• Examining Cave Story’s “Grasstown” and “Bushlands” Names

  When there are multiple "competing" translations, the preference wars begin.

• Examples of Untranslated Text in Video Game Localizations

  Failing to translate EVERYTHING is a common pitfall in game localization.

• Fan Translation Additions & Player Confusion

  Inside jokes in a translation can pull the player out of the intended experience.

• Fan Translations that Became Official Translations

  Some fan translations have actually made that legendary big leap.

• Final Fantasy IV Translation Comparison: Tower of Bab-il

  This small part of Final Fantasy IV features classic Nintendo content changes, technical goofs, name evolutions, and more.

• Final Fantasy IV’s “You Spoony Bard!”

  This short little line from 1991 is still quoted all the time today.

• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison

  This iconic game from 1994 still gets re-translated every few years.

• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Opera Scene)

  Topics include: song translation obstacles; lyric comparisons; Setzer's motivation.

• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Part 10)

  Topics include: the Statues; young speech patterns; ancient text in Japanese.

• Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison (Part 11)

  Topics include: the Floating Continent; Chupon's name; Kefka's pronouns.