• A New Way of Playing Japanese and English Games Side-By-Side (Now Outdated)

  I used technical magic to build a weird & experimental game translation tool.

• Breath of Fire II (Super NES) Localization Review

  Just how "bad" is this notorious Capcom translation from 1995?

• Breath of Fire II Translation Comparison (Live)

  Let's play one of the most notorious game translations of all time!

• Breath of Fire II’s English Translation

  Breath of Fire II's translation is so bad it's almost miraculous.

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

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

• Classic Game Translations Keep Changing Quietly Over Time

  Classic games mutate slightly with each new port, remake, or update patch.

• How “Control Code” Mistakes Can Wreck a Game Translation

  Translators must also deal with text formatting and messy logic control codes.

• 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 can still be surprising.

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

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