PS1/2 [REQUEST] English patch for "Dragon Quest Monsters 1 & 2" (PSX)

[TheBlueKnight]

I've been following this games translation for over a decade, Tom is mostly just a translator and Kingcom is someone who hacks the game to put the translation into it, The words have likely been translated to English in a text/script document for years and a good chunk are even in the game, Sadly the hard part is putting the translated words into the game in this case

"Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 is undoubtedly among the nastiest games I’ve worked on. It needed many major programming changes that all came with their own set of resulting issues. Some systems of the game were just entirely unsuited to languages other than Japanese and needed a lot of manual work to get them working" -Kingcom, July-29-2015

Basically, Seems like significant parts of the game need to be hacked or reprogramed compared to most translation projects
I've seen since deleted tweets from Tom (he deletes all his tweets frequently) that said that the project isn't forgotten or abandoned yet

 

[lordelan]

"Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2 is undoubtedly among the nastiest games I’ve worked on. It needed many major programming changes that all came with their own set of resulting issues. Some systems of the game were just entirely unsuited to languages other than Japanese and needed a lot of manual work to get them working" -Kingcom, July-29-2015

I've been following it for that long and read that back then too. It's probably the only reason why this takes so damn long or was abandoned so many times within that project's lifespan.

that said that the project isn't forgotten or abandoned yet

Read that as well and it's the only hope left for us.
I had a video call with some guys at bountysource recently because you can't create bounties without relying on a GitHub issue currently (and the lack of a DQM translation is no issue in any GitHub repository lol). However they are soon to implement a way now to create bounties without that need which is where I'll be creating one right away to maybe light some new fire on that project. If the bounty raises (I plan to throw in some bucks every month and hope a few community members do that as well), it'll be more attractive to Tom and/or Kingcom to ditch other current projects and get DQM finally done.

 

[Yasivr]

Wey are not the only ones believe me and yes he's working on the scripts and programing at least that's what I've seen in some places and info that I've been looking for just to wait and see if it's true i have hope soon see new info

 

[BupDomic]

any updates on this? i'm not up to speed with where to find the people behind this but, I think this version is the prettiest... who do we email because it's been YEARS since i've seen a post on this thread? thank yu thank yu

Post automatically merged: Dec 10, 2024

Any updates on this prodject? I know I'm not helping at all by asking but this version is so much prettier than the 3ds remakes... Is there a buisness email with the original guy? Thank yu Thank yu

 

[lordelan]

any updates on this? i'm not up to speed with where to find the people behind this but, I think this version is the prettiest... who do we email because it's been YEARS since i've seen a post on this thread? thank yu thank yu

Post automatically merged: Dec 10, 2024

Any updates on this prodject? I know I'm not helping at all by asking but this version is so much prettier than the 3ds remakes... Is there a buisness email with the original guy? Thank yu Thank yu

I agree but I think the project is dead. :/

 

[jonsmo]

I'll NEVER give up hope

 

[lordelan]

I'll NEVER give up hope

Maybe (if we live long enough), Square Enix will actually do a 2D-HD remake of it.
I wouldn't say no. But I'd still love to have an english version of the PSX game. Maybe one day with AI.

 

[hias]

Not sure if this thread missed that status update from Tom:

(Semi)-good news for Dragon Quest Monsters 1 and 2 fans. I got an e-mail from Kingcom now. He said that it's still #1 on his project priority list.Don't take it to mean that he's resumed work on the project, but any news regarding "1 & 2" is good news, right!?

 

[jonsmo]

Not sure if this thread missed that status update from Tom:

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW BABY!

(Thanks for sharing, the hype is back!)

 

[lordelan]

the hype is back!

It's been too long of a journey to get back on the hype train that fast but I was definitely filled with joy reading that tweet.

 

[Alepunch]

Fantastic

 

[Raytheon_Thunder]

Here's hoping the translation will get finished one day soon. The 3DS versions of the game just didn't have same charm as the GBC/PSX version of the games.

Edit - The translation project has been going on for 19 years at this point...

 

[Raytheon_Thunder]

Ayo, someone finally released a fan translation patch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dragonquest/s/AvnDLYuA20

https://anonymous.4open.science/r/DQM-1-2-PSX-translation-D1FC/README.txt

 

[KanaKonpaku]

Wow, about time. I think this was one of the games that got me into modding games and romhacking and the like. I used to check in it like twice a week, and then totally forgot. And that was like 5-10 years ago. I'll definitely have to give the translation a whirl.