H0ffman has knocked it out of the park once again with another Sega System 16 to NEO•GEO conversion, this time of Golden Axe. Just like their previous work with Shinobi, H0ffman has made this release compatible with every iteration of NEO•GEO hardware out there: MVS, AES, NGCD, and a every NEO•GEO flash cart on the […]
While there’s still a long way to go before it is feature complete (or should I say, komplete?) 3DO homebrew developer 3DO HD has dropped a public beta for their 3DO Mortal Kombat 2 port. Putting aside the missing bits for a moment, this is incredibly impressive work and it’s not hyperbole to say that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
