Which Japan-exclusive games would you love to see fan-translated someday?

[Deleted member 560402]

How about Shadowrun for Sega CD? It was Japan exclusive and was unique from the other versions.

 

[ColonelKurtz]

Shiren GB2 (GBC)
Front Mission Alternative (PS1)
Kowloons Gate (PS1)
Despiria (Dreamcast)
Custom Robo V2 (N64)
Wachenroder (Saturn)

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Sega Saturn:
Dreamcast:
PlayStation:
3DO:
PC Engine:

My edit time limit expired. A few corrections and updates Battle Beaster on Dreamcast not Sega Saturn, Wachenröder is my top choice for Sega Saturn for some reason disappeared, was going to add Policenauts (and Pilot Disc) to 3DO would be nice to have it along side of SAT/PS1 English translated patches.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

The Black Matrix series

 

[snoonch]

 

[Scotty]

• "Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body" (SFC)
Developed by Natsume and based the animanga of the same name (which you should check out. It's underrated.), this is a 2D side-scroller in which you control series protagonist, Reiko Mikami, who must do battle with ferocious ghouls. It plays similarly to the first "Power Rangers" SNES game (which was also developed by Natsume) but better, IMO.

It's also English friendly as it doesn't require extensive knowledge of the Japanese language for anything except the game's premise.

A couple years ago, "NintendoComplete" (my favorite longplay channel) uploaded an English translated playthrough in which he super imposed the translated dialogue through a video editor. He also stated in the description that people are free to use his translation for a future English patch; someone even brought it up on an RHDN forum. Sadly, no English patch exists to this day.

It's unfortunate because this is one of my favorite SNES games and I quite enjoy the "Ghost Sweeper Mikami" anime.

• "Kumatanchi" (Nintendo DS)
Developed by Vanillaware of "Unicorn Overlord" fame, it is a life sim featuring these adorable anthropomorphic creatures that remind me an awful lot of the Friends from "Kemono Friends".

• "Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e" (Game Gear)
This is the first Game Gear installment and the only one that has yet to receive an English translation; the 2nd game was released officially and the 3rd has been translated by fans.

(Yes, I'm aware of "Shining Force CD"; it's a 16-bit remake of the first two Game Gear games. But as someone who likes to experience every version of a game to determine which one is the best, I would still like to play the original 8-bit version in my native tongue (English) some day.)

 

[Mal]

the tales of the heart version in the nds. i love 2d tales of and found it a shame that their never went back to 2D then saw it and was in love! there was a fan translation team tackling it, but as far i know, a bunch of drama went down and it got stuck in a limbo i doubt that proyect will ever escape.
but still even recently i was looking for it, one day hopefully

 

[Don't Ask Me]

Blaze/Gloria Union

Or even that weird yggdra ds game, i just want more dept. heaven

 

[Soupmancer]

I know there's one technically in the works, but I have no idea if it's been abandoned. I would love nothing more than to see Persona 1 for the PS1 delocalized and retranslated. I know there's the psp remake but I prefer the ps1's presentation and weird quirks.

Also SMT NINE. I wanna know how "bad" it actually is.

 

[Trillid Tetraoxide]

Sigma Harmonics.

 

[GuyZero32k4]

From the Turbo Duo, Hiho Densetsu _ Chris's Adventure.

So I can know what the hell's going on in the cut scenes.

Bad enough game is hard. "GIT GOOD" Shut up, play it first before you flap your lips. At least with a translation it'd motivate me to play it harder.

 

[regnor]

I'm still hoping for more of Koei's strategy games to be translated.

 

[Drvo]

Digital Monster Ver. S (1998) Sega Saturn

One Piece: Dragon Dream! (2005) GBA

Jump Super Stars (2005) NDS

 

[PhrawzT]

I loved Princess Maker 2, and wish that more than one game in the series had been translated into English.

One of the only Japan-only Xbox games and it looks great.