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!)

Fans Dub Resident Evil on Saturn, PS1 into Spanish

A fan-made patch released last Monday redubs Resident Evil into Spanish, likely representing the first non-English fan dub of a Saturn game. It was headed up by Salvi Garrido, a professional voice actor who brought together a collection of talent to dub the survival horror classic on not only the Saturn but also the PlayStation. […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Hacking & Reverse Engineering Sega Saturn Games

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/

Floopy Drive (Casio Loopy Flash Cart) Has Been Released

Earlier this week a brand-new Casio Loopy flash cartridge called the Floopy Drive was launched by Roger Braunstein (aka partlyhuman). While the initial listing of 15 sold out within 4 hours of launch, more components are already on order with a lead time of 4-6 weeks. If anyone is interested in the next batch, definitely […]

English translation patch released for “Nakoruru: The Gift She Gave Me” on the SEGA Dreamcast.

Download Patch: https://github.com/DerekPascarella/NakoruruTheGiftSheGaveMe-EnglishPatchDreamcast   Nearly two years in the making, the English translation patch for “Nakoruru: The Gift She Gave Me” on the SEGA Dreamcast has finally been released! This visual novel adventure is set in the Samurai Shodown universe and treats players to a heartfelt tale, developing Nakoruru’s backstory in a way never seen […]

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! […]

English translation patch released for “Rent-A-Hero No. 1” on the SEGA Dreamcast.

Download the patch here: https://www.romhacking.net/translations/6925/   VincentNL and his “Rent-A-Modders” have just released v1.0 of their English translation patch for the Japanese-exclusive Dreamcast game “Rent-A-Hero No. 1”, and it’s without a doubt the most thorough, feature-packed translation patch to ever grace SEGA’s swansong console!  As a Dreamcast translation patch developer myself, I say this with […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

SegaXtreme’s 28th Anniversary SEGA Saturn Game Competition

Another trip around the sun means another excellent showing of Saturn homebrew, patches and tools from our amazing enthusiast community! With the submission deadline up and all entries turned in, let’s take a look at SegaXtreme‘s 28th Anniversary Game Competition, organized by Emerald Nova. This contest celebrates 28 years of Sega Saturn and marks the […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Saturn YS – Fully Playable in English Thanks to Fan Effort

The remake of classic RPG Ys: The Vanished Omens in the Japanese-only Saturn compilation Falcom Classics is now playable from beginning to end in English thanks to a fan translation effort from Murzik and Crawdkenny on the SegaXtreme forums. Murzik began working on Ys in January by using machine translation until CrawdKenny volunteered to translate […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Hotel Dusk Precursor ‘Blue Chicago Blues’ – Project Needs Translator

On Friday, November 25, 2022, SegaXtreme member Arjak released their first English v0.1 Demo Patch for the SEGA Saturn FMV game, J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues. A project similar to DeathMask, this translation involves the re-insertion of the original English dialog ripped from the PC port of the game, in addition to translating text in menus and options. This v.01 Demo translates everything […]