SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
Episodes
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Original Recording: March 2018
In this interview, SHIRO!, Nick Broadway (aka PandaMonium) sits down with Robert Leyland of Jumpin' Jack Software to shed light on what it was like developing for SEGA Saturn before and after the surprise North American launch.
Original Upload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6BAbA2YM6o
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Original Recording Date: Thursday, March, 29, 2018
In this interview we're joined by prominent SEGA fan and Youtuber, Mel, aka SEGA LORD X. We discuss everything from the beginnings of his channel to the drama and controversy surrounding the closure and relaunch of his channel in 2018, and he shares with us an inspiring story of how the SEGA Saturn actually SAVED HIS LIFE!!
https://www.youtube.com/SegaLordX
https://www.youtube.com/@UCZ5JH5f8ODllQjrzgqdT5Dg
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Former Sega president Shoichiro Irimajiri recently gave a lecture series at the Forum of Management for Tomorrow on October 20, 2022, focused on his time at Sega in the 90's.
He speaks candidly about the troubles with SEGA of America concerning the 32X and SEGA Saturn. Huge thanks to MD SHOCK for making this information accessible to English speaking audiences!
MD SHOCK: https://mdshock.com/2023/07/10/irimajiri-speaks-out-about-the-saturn-the-32x-and-soas-financial-troubles
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
On February 1, 2018, Hideki Sato gave an interview over several days at the Hitotsubashi University Innovation Research Center as part of an oral history on the video games industry in Japan. SEGA-16 & MD SHOCK later translated much of the Japanese transcripts into English, and many great insights have since come from these interviews with Sato-san. If you would like to check out the original Japanese transcripts, here is a link to them below:
Original Japanese Transcripts
Huge thanks to SEGA-16 & MD SHOCK for making this information accessible to English speaking audiences!
MD SHOCK: https://mdshock.com/2020/06/16/hideki-sato-discussing-the-sega-saturn
SEGA-16: https://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?33506-Hideki-Sato-on-the-Sega-Saturn-(incredible-new-interview)
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Original Recording Date: Wednesday, August, 26, 2020
In this interview we're joined by singer TJ Davis, or as you may well know her, the vocalist behind the iconic Sonic R soundtrack. From tracks such as Super Sonic Racing, which has appeared in several games (even some from Nintendo), Living in the City and many more, her voice has captured many of our hearts with those uplifting tunes! She also contributed to the Metropolis Street Racer soundtrack for Dreamcast as well, providing vocals to the pop stations featured on the in game radio!
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Original Recording Date: Sunday, November 3, 2019
Ken Loh designed the Saturn logo in addition to many other SEGA print ads and US console packaging. He did the infamous naked lady magazine ad and worked with Hannah Sim, Ice Cube & Ione Skye in the bald Head for Saturn ads! In this chat Ken shares his insights into creating the Saturn logo, shooting the infamous ‘naked lady’ Saturn print ad, putting together the ‘Head for Saturn’ campaigns, and more!
Website: https://kenloh.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenloh
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kloh
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenloh
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Original Recording Date: Saturday February 20, 2021This was a LIVE ZOOM panel interview for Long Island Retro's UPLINK Expo 2021. While we were a bit rushed for time due to the format, we still got in several great questions for Tom, and he shared a lot of great insights with us.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Original Recording Date: Friday Oct 4, 2019
In this interview from the SHIRO! ARCHIVE, we sit down with David Warhol, the president and founder of RealTime Associates (creators of BUG! & BUG TOO!) to discuss early Saturn development and what it was like to be one of the chosen few "TIGER TEAMS", that SEGA appointed to help fill out the Saturn's western launch lineup. Mr. Warhol provides a fascinating, detailed glimpse into the life of a SEGA Saturn third party developer. Prepare for some stunning insights!
Including:
* How the Saturn almost – almost! – had a fully 3D Sonic the Hedgehog game at launch
* A third party’s perspective of developing for the Saturn vs. the PlayStation
* Developing for Saturn right at the beginning of the system’s life as compared to towards the end
* Discussion about the state of the industry
* And much, much more!
https://segasaturnshiro.podbean.com/e/season-4-ep-1-realtime-stories-with-mr-david-warhol
SegaRetro Bio: https://segaretro.org/David_Warhol
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidwarhol
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwarhol
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Original Recording Date: Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
In this interview from the SHIRO! ARCHIVE, we sit down with Dr. Eric Ameres, the former CTO of Duck Corporation (later On2 Technologies) to discuss the TrueMotion video codec, used in various Saturn & Dreamcast games and beyond...
https://segasaturnshiro.podbean.com/e/season-4-ep-3-duck-tales-with-dr-eric-ameres-of-duck-corporation
Dr. Eric Ameres' YouTube Channels:https://www.youtube.com/@UCzhVmOq43r5prl7u9M72wuA
https://www.youtube.com/@UCkeZ4_KPp_bj7jlciHr9IVw
https://www.youtube.com/@UCi7TsMas2UEJ6EqohW53zcg
https://www.youtube.com/@UCxgygbwe0JFl9KC-dM1YU9g
Twitter:https://twitter.com/eameres
https://twitter.com/erasermice
https://twitter.com/learningmax
RPI:https://faculty.rpi.edu/eric-ameres
Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/eameres
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/eameres
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Scavenger was one of the most exciting game development houses to come out of the mid-90's. Formed from the roots of the amiga hacking and demo scene, their Zyrinx team would push the SEGA Genesis to the limit and they would also demonstrate the polygon-pushing power of its 32X add-on before setting their sights on Saturn.
With an E3 booth that stole the show and took the games industry by storm, they became media darlings and secured a 4-game contract with game publishing newcomer GT Interactive. Investing early in motion-capture new graphics rendering techniques like voxels, nurbs, tessellation and light maps, they aimed to push Saturn farther than anyone had previously thought possible...
However, their deal with GT would prove to be their undoing, as the fast-growing publisher refused to pay for games it had taken delivery of. Through endless litigation, Scavenger ran out of funds and had no choice but to leave several works-in-progress behind as they were forced to permanently close their doors...
Follow SHIRO! on this amazing journey, as Dave & Patrick sit down with Scavenger co-founder, Christian Laursen, for an interview that digs deep into the company's history, from its time in the spotlight to its fading into obscurity...
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