What are your gaming translation white whales? Games you want to see translated but feel it'll never happen?

[Mago]

Digan no Maseki​

I love the art and music for this game. The plot seems unique even today. The gameplay sounds interesting and fairly deep though I don't even know what the combat is like (I think it plays more like an early Wrpg which is more interesting to me than like a typical Final Fantasy style JRPG). Everything I know about it fascinates me, but I don't wanna look too deep into it in case it does ever get translated even though I don't think thatd happen at least not anytime soon. And maybe its actually not that good but i'd like the chance to find out. All we have for now is this.

 

[rocking3]

I always thought it was funny how hard the concept art goes for games that were developed before photo-realism graphics were possible. Just look at the concept art for this game, and compare it to any game today.

Also, my white whales are the Seikai visual novel games for PSX, and PS2. I just love the source material, and want to play them someday. I'll probably have learned Japanese well enough to play them myself before they're translated to English though.

 

[Omegapunch's iconOmegapunch]

I've posted this before in other threads but I'll post it again:
The Summon Night mainline games from 1-4

 

[Asian girls lover]

 

[SomeGuyWithATomahawk]

The main PS2 Super Robot Wars titles, Impact, Alpha 2, Alpha 3, MX, and Z. MX being potentially one of the longest JRPGs ever made does not help it's likelihood of getting a fan patch at all. I feel like Z or Alpha 3 are the ones most likely to get TLs since other entries in the Alpha and Z series' respectively have gotten fan patches but I'm not sure.

 

[Mago]

I'm really hoping this thread isn't too similar to the other one now lol.

 

[SomeGuyWithATomahawk]

I'm really hoping this thread isn't too similar to the other one now lol.

That just means there's high demand for certain games.

 

[FreshDinoBone]

Ashita no Joe: Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro!
I can only hope that with the manga getting an official translation, Ashita no Joe gets more English speaking fans and this game finally gets translated, and maybe the gba game too

 

[99nereids]

def has to be the PC-FX version of POWER DOLLS (FX)

this version just looks sooo pretty & the soundtrack goes hella hard

 

[Asian girls lover]

Ashita no Joe: Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro!
I can only hope that with the manga getting an official translation, Ashita no Joe gets more English speaking fans and this game finally gets translated, and maybe the gba game too
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Wait what? Where do they didn't translate the manga in english? I thought it was already available.

 

[Yankee]

This is why I'm learning Japanese.
God Bless the Fanslators and Patchers, but I can't be satisfied just waiting and hoping for someone to do it for me!

 

[PATRiKTMPL]

Every Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に) visual novel/game:

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Matsuri (祭)

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Kizuna games (絆)

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This funny 3d beat em up game Daybreak (ひぐらしデイブレイク):

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And also mahjong game called Jan (ひぐらしの哭く頃に 雀)

I hope we gonna have those translations one day

 

[Mago]

Ashita no Joe: Masshiro ni Moe Tsukiro!
I can only hope that with the manga getting an official translation, Ashita no Joe gets more English speaking fans and this game finally gets translated, and maybe the gba game too
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Ashita no Joe is literally my favorite anime ever! :D

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Wait what? Where do they didn't translate the manga in english? I thought it was already available.

I think he meant official translation. I assume originally it just had a fan translation.

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def has to be the PC-FX version of POWER DOLLS (FX)

this version just looks sooo pretty & the soundtrack goes hella hard

Learned about the original version in a friends youtube vid. Need to play it.

 

[smurfbert]

For me it would be Tegai Makyo: Daiyon No Mokusshiroku/Far East Of Eden: The Apocalypse IV.

There is a machine translated english translation for the PSP version, however that is not a system I play on and I would love for a better translation for the almighty Sega Saturn.

 

[Taukyrie]

Probably mentioned it before, but as for ones I'm like pretty sure would never happen is the EZ Web Knight Gundam RPGs for Japanese phones.

EZ-Web games are already mostly lost media, and this is for a series that almost no one cares about, so I don't imagine it ever happening.

 

[FreshDinoBone]

Wait what? Where do they didn't translate the manga in english? I though

The manga's only had fan translations so far, but it's finally getting officially translated. I looked it up and the first 3 in 1 tomb came out a few months ago

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Ashita no Joe is literally my favorite anime ever! :D

Hell yeah! Mine too :D

 

[Toppis]

Last armageddon pc engine version

 

[Mago]

Last armageddon pc engine version

I thought that got one, damn.

 

[stealthRUSH]

Riglord Saga 2 (Micro Cabin) on Sega Saturn



Weakness Hero Torauman (Fortyfive) on Dreamcast

Wakusei Koukitai Little Cats (NEC) on PC-FX, PlayStation

TwinBee RPG (Konami) on PlayStation

Himitsu Sentai Metamor V (Feycraft) on Sega Saturn, PlayStation

 

[CG4R12I4N]

Even so called "hardcore" fans of this game series never once tried to take a shot on it.

 

[SpcDaicon]

Gaia Master (Playstation 1/Dreamcast)

Quiz Nanairo Dreams (Arcade/Sega Saturn)

Both are obscure Capcom games with excellent spritework

Gaia Master is a fantasy boardgame and Quiz Nanairo is a quiz and dating sim hybrid and never left Japan.

 

[Asian girls lover]

The manga's only had fan translations so far, but it's finally getting officially translated. I looked it up and the first 3 in 1 tomb came out a few months ago

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Hell yeah! Mine too :D

Didn't expect to hear that, in Italy it was translated more than 20 years ago. Usually english translation has the priority when it comes such things.

 

[FreshDinoBone]

Didn't expect to hear that, in Italy it was translated more than 20 years ago. Usually english translation has the priority when it comes such things.

Yeah it is a bit of an odd case. In my past research I remember seeing that it was released in Italy, I didn't realize it was over 20 years ago though.

 

[Wechseln]

All Medarot games. Got hooked on the GBA RPG as a kid and never found something like it ever again.

 

[kai_shmuper]

Since they are a lot, I'll just post a list:

KUMATANCHI
Torneko's Mystery Dungeon 3 (PS2)
Dragon Quest: Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon
Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren Gaiden - Onna Kenshi Asuka Kenzan! (*currently being translated)
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon (*currently being translated)
TENGAI MAKYO 2
GUNPARADE MARCH
GROWLANSER
LEGEND OF HEROES 3-4-5
KAZE NO DENSETSU XANADU I-II
BRANDISH 3
BRANDISH 4/VT
SORCERIAN PC98/MD/Original/Forever
Vantage Master Portable
Brightis
Hanjuku Hero 3/4
QUOVADIS I-II

BLOOD+ ONE NIGHT KISS
DOKI DOKI POYACCHIO
Ganbare Goemon - Kurunarakoi! Ayashigeikka no Kuroikage
Ganbare Goemon - Toukai Douchuu Ooedo Tengurigaeshi
Ganbare Goemon - Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru!!
SENRITSU NO STRATUS
DENSHA DE GO 1/2/3/pro/pro2
JET DE GO 1/2
TORI NO HOSHI
FRONT MISSION ALTERNATIVE
Kurogane no Houkou - Warship Commander
JET IMPULSE
Gaist Crusher God
Yoshitsune Eiyuuden
Spriggan Lunar Verse
D+Vine [Luv]
Kaisoku Tenshi: The Rapid Angel
Mirano no Arubaito Collection
PSYCHIC DETECTIVE SERIES
Endonesia
UFO: A Day in the Life
SAKURA NOTE
CRITICAL VELOCITY