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Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden
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Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden

Developer: SNK · Published by SNK · 1997
The Samurai Shodown RPG with more secrets than any one version ever showed you.
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About This Game

Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidou Retsuden — known in the West as Samurai Spirits RPG — is a 1997 SNK RPG set in the Samurai Shodown universe. Unusually, its Neo Geo CD, Sega Saturn, and PlayStation versions each carried different bonus content, making version differences a persistent topic for collectors and preservationists.

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May 282026
Samurai Spirits RPG Saturn Hack Unlocks PlayStation Bonus Content
A new Sega Saturn patch for Samurai Spirits RPG unlocks bonus material previously associated with the PlayStation version, highlighting the archival value of old version differences.
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Game Info
PlatformSega Saturn
ReleasedJune 26, 1997
DeveloperSNK
PublisherSNK
GenreRPG
Players1
SeriesSamurai Shodown
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