo videogame stores in search of Sega Saturn videogames. Prices are compared to their current Ebay prices, which is very interesting and reveals some interesting surprises. Well worth watching and sharing. Somebody send this video to the SegaSaturnShiro guys!

 

[StereoVsn]

This is an amazing thread and reminds me why Saturn became one of my favorite consoles.

Although now days I emulate more than I use real hardware. I am looking forward to grabbing a MiSTer though with much improved Saturn core.

I still collect physical games though, mostly Japanese ones.

 

[Tongara]

This is something I made recently, and I hope other Saturn fans can enjoy the lo-fi sound and nice images.

 

[Tongara]

Recently came across this homebrew Saturn demo. I think it's VERY impressive honestly, and thought others here might want to see it too.

 

[cireza]

Recently came across this homebrew Saturn demo. I think it's VERY impressive honestly, and thought others here might want to see it too.

That's pretty nice.

Soft Museum in Nights has real time deformation, it was incredible back then.

 

[Tongara]

That's pretty nice.

Soft Museum in Nights has real time deformation, it was incredible back then.

Oh, for sure NiGHTS was always impressive, but I think the video I posted is impressive for an amateur lone dev. Either way, both things are cool!

 

[xpresstuning]

Princess Crown (English Patched)​

Current status​

• all story events and names translated using a fixed-width font
  • make some lines shorter to reduce pauses: #1
  • use a bigger monospaced font: #3
  • some symbols in the font still missing
• items translations missing (HELP NEEDED): #2
• needs play testing for bugs

Fuckin finally.

 

[Alexios]

I'ma wait for patches, it seems they're test versions atm. Also wait on impressions on the actual translation quality of course.

What a roller coaster that project has been, the dude (not the translator but the tech guy I suppose) had to finally give up after a decade (and some folks still denied it) before someone released it.

I really hope it proves good enough to play through and not have sme stupid/missing stuff people notice later on. I'll be getting it as soon as it's been somewhat tested/verified by the community.

Praise the new guy doing this in like days with the material leftover from aeons ago on the gitbhub.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Princess Crown (English Patched)​

Current status​

• all story events and names translated using a fixed-width font
  • make some lines shorter to reduce pauses: #1
  • use a bigger monospaced font: #3
  • some symbols in the font still missing
• items translations missing (HELP NEEDED): #2
• needs play testing for bugs

Fuckin finally.

CORRECTION: This is NOT an official patch.

Turns out that an unaffiliated person leaked a patch based on earlier work by the official duo who have been working on Princess Crown for the past decade. They publicly denounced the move today and stated this is not an official release.

Sorry, kids. Talk about your plot twists.

 

[Alexios]

Official, lol, it's all fan works, come on. I saw it on segaxtreme.net, I had no idea you thought it's CyberWarriorX releasing it based on your post. He released his work under GPL then proceeded to release nothing for a decade but somehow has fans over three screenshots from way back and now is pissed someone kept the GPL work and actually does something with it. If he wants to work on his project he can, but for some of us without the best health/age this is the only chance we can get to play it acceptably. I guess I should download it even before the patches/verification I hoped will be coming if he's gonna bully him into deleting it/quitting the project cos he wants to retroactively retcon his GPL release. He didn't even contest his own (12 years old) romhacking.net project thread getting locked on March 2023 but decides to come back to bully someone doing nothing wrong, sad. Well, I guess this can be the new excuse for not releasing anything for another dozen years, because people "stole" GPL work and they lost morale, lol. It's fine to not release anything ever, leading people on and trying to gatekeep and keep a game ransom for a dozen years is not cool if you ask me.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Official, lol, it's all fan works, come on. I saw it on segaxtreme.net, I had no idea you thought it's CyberWarriorX releasing it based on your post. He released his work under GPL then proceeded to release nothing for a decade but somehow has fans over three screenshots from way back and now is pissed someone kept the GPL work and actually does something with it. If he wants to work on his project he can, but for some of us without the best health/age this is the only chance we can get to play it acceptably. I guess I should download it even before the patches/verification I hoped will be coming if he's gonna bully him into deleting it/quitting the project cos he wants to retroactively retcon his GPL release. He didn't even contest his own (12 years old) romhacking.net project thread getting locked on March 2023 but decides to come back to bully someone doing nothing wrong, sad. Well, I guess this can be the new excuse for not releasing anything for another dozen years, because people "stole" GPL work and they lost morale, lol. It's fine to not release anything ever, leading people on and trying to gatekeep and keep a game ransom for a dozen years is not cool if you ask me.

Oh, yeah, I hear that. I got into an online tussle with them a few years back over this project. I can certainly relate to fans’ frustration.

 

[xpresstuning]

CORRECTION: This is NOT an official patch.

Turns out that an unaffiliated person leaked a patch based on earlier work by the official duo who have been working on Princess Crown for the past decade. They publicly denounced the move today and stated this is not an official release.

Sorry, kids. Talk about your plot twists.

No idea, I don't care i read some info. 5 minutes ago regarding the situation that i wasn't even aware of, and them bitching about it is a puerile mess of no self-accountability for the radio silence and no self-responsibility for letting their project die. It's all fan work, for fuck's sake. As far as i'm concerned, this is a win-win. The game is getting a proper translation and the original creators are getting a kick in their assess.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

No idea, I don't care i read some info. 5 minutes ago regarding the situation that i wasn't even aware of, and them bitching about it is a puerile mess of no self-accountability for the radio silence and no self-responsibility for letting their project die. It's all fan work, for fuck's sake. As far as i'm concerned, this is a win-win. The game is getting a proper translation and the original creators are getting a kick in their assess.

I’m gonna print out this paragraph and hang it on the wall.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

The newest episode of Pandamonium has dropped: Cave's excellent mountain racing game Touge: King of Spirits, released in North America as High Velocity: Mountain Racing Challenge. It's a relatively short video at 90 minutes (certainly compared to the epic lengths of NBA Jam TE, Virtua Cop and Sega Rally Championship). There are some nice surprises to be found, including an early build of a scrapped 4-player mode, bonus vehicles including a "Porsche" (ahem) and semi truck, and a hit song by Japanese pop singer Linda Yamamoto, which is very nice to see.

I always loved this game, thanks to its unique mountain course designs that reminded me so much of Duluth's winding hills and trecherous roads. It's a brilliant idea for the genre that remains all too overlooked, and demonstrates why Generation Five is a peak for racing track design.

This is a true hidden gem in the Saturn library. It received little attention from gaming magazines, only a couple print ads, and it almost immediately fell into obscurity. In Japan, the series continued on Saturn, Playstation and Xbox across four sequels, and fans are highly recommended to check those out.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The Sega Guys have posted a new video on their YouTube channel offering twelve great bargain titles for your Sega Saturn. This list was created with the PAL territories in mind, but it’s a worthy list for any region. Indeed, I think that if you only collected these dozen videogames for your Saturn, you would be very happy indeed.

The list of ten affordable Saturn titles is as follows:

- Panzer Dragoon
- Exhumed/Powerslave
- Nights: Into Dreams
- Street Fighter Alpha 2
- Last Bronx
- Wipeout 2097/Wipeout XL
- Fighters Megamix
- Virtua Cop 2
- Daytona USA
- Athlete Kings/Decathlete
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Sega Rally Championship

Overall, this is an excellent place to start building your Saturn library. Kudos for including Powerslave and Wipeout XL, two of my absolute favorites.

I take it games like Burning Rangers, Saturn Bomberman and House of the Dead were produced in limited units considering how expensive they are.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Normally when we talk about Sega Saturn emulation it's the Sega Saturn MiSTer FPGA core...but Yaba Sanshiro JUST got updated after over two years...and it's a huge video game emulation win! This isnt a MiSTer FPGA vs emulation video...it's retro gaming emulation news! Retro video games deserve all the ways to play whether it's real Sega Saturn hardware, MiSTer FPGA cores or Sega Saturn emulation! And yes I know we have the Mednafen emulator too! So it's NOT a MiSTer FPGA review today...wild right? But there is a bit of emulator vs console in here!

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

Here's a great video compilation of Sega Saturn RPGs, including a large number of Japan exclusives that still await translations. Give this a spin and see if anything inspires you.

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

For Thanksgiving, here is another Sega Saturn compilation from the same folks responsible for the previous post, this time a collection of 54 action and adventure games. It is an interesting selection of good, bad and ugly, and hopefully you might find one or two new titles to check out. Have fun and don't overeat on turkey!

 

[Daniel Thomas MacInnes]

I have posted this video somewhere in the past, but thought today would be a good chance to look at Tunnel B-1 once again. This is an excellent showpiece for Sega Saturn's 3D polygon graphics that has fallen deeply into obscurity. If you enjoy first-person shooters, this is an excellent romp. A bit on the repetious side, yes, but excellent nontheless.

This video not only shows you how smoothly this videogame runs on a CRT display, but the composite cables allow for the blending of the infamous "mesh transparencies," which is how these visuals were intended to be seen. As we know, Saturn had a number of hardware design issues that made alpha-blending polygons somewhat difficult. Those challenges could be overcome, but when budgets and production times were severely limited, programmers went for the mesh effect, which effectly cost the CPUs nothing. Ironically, that art style has since come into fashion, as evidenced by the likes of Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Switch.

In any case, Tunnel B-1 is a great shooter on Saturn that everyone should experience. It's fairly affordable so it's easy to collect.