• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Live Japanese Script Viewer

  This custom tool displays the Japanese script live as you play the English game. You can try it for yourself!

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Japanese) [Switch]

  Over 13,000 screenshots from the Japanese Switch version of the game.

• The Many Translations of the “Lost Woods”

  Zelda, Mario, Pokémon, and many other games have the same forest name in Japanese, but not in English. Here's why.

• The Phrase “Game Set” in Japanese Video Games

  This peculiar phrase appears in many of Masahiro Sakurai's video games. Is it his signature text, or something else?

• Tricky Translations #1: Maou & Daimaou

  These two simple words are tricky to translate. Here's why, and how they've been translated since the 1980s!

• Tricky Translations #4: “I” & “Me” in Japanese

  There are dozens of ways to say "I" and "me" in Japanese. Let's look at how they work and who uses each one!

• Unusual English in Japanese Video Game Credits

  Japanese game credits often use English in interesting ways. Let's examine some common patterns and why they happen.

• Video Games and Japan’s Three Main Writing Systems

  Japanese game text has transformed in a unique way since the 1970s. Here's a look at how and why.

• Viral and Memorable Mistranslations of Japanese Game News

  There are plenty of games with bad translations, but game *news* can get poorly translated too. Here are some examples.

• What Do Japanese Fans Think of the CD-i Zelda Games?

  These two Zelda games were never released in Japan. So do Japanese fans consider them holy grails?