Sega Saturn Heroes - Astal, Segata Sanshiro, Bug, Mr. Bones, etc

[Berto]

Travel Beyond 'The End of the World' in Grandia !!!



Grandia originally released for the Sega Saturn on this date in 1997.
Justin and Feena travel beyond 'The End of the World' to Alent to discover the secrets of a mysterious ancient civilization.
This brilliant RPG was made by the creators of the Lunar series.

Source : https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/1340082766709366786?s=19

Grandia HD Collection Asia English Physical Release
Pre-order Now Open - Bound to release this October 1st !

Grandia HD Collection is the compilation of the first two games in the Grandia series. It is a classic RPG from developer Game Arts. The titles included are the Grandia and the Grandia II. So, if you missed the physical edition that was released last year, here’s your chance to get your copies. In addition, this Asia version supports the English, Korean, and Traditional/ Simplified Chinese Languages.

Link : https://www.play-asia.com/blog/2021/09/21/grandia-hd-collection-asia-english-physical-release-pre-order-now-open/

[Berto]

Khinsider Has Removed 500+ Albums Related to Sega

"Segapocalypse!
Wave Master, the company that manages Sega's music, has contacted me and asked me to remove lots of albums related to Sega.
At the end of the day, over 500 albums were removed, including Sonic, OutRun, and others.
Unfortunately, this even included fan made compilation albums for games that have no commercial releases, which, quite frankly, makes absolutely no sense.
If you were wondering why some albums have disappeared on the site, this is why." 

Link : https://downloads.khinsider.com/

[Berto]

Sakura Wars GB: Go Forth, Young Cadet! English Fan Translation Teaser Trailer Released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GqUbilj-ws

As far as the official release date for the the fan translation, as of right now, is unknown but the project does seem to be coming along nicely.
Also people who are working on this did work on the Sakura Wars: Columns 2 English translation project.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/09/27/sakura-wars-gb-go-forth-young-cadet-english-fan-translation-teaser-trailer-released/

[Berto]

Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage ~Two Flames~ Announced for December 17, 2021

The Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage cast announced that a sequel to 2019’s Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage play is in the works.
The production, titled Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage ~Two Flames~ will be held at Tokyo’s Theatre 1010, from December 17 – 19, 2021.
Six performances are planned for the show, two of which will be held on each day.
The new production will introduce the Shanghai and London Combat Revues,

Article : https://www.combatrevue.com/2021/09/shin-sakura-taisen-the-stage-two-flames-announced-for-12-17-2021/

[Mystic Monkey]

As long as I eventually get to see it, or the very least up on YouTube, that be great.

[Berto]

As long as I eventually get to see it, or the very least up on YouTube, that be great.

Even if it's in youtube, if it doesn't have english subtitles I'll get sleepy watching it after 5 minutes.



But I'll never get sleepy if I watched it live, even if I don't know the language.

[Mystic Monkey]

That cat has problems...

But yeah, it would be nice to see the stage production given I never got to see Golden Axe.

[Berto]

I remember seeing Alangkarn in Pattaya (Thailand) and Barong Dance in Bali (Indonesia).



They were not using English (using Siamese and Balinese instead), and I didn't understand what they were talking at all, but I really loved watching those shows live.
I'm not interested seeing them in youtube at all, the 'magic's kinda gone when it's recorded.

[Berto]

Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, and Guardian Force (for PS4, Switch) Launch Today Worldwide

Each feature English and Japanese language support.
In Japan, the Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute collection including all three games is due out both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch on September 30.
Publisher ININ Games has already announced plans to release this collection in the west.

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2021/09/cotton-2-cotton-boomerang-and-guardian-force-for-ps4-switch-launch-september-30-worldwide

[Mystic Monkey]

I remember seeing Alangkarn in Pattaya (Thailand) and Barong Dance in Bali (Indonesia).



They were not using English (using Siamese and Balinese instead), and I didn't understand what they were talking at all, but I really loved watching those shows live.
I'm not interested seeing them in youtube at all, the 'magic's kinda gone when it's recorded.

True, but I can't exactly globe trot to see exotic shows though. Through the internet is my only best bet. It's how I got to watch Puyo Puyo the stage play and A Very Potter Musical.

[Berto]

SEGA Talk #80: The History of the SEGA Logo and Name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlHjAsnFJ-s

On this episode of SEGA Talk we dig deep into the history of the SEGA logo.
What is Standard Games? What is Service Games? When was SEGA really founded and why is the SEGA logo blue?
Find out on this episode of SEGA Talk! 

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/02/sega-talk-80-the-history-of-the-sega-logo-and-name/

[Berto]

Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute on Nintendo Switch features fully working SEGA Saturn emulator

City Connection just recently released Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute that compiled Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang and Guardian Force on a single cartridge.
The game was, well, not well received due to the emulation being used having input lag, making the games hard to play.
The story would have ended there but, GBATemp user Iisreal2301 figured out a way to load his own SEGA Saturn images onto the game file, basically allowing you to boot up any SEGA Saturn game by tricking the system into thinking its loading a Cotton game!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/09/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-on-nintendo-switch-features-fully-working-sega-saturn-emulator/

[Berto]

Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute on Nintendo Switch features fully working SEGA Saturn emulator

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/09/cotton-guardian-force-saturn-tribute-on-nintendo-switch-features-fully-working-sega-saturn-emulator/

The Cotton Tribute emulator appears to be SSF, which would certainly explain the excessive input lag.
It might also explain why Shima pulled its source code off GitHub several months ago.

Source : https://twitter.com/SaturnMemories/status/1447344421486407680?t=WYUaTwqs86BIlpJlfuTkMw&s=19
About SSF : https://segaretro.org/SSF

[Mystic Monkey]

Odd question... but do you know where I can find a 3D model of Segata Sanshiro? I know there's one in S&SASR but I dunno how to extract it and prefer a more spruced up model.

[Berto]

Odd question... but do you know where I can find a 3D model of Segata Sanshiro? I know there's one in S&SASR but I dunno how to extract it and prefer a more spruced up model.

Official or unofficial?

Unofficial all I could think is SSBU Sega Sanhiro Mod
But it's far from finished

https://gamebanana.com/mods/192467

Or figure of him, but no model to be found.



Or M.U.G.E.N and Sonic Robo Blast if it's 2D.





I don't know about official ones.