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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #135 on: October 02, 2012, 06:26:38 AM »
I may have missed it somewhere, but is there a good source to get an english manual (or at least front and back manual replacement, like what Sparky was doing for some games) and an english tray insert?
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« Reply #136 on: October 02, 2012, 07:15:11 AM »
A Xak III dub would be cool since you can work with Nightwolve again like Ys IV. A full Snatcher localization would be awesome, but definitely lower priority.

I like PD's idea of localizing games that were intended to make it over shores, but failed. We must fulfill NEC and TTi's long lost promises!
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« Reply #137 on: October 02, 2012, 07:18:56 AM »
A Xak III dub would be cool since you can work with Nightwolve again like Ys IV. A full Snatcher localization would be awesome, but definitely lower priority.

I like PD's idea of localizing games that were intended to make it over shores, but failed. We must fulfill NEC and TTi's long lost promises!

Hear!  Hear!

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« Reply #138 on: October 02, 2012, 08:08:44 AM »
I agree! Any games that were slated to come to the US and never did, or really SHOULD have and can be patched and/or dubbed would be awesome.

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« Reply #139 on: October 03, 2012, 04:27:32 AM »
I can't say for sure what my next dubbing project will be, since I generally work on anything that I impulsively decide on.
Though there's a good chance it would be TG-CD related since that is the system I have the most experience with.
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« Reply #140 on: October 03, 2012, 05:17:14 AM »
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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #141 on: October 03, 2012, 10:21:32 AM »
I can't say for sure what my next dubbing project will be, since I generally work on anything that I impulsively decide on.
Though there's a good chance it would be TG-CD related since that is the system I have the most experience with.

 Credits for DX should be next (I got a whole week off next week, maybe we can finish this up ;) ). Also, the credits in Ys IV didn't get translated. Any plans to fix this?

 What about Spriggan Mark 2 dub? No pressure, but I do have a full script inserted in the game (just needs a few tweaks) and I got a full translation to all the cinemas. I was planning on subtitling it, but a dub would be great. Might be something we can work on together (if you're not into taking it on all yourself). Or at least help with finding/setting up some VAs (I got a few people here in town that could do a few roles, but not everyone covered).

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« Reply #142 on: October 03, 2012, 01:35:18 PM »
Just beat this game.  The ending was interesting:  SPOILER STOP READING NAO:  A woman appears with a baby and talks about the crest missing from its head.  I don't remember this in the game at all and I thought I had visited everywhere.  Seemed out of the blue.  Also, the very end insinuates that this game takes place before Ys 3.  Does it?  Or are they sailing off to Ys 5 in Super Famicomland?

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« Reply #143 on: October 03, 2012, 02:25:39 PM »
Credits for DX should be next (I got a whole week off next week, maybe we can finish this up ;) ). Also, the credits in Ys IV didn't get translated. Any plans to fix this?


Heh, you're asking and yet you're one of the possible few with the knowledge/experience that could fix this ??? ;) The Credits roll is all graphics which are compressed... You need to find the block of graphics that corresponds to the credits, decompress it, figure out the format, change it, recompress and replace the original block... So... no, no plans to fix this, but you're welcome to volunteer yourself some time. ;) From what I recall in packaging Neill Corlett's decompression code together with David Shadoff's reversal of it into compression code, the latter was written to only handle the text mode. I think I saw in Neill's notes that a flag is set when the block is graphical data and what not, I'd have to check. It's been a long time... Anyway, this is hell that I am not willing to go through all to change some Japanese names in the Credits roll to English... I don't see the payoff here all that much given the expense in time and energy, plus the knowledge that I'd have to gain in order to accomplish it.

No answer to my previous post BTW ??

A Xak III dub would be cool since you can work with Nightwolve again like Ys IV. A full Snatcher localization would be awesome, but definitely lower priority.


Honestly, I get surprised when I learn that somebody actually appreciated the Xak III project, in addition to about the dozen or so people that I've already counted and what not... ;) I dunno, the translation work has no heart to it and I'm not proud of that project but it was a path to Ys IV, so it was good for something! Somebody else needs to translate it, but I doubt there would ever be an interest to do it right. I did actually ask SamIAm if he'd be interested one day to retranslate Ys IV for me, so that we're not forever stuck with Shimarisu's more literal style (and hence extremely boring/dry) of translation. That would be worth doing.
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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #144 on: October 03, 2012, 02:32:42 PM »

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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #145 on: October 03, 2012, 03:44:20 PM »
Credits for DX should be next (I got a whole week off next week, maybe we can finish this up ;) ). Also, the credits in Ys IV didn't get translated. Any plans to fix this?

 What about Spriggan Mark 2 dub? No pressure, but I do have a full script inserted in the game (just needs a few tweaks) and I got a full translation to all the cinemas. I was planning on subtitling it, but a dub would be great. Might be something we can work on together (if you're not into taking it on all yourself). Or at least help with finding/setting up some VAs (I got a few people here in town that could do a few roles, but not everyone covered).
Ah, Rondo's credits! Glad to know you’re still interested in doing this! I've been meaning to go back to this project to tie up a couple of loose ends, so I'm definitely up to finishing this with you :)

As for Spriggan Mark 2, I've actually been considering this. Though I was unsure on whether or not you were planning on doing this yourself.
Now I haven't played much of Spriggan Mark 2, but how much spoken dialogue is there? From what I've played it seems like quite allot. Now that isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just want to know what I would be up against.
What format are the voices in? From my quick examinations it seems a large sum is Redbook, though I'm guessing there are some ADPCM voices as well? If that is the case, have you already found the ADPCM address's?

I'd love to work on a game like Spriggan Mark 2, so consider me very much interested!

Just beat this game.  The ending was interesting:  SPOILER STOP READING NAO:  A woman appears with a baby and talks about the crest missing from its head.  I don't remember this in the game at all and I thought I had visited everywhere.  Seemed out of the blue.  Also, the very end insinuates that this game takes place before Ys 3.  Does it?  Or are they sailing off to Ys 5 in Super Famicomland?
That is the mother of the baby that Enzo uses to speak vicariously through. I was a bit confused with this scene as well when I first saw it, since she didn't have a voice nor a portrait originally.
I believe Ys IV is a prequel to Ys III. I don't remember were I originally heard that but it makes sense either way.

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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #146 on: October 03, 2012, 04:16:44 PM »
Just beat this game.  The ending was interesting:  SPOILER STOP READING NAO:  A woman appears with a baby and talks about the crest missing from its head.  I don't remember this in the game at all and I thought I had visited everywhere.  Seemed out of the blue.  Also, the very end insinuates that this game takes place before Ys 3.  Does it?  Or are they sailing off to Ys 5 in Super Famicomland?

Yes, 4 deffinitely happens before 3.  I think that's one of the reasons they didn't bother to number Oath in Felghana, or Celceta: Sea of Tree's as Ys 3 or 4.  IIRC, Ys 4 happens 2 years after Ys 2, & Ys 3 happens a year after that.

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Re: Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys English Dub Patch Released!
« Reply #147 on: October 04, 2012, 06:32:34 AM »
Honestly, I get surprised when I learn that somebody actually appreciated the Xak III project, in addition to about the dozen or so people that I've already counted and what not... ;) I dunno, the translation work has no heart to it and I'm not proud of that project but it was a path to Ys IV, so it was good for something!
Back when the Xak III project started, there were barely (if any?) CD translations available. Not the most attractive title, but it was definitely a worthy accomplishment.
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« Reply #148 on: October 04, 2012, 07:20:15 AM »
The way I look at it is any translated pc engine RPG is worth playing for me regardless of how good the game is.

No one has mentioned it yet but how about a dub translation for startling odyssey II since the text is complete?
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« Reply #149 on: October 04, 2012, 08:11:07 AM »
Quality translations are a definite bonus, but I don't mind subpar work. It's not like CF2 or Dragon Slayer set the bar very high.
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