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

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A Lost Sega Saturn Port Of An FMV Boxing Game From Night Trap's Developer Has Just Been Preserved Online

The unreleased Sega Saturn port of Prize Fighter has now officially been dumped and made available for download online, thanks to Screaming Villains and the former Limited Run Games CEO Josh Fairhurst.
Back in September of 2025, William Mesa, the founder of Flash Film Works (the Visual Effects company that bought the rights to many of Digital Pictures' games following the studio's closure in 1996), announced that Fairhurst had "personally" bought the rights to several of Digital Pictures' games.
This eventually led to an announcement at Limited Run Games' 10th Anniversary Special that the company would be rereleasing Prize Fighter and Slam City with Scottie Pippen on modern consoles and PC in 2026, with Prize Fighter: Heavyweight Edition landing on PS4, PS5, and PC last month.
Since then, ...

Article : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/a-lost-sega-saturn-port-of-an-fmv-boxing-game-from-night-traps-developer-has-just-been-preserved-online

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Sega Mania Magazine: Issue 10 available either to preorder on SEGA Mania website or via Kickstarter

SEGA Mania: "After our successful funding of Issue 9, we’re back with our 10th issue to celebrate our 5 year anniversary.
Following Issue 9, this issue dives into the the second half of 1996 – the final twilight of the Mega Drive. We’re deep into the Saturn era and we'll be covering the last of the Mega Drive and 32X games before going full 32-bit in issue 11."

Links :
http://www.sega-mania.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/segamaniacollection/sega-mania-magazine-issue-10

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ADVANCED V.G. Saturn Tribute is now 66% off in the Nintendo eShop and Steam!
Sale ends on March 26, 2026.

The return of the SEGA Saturn's 2D fighting game featuring intense battles between restaurant industry heroines!
The heroines, dressed in stylish uniforms, unleash a variety of attacks, including strikes, throws, and projectile moves. Master spacing with dashes and backsteps, and turn the tide of battle with powerful "Super Moves", which can only be executed when low on health. Use every technique at your disposal to defeat your rivals!

Game modes include:
"Normal Mode", where players enter a tournament with their favorite character.
"Story Mode", featuring dramatic developments through rich anime and visual scenes.
"VS Mode", allowing for 2P battles and CPU matches.

◆ Saturn Tribute enhances the experience with powerful support features!

Link : https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/advanced-v-g-saturn-tribute-switch/

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Former SEGA hardware engineers Kenji Tosaki and Junichi Naoi confirmed a Saturn Graphics Accelerator was in development

According to Kenji Tosaki, henceforth Tosaki-san, the project was known internally as “Project TRIP” and began in 1996, one year after Saturn made its retail debut in the US and EU. Tosaki-san went over to ask Junichi Naoi, henceforth Naoi-san, about it since he was part of the team working on it at the time. Naoi-san had previously worked at Hitachi, where he helped design their SH-1 and SH-2 processors. That’s the same SH-2 that was doubled up and used as the two main processors in both the Saturn and the 32X. He then moved over to Sega in 1994, during the final months of the Saturn’s pre-production, to help finalize its design with cost reduction in mind.
Work on Project TRIP started with the very same thing that pushed Sega’s designers to equip the Saturn with 3D acceleration in the first place: Virtua Fighter. Naoi-san and his co-workers at Hitachi were playing Virtua Fighter almost constantly, and he found himself especially enamored with Virtua Fighter 3 as that was getting ready to debut in arcades. Being a Model 3 game, of course, creating a Saturn port of Virtua Fighter 3 even half as faithful to how the arcade game performed was an impossibility. Naoi-san set out to create a hardware add-on that could allow the Saturn to produce something reasonably close enough. He spoke with Japanese semiconductor company NEC to help him come up with ...

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2026/03/12/former-sega-hardware-engineers-kenji-tosaki-and-junichi-naoi-confirmed-a-saturn-graphics-accelerator-was-in-development/

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Introducing Sega Hardware's T-shirt featuring the traditional technique "Sagala Embroidery," characterized by its soft three-dimensional effect and pleasant texture!

Sequential release starting from 9 AM on March 21st (Sat) at Don Quijote and Apita stores nationwide!

🆕 Participating stores are here
https://donki.com/products/sega_sl5/

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Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDSt8OHkx0

Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.
Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as ...

Article : https://www.journal-news.net/news/human_interest/chuck-norris-martial-arts-master-and-actor-whose-toughness-became-internet-lore-dies-at-86/article_29fcf893-d89b-521e-9c1f-3cce023cc64e.html

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SEGA News Bits Live: SEGA Planned a Saturn 32X!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VGyz2pM0_4

On this chill episode of SEGA News Bits Live, we look back at the past few weeks of SEGA news including more Sonic crossovers, the return of Infinite and news of a planned SEGA Saturn 32X-style add-on.

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2026/03/13/sega-news-bits-live-sega-planned-a-saturn-32x/

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Nintendo Switch 2) | Launch Trailer | AVAILABLE NOW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2mU4KwxElk

Bring the fight with you ANYWHERE as Virtua Fighter makes its Nintendo debut on the Switch 2!
Master every bone-shattering strike, throw, and combo across multiple modes, including the all‑new single-player journey: "World Stage", all while expressing your style with hundreds of character customization options.
Then step into the arena against players worldwide with Cross‑Play and Rollback Netcode support or sharpen your skills using newly enhanced Training and Replay tools designed for fighters of all levels.

Features:
All-new Single Player Mode: World Stage
Crossplay + Rollback Netcode support across all platforms
Improved Training tools and Replay Features

Also Join us for our next VF RoundUp tomorrow, March 26, at 3 pm PT and celebrate the launch of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O World Stage on the Nintendo Switch 2!
Thursday, March 26 at 3 pm PST | 5 pm EST on Youtube and Twitch

🎥 http://YouTube.com/@SEGA_West
🎥 http://Twitch.tv/SEGA

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Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage just dropped a free Demo for all PS5 players, no PS Plus required

Virtua Fighter 5 demo contains offline modes, so PS5 players don’t need PS Plus to check it out. Here’s what you’ll have access to for free, per Sega:

- World Stage: Experience part of the new single-player mode where you’ll fight CPU versions of real-world players.
- Arcade: Battle through 8 stages against CPU opponents.
- Training: Get to know your fighter’s moves, mechanics, and more.

Playable characters include Jackie Bryant, Wolf Hawkfield, Eileen, Pai Chan, Goh Hinogami, and  ...

Article: https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2026/03/26/virtua-fighter-5-ps5-game-demo-free-no-ps-plus/

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Darkstalkers / Night Warriors comic by Haruo Okumura, from a 1995 Comic Gamest compilation.



Source: https://x.com/ItsFantasticAC/status/2033197779766726900

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It's time for another round, this time it's CAPCOM Arcade 2nd Stadium!🕹️

Even more of your favorite CAPCOM classics are on their way, available for pre-order from Apr 3 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One!

Link : https://bit.ly/4svrIFG

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Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary special figure from Luminasta will appear in Sega Prize Line-up!

Please take a look at the dynamic sword-drawing scene with cherry blossoms dancing!
It is scheduled to be available from this autumn at amusement facilities nationwide and online crane services.
Look forward to further updates!

Link: https://sakura-taisen.com/info/2026/20260406_01.html

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Six SEGA Games / Franchises have been Nominated for 8 Awards in GEM Awards

GEM Awards is an international video game convention held in Madrid, which rewards the best video games in 2025 and is formed by fifteen categories.

Best Simulation Game: Two Point Museum
Best Family Game: Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
Best Retro Game: Comix Zone
Best Action/Adventure Game: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Best Protagonist: Goro Majima (Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii)
Best Driving/Velocity Game: Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
Best Retro Game: Panzer Dragoon
Best Early Access: Endless Legend 2

Link : https://gem-awards.com/en/nominations

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So I was wondering... the Virtua Gun/Stunner. Is it based on an existing firearm of sort? Maybe I just don't know enough about firearms to make a connection, but the Virtua Gun does sort of resemble a large handgun of sort, such as a Mateba Autorevolver or even the Auto 9. Is it modelled after an actual gun?

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Resident Evil comic by Mahiro Nouno, from a 1998 Comic Gamest compilation.



Source: https://x.com/ItsFantasticAC/status/2030661064761942397