The original fan translators of Princess Crown announced they've abandoned their plans to finish the patch after another one based on their work released last year:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/06/o...
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The Japan- and Saturn-exclusive Tomb Raider-like Lupin the 3rd: Pyramid no Kenja now has an English patch! SHIRO! asks the patch developer questions and compares the original version with the translation in our story:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/06/l...
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The fabled graphics accelerator add-on for the Sega Saturn was real, as confirmed by an interview published by Beep21! And SHIRO! has exclusive details you won't find anywhere else:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/06/f...
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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 Lupin III - Pyramid no Kenja getting a fan translation, Prize Fighter's Saturn port being released to the public, and much more!
youtube.com/live/Ut9Ar_P...
#saturn #sega
The Saturn graphics accelerator was real, as confirmed in this BEEP interview between Kenji Tosaki and Junichi Naoi! And Virtua Fighter 3 and Shenmue indeed were developed with the accelerator in mind.
note.com/beep21/n/n5c...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #セガ #セガサターン
Silhouette Mirage, the second Treasure game to hit the #Saturn, received two fan translations in recent years. Shyna embarks on a platforming adventure through time to repair & restore Edo and reunite the Silhouettes & Mirages:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/04/s...
#sega #segasaturn #BestOfSaturn
Recent homebrew advancements, new official merch, convention booths — the Saturn scene has been active, and SHIRO! gives you the latest in this news roundup:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/03/s...
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This week, @bbayles.bsky.social discovered previously unknown cheat codes in Battle Arena Toshinden Remix to enable “easy special attacks” during gameplay and a special scene test menu! Find out what they are and how he found them:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/04/u...
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Recent homebrew advancements, new official merch, convention booths — the Saturn scene has been active, and SHIRO! gives you the latest in this news roundup:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/03/s...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #セガサターン
Heads up! When I acquired the rights to the Digital Pictures game library, @tylerhogle.bsky.social and I found the unreleased SEGA Saturn version of Prize Fighter Heavyweight Edition. It's now been preserved online and can be downloaded for free at archive.org/details/priz...
The never-released Sega Saturn port of FMV game Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition has been uploaded to the Internet Archive by its rights holder — get the download link and the story behind this release:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/03/02/s...
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"Heads up! When I acquired the rights to the Digital Pictures game library, @screamingvill and I found the unreleased SEGA Saturn version of Prize Fighter Heavyweight Edition. It's now been preserved online and can be downloaded for free," he said on X today.
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Josh Fairhurst, formerly of Limited Run Games, has released the North American and Japanese prototype Saturn ports of Prize Fighter onto the Internet Archive, complete with manual PDF: archive.org/details/priz...
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The Sega Saturn’s audio DSP can calculate 3D graphics, as Jollyroger from the SegaXtreme server demonstrates in this video: youtu.be/-FTZc5jHAys
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Then human translators went through all of that and adjusted or rewrote it. So it appears that they had access to the Japanese script the whole time and very easily could refer to it. He says they "combed through every line and either scrapped it, re-wrote it, and/or naturalized it."
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From talking to the Segagaga patch team, it appears that Exxistance pulled the Japanese script out of the game and ran it through DeepL/ChatGPT to get his initial bearings, and both the MTL script and the Japanese script were put into a collaborative Google Doc.
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We have been made aware of the use of AI in the development of the translation itself. SHIRO was not aware before the patch and story went live. The story was updated to reflect this.
We have been made aware of the use of AI in the development of the translation itself. SHIRO was not aware before the patch and story went live. The story was updated to reflect this.
Let’s see your best poker face, SHIRO! community! The March Community Challenge is in Virtual Casino starting March 1. Get the details on how you can join in on the fun and win prizes here:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/27/h...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #セガ #セガサターン
After 25 years, the legendary Dreamcast game Segagaga finally is in English thanks to a team of fans led by Exxistance! We've got an exclusive interview and the link to the patch in our story:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/26/s...
#sega #dreamcast #segadreamcast #retrogaming #セガ #ドリームキャスト
Somethinggg biggg is cominggg...
Join us today as we announce something game changing — only on SHIRO! Show!
3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST / 11 p.m. UK
youtube.com/live/LGbt45N...
#Dreamcast #SEGA #SegaSaturn #RetroGaming
A demo of Forever Entertainment's Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Remake is live on Steam, and reception has been ... mixed. @pandamonium.bsky.social has his own thoughts about it that you can read here:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/27/p...
#sega #saturn #segasaturn #panzerdragoon #steam #pc #demo
It's only a demo of the first level for now, but it's the first playable glimpse at RetroRaiderJohn’s efforts! Check out our story above for all the details ☝️
![[Saturn] Tomb Raider II: The Great Wall - Demo #1 Launch Trailer](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mdoferibmkien4wlfu6t7c3k/bafkreigiai6dqeihnwggye7jvnhskm7yped52qml5yvjvl4cwjcpuij6uy@jpeg)
My first demo of Tomb Raider 2 for the Sega Saturn is out! You can watch the launch trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOrM...
29 years after it should have arrived on the Sega Saturn, Tomb Raider II is finally playable on its rightful home, thanks to a lot of time & effort from @retroraiderjohn.bsky.social!
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/27/s...
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My look at the Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake demo.
youtu.be/EAIvZSmqFGU?...
(1/3) v1.5 of the openMenu Virtual Folder Bundle is here, packing all sorts of new features and fixes! The most exciting one is Serial VMU, enabling virtual per-game VMUs (up to five slots per game) using nothing but a cheap serial SD adapter!
DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
A send-up of Lady GAGA's The Fame album cover, but with Danthrax's virtua head, the words "SHIRO SHOW live" on it and a conspicuous Dreamcast logo on the left.
Translation patches are often such a massive undertaking for fans. Why do they do it? Is it the fame? Or to change the world?
Perhaps we'll find out on tomorrow's live SHIRO! Show at 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST...
#sega #dreamcast #segadreamcast #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #セガ #ドリームキャスト
The developer of #Sega #Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro added a cloud-based save converter to his website and overhauled his Android version's UI.
Find out how the converter works and what role AI had in creating the new UI in our story:
www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/02/25/y...
#retrogaming #セガサターン
