Alex Mitchell

GCLoader Pre-Orders open Monday, July 31st

The GCLoader, a GameCube optical drive emulator from Daniel Kraak (meneerbeer) and Dan Kunz (citrus3000psi), will finally be back in stock this coming Monday, July 31st. Released in 2019, the GCLoader was the first commercially available ODE for the Nintendo GameCube, boasting improved functionality over existing SD card interfaces and (after an awkward initial release) […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

English Patch WIP: Shadows of the Tusk

Things sure do move FAST in the Saturn scene… It was just a couple days ago (May 2, 2023) that Team SHIRO!s Knight0fDragon began work on an English Translation Patch for Shadows of the Tusk, and here we are on (May 5, 2023) with all options menus and battle dialogs fully translated. [cross-posted from SHIRO! […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

SAROO: A Saturn Flash Cart Re-emerges…

Something that’s been dormant for nearly a decade has just broken from the ice. A few days ago on February 13, 2023, tpunix started adding new commits to a Saturn flash cart project that was thought to be dead 8 years ago, and it surprised folks when it popped up in their notifications. SAROO is […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Satiator Fixes ‘Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter’ Issue at Last!

When Professor Abrasive released the Satiator — the optical drive emulator he invented that plugs into the Saturn’s rear VCD card port — it could play hundreds of games off an SD card without issue. But players looking to try out their newly bought Satiator seemed to run to one game again and again: Marvel […]

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 […]

Alex Mitchell

Pseudo Saturn Kai Update Released

Although it was really meant for save game storage and RAM upgrades, it could easily be argued that the most important use of the Sega Saturn’s cartridge slot is facilitating 3rd party enhancement carts. These carts can—in addition to enabling cheat codes and providing additional save storage and RAM expansion functionality—perform the noble task of […]

Alex Mitchell

Swiss and GC Loader Updates Improve Write Support

Two enthusiast developed projects on the GameCube—GC Loader and Swiss—have released important updates over the last month that work together to enable exciting new functionality for fans of the lil’ purple lunchbox. GC Loader—an optical drive emulator developed by Daniel Kraak—is a modification that replaces the GameCube’s built in disc drive with an SD card […]