SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!

Former Sega president Shoichiro Irimajiri recently gave a lecture series at the Forum of Management for Tomorrow on October 20, 2022, focused on his time at Sega in the 90's. He speaks candidly about the troubles with SEGA of America concerning the 32X and SEGA Saturn. Huge thanks to MD SHOCK for making this information accessible to English speaking audiences! MD SHOCK: https://mdshock.com/2023/0...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! Live at Game On Expo 2023! This week, we'll be covering a couple news stories, and looking at some of the amazing stuff here at Game On Expo in Phoenix, AZ. Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/playsegasaturn Website: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/ Buy our merch at: https://segasatur...

On February 1, 2018, Hideki Sato gave an interview over several days at the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center as part of an oral history on the video games industry in Japan. SEGA-16 & MD SHOCK later translated much of the Japanese transcripts into English, and many great insights have since come from these interviews with Sato-san. If you would like to check out the original...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - COOL COOL TOON… TRANSLATED! - EDITOR’S CORNER PODCAST – EP 18: Interview with John Linneman of Digital Foundry - Crows: The Battle Action for Segasaturn #BestOfSaturn - Radiant Silvergun Is Coming to Steam - A Close Look at SEGA & Parent Company CSK - News Roundup for the Week of July 31 Follow us on our social media s...

SaturnDave & TraynoCo sit down with John to discuss Saturn and a whole bunch of other retro gaming topics! YouTube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25ineEJor0   Digital Foundry: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9PBzalIcEQCsiIkq36PyUA John's DF Retro Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY9cZ8nX4xmlpd1RE8_toocbU9cND7U-A   Website: https://segasaturnshiro.com Shirts: https://...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - Deep Fear, Resident Evil Get Spanish Fan Translation Patches - ThunderForce V #BestOfSaturn - News Roundup for the Week of July 24 Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/playsegasaturn Website: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/ Buy our merch...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - English Patch for Baroque Releases - News Roundup for the Week of July 17 - ARCHIVE INTERVIEW: TJ Davis – Vocalist on Sonic R & Metropolis Street Racer Soundtracks - Space Invaders #BestOfSaturn - Slam Dunk Movie Coming to Theaters Next Week Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySe...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - Canceled Games of SEGA’s Leaked Fiscal Year ’97 Documents - PandaMonium Reviews Every Page of Leaked FY97 Docs in Livestream - Irimajiri Clears the Air Regarding SoA/Saturn - EDITOR’S CORNER PODCAST – EP 17: SEGA of America’s Revealing Self-Audit with Pandamonium Reviews - Driving Strikers Officially Goes on Sale - Limited...

Original Recording Date: Wednesday, August, 26, 2020 In this interview we're joined by singer TJ Davis, or as you may well know her, the vocalist behind the iconic Sonic R soundtrack. From tracks such as Super Sonic Racing, which has appeared in several games (even some from Nintendo), Living in the City and many more, her voice has captured many of our hearts with those uplifting tunes! She also...

SaturnDave and PandaMonium discuss takeaways from the recent leak of internal documents from SEGA of America.   Documents PDF: https://segaretro.org/images/8/8c/SegaFY1997BrandReview_US.pdf

Welcome to a very special SHIRO! SHOW episode! Today, we will be discussing the various information found in the internal SEGA Documents, including unreleased games, the planned E3 booth, internal emails, and much more! We will be discussing: - SEGA of America Internal Documents Made Public - Leaked Fiscal Year ’97 Documents Reveal Saturn Sales Numbers - Mods Improve FPS, Controls for Nights into...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - Sonic Team Head Leaves Door Open for New Nights, Burning Rangers Games - Riglordsaga 2 #BestOfSaturn - ARCHIVE INTERVIEW: Ken Loh of The Mednick Group – Sega CD, 32X & Saturn Branding & Promo - New Patch for Blue Chicago Blues Translates Chapter 2 into English - Mortal Kombat Trilogy #BestOfSaturn - The State of Sa...

Original Recording Date: Sunday, November 3, 2019 Ken Loh designed the Saturn logo in addition to many other SEGA print ads and US console packaging. He did the infamous naked lady magazine ad and worked with Hannah Sim, Ice Cube & Ione Skye in the bald Head for Saturn ads! In this chat Ken shares his insights into creating the Saturn logo, shooting the infamous ‘naked lady’ Saturn print ad, p...

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Welcome to the SEGA Saturn, SHIRO! Podcast! Episode 2: 2D Platformers on the Saturn Air date: 2023-06-20 Patreon Early Access: 2023-05-23 Join Ben, Dave, Pat, and Peter as we investigate notable 2D platformers from early in the Saturn’s lifecycle. We discuss Astal, the Clockwork Knight games, Gex, Rayman, and even Tryrush Deppy. Were these games good, or were they unfairly doomed for not being 3D?...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates with special guest Derek Pascarella (ateam), the mind behind the Nakoruru fan translation, and Lewis from The Dreamcast Junkyard! This week, we'll be discussing: - Nakoruru – The Samurai Showdown Visual Novel Dreamcast Fan Translation Released! - SATURN BT – Bluetooth Adapter Overview Check out Derek's projects at: https://dreamcastforever.com/ Check out Th...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - Saturn BT Bluetooth Adapter’s Form Factor Is Finalized - ARCHIVE INTERVIEW: Tom Kalinske – Sega of America President & CEO 1990-1996 - Croc HD Is in the Works, Series Producer Says - Psychotron #BestOfSaturn Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.t...

Original Recording Date: Saturday February 20, 2021 This was a LIVE ZOOM panel interview for Long Island Retro's UPLINK Expo 2021. While we were a bit rushed for time due to the format, we still got in several great questions for Tom, and he shared a lot of great insights with us.

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - EDITOR’S CORNER PODCAST – EP 16: Gaming Nostalgia, OCD & Addiction - Batusgun Releases on Steam — and Only Steam in the West - Wachenröder #BestOfSaturn Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/playsegasaturn Website: https://www.segasatu...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - PandaMonium: New hour long Bug! video - Elevator Action Returns #BestOfSaturn - Introducing The Phøde – A Universal ODE For SEGA Saturn, and Much More! - Prisoner of Ice Gets English Patch, Baroque Coming as Well Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile....

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - INTERVIEW ARCHIVE: Dr. Eric Ameres – Duck Corportation – TrueMotion Video Codec - INTERVIEW ARCHIVE: David Warhol – RealTime Associates – Creators of BUG! - Red Moon Lost Days Gets Physical Commercial Release - Playing Your SEGA Saturn Online… - The Lost Vikings: Norse #BestOfSaturn - Golden Axe: The Duel #BestOfSaturn Fol...

SaturnDave and Peter discuss the more intangible aspects of retro gaming and game collecting, from childhood memories and nostalgia to OCD and addiction...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be unveiling the STELLAR ASSAULT SS Translation Dub, and speaking with it's developers and the voices behind said characters. Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/playsegasaturn Website: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/ Buy our merch at: https://segasatur...

Welcome to the SHIRO! SHOW! news updates! This week, we'll be discussing: - My Gaming Story: Part 1 - ENGLISH PATCH: Shadows of the Tusk - Steamgear Mash #BestOfSaturn Follow us on our social media sites: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySegaSaturn Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/playsegasaturn Website: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/ Buy our merch at: https://segasaturnshiro.threadless...

Original Recording Date: Friday Oct 4, 2019   In this interview from the SHIRO! ARCHIVE, we sit down with David Warhol, the president and founder of RealTime Associates (creators of BUG! & BUG TOO!) to discuss early Saturn development and what it was like to be one of the chosen few "TIGER TEAMS", that SEGA appointed to help fill out the Saturn's western launch lineup. Mr. Warhol provides a fa...