Translations of wapanese games

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Bah! 4 years ago.

TBQH the MegaCD version of Illusion City sucks and is not worth translating. MSX/PC-98 versions, on the other hand...

I'm surprised we haven't seen Illusion City and Surging Aura translations by now.

Illusion City is definitely doable on the technical side since the text is not compressed or encrypted.

Huh, that's interesting, definitely low-hanging fruit for anyone willing to pick it up. I'm assuming this applies to the PC-98 version, which is the one I'd really like to play too. I read before that Surging Aura was built on the PSIV engine, which has been disassembled six ways to Sunday, and that makes me think it may not be so hard to tackle either.

Yes, the text in the PC-98 version can be accessed without any issues -- I did a few tests a few years ago and it worked like a charm.

Another game that deserves a translation is ElmKnight, but IIRC the text is compressed in the PC-98 version, while FM Towns is doable -- but the support for half-width romaji is pretty buggy, so a simple text replacement is going to be an exercise in trial and error.

 

[flyingjohn]

A obscure ps1 srpg has been translated:

https://cdromance.com/psx-iso/ecsaform-english-patched/

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

A obscure os1 srpg has been translated:

https://cdromance.com/psx-iso/ecsaform-english-patched/

Noice, I remember playing the Japanese version years ago. Didn't expect it to get translated.

 

[spekkio]

Linking to CDRomance?

Bbbut, don't you worry to be associated with...

PIRACY?

 

[v1rus]

any good?

 

[flyingjohn]

any good?

Description from the translator:
" The game is on the easy side and does indeed appear to be rushed and/or unfinished, but what a game."

 

[Duraframe300]

Cool shit.

Looking at the credits seems like these guys are responsible for 60+% of translated games these days.

 

[Derringer]

Cool trash.

Looking at the credits seems like these guys are responsible for 60+% of translated games these days.

You can find their credits on the usual site.

 

[oasis789]

 

[680x0]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

 

[Lyre Mors]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

Wow, thank you both so much for bringing this to my attention! Looks really cool.

 

[680x0]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

Wow, thank you both so much for bringing this to my attention! Looks really cool.

Yeah I think a lot of people missed it in their discovery queue because it was only Japanese for a bit. My friend knows the Dev. and I guess he is a bit depressed about sales, I think the Japanese only launch hurt the algorithm despite him doing a bunch of low-key PR stuff with the Japanese Wizardry fan-club and minor v-tubers, etc. There is still a monster in the game that AFAIK nobody has found yet so it does have some secrets. Gonna hunt that Wumpus right now.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

Wow, thank you both so much for bringing this to my attention! Looks really cool.

Yeah I think a lot of people missed it in their discovery queue because it was only Japanese for a bit. My friend knows the Dev. and I guess he is a bit depressed about sales, I think the Japanese only launch hurt the algorithm despite him doing a bunch of low-key PR stuff with the Japanese Wizardry fan-club and minor v-tubers, etc. There is still a monster in the game that AFAIK nobody has found yet so it does have some secrets. Gonna hunt that Wumpus right now.

It's been on my radar for a while, but I swore off buying games until I release mine. Guess I'll pick it up once my next paycheck arrives.

 

[680x0]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

Wow, thank you both so much for bringing this to my attention! Looks really cool.

Yeah I think a lot of people missed it in their discovery queue because it was only Japanese for a bit. My friend knows the Dev. and I guess he is a bit depressed about sales, I think the Japanese only launch hurt the algorithm despite him doing a bunch of low-key PR stuff with the Japanese Wizardry fan-club and minor v-tubers, etc. There is still a monster in the game that AFAIK nobody has found yet so it does have some secrets. Gonna hunt that Wumpus right now.

It's been on my radar for a while, but I swore off buying games until I release mine. Guess I'll pick it up once my next paycheck arrives.

I'm on NG + 2 and still discovering new weapons on a single floor dungeon-crawler.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1000games/hack-and-slash-rpg-quester-english-translation/

This looks incredible, and it's nice to see the kickstarter succeeded too. Definitely something I'm interested in. Wishlisted.

It is fully translated and the dev. is responsive as hell I've got 60 hours in on NG + 2 and there are still some mysteries in this game. If I was more of a social media person, I would flog this thing everywhere.

Wow, thank you both so much for bringing this to my attention! Looks really cool.

Yeah I think a lot of people missed it in their discovery queue because it was only Japanese for a bit. My friend knows the Dev. and I guess he is a bit depressed about sales, I think the Japanese only launch hurt the algorithm despite him doing a bunch of low-key PR stuff with the Japanese Wizardry fan-club and minor v-tubers, etc. There is still a monster in the game that AFAIK nobody has found yet so it does have some secrets. Gonna hunt that Wumpus right now.

It's been on my radar for a while, but I swore off buying games until I release mine. Guess I'll pick it up once my next paycheck arrives.

I'm on NG + 2 and still discovering new weapons on a single floor dungeon-crawler.

Thanks for the glowing recommendation -- I picked it up and played it for a few minutes. I can't say I grasped its systems yet, but I'm having a good time.

The dungeon exploration reminds me of the original Dragon Slayer, which is a great sign.

 

[680x0]

Maybe I'm invested because I spent $250 USD on the translation, I'm just surprised it never showed up on my 52,000+ title discovery queue on Steam despite having Japanese selected in my language preferences and it was never posted by any of the Weeb Kings on codex either. I wouldn't have known about it if not for my boy Micky Albert. The monochrome interface reminds me a bit of the time I tried the PLATO system proto-roguelikes too.

 

[Latro]

680x0

Tell the dev to go spam 4chan V or their vrpg board, there’s definitely an audience for small indie rpgs. I still see occasional threads for Ruina.

Oh, and you might want to tell him to put up English footage. I think most people browsing around will just pass immediately when the first screen they see is Japanese.

 

[kaisergeddon]

I went ahead and bought it. I'm looking forward to checking this one out under dim lights and having my monitor simulate a CRT glow.

 

[flyingjohn]

Might and magic pc engine cd version has a translation:
https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=11157.0

 

[merser]

Have you already discussed the Eternal Punishment PSP fan translation? (it was completed some time ago)
Are we happy to be able to play comfortable versions of the best 2 games of the Persona series on PPSSPP?

 

[kaisergeddon]

I've put about twelve hours into Quester so far. It's a phenomenal game. It may appear scaled down compared to others in the genre, but it's superbly designed, and the core dungeon crawling loop and teambuilding are intensely compelling, tight and polished to perfection, with no errant parts or wasted features. I may have to start a thread for it sometime after I've gathered my thoughts and played it sufficiently, but I can easily recommend it without hesitation.

 

[Endemic]

 

[Modron]

Suppose I should have posted this here instead of just the Yakuza thread but team4kl released a preliminary translation of Kuroyhou 1 two weeks back with all the story, sidequests, and side content minus the hostesses dialog translated:
https://www.teamk4l.com/blog/p43fcwhnehex2wlsv6vcshb2k0nyr4

 

[Grauken]

Recent translation of Dungeon Master Nexus for the Saturn
http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/1639

https://www.timeextension.com/news/...n-master-nexus-is-finally-playable-in-english

The patch provides "a complete fan translation" for the 1998 title, which was developed by Software Heaven and published by Victor Interactive Software.
"Translation was performed using several online translation tools," according to the team behind the patch. "Some texts were rephrased or adapted for a better translation or to fit under the limitations imposed by the game. The original Dungeon Master vocabulary was used wherever applicable (champion names, spell names, creature names, item names and actions, etc.)."
The patch doesn't remove every trace of Japanese from the game, however; there are FMV sequences which feature Japanese speech – English subtitles have been added to these. Japanese text can also be used when renaming a reincarnated champion, if you so wish.
As well as making the game playable in English, this patch also fixes two bugs present in the game. 'Sabre' and 'Samurai Sword' item images are swapped so they correspond to the right item, as are the 'Staff Of Manar' and 'Yew Staff' item images.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

Looks like the PSX version of Ultima Underworld has been translated:

IIRC, this suffers from the same object bug the original floppy version does.
Of less interest to most people around here, Blue Chicago Blues has finally gotten a translation on a platform that isn't the LaserActive. This game's of note thanks to the JB Harold series massive popularity in Japan and being a game with FMV entirely in English, yet the rest of it in Japanese.