• 3 Times That Game Translations Were Quietly Changed

  When classic games get re-released, sometimes their translations get slight updates too. These are three recent examples.

• A New Way of Playing Japanese and English Games Side-By-Side

  I worked some technical magic to play games in a weird new way. Here's how my prototype worked.

• Breath of Fire II (Super NES) Localization Review

  This classic JRPG supposedly has one of the worst translations of all time. Is it really as bad as everyone says?

• How “Control Code” Mistakes Can Wreck Game Translations

  Game translation involves more than just text. If you're not careful, you could end up with problems like these.

• How Breath of Fire’s Massage Scene Was Changed in Translation

  This old man's text was censored in the English release, but in a surprising way.

• Is Breath of Fire II’s Mt. Fubi a Reference to Mt. Fuji?

  An early destination in Breath of Fire II has a name similar to Mt. Fuji. Is it an intentional reference?

• Localization Roundup #3

  Includes: a classic mistranslation, Tengai Makyo Zero fan translation, Breath of Fire II, Japanese view of game localization changes.

• Surprising Swear Words in Game Translations

  Profanity in video games is nothing new, but it unexpectedly pops up in game translations like these.

• The Problem with L, R, and Other Letters in Japanese Translation

  There's actual logic behind all those Japanese game typos, and it goes beyond L and R.

• This Be Bad Translation #12, Breath of Fire II!

  Breath of Fire II has a reputation for having a bad translation... but it's so bad it's almost miraculous.