ROM Hack MOTHER 2 Translation Attempt.

[pranavmeno]

Hello people of GBAtemp,

This project is already underway at http://earthboundcentral.com/forum/viewtop...p?f=3&t=526

Come and help out if you can! We have nearly fully translated the meteorite scene, and most PSI descriptions are translated as well. You can try out the latest version of the project, too. We could really use some help finding some control codes (especially the GOTO code) and such, so if you have some minimal experience ROM hacking, please join the team.

And even if you don't have any experience/don't want to learn how to ROM hack and still wish to help, you can become a beta tester and give us useful bug reports!

Thanks,
pranavmeno (Hacking/Translation)

 

[machomuu]

Schlupi, if you pull this off...that'll be quite the feat. You will definitely be the Father of all Mothers.

 

[Nujui]

The most I could do is test it on consoles like the wii and such.

 

[raulpica]

I have looked through the script of EB and MOTHER 2 and BOY IS IT HELL.

Like, I don't even know what they were thinking!

Things in the script are ALL OVER THE PLACE. It's not like they coded the game to have it in some sort of order, shits just flying everywhere. And the control code is confusing as hell. FInding where verything is directing to is a nightmare.
Don't even tell me. I was translating EB (the SNES one) to Italian, and it was hell

QUOTE(pranavmeno @ May 17 2011, 09:39 PM) Come and help out if you can! We have nearly fully translated the meteorite scene, and most PSI descriptions are translated as well. You can try out the latest version of the project, too. We could really use some help finding some control codes (especially the GOTO code) and such, so if you have some minimal experience ROM hacking, please join the team.

Awesome news. I hope you're going to implement a VFW of some kind (and the rest of the necessary hacking, which is REALLY a lot) and just not keep the game the way is it right now

Godspeed

 

[stinkoman]

Way too much work for a game that already exists and is fully playable on modern hacked console.

 

[Rydian]

Unless I'm misreading, there's no actual translation progress, and the fact that people want something translated isn't exactly news.

However if a team is formed and there's actual progress and a basic patch, yeah it'll be front-paged as soon as one of us finds out. My money's on VatoLoco.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Way too much work for a game that already exists and is fully playable on modern hacked console.

1- The US version had retarded localization changes;
2- The SNES version cannot be played on a GBA;
3- People translated MANY games that we knew would be released a few months later in English. This one is Japan-only and will never be released outside of Japan.

 

[Schlupi]

I have been busy as HELL with school and hobbies and girlfriend and life and stuff.

I have taken some time out to look through and document control codes and where they point to.

I have gotten through only a small portion of the script and I can only say... boy does this take a while.

Small, small amounts of progress HAVE been made...

I am going to contact the other team on EBC and join them, and get their info.


THIS DREAM IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE!!! IT WILL BE DONE! There are enough people backing even without me I hope I can help at least a little.

 

[pranavmeno]

Hey, we have a VWF implemented and all the M2 control codes mapped. Currently, however, the VWF is not for public consumption. If you want to join the team, visit the thread and post there saying you'd like to help.

 

[Delirious17]

Keep at it! You guys are going to do a great job for your hearts passion!

 

[Naito-Tanuki]

This will be possible, and I give my full support for this.

 

[Schlupi]

Update: Since my last post, not much more has been done. I have little to show ATM and Have been SO BUSY with life and school and such. Have not joined the EBC Team yet but plan to once I have some more free time. I am sure with the driving force we have and support we can get this done one day.

 

[_Chaz_]

Wasn't Mother 2 called "Earthbound" in the English speaking world?

It's already been released and has translated dialog.

 

[Naito-Tanuki]

As Mato said if it was that easy, the translation would of been released ages ago.

 

[Deleted-236924]

I think what he meant is that we could take the Earthbound text and not have to manually translate everything from the Mother 2 side.

 

[Spacepod399]

i know this thread is already long dead, but starmen.net has the mother 2 text dump here - http://starmen.net/mother2/gameinfo/script/

 

[Yepi69]

BUMP, i'm a huge Mother/Earthbound fan too and i'm getting an ez flash 3in1 soon but the SNES emulators kinda suck for the DS so i would love to play the Mother1+2 but Mother 2 fully translated to english like the Earthbound rom, the mother 1 (earthbound zero) game is fully translated so why not Mother 2?

I agree with the OP, it would be AWESOME to have the Mother triology all in english

Mother fan for life ^^