Came in first place in the @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social monthly community challenge back in July. Had an amazing time getting back into Gungriffon and trying to push my scores up. Especially since I had to start from scratch on a new save file. Thanks to everyone who competed, y'all made it awesome!

Suit up pilots! WWIII isn't gonna win itself, and you can't win a prize if you don't get those scores up! So boot up those Saturns and show off your prowess at mech combat. Here's my first 3 scores, and it's been a hot minute since I played. Show me you can do better!

Just a cool pic of me inside a reactor from earlier this year. And yes, I absolutely hate having to wear those re-breather respirators.

In response to Nintendo's steady decline into the deepest cracks of consumerism and what I'm calling "rental-capitalism", might i suggest just... TAKING TO THE HIGH SEAS! Argh ye matey! Kick off your boots, and grab hold of them illegal downloads! Hack em, crack em, and take what is yours!

I think newer consoles decline to tell you how long it's been since someone was online for a reason. I decided to boot up the PS3 and check on some folks. A number of them have been offline for over 10 years. People I used to talk to every day, and now, well, I hope their lives are good.

Please join me as I review each entry to this year's SegaXtreme Saturn Homebrew Contest!! Live premiere starts at 1:00pm EDT. Thank you to all who submitted entries, and to Dr. Emerald Nova for hosting the contest. The "secret entry" will be revealed in this video. youtu.be/rRsrGok_JNU

Welp, finally back from Montana. Decided to drive straight through, so that ended up being 24 hours straight behind the wheel, followed by sleeping for nearly 14 hours. But sidenote, I got back into tabletop Battletech while I was up there. Might have gone a bit overboard honestly 😅

Not a channel update, but more a life one. I'm about 1,500 miles from home right now working, and I've got to say Yellowstone County, Montana, is pretty damn beautiful!

I have thoroughly enjoyed ol Argonbolt's content over the past few years. From his deep dives into mecha, anime, the Gungriffon "Side Stories", and so much more. Give the man a watch or a listen. I can't tell you how many hours I've listened to his videos on the road as I've gone to and from jobs.

Remembering April Fools 2023 when I made a mock-up cover/game card for #PanzerDragoon: The Pandora Collection on #NintendoSwitch, something that will never come to life. It was fun seeing some reactions from people, some good, some less than good.😂

The world needs more Saturn mech games, especially first person! Game Arts, sell me the damn IP for the rebirth of Gungriffon!

One of my favorite YouTubers just got hit by the chainsaw. If you have not seen his outstanding PlayStation videos, please take some time this weekend to watch and show him some love. I would personally recommend his A-Train and A2 Racer III: Europa Tour videos. www.youtube.com/@BlueBidyaGa...

Released on March 10th, 1995 in Japan, #PanzerDragoon was the initial title in a the beloved franchise. Between its otherworldly atmosphere and ethereal soundtrack, many like myself were hooked from our very first playthrough. So here's to 30 years of taking to the skies and many more!

Massive feature on Panzer Dragoon Zwei for the Sega Saturn from MAXIMUM The Video Game Magazine Issue 5 - April 1996 (UK) (part 1/2) This issue, alongside the other 6 issues of MAXIMUM can be downloaded here: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/maximum.html #RetroGaming #sega #SegaSaturn

25 years ago today, I, along with countless thousands of other young Americans, jumped off the bus to run and watch the first episode of Gundam Wing. To say that show fueled my love for anime and mecha would be a massive understatement. youtu.be/WVcCB4fze94?...

I tell ya. When a certain range of my countrymen truly believe that any criticism of their golden calf is some psychological disorder or that we aren't capable of critiquing both sides, we truly have a problem. Also, Slava Ukraini! And go back to X with Daddy Elon if that passes you off.

Find out what Mobile Suit Gundam's complicated cheat code was before the English patch yesterday simplified it in Bo Bayles' latest Under the Microscope: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/02/20/u... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #gundam #mobilesuitgundam #cheatcode

On this President's Day, might I suggest a few pieces of reading material. If the thousands of pages of political discourse and law are a bit too much for you, then maybe just focus on "The Republic Of Plato". Ancient Greek philosophy not your cup of tea, then maybe Locke would be insightful.

My official start date for work is March 3rd. Unless something changes in between now and then, I've got a solid 4 weeks to wrap this video up. Now, if I can get more than 2 hours a day to work on it 😅

Hey! Check in on your DACA friends, check in on the guy who works with you but doesn't speak much English, check in on the folks you know are good people, who tried to do like our ancestors did, and have fought an uphill battle the whole time. I reached out to 2 yesterday, 1 still hasn't replied...

Consider this me speaking into the void. I'm doing too much with this video. Besides a ridiculously long script that I keep fucking with, the audio tracks I'm trying to make into some kind of digital ghost and now trying to build whole scenes in blender. I'm honestly just doing too much 😅

If you've ever downloaded a game, a movie, or a song without paying for it, then you have shown your despise and disdain of capitalism. You have chosen to act in a way that says that this "thing" is more valuable to the whole than to the IP holder and their bank account. That's socialism folks.

Just a reminder that all things are political, and if you choose to be apolitical, then that itself is a political act. Commentary and analysis of art is most certainly a political act. Especially when you understand that art and commentary are some of the earliest forms of political discourse.

If you ever enjoyed my videos or musings, do me a favor and let others know that this is only social media platform where they will find me outside of the channel itself. I made the mistake of reactivating the Apartheid playground back in November. I rectified that mistake this morning.

As a 4th gen German American, sincerely, what the fuck did Elon just do on that stage?! Not once, but fucking twice!

When they wonder why I'm so nostalgic for the Sega Saturn? We'll this was me for my 7th birthday, just a few days before I got my mom to buy me a used one in 1997.

As an avid Gundam and EVA fan since 2000, I will henceforth christen this new RX-78-2 as Gundam Unit 02 - Test Type 🤣 I'm actually really hyped about this series, though!

Jean Giraud (Moebius) art for the Panzer Dragoon series for the Sega Saturn; from an exhibition in Belgium, possibly more than 20 years ago #moebius #gamehistory #retrogaming

As someone who grew up poor, a sega fan, and from the deep rural south, I completely concur.

Daily PSA: Take a break, make a fire, enjoy some silence.

This 2025 stop calling yourself a "content creator" You're an artist, graphic designer, a video editor, an entertainer, musician, a streamer, a cook, a craftsman, an animator, a storyteller, a writer, a painter, a woodworker, a tailor... You are not a faceless "content" machine.

Happy New Year folks! Seeing as my week or so timeline has utterly failed on this project, I supposed it was time for an update.

I have 43 tabs open across 3 instances of Google Chrome, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, and Discord open, trying to work on this video, and now it finally wants to freeze up. Guess I know the limit now 😅

Happy New Years to all y'all fine folks out there! Get y'all some black-eyed peas & cabbage and pop some fireworks!

This boy is so damn excited to be out of that hospital!

This little dude right here. Giving straight Akira vibes with that look and all them wires plugged up to him!

Y'all keep my boy in your thoughts. Sitting in the ER after a pretty rough seizure. The doctors are looking to have him transferred to a hospital with a pediatric neurologist on staff this evening.

Limitations can, and vary often do, drive innovative thinking and problem solving. As well, we can see throughout the 5th and 6th gen, where those limitations also helped to craft narrative, instead of vice versa. Graphical fidelity has its place, but not at the expense of story of enjoyment.

Get you a wife who feeds your caffeine and coffee addiction! One of my favorite Christmas gifts I've received in a while.

It's insane to me just how bad SEGA of America's localizations were back during the Saturn era. I'm sure there were plenty of examples during the 4th and 5th gen as well, but damn! There's a part in my new video where I talk about it in passing, so I figured I'd highlight it here too. #panzerdragoon

Yo! Jump on board for a one-way trip to Painville!

I'm not trying to be like this, but I was just told by my regional manager that 3 large paying jobs i was scheduled to work in 2025 have been indefinitely postponed. Why? Fears over the proposed tariffs the oragnge guy is proposing. Dude's not in even office yet, and it's already screwing stuff up.

The next 12 days are going to be long... The discovery of the cancelled American version of Shenmue 2 Dreamcast was a real surprise, given that it was 99% finished! www.sega-dreamcast-info-games-preservation.com/en/unrelease... #sega #dreamcast #Shenmue

In his latest Under the Microscope, Bo Bayles releases a patch to make the Dec. 20, 1997, demo build of Burning Rangers playable from beginning to end! Read his analysis of all the differences from other builds of Burning Rangers here: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2024/12/18/u... #sega #saturn

If SEGA were to ever themselves work on another #PanzerDragoon game, I so wish for it to be one that takes place in the series' "Ancient Age". Over the years of digging into the clues and crumbs left to us throughout the series, it has easily been the aspect to capture my attention the greatest.

I bought Astro Bot for my 8 and 4 year old to have something fun and easy to play. They've absolutely loved the game and beat it in its entirety on 3 different save files. Helping each other, and having me and their mother chip in at times. It's truly a great game for all ages and families imo.

Service has been restored.

I will be in the My Life in Gaming live stream tomorrow (Sunday) at 8:00pm East Coast time! Coury will be playing some Saturn games. I will be in voice chat to talk with the guys about Saturn stuff and whatever else comes up. Join us at this link when it starts: www.youtube.com/c/mylifeinga...

Been tryin' to make this happen for awhile. Should be a fun hangout playin' some Touge King and other Sega Saturn favorites!

Internet Archive had an important rack get an outage and it's affecting general access, but everything else is working, nothing is lost, it'll be back soon.