• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Part 4)

  Topics include: poison; waiters; ghosts; trains; the Veldt in Japanese.

• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Part 5)

  Topics include: Mr. Thou; cleavage; Dragon Ball; censorship; kappas; swearing.

• Game Localization & Nintendo of America’s Content Policies in the 1990s

  Nintendo's content policies in the 1990s shaped an early era of game translation.

• Guest Article: Behind the Screens with Heroland’s Localizers

  Translators and non-translators seem to have very different definitions for the term "localization".

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

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

• Localized Names in Video Games that Changed Later On

  A side-effect of localization is that established names can change at any time.

• MOTHER 3 Translation Comparison

  Let's explore the early parts of the 2008 MOTHER 3 fan translation.

• MOTHER 3 Translation Comparison: Chapter 1 – Desperate Search

  It's time for Flint to go find his wife... but things don't turn out very well. Let's take a close look at how this tragic scene unfolds.

• MOTHER 3 Translation Comparison: Chapter 1 Start

  It's time to take a look at forest fires, Japanese swearing, and a secret challenge mode!

• MOTHER 3 Translation Comparison: Game Start

  Info on all the default names, the title screen conundrum, AND some secret anti-piracy stuff!