There is now an English translation patch available for the final Falcom game that Yoshio Kiya worked on, Falcom's first inhouse console-only game, 1994's PC Engine release of "The Legend of Xanadu" aka "Kaze no Densetsu".

It was the 8th game in Yoshio Kiya's "Dragon Slayer" series.

This has taken over a decade of development, and neither the English text, nor the large amount of additional program code, has had any AI-involvement. It's all human made.

The translated game will only run on a real, or emulated, PC Engine (aka TurboGrafx-16).

If you want something to run on a Nintendo Switch or other modern console or PC, then you'll have to wait to see what Edia comes up with next year.

The patching progam, patches, English manual and game maps can be found on gitlab here ...

https://gitlab.com/legend-of-xanadu-translation/legend-of-xanadu1-english

... and in the project's wiki.

Sam and I hope that eveyone enjoys the translation!

P.S. Note that the English translation for the game's sequel is undergoing final polishing, and should be released in a few weeks.

I used to own a tg16 in 1990 and stupid neighbor kids stole it and all my games then moved over 1000 miles away (assholes, long story). Since then I have played emulated titles on my snes mini, but it's not the same without the controller. I luckily was able to get a US tg16 mini when it was for pre-order, before they canceled it (I think that's what happened). It rocks, but there are so many good titles missing from the console. Has it been modded it at all? Last time I checked a few years back and nothing. I have my nes, snes, ps1 and Genesis minis all modded and fully loaded. Only one that isn't is thr tg16. Which sucks as it's interface is amazing.

I'm not wealthy enough to invest in a real tg16 or the collection I had, so emulation is it.

I was 17 or 18 when I got this copy of R-Type. Got the ticket at Toy’s R’Us & played all night. Died a gazillion times. Prior to that I had seen it at the arcade but never played it. But I’ve been hooked on the series ever since. Also probably my favorite box cover in the series.

I've never had one of these and it seems a little confusing lol. Based on the little bit of research that I was doing before, it sounds like the TurboDuo can play the Super CDs by default whereas with the TurboGrafx-16 and TurboGrafx-CD you need an additional card to be able to play those games. I've also read some people saying the TurboDuo is less reliable due to capacitor issues or something though, so dunno if it's advised to avoid them?

Basically I haven't actually bought any console yet so was trying to figure that out, and then also was wondering if there are like flash cards or such that would allow me to play all of the games or at least like most of them, since it seems like games are really expensive at this point so dunno that I'll be collecting much.

I stand corrected. As confirmed by Elmer, the project is still alive and hasn't been abandoned, even after all these years. I'll remove everything and encourage everyone to follow its progress, hopefully here on this subreddit.

Regarding WSC translations, instead of listening to liars, find out the truth for yourselves.

Flipping through a magazine I bought recently, thought it was cool to see

The rom kiddy loser that can't speak English is trying to invade here after running out of things to clout for on the wonderswan reddit. Please don't let this crap happen here it will just be a mess.

This patch has been in the works for quite some time! Maybe some of you remember me hinting it over the years… well, now here it is!

Thanks to the Xak duology subtitle hack, I've learned enough to display subtitles in the cinematics of Cosmic Fantasy 1 as well.

Subtitles, story and NPC dialogues, all the UI I could find and game text are in English.

I did NOT translate the game. The patch hacks the script from Cosmic Fantasy Collection 1 in and applies subtitles, thiis accounts for almost 2,600 unique text entries.

The subtitles use a custom renderer that covers 364 captions across 59 audio tracks, which required a lot of timing and mapping effort, which my 2 friends and I did. The Collection was a great reference for this as well, but due to PCE CD requirements, some timing changes were needed.

Because the game uses a really cool font for location naming, rather than replacing it, I decided to add an English caption, which you can see in the first pic.

And yes, the patch corrects the battle message error that Edia never fixed.

Cosmic Fantasy 2 (as undub and just sub), 3, and the two 4s are also possible.

AI was NOT used for hacking, testing and packaging. An agent was used to write the documentation because I'm lazy.

Patch here! If you play this via CD, please let me know if you encounter any bugs or odd things.

Sold to me for $200 as junk but it actually works fine. It was just a bit dusty. Super stoked now

Just to know if they are banned in this subreddit...

Looking to get one of the mini consoles, I know they're expensive, but the Japanese import one is a bit less so, and I'm wondering if all region consoles have all languages of the games they have or if they're region locked.

Also, I guess I should ask if the PC Engine Mini has a menu language selector, too. lol.

Hoping someone has encountered these in the past and I won’t have I go the custom route.

Looking for a silicone/TPU case for the Pc Engine GT.
Ideally will help prevent wear and tear from normal use.

Cheers everyone

I got my first Core Grafx a couple of months ago and I gave it a proper refurbishment and cleaning, including cleaning the power switch with 99% Alcohol to make sure it cleanly switches.

Flash forward to a couple months later, I go to turn it on to play and for the life of me I can't switch the power to on. The only way I can turn it on is to open the console and switch it over without using the green plastic overlay which is obviously not ideal.

Idk I've never had an issue like this. My only plan of action I can think of is to clean the switch using electronic cleaner to try and loosen it. Has anyone ever had an issue like this before?

I'm looking for a solution to replace the ribbon cable on my PC Engine GT, from the cartridge port to the motherboard.

Anyone coming to Portland OR this year for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo? I’ll have a Guinea Pig Games booth there (421 ). If anyone is attending, please drop by and say hello!

The video gameplay link is here

I was digging through a box a vhs and found this and the guy next to the table saw it and kept trying to get me not to buy it for some reason?
Is it worth stuff?

I've never seen the real complete package before ! but the price !