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@privateye.bsky.social
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Sega Saturn enjoyer // Pseudo Saturn Kai contributor // Sometimes ROM hacker // Video game player // Doggo lover // Detective Gumshoe appreciator segaxtreme.net/members/privateye.20…

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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Released patches for Policenauts and Crime Patrol on Saturn that disable the flashes triggered by light guns, for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden) And with that, my quest to remove flashes from Saturn light gun games is complete!
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Updated the Die Hard Trilogy patches to prevent the game from crashing at startup when a 1MB/4MB RAM cartridge is inserted, available here: segaxtreme.net/resources/di... Many thanks to tpunix for the fix 👍 github.com/tpunix/SAROO...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Released patches for Death Crimson and Daisuki on Saturn that: * disable the white flash triggered by light guns, for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden) * make other improvements to Death Crimson (if I didn't do that, who would?!)
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Bekoha @bekoha.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A successor website to redump.org from the same staff team just launched, featuring better registration and metadata submission processes and HTTPS in 2026 among other things #redump redump.info
A screenshot of current redump.info main page. Official announcement text partially reads: 

"As many of you are aware, there have been longstanding issues with the redump.org site infrastructure. Basic features such as HTTPS have been missing and the project staff have been unable to address this due to the site being tightly controlled by an inactive administrator.

This has become increasingly untenable over the course of the past year, with major site outages and issues causing real concern that data could be permanently lost. Staff have made multiple attempts over several years to contact the redump.org admin to ask for these issues to be addressed, but all of these efforts have been either rebuffed or outright ignored. We believe that the work done here at Redump is very important for long-term preservation of data, which has necessitated this shift to ensure the project is successful for many years to come.

As a result, this year we decided to take the initiative and move to a new site, giving us a more solid and modern codebase to work from, and a more collaborative governance structure ensuring that major site decisions cannot be locked behind the availability of any single member of the team.

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The Redump staff would like to thank all of you for your patience as we've worked through this process, and over the past few years in dealing with the difficulties presented by the old site. We ask for your continued patience as we get up and running, as it will take everyone some time to get fully up to speed. In particular, for the moment we ask that you keep a note of any feature requests you might have. We will soon be announcing an official process for submitting these, and we have many ideas of our own, but for now our focus is on making this transition as seamless as possible."
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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I've put this off long enough. Because one post on machine translation and the devaluation of human labor wasn't enough, I wrote even more words about it than before (2900, to be precise), this time from one former fan translator to another. Or at least, some of you out there.
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What's Not Yours Isn't Theirs, Either
On the disturbing rise of LLMs and machine translation post-editing in fan translations.
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
👍 Adds support for the 3D Control Pad, available as a standalone patch if you just want that 👎 It's called SteamGear Ma𝘀𝗵 for a reason, but that's not conveyed by the AI translation Source: GameCenter CX #344, subtitles and translation by @locationscoutsgccx.bsky.social
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Can't stop, won't stop!
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Released patches for Crypt Killer and Mighty Hits on Saturn that disable the flashes triggered by all supported peripherals, for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden) and controller/mouse users that don't require the flash on any setup
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Happy 10th birthday to Pseudo Saturn Kai ! When I received the first test program for Rhea/Phoebe support way back in May 2018, little did I know how much the Saturn scene (and Kai along with it) would evolve... what a ride! Here's to another ten years, cheers @saturncafealpha.bsky.social 🍻
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Released patches for Chaos Control and Die Hard Trilogy on Saturn that : * disable the white flash triggered by light-guns for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden) * activate cheat menus and anamorphic widescreen in Die Hard Trilogy
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Released patches for Mechanical Violator Hakaider and Scud The Disposable Assassin on Sega Saturn (Japan and USA-exclusive, respectively) that disable the white flash triggered by light-guns, for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden)
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Released patches for Area 51 and Maximum Force on Saturn that disable the flash triggered by light-guns, for the benefit of modern setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer + GUN4IR or Sinden) Area 51 - segaxtreme.net/resources/ar... Maximum Force - segaxtreme.net/resources/ma...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Celeste Classic, the progenitor of the incredible 2D platformer Celeste, has been ported to Saturn by en83; it was previously playable in Ervilsoft's PICO-8 Emulator (albeit without music at a reduced frame rate) and now it can be enjoyed in all its 8-bit splendor :) en83.itch.io/celeste-clas...
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Celeste Classic (Sega Saturn Port) by en83
Climb Celeste Mountain on a Sega Saturn or in a compatible emulator.
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Vermillion Desserts dropped an English translation for Lupin's 3D escapade on Saturn! It doesn't come with a readme so those unfamiliar with the SSP format should check the "Sega Saturn Patcher" section at the bottom of this page for patch instructions : www.segasaturnshiro.com/saturn-commu...
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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Hey everyone, the legendary M2 has arrived here on Bsky - show them some love and follow! みなさん、あの伝説のM2がついにBlueskyに登場しました!ぜひフォローして応援しましょう!! @mtwo-game.bsky.social
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retroraiderjohn.bsky.social @retroraiderjohn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My first demo of Tomb Raider 2 for the Sega Saturn is out! You can watch the launch trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOrM...
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[Saturn] Tomb Raider II: The Great Wall - Demo #1 Launch Trailer
YouTube video by JRTombRaider
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Released patches for Virtua Cop 1 & 2 on Saturn that, among other things, disable the white flash triggered by light guns for the benefit of setups that don't require it for hit detection (e.g. MiSTer FPGA + GUN4IR/Sinden). Such patches already exist for Model 2, I'm happy to bring them to Saturn :)
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Bo @bbayles.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Everyone knows that *Sonic R* is a racing game. But... maybe it doesn't have to be? My new *R&R mod*: * Adjusts controls to make exploration easier. * Gives you unlimited time to look for Emeralds and tokens. * Lets you unlock extra characters without racing. 32bits.substack.com/p/sonic-r-th...
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Sonic R: The R&R mod
The ROM hack that takes the racing out of Sonic R (1997)
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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Our friend Mr. Frederickson lost his battle with terminal cancer over the weekend. He'd worked for a year to translate the sequel to his favorite Sega Saturn RPG "Mystaria: The Realms of Lore" but passed it to others in his final days. His story: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/01/19/f...
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Fan Passes Torch on Riglordsaga 2 English Translation Before Losing Battle With Cancer
A fan has worked to translate Saturn tactical RPG Riglordsaga 2 into English over the last year, but he won’t see his project to completion now that he’s succumbed terminal cancer. Mr. …
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Released patches for House of the Dead on Saturn; in the process of making the "activate red blood" patch, I discovered a hidden Japanese mode! Now the JPN version can be played with the three blood colors that are absent from both revisions of its retail release :) segaxtreme.net/resources/th...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Unbeknownst to pretty much everyone, the first-person shooter "Vigilant Paradise" was released for Saturn in November 2025; AFAIK the developer never teased this on SegaXtreme or anywhere else so it's really quite astonishing! It's currently on sale for $7 on itch.io www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXw2...
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Vigilant Paradise Launch Trailer - Sega Saturn
YouTube video by Playnautic
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Closing out 2025 in the best way possible with a dumb Breaking Bad edit
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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The final day
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas!
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a man wearing a hard hat and a white shirt is holding a piece of paper with chinese writing on it .
ALT: a man wearing a hard hat and a white shirt is holding a piece of paper with chinese writing on it .
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Airs Adventure now sits atop the Saturn fan translation list, not bad for a kusoge ^^ www.segasaturnshiro.com/saturn-commu...
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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
even in this toxic hellscape of a year, we can still enjoy the original Christmas Nights website nights.sega.jp/nights1/cont...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
At first I was mad that Bluesky randomly unfollowed me from @locationscoutsgccx.bsky.social... until I realised that I now have a mini collection of Game Center CX episodes to watch :D
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
How it started | How it's going
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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Our friend and well-known Sega Saturn community member Mr. Frederickson could use help with his medical bills. He's been terminally diagnosed with stage 4 synovial sarcoma, a rare type of cancer. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe that his family and friends set up: gofund.me/fa589a248
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Donate to Help my friend Daniel and his family, organized by Bharat Mistry
Our friend Daniel, his wife Brandy and their sweet daughter, Louisa need our help. … Bharat Mistry needs your support for Help my friend Daniel and his family
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
PSA for Fenrir Lite users: firmware v1.7.1 that fixes support for Fenrir Loader Kai (and a navigation bug in the official menu) has been released, grab it at the link below. www.fenrir-ode.fr/firmware/
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Finally got an S Rank as Nicholai in Resident Evil 3 The Mercenaries, this seemed impossibly hard at first so it was super satisfying to pull this off! Huge thanks to @classicrebirth.com for making RE great again, now I should get that S in the game proper ^^
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Ring girls in K-1 Fighting Illusion are clearly Pokémon fans. Yep.
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Last hour to grab the excellent 2D action platformer Gravity Circuit from Epic Games for the low, low price of free. Don't miss it! store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/grav...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Very nice! It took me a minute to remember where the melody is from ^^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPcT...
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(SNES Version) Mega Man & Bass OST - Cold Man Theme
YouTube video by Cliffjumper38
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Got a sub-6 run in Battle Game which is pretty good with Chris 😎 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xRe...
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[Sega Saturn] Resident Evil | Chris Battle Game in 5:59 / S Rank / No Damage [4K 60FPS]
YouTube video by privateye
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
This arrangement is destined to live rent free in my head until the day I die and I wouldn't have it any other way www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYiQ...
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Partners - The game is afoot! (Arrangement) - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
YouTube video by elu
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
👍New arranged soundtrack by Saori Kobayashi 👎Forever Entertainment
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Hear, hear! Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is an absolutely joyous experience from start to finish, SEGA will have a hell of a time trying to exceed (or even match) it with the new Jet Set Radio
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Silksong hype is real steamdb.info/app/367520/c...
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Director E @hendricks266.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
The source code of the SlaveDriver Engine, powering the 1996 game PowerSlave for the Sega Saturn, is now published under the GPLv3. github.com/Lobotomy-Sof... archive.org/details/slav...
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GitHub - Lobotomy-Software/SlaveDriver-Engine: SlaveDriver Engine for Sega Saturn GPL Source Code
SlaveDriver Engine for Sega Saturn GPL Source Code - Lobotomy-Software/SlaveDriver-Engine
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I adapted paul_met's widescreen hack for Saturn Virtual-On to the NetLink and SegaNet versions, here's the latter being played online in 16:9. Thanks to SEGA RPG FAN for creating the NetLink tunnel and matchmaking service that makes this possible in 2025 and beyond! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRva...
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Virtual-On Widescreen Hack Online Xband
YouTube video by Slow Coin
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Posted a collection of codes and patches that activate widescreen in 20+ Saturn games; if you've ever lamented the fact that very few Saturn titles officially support widescreen then please check this out! (if this never crossed your mind, then... check it anyway ^^) segaxtreme.net/threads/satu...
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Saturn Widescreen Codes & Patches
Here's a collection of Saturn widescreen codes and patches created by @Esppiral and @paul_met that were originally posted to threads on Assembler Games and SegaXtreme, along with new codes and patches...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Released patches for all regional releases of Virtua Racing on Sega Saturn which fix the music playback in replay mode. Many thanks to YZB for creating the fixes and giving permission to release them in patch form 👍 segaxtreme.net/resources/ti...
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Time Warner Interactive's V.R. Virtua Racing - Replay Mode Music Fix
Patches for all regional releases of Virtua Racing on Sega Saturn which fix the music playback in replay mode. These are not required on Saroo as it automatically applies the fix. Many thanks to YZB...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
As a reward for beating the hidden rhythm game in Shining the Holy Ark, I requested @bbayles.bsky.social to push this article covering "Omakase! Savers" to the front of the queue. Among other cool discoveries, it features a debug menu code that will be in the next version of Pseudo Saturn Kai :)
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Challenge accepted, incredibly cool find by @bbayles.bsky.social !
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
My good friend @saturncafealpha.bsky.social, the creator of Pseudo Saturn Kai, is now on Bluesky. Please consider following this awesome dude, he's done (and continues to do) so much for the Saturn scene!
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
A sobering thought...
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privateye @privateye.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Magenta screen of death in Panzer Dragoon Saga which is triggered at the spot where Baldor Queen resides with random enemy encounters disabled via debug mode
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