• A Fire Emblem Ad in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door’s Translation

  A reference to Super Mario Bros. became a Fire Emblem advertisement.

• A Japanese Idiom & Joke Go Missing in Clash at Demonhead

  References were lost in translation when the English script was streamlined.

• A Popular American Infomercial, Localized into Japanese

  Let's see how this iconic American infomercial changed in Japanese!

• A Translation Note Mistakenly Appears in Suikoden’s English Text

  Private translation notes sometimes sneak into the final versions of games.

• AVGN Translation Topics: Castlevania II

  Let's look at the Japanese version of Castlevania II, and see Japanese reactions to the Castlevania II AVGN video!

• Bad Dudes’ Famous “Are You a Bad Enough Dude” Line in Japanese

  This famous game quote remains timeless, despite feeling so very 1980s.

• Banjo-Kazooie’s Rhyming Text in Japanese

  Rhyming is less ubiquitous in Japanese, so how was this rhyming handled?

• Bionic Commando’s Infamous “Nerd” Insult in Japanese

  Why does this enemy soldier talk like a high school jock?

• Breath of Fire’s Massage Scene in Japanese and English

  A clear example of Nintendo of America's content policies affecting translation.

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night’s “Miserable Pile of Secrets” Scene in Japanese

  "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets." wasn't in the original text.