Archive for 2011
Retro Gaming News 094: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood English Translation Patch, Essentially, Complete.
By : famicomfreak
I say essentially complete because there are still three small things left to be done and with my limited knowledge of ROM hacking I’m unable to hack them in.
The three things are the text for the ferryman, the billboard in stageX and the title screen. Also the opening subtitles are all in SJIS characters which forces us to shorten the dialogue and take liberty’s with the translation in order to fit it in the game’s limited memory space. There is an alternate smaller font within the game that would fix this problem but neither Cubanraul or I know how to switch between the two fonts in the game’s text engine.
If anyone feels they can achieve these goals by themselves we can integrate them into this patch, you would be credited for it of course. A mockup of the game’s title screen can be found on the website for this patch, courtesy of fragmare.
But enough talk… have at you!"
Finds 384: Final Finds of the Year! Silver Nintendo DS Lite and Apple DVD Drive
By : famicomfreakSilver Nintendo DS Lite
Apple DVD Drive
Retro Gaming News 093: Super Mario Unlimited Released!
By : famicomfreak
"After literally years of development, Super Mario Unlimited has finally been released!
This elaborate hack of the original Super Mario Bros features:
- 40 all new levels
- Tons of new secrets
- New power ups and items
- Updated graphics
- And new music added by Dr. Floppy!
Super Mario Unlimited is intended for everyone from the casual Mario fan to the hardcore SMB addict.
See the project page or relevant link to download"
Ads From The Past 199: Parasol Stars (Turbo Grafx)
By : famicomfreakPlaying Then, Playing Now 010: Sonic Generations & Devil Survivor 3DS
By : famicomfreak


Not that much gaming due to the holidays and you would think it would be the other way around but it's not. I really have to make it up! Until next year!!

Retro Gaming News 092: 'Super Mario Star Road' Released
By : famicomfreak
- Over 120 stars
- More than 30 nicely designed areas
- Nearly 50 catchy tunes
- Many new objects for Mario to interact with
- Well-polished gameplay
- Lots of goomba stomping
- Mario-style humor
See the project page for downloads, and related URL for the release trailer."
Finds 382: eMac, Portal 2, FC Twin, Star Wars Alarm Clocks, and More!
By : famicomfreakEmulation News 244: Updates for 12-26-11
By : famicomfreakTime to Rock Till 2012!
By : famicomfreakRetro Game of the Week 098: Super Mario Land 2 (Gameboy)
By : famicomfreak





Overall, this game offers a lot of amazing gameplay hours. With such a vast overworld, ingenious bad guys, and some up beat music you are bound to be playing this game for hours and hours. This is definitely a must have for your classic portable collection or if you just want to play a well done game. This game does what you couldn't in Super Mario Land. Enjoy and happy new year!

Finds 381: Final Fantasy XIII, Deathsmiles, Castlevania, and More!
By : famicomfreakRetro Gaming News 091: Takeshi's Challenge released
By : famicomfreak
"Today, I have released a translation patch for the NES adventure game Takeshi’s Challenge. Consider it a gift from Scrooge. :P
You’ve probably heard about this already. It’s pretty infamous for its poor quality. Or maybe the whole game was just a comedian playing a prank on everyone. :)
I was planning to release it on the 10th to celebrate its 25th anniversary, but replacing the graphics proved more time consuming than I thought. So instead you get to share the experience Japanese kids must’ve felt 25 years ago when they got this as a holiday gift. :D"
Retro Gaming News 090: See Where "The Glory of Heracles" Series Got it's Start
By : famicomfreak
"Happy Christmas!
Finally, the first game in The Glory of Heracles series The Glory of Heracles - Labors of the Divine Hero can be played in English. And not only that, but we’ve released the entire manual in English too! Come see how we polished up this really old school RPG game and did our best to keep it challenging, but give you the clues you need to at least make it possible to pass it without a walkthrough.
This is the first new game we’ve released that requires our newly released ROM Expander Pro program to expand the ROM. It’s an open source program we made that implements a generic way of expanding ROMs. By use of a simple text file provided by the translation group, it allows copying and moving ROM data of the orginal ROM. Just include this file with your IPS patch.
And for those who prefer something a little different. We’ve also quietly released the puzzle game Puzzle Boys, our first FDS game in November. It’s Atlus’s only FDS game, and the sequel to the Gameboy game Kwirk, the first game Atlus produced on their own. The two player game is really fun."
Retro Gaming News 089: PS2 Standard Daisenryaku: Lost Victory Teaser Patch released
By : famicomfreak
"Merry Christmas from Nebelwurfer HQ.
We are releasing a playable Teaser patch for the PS2 Standard Daisenryaku: Lost Victory game containing only the Yugoslavian scenarios of the initial Marita campaign. The Weapons, General names, Menus and most dialog text have been translated as well. So, it should be playable, even if the scenario debriefings are not translated. They just add flavor, and are not essential to enjoyment of the game.
The games combat system is simplified over AD 2001. For example, there are no night turns. Also, weapons can fire in any direction, they don’t have restricted firing arcs. There is also a single ground defense rating instead of having separate defense ratings for the front, sides, and back.
You must use the patch with ImageDiff on the original PS2 .mdf file. Also, you must use a Japanese bios in PCSX2 in order for it to work. It will also need a fast PC with a good graphics card for best results.
More instructions are included in the Readme.txt file.
I hope you enjoy playing it."
Merry Christmas From Retro Gaming Life! ^_^
By : famicomfreak
Retro Gaming News 088: You now prossess Simon's Quest: Redacted.
By : famicomfreak
"Mentioned in egoraptor’s first Sequelitis episode, this hack, done by The Almighty Guru, streamlines Simon’s Quest by speeding up text crawling, rewriting townfolk dialog, and there are a couple other surprises too. If you’re still riding the fence on Simon’s Quest, you can try this hack. Enjoy Simon’s Quest the way it was meant to be played!"
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