Vigilant Paradise, a New Homebrew Saturn FPS, Flies Under the Radar

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Vigilant Paradise, a New Homebrew Saturn FPS, Flies Under the Radar

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Let’s talk about Vigilant Paradise—a 5-year labor of love that just dropped like a surprise palm tree on your Sega Saturn doorstep.

Riccardo Campione’s homebrew FPS flew under the radar for two months—until someone typed “Sega Saturn” into Itch.io and stumbled upon a full-blown, voice-acted, CD-synth-blasting cop thriller. Two buddies. One sun-drenched city full of terrorists. And enough cheesy one-liners to fill a ’90s action movie trailer. Oh, and it’s six levels long. That’s longer than most Saturn games ever were—homebrew or not.

It runs on real hardware (preferably with an ODE), has 3D graphics, PCM audio, and uses both Saturn CPUs like it’s trying to win a hardware Olympics. The controls? D-pad moves, L/R triggers shoot—no analog, no look up/down. Just pure, deliberate, Doom-meets-Point Blank gunplay.

And here’s the kicker: it costs $7. Not free. Not a demo. A commercial homebrew, self-funded and proudly sold with a “don’t pirate me” note. That’s rare. Bold. Adorable.

If you’ve ever dreamed of blasting terrorists in a Saturn game with seagulls chirping in the background? This is your moment. Grab it before the CD-Rs sell out—and maybe thank Riccardo for not giving up after five late nights. 🌴🔫