Hey y'all! Ahead of the first of my_ Shining Force III episodes I wanted to type up a little "how to" guide to help other folks unfamiliar with emulating CD-based games (or Sega Saturn games in particular) play the fantastic English translations by the _Shining Force III Translation Project. This guide is SUPER basic - if you need more help please check out the Shining Force III Translation Project's Discord server!
The Downloads
- RetroArch
- Sega Saturn BIOS
- Shining Force III Scenario 1 ROM
- Shining Force III Scenario 2 ROM
- Shining Force III Scenario 3 ROM
- Shining Force III Premium Disc ROM
Download all of the above files and install RetroArch. Drop mpr-17933.bin and sega_101.bin into the systems folder.
To play, open RetroArch and select Load Core. I use the Beetle core (Sega - Saturn (Beetle Saturn)) but there are several options that work if you Google around about it.
Once your Core is loaded, select Load Content. You can either place the game files into the downloads folder in RetroArch's installation folder on your PC, or use the file browser to find and select the ROM you want to load.
Note: Once you finish Scenario 1, you can carry your cleared save data forward to Scenario 2 (and again from 2 to 3) by copying your save file in the saves folder of RetroArch's installation folder and changing the name to the next installment file's name.
That's it! Enjoy!