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Check out our latest video discussing the issue:
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December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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A new Editor's Corner is live!

This time, PandaMonium and Danthrax talk with TraynoCo regarding journalism in the sphere of the #SEGA #Saturn!

Patreon supporters had early access to this about a week and a half ago, but now it's available to everyone:

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EDITOR'S CORNER: EP 31 - SEGA Saturn Journalism W/ Danthrax & PandaMonium Reviews
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December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Could the glitches encountered by users of the SAROO cartridge be caused by something as basic as inconsistent data loading? See what a new test shows about the Sega Saturn ODE in our story:

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New Test Reveals Possible Source of SAROO Problems
A new test shows the SAROO cartridge, a low-cost Saturn optical drive emulator, loads data inconsistently, possibly revealing the source of audio bugs, crashes and other glitches that users have re…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Join us today for LIVE Sega Saturn news — only on SHIRO! Show!

3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST / 11 p.m. UK

We'll be talking about the latest jnmartin84 project of porting Star Fox 64 to the SEGA Dreamcast, Fenrir and Saroo getting firmware updates, and more!

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December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The Dreamcast steals another one from the N64 with Jnmartin's fan-made port of StarFox 64! Get the details on this amazing effort and find out how to get it in our story:

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Star Fox 64 Barrel Rolls onto the SEGA Dreamcast
On Dec. 5, yet another Nintendo 64 classic was ported to the SEGA Dreamcast by the seemingly inexhaustible Jnmartin84 and team.   You can find the thorough — albeit taxing — instructions on how to …
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December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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“The Saturn can’t handle the additional complexities of Tomb Raider 2”… so said Core Design in the late '90s, but no one told modern hero RetroRaider John. After porting TR1's “Unfinished Business” from PC to the Saturn, he's been working to bring TR2 to the system.

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December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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After just a few days, Mr. Frederickson's GoFundMe is almost halfway to meeting the goal to pay for his medical bills as he battles cancer. If you haven't yet, please consider helping him out:
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Our friend and well-known Sega Saturn community member Mr. Frederickson could use help with his medical bills. He's been terminally diagnosed with stage 4 synovial sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe that his family and friends set up:

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Donate to Help my friend Daniel and his family, organized by Bharat Mistry
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December 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Steam-Heart's, a shooter well known for its lewd scenes between stages, hides quite a few cheat codes that no one knew about until now! See what @bbayles.bsky.social uncovered:

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Under the Microscope: Steam-Heart’s
Steam-Heart’s is a game for Saturn that combines passable shoot-em-up gameplay with NSFW anime scenes. The visuals are less explicit in the Saturn version than the PC-98 original, but some of the s…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Our friend and well-known Sega Saturn community member Mr. Frederickson could use help with his medical bills. He's been terminally diagnosed with stage 4 synovial sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe that his family and friends set up:

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Donate to Help my friend Daniel and his family, organized by Bharat Mistry
Our friend Daniel, his wife Brandy and their sweet daughter, Louisa need our help. … Bharat Mistry needs your support for Help my friend Daniel and his family
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December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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New firmware updates for two Sega Saturn ODEs, the Fenrir Lite and the SAROO, were released over the weekend. Find out what’s new in our story:

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#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #fenrir #saroo #ode
New Firmware Updates for Fenrir, SAROO
Two Sega Saturn optical drive emulators got firmware updates over the weekend: the Fenrir and the SAROO. A photo posted by Pjaska of Fenrir Loader Kai failing to load a game on older Fenrir firmwar…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Our friend and well-known Sega Saturn community member Mr. Frederickson could use help with his medical bills. He's been terminally diagnosed with stage 4 synovial sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe that his family and friends set up:

gofund.me/fa589a248
Donate to Help my friend Daniel and his family, organized by Bharat Mistry
Our friend Daniel, his wife Brandy and their sweet daughter, Louisa need our help. … Bharat Mistry needs your support for Help my friend Daniel and his family
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December 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Emerald Nova was joined by Reye over the weekend when he livestreamed going over the newest features of Saturn Rings Library and Nyaa including Cinepak video playback and animated 3D models. Check out the VOD here:

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SRL Cinepak & Nyaa Model Converter
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December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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In case you missed it after the SHIRO! Show on Friday, check out TraynoCo's gameplay of the brand new English improvement patch for Sega Saturn 3D platformer Willy Wombat!

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Willy Wombat - SEGA Saturn English Patch Showcase!
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December 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Fenrir Lite users can now enjoy all the benefits of the alternate menu by @saturncafealpha.bsky.social, see my old Reddit post for more information. Enjoy!

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December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Willy Wombat, the Japan-exclusive Saturn 3D platformer from Hudson and Westone, already had English voices ... but now, thanks to Exxistance's new patch, the menus and on-screen choices are translated, too! Get the details here:

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English Improvement Patch Makes Willy Wombat More Accessible Than Ever
An English Improvement patch for the Sega Saturn exclusive 3D platformer Willy Wombat released today! Download the patch here. While Willy Wombat has long been considered playable with little to no…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Join us today for LIVE Sega Saturn news — only on SHIRO! Show!

3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST / 11 p.m. UK

This week, we are premiering a NEW FAN TRANSLATION PROJECT on Saturn! On top of our latest news articles for Dragon Ball on Saturn, and much more!

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December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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It appears that Jnmartin's StarFox 64 port to the Dreamcast is complete! You'll have to build it yourself and combine it with an original copy of StarFox on N64, though — get the files from his GitHub:

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GitHub - jnmartin84/sf64-dc: Sega Dreamcast port of Star Fox 64 decompilation
Sega Dreamcast port of Star Fox 64 decompilation. Contribute to jnmartin84/sf64-dc development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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It's gaaaame ovaaaah for November's SHIRO! Community Challenge in Virtua Racing! See how well the winners did and what the participants thought of the game in Double Dime's story:

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Three Virtua Champs Race Across Finish Line in November’s Community Challenge
“Ever since I was a kid I yearned for something like this, to share my love for this beautiful game with the world and encourage others to play it. There was honest and actual activity during…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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From new SAROO firmware to a homemade mini Saturn to Dragon Ball homebrew showcasing at another convention, there's always something going on in the Sega Saturn community. Here's this week's Saturn news roundup:

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Saturn News Roundup: YZB SAROO Firmware, Homemade Mini Saturn, Dragon Ball at Dev Game Show
From new firmware for ODEs to homemade projects with Raspberry Pis to homebrew at conventions, there’s always something going on in the Sega Saturn community. Let’s see what’s hap…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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This week, @bbayles.bsky.social has cheat codes for 3D shmup Planet Joker that give you unlimited health and a mission select! See what he found Under the Microscope:

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Under the Microscope: Planet Joker
In this edition, I’m examining Planet Joker, the 1997 shooting game for Saturn. This game doesn’t have a whole lot of fans because (a) it was never released outside of Japan, and (b) it’s kind of c…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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SEGA AGES was a single release in the West, but in Japan, it was an entire series of classics from SEGA’s past. Phantasy Star Collection, released in 1998, featured the hit Master System first game and the subsequent three MegaDrive / Genesis entries.

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December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A new Editor's Corner podcast is live for Patreon subscribers of SHIRO!

This time, PandaMonium and Danthrax talk about journalism in the sphere of the SEGA Saturn!

Subscribers can check Patreon for the video — and nonsubscribers can sign up here: www.patreon.com/c/shiromediagroup/

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December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Join us today for SHIRO! SHOW LIVE ON BACK FRIDAY!
6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST / 2 AM UK

We'll be finding the best deals online, and streaming some Saturn games! Tune in, and fight your way through the latest SHIRO! SHOW!

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SHIRO! SHOW - BLACK FRIDAY STREAM SPECIAL! - NOVEMBER 28, 2025
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November 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Sega released Fighting Vipers' arcade and Saturn version soundtracks on CD — and added them to streaming services, too! Here's where to listen to it and buy it:

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Sega Releases Fighting Vipers Soundtrack for 30th Anniversary
The Fighting Vipers soundtrack released on CD and streaming services Thursday to commemorate the arcade game’s 30th anniversary. It appears the album is being sold only through Japanese retai…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Peter's played Grandia on the PlayThing. Then he played the game through to the end — a 101-hour playthrough — on Saturn. Find out why the game is so good — and why it's best on Saturn! Read his long-form review:

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The Joy of Playing Grandia, on SEGA Saturn
The Renaissance Period We are living through a Saturn renaissance. Buckets of titles previously locked away in Japan are seeing new audiences, thanks to the herculean efforts of small but dedicated…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM