• Ayla’s Personal Preferences in Japanese Chrono Trigger

  The language barrier stands especially tall during intentionally awkward scenes.

• Developer Notes & Scrapped Ideas from Final Fantasy Adventure

  This classic JRPG was originally an experimental tennis game.

• Development Connections Between Final Fantasy IV, Secret of Mana, & Chrono Trigger

  They were all sort of the same game at different points in development.

• Dragon Warrior IV’s Famous “Litter Joke” in Japanese

  This classic 1992 translation features properly localized jokes into English.

• Examining the Heavy English Accents in Dragon Quest IV

  This localization's heavy English accents have been polarizing for years.

• Fan Translation Additions & Player Confusion

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

• Final Fantasy 1 Official Browser Game with Auto-Translation

  This official browser game is Japanese-only, but technology doesn't care.

• Final Fantasy Adventure / Seiken Densetsu Translation Comparison

  Let's examine this classic game translation from 1991.

• Final Fantasy Adventure Translation Comparison (Part 3)

  This section of the game features common translation mistakes, name changes, ties to other 1990s Final Fantasy translations, and robot legs.

• Final Fantasy Adventure Translation Comparison (Part 4)

  Birds with kimonos, Christianity in 1500s Japan, Genji equipment, Japanese history, and more.