The classic Iron Chef references are a little more “in your face” for this video. Also, my eyes deceived me, I did not get a million points in sky blaster. Thank you Dr. Emerald Nova for hosting the contest and eating a bell pepper on camera in the New Mexico wilderness. Correction: Cafe-alpha did not make the original Psuedo Saturn, they made Psuedo Saturn Kai - its “full” and “lite” versions. Also, the FirePro translation wasn’t exactly a team, nearly all of it is Malenko’s work.

I can't believe the Saturn scene is this vibrant nowadays. It feels like I blinked, and there was suddenly a legion of amazing people willing to part and parcel the console's "difficult to develop for" architecture for months on end and a supportive community stopping at nothing to promote them. The Saturn community has come so far. It's still hard to for me to believe that I was part of the last generation of people who had to play Sakura Wars in Japanese.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

MAD respect on you for playing that unpatched.

Maybe you should create a new mini-video with you interviewing the developers of these new techniques to create MAXIMUM draw distance for these machines. Ask them what is the trick and why developers couldn't do it in the late 90s in games like Gex 3D, Turok and many others.

@BraveFencerLinkMakenshi

Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree and hope this can happen one day!

But do you have what it takes to become... *The Garfield Master*? Damn, Hellslave is looking gooooood! and I'm looking forward to Cube cat too! :D

Was great to see a 3DO homebrew development mentioned in the video! Our devs are currently working on making development better. Recently got pre-standard C++ working, which helps lure in people not familiar with C. Plus, the 3DO OS source code just got released, and our devs will be working on reducing overhead in the OS for homebrew titles. XProger has def been a huge hand in some more recent interest in the system, including peaking interest in 2 of the Saturn irons devs who have joined our discord to keep up with 3do developments and news. Saturn🤝3DO #quadsquad

@themeangene

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Yeah 3DO & Saturn never got the chance to truly play around with optimization tricks from the late 90s

I've never heard of anything close to besides translating a game, dub it and specially making it professionally. The Saturn deserves this love and the people behind these projects, the recognition. I also remember creating a thread on the Saturn Extreme or Sega Extreme forums (can't remember) about a possible Grandia English translation, probably around 2015 and it was basically just a chat. We have that now, but the Lunar games, Gungriffon and even Riglord Saga II can receive it in the future. If one day I see Mahou Gakuen Lunar and the two Advanced World War games translated, then, it will be just unbelievable. You mentioned Omakaze! Savers and there's another girly game I'd like seeing translated one day, it's Eiyuu Shigan - Gal Act Heroism, a JRPG, though, currently I can't offer 100USD.

I just had a skim through the timestamps, and it looks like a very impressive line-up this year. Saturn dev really is going from strength to strength! A big thanks, both to the creators of the new titles, as well as to the translators of the never localised Japanese games (which feel like brand new Saturn games to me). I would like to say that I will be able to contribute to next year's competition, as I've always loved the Saturn, but I'm afraid I'm going to be too busy with Mega Drive stuff in 2022. Maybe 2023 :) I look forward to watching the whole video with my breakfast and coffee tomorrow(Sunday) morning.

Me whenever Pandamonium uploads an episode: a surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one

Pyoro as a homebrew reference is a quality N64 homebrew meme right there (chef’s kiss)

Infinite gratitude for all these enthusiasts who continue to make us dream! Bulk Slash's localization is so amazing, and I'll be able to wear down my copies of Wachenröder and Lunar a bit 😅.

Fun Fact on your Fun Fact: Dave put out the call when i happened to be awake early one day to catch a shiro show. That caused me to play with the files, speak with Knight0fDragon, and get something "playable" within a week or so. This (DeathMask) will probably be one of the few times i'll lay claim to my old Shiro status just to be able to say that this was technically a Shiro Production. Shadowmask joined after the PoC came out, and did a LOT of work on the audio editing side of things, improving flow, and even getting the english voice actress.

Riglord Saga 2 and Princess Crown are definitely the two games I would most like to see translated. Great job with the games and translations in this year's contest everyone (and to Mr PandaMonium for a great presentation)

How amazing is it that many of these original homebrew games are of better quality than actual published Saturn games that were released during its supported retail life? Seriously, Cubecat and Hellslave would have had the gaming mags of the day raving over them. The visual novel games also look super creative and interesting.

@knight0fdragon

2 жыл бұрын

We have 25+ years of information, better tools, all combined with no budget or time constraints

@hypersonic8917

2 жыл бұрын

@@knight0fdragon we also have your genius…so we have that going for us now.

A brazilian visual novel on saturn?! The most random thing I've seen this satur(n)day!!!

That Bussler quote. One of my favorite videos of all time is the CGR one where he gets the Saturn. Miss that dude, which he'd return in some form one day.

@gaylordfocker7990

2 жыл бұрын

He changed the name of his channel again and has a podcast now.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaylordfocker7990 I didn't know about his podcast. Might have to go check that out, I do miss CGR.

@gaylordfocker7990

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews Yeah, it just popped in my recommendations the other day. He had the guys on who are doing the Toaplan documentary. Of course Truxton gets mentioned 500 times.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaylordfocker7990 I’m sure they do a fair share of EDF shouting too. 😂

Wow! Didn't realize how many entries there would be! These are so awesome! Makes me want to get into Saturn development

And yes, mentioning Racketboy top lists and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the same video is a rare combo!

ZYGO reminds me of that net yaroze platformer on PS1, dogbone or something? Hellslave and Cubecat could be high end official releases back then, very nice.

Great job on your quality presentation as usual! Also, it’s really awesome to see all these great projects. The quantity *and* quality of entries this year was shocking and inspiring. The thing about communities like this is we can build on each other’s success, which in turn attracts more skill and talent. Can’t wait to see what turns up next year!

Seeing all of these incredible entries just fills you with inspiration and a sense of wonder!!! I hope to submit my own entry sometime, after some practice of course. Thank you so much for these showcases!

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

I hope to be able to try out your content soon! :)

Amazing video mister panda, kero going with excellent work

Good to finally see Saturn homebrew take off and producing more and more amazing stuff! Future looks bright! Thanks for doing this.

Great video. I am an unconditional Sega Saturn fan and I love those new games. I will try most of them for sure

What a fantastic tour de' force! Excellent coverage of these entries and what a time to be into the SEGA Saturn! Loved it! The love for Stadler doesn't go unappreciated! What amazing work all around!

YESS!! I just started my vacation today and I get a Pandamonium video. This is starting off to be the best vacation I ever had.

Very nice, you definitely have become one of my favourite youtube channels. Your content is always consistently good, well done!

New video on your channel is always great! Getting Wachenroeder patch is great, another game (besides Groove On Fight) with character design by Range Murata!

Love the Sega Saturn and seeing theses talented people do great work 👍 thank you for this video

Your coverage of this year's competition games was outstanding. You presented all games, gave a good synopsis, a review and highlighted some points to improve for each entry. For me this was the best video coverage of the competition games. Congratulations.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gabriel! And a BIG thanks for making terrific visual novels on this console. :)

Comment for the comment gods, and mostly posting this to say that I'm finally copping that FiPro 6Man translation. That game rules, one of the high points of the series, and really showed off what the Saturn could do with 2D compared to the SNES at the time.

This is amazing. Great work to everyone.

Fuck yeah a new pandamonium vid

The Stadler NBA Jam hack will be released after I get the sprites from the pixel artist injected but it wont be part of the competition next year as it would be unfair to the other contestants to go up against the Walrus. I do hope Mr.Stadler hears about it and see it though :)

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

No one can beat Craig The Walrus Stadler.

Just came across your channel I love the sega Saturn love and homebrew also just subscribe 2 ur channel verry awesome

This rules. You rule. Everything rules!!

@supercap3000

Ай бұрын

No. Only this guy and his channel rules

I never really thought about this kinda stuff past the Shining Force 3 Scenerio 2/3 translations. Kinda crazy there's so much. :P And oh wow, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue. The Complete version, alongside SSSC are tied for my favorite JRPG most days of the week, sometimes Suikoden 2 takes number 1. Definitely always just above Chrono Trigger and FF6 though.

Ok, this made me curious. Seeing what is possible nowadays with time and passion is fantastic. I love the Saturn very much. I'm wondering what a Team of top hombebrew guys could accomplish, doing it full time and with a proper salary. They would break the currently existing boundaries of limitations....I'd like to believe that they unite and realize it. That's my dream. Sadly, I have no Talent in coding whatsoever but if I'm able to contribute in a way, i will.

thanks for the video, see you on the shiro podcast (good thing it seems, i asked everyone and their mother for music).

@Random-yh9tj

2 жыл бұрын

untrue, my mother never got the message

1:18:23 that twist got a huge laugh from me!

nice

Qll these entries rocked!

Looking through the games in the video real fast, some I have seen being posted during the competition, some had slipped by me and I am glad they were featured here, but I really want to see why you gave an obvious troll any video time for 48:39 That's right, I'm commenting before watching the entire video and segment! YOU CAN'T STOP ME, YOU'RE NOT MY DAD! BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE REALLY CONFUSING SINCE I'M OLDER THAN YOU, UNLESS YOU HAVE A TIME MACHINE OR SOMETHING... Where was I. Oh yeah. Thanks for rounding it all up!

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! I kept the Tomb Raider hack in because I do like the project and felt it was part of documenting this years contest - regardless of how bizarre and rude its circumstances are. I talk about its disqualification at the end of the chapter.

Dragon Ball Z Legend is well translated. The translation is very simple. There are not many texts, but they are right.

41:08 We sadly doesn't get a update to the bug shooting game, but we got that amazing Sonic portrait on the right!

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful Sanic.

20:25 i lost it, _i lost it_

11:50 Ahhhh..... flavours of youth. :_) Such nostalgic memories...

I came for the Craig Stadler information

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

You came to the right place.

1:10:30 IDK if this was part of a recent software update, but TIL that you can literally undergo the whole process on a Satiator. I used the application to convert a .BKR Mednafen Sakura Wars save to .SDM using SaveRepack, and from there, if you boot PseudoSaturn with a Satiator, you can convert it to a readable file by importing from the CD-ROM category. My Saturn didn't have a CD-ROM, and I've never flashed anything in my life. I'm still trying to wrap my brain around how these technologies managed to work in tandem.

Ronde patch someday I hope. The world needs to experience the horrors of that jank fest.

1:33 Did they just take a bite out of a RED PEPPER?

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Chairman Kaga style.

@suparsonik

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews I posted the comment before reading your pinned comment so I kinda feel like an idiot, but damn, hardcore.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@suparsonik No worries! Dr. Nova went above an beyond for the showmanship here.

Hey Panda is there any chance any of those English patch games are getting a physical release? I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff and it would be nice to own bulk slash again since I traded mine for some Dreamcast games since in going for a complete NA collection (only 3 left 😆) I'm happy to see people are still supporting the Saturn after all these years and your videos make me purchase more of them at my local retro game store down the street "curse you for killing my wallet" Finally when are you going to create the Craig the walres "think you can get yours in mine?" Golf homebrew?

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

There are a variety of people who sell repro boxes online. Though I would discourage you from buying repros that include pre-patched images on the disc for a couple of reasons: The patchers do not condone them since they could get them in trouble for piracy legal matters. Those are also bad for the buyer, since they may not be getting the most up-to-date patch with bug fixes, etc. You would also not be able to re-patch those discs if a new update comes out later. I know SaturnDave used to sell a bunch of great North American mockup boxes of these English translation projects, though he's been unable to print and sell en masse due to various real life responsibilities. As the demand from patchers to not sell pre-patched discs increases, there will likely be more people selling just boxes in the near future. I don't know who though. Some sell repros with disc art, but leave them blank for the buyer to burn later.

@immitationstation3369

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews Thanks for your response I had no idea. I was curious because people from reddit recommended me repros for the trilogy of Shining force 3 which sounded good because 2 of them never made it stateside. I don't have a modded Saturn or a good computer so I suppose I'll miss out for now. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to your other reviews especially my favorites on the system Die hard arcade, Road Rash, WWF in your house, and Magic Knight Rayerth.... I think the MKR video will drop circa 2030 tho 🤔 oh well something to look forward too 👍

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@immitationstation3369 I do hope to be alive when I get to MKR, yes. 🤣

Balloon Fight is the only Nintendo game as good as a Sega game.

@Pimpeaux

2 жыл бұрын

This is an immense spicey take. I'll have you know that Ballon Fight is basically a clone of Atari's Joust!

Sartist work with the mouse?

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Someone told me it does! I will test it out this weekend. Didn’t think to check beforehand.

Anywone else would like to see an English patch for Samurai Shodown RPG? From what I know there is no such for any platform!! (SS,PS1, NG-CD)

Meow-noeuvre!

I didn't know that the PC cult game Angel DeVoid was ported to the Saturn as Deathsmask!!

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

The current translation build is very playable too! I would highly recommend checking it out if you have the means to play unofficial Saturn games.

@signorpaldoni

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews I ll have to find a way to try it!

@ENiceGeo

2 жыл бұрын

I always found it interesting that the Saturn in Japan received ports of western PC FMV games which were never released for the western regions, such as Phantasmagoria and Quantum Gate.

@signorpaldoni

2 жыл бұрын

@@ENiceGeo There is a reason for that. PC was not popular at all in Japan during the 90s (especially early 90s). Japanese had their home computers which got a lot of great ports of PC games but there was still a lot of people outside that market that were interested in playing those games but didn't have a home computer. Enter 3DO, Saturn and Playstation which became the perfect platforms for those ports. One of the ports that to this day I wonder why was never officially translated is Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity for the PSX. It is an incredibly good graphic adventure, released in a timeframe where the West would have bought ANYTHING B&B related yet the executives at Viacom didn't see fit to bring it over here. We still have the PC version but it is a mess to setup (win 95 exclusive, ugh) compared to the simplicity of putting a disc in your psx. Another reason why I'm into these ports is precisely that, since usually it's not to easy to launch old games on modern PCs and these console versions are a great way to easily play these titles.

Romance of Three Kingdoms video seems to have disappeared...

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

China TV pulled it. I have to re edit the entire intro.

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

It is now re-uploaded. :)

So uh, this is a month old and all, but how do one starts with homebrew dev in Saturn?

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the Saturn homebrew devs meet in the SegaXtreme forums and Discord server. They would be able to help you out. The Sega Saturn, SHIRO! discord server is also a great place to meet devs.

Awesome job as usual. BTW, I think it's just pronounced "Lunar" like lunar lander.

Truxton!!!!!!!!!!

Sega Saturn Panzer Dragoon original opening remastered in HD and new in Stereo here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6yrl5Who7fXiaw.html

I never would have thought the day would come when someone would refer to Castle of Illusion as a "tough as nails platformer".

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Lol thank you for your loyal viewership.

damn i have a whole game i made but i forgot to upload it 🥲 next year i guess

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Please do! :) What’s the game?

@909crime

2 жыл бұрын

@@PandaMoniumReviews i made a rock paper scissors sim and a few proof of concept demos

@PandaMoniumReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@909crime Nice! If you have them online anywhere, I would love to try them out. Otherwise, SegaXtreme’s website is a great spot to host such projects. The Saturn homebrew community is helpful and cool. Hope to see you in next years contest!

Eau B.J.

Nice job focusing on the content and not the "winning".

Yeah...your "wife"

That tomb raider person could be making some serious enhanced port of Tomb Raider for Saturn and is trying to tease it by acting like a mad man who speaks in riddles. At least, that's what I hope. Seems like it's just a few asset changes from my laywoman's eyes.

Your grandfather was referring to women

loon are

@PandaMoniumReviews

Жыл бұрын

I will mispronounce Gradius in as many ways as possible just for you. :)

Great content, oh god Saturns getting woke pronouns..

The pony porn, the pronouns stuff..man I really don't care for it

@themeangene

2 жыл бұрын

Lol right? Pushing modern garbage on Sega Saturn is so weird. To each their own but I'll hard pass

1:07:53 You need to stop assuming a "Japanese speaker" has the ability to read Japanese. Being able to speak all the Japanese in the world (like a third generation Japanese American) will not help you with the text menus of Fire Pro Wrestling S if you never learned to read any Japanese. You should use the term "Japanese literate" instead and also to what degree, because the Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck games are written in all hiragana so a grade school level of proficiency is sufficient, while a Nobunaga's Ambition require a minimum of high school level proficiency to read the text. It's no different from an illiterate English speaker who won't be able to navigate the menus of the latest Madden NFL game without being able to read English.

@chanhjohnnguyen1867

2 жыл бұрын

🤓 you need to stop conflating “Japanese speaker” with the ability to read Japanese

@chrisdooley7191

2 жыл бұрын

Maidenless?