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Read Peter's thoughts on Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon in today's #BestOfSaturn:

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Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon #BestOfSaturn
Based on the Madou Monogatari universe, Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon is a top-down rougelike action RPG produced and released by Compile in April 1998. The story sees the player take interchangeable…
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September 23, 2026 at 6:29 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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Frequently rated amongst the Saturn’s greatest titles, 1995’s SEGA Rally Championship hit the system with a mission – to show the world that the Saturn can competently handle 3D graphics. #BestOfSaturn #BestOfSaturnGold
November 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Stellar Assault SS is a space combat game that's much more story-driven than its 32X predecessor. It was given the English “translation+” treatment in May 2023 by @lacquerware.bsky.social & team.

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Stellar Assault SS #BestOfSaturn
Stellar Assault SS came to the Saturn in 1998 courtesy of SIMS Co., being a remake of sorts of the SEGA-developed 32X game Stellar Assault (Shadow Squadron in the U.S.). This is a spaceship combat …
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March 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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The Shining Force 3 trilogy is unquestionably the longest "labor of love" fan translation project in the Saturn’s history.

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Shining Force 3 #BestOfSaturn
Camelot Software Planning unleashed the massively ambitious Shining Force 3 trilogy in Japan over a 12-month span starting December 1997. The trilogy comprises three SRPG “scenarios” fe…
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April 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Released in 1998 and fan-translated by Maud in 2025, Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (Exhilarating Puyo Puyo Dungeon) is a roguelike that sees the player take the role of either Alre, Rulue or Schezo.

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August 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Read Peter's thoughts on Bulk Slash in today's #BestOfSaturn:

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Bulk Slash #BestOfSaturn
Hudson Soft’s Bulk Slash arrived on Saturn mid-1997, and immediately turned heads with sensational audiovisuals taking full advantage of the Saturn’s unique architecture. A mech action game played …
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June 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Fall 1998 saw the release of Simulation RPG Creator, a build-your-own-SRPG program that allowed aspiring gamers to develop their own Ogre Battle or Final Fantasy Tactics epic. The game is very text-heavy, therefore, not import-friendly… #BestOfSaturn
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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We’ve been blessed with dozens of Saturn translations over recent years, but today we give a nod to one of the trailblazers: the 2016 fan translation of Hideo Kojima’s Policenauts.

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Policenauts #BestOfSaturn
We’ve been blessed with dozens of Saturn translations over recent years, but today we give a nod to one of the trailblazers: the 2016 fan translation of Hideo Kojima’s Policenauts. A 1994 PC-98 rel…
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April 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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What hasn’t been said about SNK’s sweet, sweet Metal Slug? Initially a NEO GEO game, it was ported to Saturn in early 1997 by Yumekobo and is one of the handful of titles requiring the 1MB expansion RAM cartridge to run.

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October 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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An early 1998, Japan-only Chunsoft production, Sound Novel Machi presents a "day in the life" perspective of 8 characters living in the same town. This visual novel consists of still photographs with text overlay, choices to make and information to gather.

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July 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Galactic Attack is an overhead auto-scrolling shmup of the highest quality. The art style, music & sound effects are all top-notch. With tons of colorful enemies on screen, your eyes will always be delighted, even if your poor thumbs aren’t.

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October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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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:
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Silhouette Mirage #BestOfSaturn
A September 1997 release, Silhouette Mirage is the second Treasure game to hit the Saturn. Set in the year 2xxx, the worldwide AI known as Edo malfunctions and splits everyone into either Silhouett…
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March 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Radiant Silvergun, Treasure’s third game for the Saturn, hit store shelves in July 1998. A shmup was a change from the company’s usual action/arcade produce, but what a shock to the senses it was. It employs a gorgeous blend of sprites and polygons.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Rayman first hit the Atari Jaguar in 1995 before being ported to the Saturn with slightly rebalanced gameplay & a superior soundtrack. It became UbiSoft’s first big hit. A colorful platformer, it's charming, whimsical & difficult — but in a good way.

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December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Unleashed in Dec. ‘97 in Japan and mid-‘98 in the West, Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 is the beginning of what’s perhaps Camelot’s magnum opus. Arriving late in the Saturn’s shelf life, it’s the only scenario from the trilogy to receive an official localization.

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July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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The Saturn absolutely hums when in capable hands, and nowhere is this more apparent than in Irréel — a demo of the first Unreal game that was created from the ground up by XL2, Corvusdeux and Ponut 64.

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December 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Read Peter's thoughts on Lunar: Silver Star Story in today's #BestOfSaturn:

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Lunar: Silver Star Story #BestOfSaturn
Over the next three weeks, we will be taking a look at GameArts’ triumvirate of their biggest Saturn titles, kicking things off with Lunar: Silver Star Story! A remake of the SEGA CD / Mega CD orig…
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July 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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GunBlaze, a 1994 PC game, was ported to Saturn in 1998 with upgraded graphics and retitled GunBlaze S. An anime-style RPG, it's set in real-world locations and features “realistic” combat — characters have no magic and use guns instead, manage bullet inventories, etc.

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August 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Life is tough for young, budding alchemist Marie, toiling away in her workshop. Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg Ver. 1.3 is a Gust-developed Dec. 1997 enhanced port of the PlayStation original title. Marie forages for items, does battle & synthesizes items.

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April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Read Peter's thoughts on SEGA AGES: I Love Mickey Mouse / I Love Donald Duck in today's #BestOfSaturn:

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SEGA AGES: I Love Mickey Mouse / I Love Donald Duck #BestOfSaturn
Disney-based games were always a hit on the Mega Drive / Genesis, and the SEGA AGES entry I Love Mickey Mouse / I Love Donald Duck features both Castle of Illusion and Quackshot on one disc. This w…
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September 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Read Peter's thoughts on Baroque in today's #BestOfSaturn:

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Baroque #BestOfSaturn
Sting’s 1998 Japanese Saturn release, Baroque, is a 3D, first-person perspective roguelike action game. Inflicted with amnesia, you begin in a darkly post-apocalyptic world whose inhabitants’ bodie…
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August 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Capcom released buckets of Saturn titles, one of these being the mid-1998 Japan-only Pocket Fighters. Using the 4MB cartridge, this arcade port packs a punch — super-deformed "kids" characters from both Street Fighter and Darkstalkers, among other franchises.

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May 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Taito’s 1996 release Tokyo Shadow is a cool mix of FMV and graphic adventure. You are Hide, and along with your girlfriend Kyoko, you are investigating a supernatural lightning strike in Shibuya… could the devil Megiddo be behind the lightning?

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March 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Capcom’s #Saturn development was among the very best, and one of their finest examples is Vampire Savior — an excellent port of their third Darkstalkers game.

Released in Japan in April 1998, this port uses assets straight from the arcade to look and animate just like the coin-op.

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January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM