• A New Way of Playing Japanese and English Games Side-By-Side (Now Outdated)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

• Behind the Localization of Majora’s Mask

  A localization editor shares his experiences over the span of 40 days.

• Classic Game Translations Keep Changing Quietly Over Time

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

• Early Japanese Previews of Zelda 64 & MOTHER 3

  Let's look at early info and high-quality screenshots from these N64 games.

• Encountering Japanese Ellipses in English Translations

  Play any Japanese game and you'll likely encounter an avalanche of ellipses.

• Examining Hidden Japanese Messages in Link’s Awakening

  There's a set of silly, hidden lines in this classic game.

• Fat, Beauty, and A Link Between Worlds’ Localization

  The Zora queen loses her "beauty" in Japanese when she becomes fat.

• How Ganon’s Motivation Changed in Breath of the Wild’s English Translation

  Key moments in key scenes are when text nuances matter most in translation.

• Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SFC, SNES, GBA JPN, GBA EU) Translation Comparison (Live)

  The GBA ports have notably different text - let's find it all!

• Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) Translation Comparison (Live)

  This absolute classic has many translation differences and upgrades.