Danthrax

Danthrax, 5 days ago to InitialD

Vinyl fans can preorder a three-disc soundtrack for Virtua Fighter 2, including both the arcade and Saturn versions! Get the details in my story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/05/13/virtua-fighter-2-vinyl-soundtracks-up-for-preorder/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #arcade #vinyl #vinylrecords #retrogaming #videogames

Danthrax, 6 days ago to VideoGames

Happy 29th anniversary of the Sega Saturn's U.S. launch! Did you play one of the launch titles today?

As we remember the Saturn's history, we'll keep celebrating the exciting here and now as fans make new memories. It's time to change the narrative — Saturn is our future!

Make sure to check out my fellow SHIRO! member SaturnDave's great writeup reflecting on the Saturn on its 29th U.S. birthday, featuring the hype video he created earlier this week:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/05/11/its-time-to-change-the-narrative-about-sega-saturn/

#sega #videogames

Danthrax, 22 days ago to retrogaming

The latest in City Connection's Saturn Tribute line, Assault Suit Leynos 2, is on sale now in the West on Xbox and Steam — complete with a new English localization handled by Chilloc! Get the details in my story here:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/04/26/assault-suit-leynos-2-saturn-tribute-hits-xbox-steam-storefronts-in-the-west/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #xbox #steam #pcgaming #cityconnection #shmup #shmups

Danthrax, 1 month ago to retrogaming

Looking for some light reading material about your favorite 32-bit console? A new fan-made coffee table book about the Sega Saturn has you covered. Read about it and where to get it in our story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/04/16/new-fan-book-unofficial-saturn-collection-available-now/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #books

Danthrax, 1 month ago to retrogaming

Could we be playing Saturn games on our iPhones? Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro has applied to the App Store after Apple changed its guidelines — get the details in my story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/04/08/yaba-sanshiro-applies-to-apples-app-store/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #emulation #emulator #apple #appstore

Danthrax, 1 month ago to retrogaming

A new version of hotrodx's recreation of the X-Men beat-em-up on Saturn is out! We've got the details on what's new in our story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/03/29/new-version-of-x-men-on-saturn-adds-playable-storm-three-player-co-op/

#sega #saturn #retrogaming #konami #homebrew #beatemup #videogames

Danthrax, 3 months ago to retrogaming

Have you ever wanted to visit SHIRO!'s website with your actual Saturn's NetLink browser? Now you can! Just head to http://shiro.reye.me and check out my story on how it came together:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/02/09/version-of-shiro-website-now-viewable-on-saturns-netlink-browser/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #HTML

Danthrax, 4 months ago to retrogaming

Not content to only improve various shortcomings of the Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Meduza Team updated their patch to include English text and voices! Read about it in my story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/01/04/new-castlevania-patch-adds-english-text-speech/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #castlevania #konami #translation #patch

Danthrax, 4 months ago to retrogaming

Pseudo Saturn Kai, the software used to play backup discs on real Saturn hardware, just got a massive update — including a version that runs on the Satiator ODE! Get all the details in my SHIRO! colleague PandaMonium's story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/01/07/psuedo-saturn-kai-gets-a-massive-update/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames

Danthrax, 7 months ago to retrogaming

Peter continues his look at Halloweeny Saturn games with The Mansion of Hidden Souls. Have you ever tried out this FMV adventure? Check out our thorough exploration of this ethereal, creepy title:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/10/15/back-to-the-mansion/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #FMV #retrogaming #halloween #spookymonth

Danthrax, 7 months ago to Sonic

Hacking Sonic 3D Blast, the Saturn MiSter core goes official and more in this week's Saturn news roundup:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/10/13/news-roundup-for-the-week-of-oct-9/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #sonic #sonicthehedgehog #retrogaming #misterFPGA #mister #netlink

Danthrax, 7 months ago to espanol

The Sega Saturn fan translation community has been busy lately: Updates to Silhouette Mirage and Mobile Suit Gundam in English as well as new Spanish and French translations for Prisoner of Ice and Astal, respectively! Plus ... an overhaul of Dragon Ball Z's French release? Get the details in my story:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/10/06/fan-translation-updates-gundam-silhouette-mirage-and-more/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #translation #fantranslation #francais #espanol

Danthrax, 7 months ago to retrogaming

The Saturn port of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has been maligned quite a bit over the years, but is it that bad? My fellow SHIRO!, Peter, says no! Find out why he says it's worth playing on Sega's console:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/10/01/the-case-for-saturn-castlevania/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #castlevania #konami

Danthrax, 7 months ago to retrogaming

The original character artist of the Shining series, Tamaki Yoshitaka, has died, according to a social media post. Read about him in my story here:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/09/29/shining-force-artist-tamaki-yoshitaka-dies/

#sega #genesis #saturn #retrogaming

Danthrax, 8 months ago to retrogaming

After a year of work, the English fan localization of Saturn adventure game J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is finished and available to play now! Get the patch and read the story behind it:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/09/12/english-fan-localization-finished-released-for-j-b-harold-blue-chicago-blues/

#sega #segasaturn #saturn #retrogaming #videogames #translation #fantranslation #adventuregames

Danthrax, 8 months ago to retrogaming

A lot of fan translation projects for Sega Saturn games reported progress over the last week, from J.B. Harold and Silhouette Mirage in English to Deep Fear in French and Tomb Raider in Spanish! SHIRO! has compiled a status report to keep you up to date on them all:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/09/08/progress-report-saturn-fan-translations/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #fantranslation #translation #traducción #traduction

Danthrax, 9 months ago to retrogaming

New cheats have been unearthed for Shining the Holy Ark — find out what they are and how to do them:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/08/16/new-cheats-discovered-in-shining-the-holy-ark/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames

Danthrax, 9 months ago to retrogaming

Wondering how to fill that gap in your Saturn left by your Fenrir? A couple of new solutions have emerged:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/08/11/new-brackets-solve-the-fenrir-gap-problem/

#sega #segasaturn #saturn #retrogaming #videogames #ODE #Fenrir

Danthrax, 9 months ago to random

They new Amiibo arrived on my porch today.

Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, of course. They look so good for being so small.

Danthrax, 10 months ago to retrogaming

Previously unrevealed Saturn sales numbers of both hardware and software can be found in today's leaked documents:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/07/03/leaked-fiscal-year-97-documents-reveal-saturn-sales-numbers/

#sega #segasaturn #retrogaming

Danthrax, 10 months ago to retrogaming

A new update to the Saturn MiSTer core surprises the community on the last day of June, though not without some issues:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/06/30/saturn-mister-core-update-squeezes-into-june/

#sega #MiSTerFPGA #MiSTer #retrogaming

Danthrax, 10 months ago to retrogaming

There are a lot of ways to play Sega Saturn games in 2023, but one method Shiro hasn't looked at before is emulation on the PlayStation 4. So let's change that!

Here's a deep dive into how people are playing Saturn games on the PS4:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/06/30/the-state-of-saturn-emulation-on-the-ps4/

#sega #segasaturn #saturn #retrogaming #retrogames #emulation #playstation #ps4 #retroarch

Danthrax, 11 months ago to random

Croc HD is apparently in the works, according to the original developer's founder:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/06/09/croc-hd-is-in-the-works-series-producer-says/

#sega #segasaturn #playstation #pc #argonaut #retrogaming #retrogames

Danthrax, 11 months ago to gaming

A new Bluetooth adapter for Saturn hardware is on its way to market after its design was finalized: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/06/05/saturn-bt-bluetooth-adapters-form-factor-is-finalized/

#sega #segasaturn #saturn #Bluetooth #controller #controllers #retrogaming #retrogames #NintendoSwitch #PlayStation #Xbox