I found a few of the dictionary values. Since the game has A HUGE dictionary, with entries that are several bytes, there's really no need put in my own dictionary or DTE code.

I know some might not agree with using an all caps font, but I think it makes it look more retro and more classic Goemon like.

I'm basically going to replace the Japanese dictionary values with English words.

Like I said, the game has a huge dictionary and I haven't figured out half the values yet.

Except they'd be replacing the text, not showing up alongside them.

~DS

I'm sure I'll hear "You start way too many projects, why don't you try finishing one?", but this will easily be my first released patch:






ActRaiser 2. A helluva lot easier in the Japanese version (Normal difficulty gives you 5 lives instead of 3, some enemies have less HP, and I heard that God moves faster in this version [though I've yet to confirm that last one]).

I've got everything set up and running that I need. Kitsune Sniper helped me set up my script file to work with Atlas so it'll write pointers for me automatically (I had been doing it by hand until then). It'll only take me as long to be done with this as it takes me to translate the script. I've already got all of the text for the first two stages fully translated and inserted. I think there's 14 stages total, but I'm not 100% sure (I never bothered playing through the US version, because it was too hard and took out the simulation stuff).

~DS

Hah, that's great, considering the Japanese version of the original is a lot harder.

The Japanese version was definitely harder overall.

Hmm. I guess I just remembered the US version being much harder. But you're right. I just compared the two, and the US version takes away some spikes on the ground, makes the tree not drop his little minions to attack you and changes one half-apple to a full-apple. The enemies, however, take the same amount of damage to kill (all of the ones in Fillmore Act I only took one hit each, in both versions).

Interesting that they made the US version slightly less difficult, but made the sequel VERY much harder.

~DS

That's actually the font that was in every version of the game. The Japanese version used it for the option menu, and the US version used it for everything. I think it's a pretty awesome font too, so I used it as well.

I did, however, modify it a bit, so that the letters are aligned better. Then, my editor edited the font even more for the same reason.

~DS