{"id":2604,"date":"2025-10-16T23:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2025-10-24T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:43:31","slug":"scans-of-the-ladies-from-the-limited-edition-of-dead-or-alive-for-the-sega-saturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/scans-of-the-ladies-from-the-limited-edition-of-dead-or-alive-for-the-sega-saturn\/","title":{"rendered":"Scans of the ladies from the limited edition of Dead or Alive for the Sega Saturn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/legendary-developer-tomonobu-itagaki-creator-of-dead-or-alive-and-ninja-gaiden-2004-has-died\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/legendary-developer-tomonobu-itagaki-creator-of-dead-or-alive-and-ninja-gaiden-2004-has-died\">passed away<\/a>. In his honor, I&#8217;ll post some pictures I made of the ladies of Dead or Alive from the limited edition of the Sega Saturn game I scanned a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eca14119428&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"669\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-Kasumi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-Kasumi.jpg 336w, 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69eca1411a83d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"682\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-Tina.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-Tina.jpg 416w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-Tina-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t care what the pearl-clutching feminists say. I love Jiggle physics. Jiggle physics make video games fun. As far as my Dreamcast knows, my age is 99 years old. Rest in peace, Itagaki-san. Thanks for the pretty ladies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-kasumi-doa2-intro-kata-ps2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2608\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DOA-kasumi-doa2-dreamcast-you-lose2.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2609\"\/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away. In his honor, I&#8217;ll post some pictures I made of the ladies of Dead or Alive from the limited edition of the Sega Saturn game I scanned a few years ago. I don&#8217;t care what the pearl-clutching feminists say. I love Jiggle physics. Jiggle physics make &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/scans-of-the-ladies-from-the-limited-edition-of-dead-or-alive-for-the-sega-saturn\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Scans of the ladies from the limited edition of Dead or Alive for the Sega Saturn&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[323],"class_list":["post-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-games","tag-dead-or-alive"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1830,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/11\/13\/1996-the-summer-i-discovered-atlus-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":0},"title":"1996: the summer I discovered 32-bit Atlus import games","date":"2024-11-13","format":false,"excerpt":"Gunbird Power Instinct 2 In 1996, the video game scene in the USA was heavily focused on 3D-rendered graphics and I was disappointed. 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Swanky.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;life&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_1226.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1783,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/princess-crown-for-the-sega-saturn-is-getting-an-english-translation-patch\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":2},"title":"Princess Crown for the Sega Saturn is getting an English translation patch!","date":"2024-10-26","format":false,"excerpt":"Oh my freaking gosh. CD Romance has released an ENGLISH-PATCHED image of Princess Crown for the Sega Saturn! I bought this game nearly 20 years ago. About 10 years ago I played up to the point where I slayed the dragon, but didn't get further than that as I lost\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;video games&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Princess-Crown-Japan-1M-English-241026-164233.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":646,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/my-new-sega-pillows-from-shimamura\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":3},"title":"My new Sega pillows from Shimamura","date":"2022-11-17","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a while since I've found Sega merchandise at discount clothing store Shimamura. Several years ago, I bought two Sega jumper jackets: a black Dreamcast one and a gray one with Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast prints. I also bought some Saturn pajamas (which I happen to be wearing tonight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;life&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DSCN7191.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1804,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/sega-pajamas-at-shimamura\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":4},"title":"Sega pajamas at Shimamura","date":"2024-11-02","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I've shown lots of cool Sega swag from Shimamura stores, I thought I'd share these images I found on my Flickr account. I bought the Saturn pajamas, but I wish I had gone into debt and bought the Megadrive and Dreamcast pajamas too. Drat.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;neat crap&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sega-Saturn-pajamas.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1263,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/my-sega-jumper-jackets-from-shimamura\/","url_meta":{"origin":2604,"position":5},"title":"My Sega jumper jackets from Shimamura","date":"2023-11-08","format":false,"excerpt":"Several years ago, I bought these jumpers at Shimamura and posted them on my Tumblr feed. I'll repost these pics here. This next one has Megadrive, Saturn, and Dreamcast patterns. 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