Source:shiningforcecentral.com
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KnightOfDragon and his crew of eager SFIII Translation Patchers are due many thanks from us all. Because of their efforts, the Premium Disc is now mostly translated. This certainly bodes well for the Scenario 2 translation patch project!
For full details and the downloads, please refer to the original SFC topic.
A new Nightly Build of the Sega Saturn Emulator for WIndows called Yabause was released a few days ago, no idea whats new but download via the comments
New Saturn homebrew game in the making
Some weeks ago, Arnold and me started working on a brandnew graphic adventure for SEGA Saturn. We had teamed up for Tic Tac Toe, before. Arnold has got quite cool skills in creating 3D render images, composing music and writing game scripts. So I was easily convinced to contribute by writing the engine sourcecode, as I previously planned to do such a game sometime, myself.
It is gonna be inspired by Snatcher, Shadowrun and the like. I can tell you that the render images already look better than those of D and Mystery Mansion do on SEGA Saturn.
I will try to use some special effects the Saturn has to offer, one of which is extreme high resolution of 704x512 pixel, that you might haven't seen in any Saturn game, before. I even managed to display sprites in this high resolution, although the specs mentioned in the vdp1 manual are below this. The game will be multi language, currently it's developed in german and will be translated into english (and maybe others), after completion.
Things that I'd like add are:
multiple sounds streamed from CD
CD prefetching
video playback
We thought about using the MPEG cart for movie playback, but ran into problems in creating MPEG cart compatible CDs.
SNES emu screenshots and compatibility
VBT made some nice screenshots of commercial ROMs running on snes9x for SEGA Saturn. As I experienced myself, he reported that the fast asm cpu core works with a lot of ROMs and features a better compatibility than expected.
Of the few games I tested, those are working with the asm cpu core:
Actraiser 2, Blackthorne, Bomberman 1, Sonic, California Games 2, Captain Commando, Where in time is Carmen Sandiego, Castlevania 4, Chess Master, Clayfighter, Contra 3, Demon Crest, Desert Strike, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 5, F-Zero, F-Zero 2, Gradius 3, Illusion of Time, Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Mega Man x2, Mystic Quest, Another World, Rock 'n Roll Racing, Sim City, International Superstar Soccer Deluxe, Super Star Wars, Super Turrican, Super Turrican 2, Pro Tennis Tour, Terminator 2, Top Gear 1, Wing Commander, Zelda
SGL replacement website updated
I added the latest new functions to the list on the SGL replacement website:
The Yabause team have released a new build of their Sega Saturn emulator for windows, cant tell you whats new but download from here -- > http://yabause.sourceforge.net/builds.php
The 2nd Classic Console Coding Contest (targeting SEGA Saturn, again) will start soon and I'm looking for people who like to donate a prize. All kind of videogame related items or money are welcome. Both private persons and webshop-owners are encouraged to give a prize. By giving a prize, you can actively support people who create software for SEGA Saturn. Your support will result in new Saturn homebrew games being released and besides that, I can offer you to place a banner on all contest related websites. If you got a prize you want to give, please contact me: C4_2006@rockin-b.de.
Police Officer Smith website
Arnold is working on a website for the new Saturn homebrew game we're both working on. The game itself currently goes under the name Police Officer Smith. You can find some very good looking screenshots, info and media there: http://arnold1304.cabanova.de