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Topic: Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima (Read 2 times)
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warmech
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« on: April 02, 2008, 08:57:33 pm » |
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Anyone who can recall Nintendo Power issue 93 from early '97 may recall this little gem: a quirky little RPG from Japan about some kids camping on an island that encounter pirates (and monkeys) and look for treasure... in twenty-two words or less. This game was called "Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima," or just "Marvelous" on our side of the Pacific. Now, I'll be frank, this game is the reason why I going to start taking Japanese at university; I have been wanting to play it in English for eleven years and have desired to translate it ever since I discovered the translation scene. While my Japanese is minimal at best (I'm studying French as my first choice for a second language, Japanese will start this summer), my technical skills in working with ROMs are even more limited. That being said, I have a couple of questions: - First, is there anyone available that might be willing to dump the script? I am simply not familiar enough with compression schemes and script formatting in games to perform this task.
- Second, Is there anyone available that might be able to find the game's in-game font? I have found the graphics for fonts used in the intro text scroll and file-naming screens, but this one eludes me; I'm assuming this is probably compressed, despite the fact that (again, assuming here) the font appears only to be in 1bpp format.
- Finally, I remember eludevisibility working on a translation for this, but all information about it seems to have evaporated from the internet; does anyone know what came of it?
This is something I have been wanting to do for some time now, and I'll do it all myself if I have to; I just need some help getting started. I also apologize if a request such as this is inappropriate and mods may delete if they wish; I simply want to enjoy an experience that Nintendo deprived American audiences of. |
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KingMike
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2008, 09:13:23 pm » |
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I heard the game did some stuff with the SA-1 coprocessor chip. No idea how difficult it would be (though I've heard that chip was mostly a faster version of the main CPU, 65c816).
Still though, working with code on 2 concurrent CPUs is probably above many hackers' skill level.
(SNES Evil Peer 9 might be able to do it, haven't really checked)
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RedComet
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2008, 05:58:09 am » |
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- First, is there anyone available that might be willing to dump the script? I am simply not familiar enough with compression schemes and script formatting in games to perform this task.
- Second, Is there anyone available that might be able to find the game's in-game font? I have found the graphics for fonts used in the intro text scroll and file-naming screens, but this one eludes me; I'm assuming this is probably compressed, despite the fact that (again, assuming here) the font appears only to be in 1bpp format.
- Finally, I remember eludevisibility working on a translation for this, but all information about it seems to have evaporated from the internet; does anyone know what came of it?
In other words you want some to do all of the work for you. |
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warmech
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2008, 01:48:00 pm » |
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In other words you want some to do all of the work for you.
Heck no, techno; I just need help with things that I have no technical expertise in doing. I'll do whatever secondary graphical work is necessary with the ROM, such as designing fonts, etc., but I don't have the time or resources to learn how to crack compression schemes, wade through possible alphabetic arrangements with Relative Search, or pick up 65C816 ASM with my current class/work load. As for the SA-1, crud; I had forgotten about its use in Marvelous. Assuming it plays as large a role as I'm guessing it does, I may as well just forget about all this, shouldn't I? |
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Ryusui
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 02:06:09 pm » |
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I don't have the time or resources to learn how to crack compression schemes, wade through possible alphabetic arrangements with Relative Search, or pick up 65C816 ASM with my current class/work load.
Which is to say, you want someone to do all the work for you. |
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warmech
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2008, 02:43:16 pm » |
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To that extent, yes; I just wanted to be clear that I'm not trying to be lazy or passive about work involved with this - there are just some things I cannot do due to constraints placed upon me, such as my ability to program (or lack thereof), work, school, etc. And just as others have similar constraints, I don't expect the world on a platter here, just some help if anyone is willing; if this is too much to ask for, somebody say so - I'm not trying to step on toes here, even if I do wind up doing so.  \ |
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UglyJoe
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2008, 03:05:43 pm » |
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Sounds like a pretty standard "translator looking for a hacker" request. If you can show some proof of your translation skills, you'll have a better chance of finding a hacker who's willing to help. You might also want to try submitting a help wanted ad: http://www.romhacking.net/helpads/ |
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joshua s
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« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2008, 12:10:47 am » |
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If I remember correctly, I saw a post on the Whirlpool one time about someone translating Marvelous. I believe there were pics showing english text and such. I believe one of the screenies had a girl telling you to not touch her boob (with the game's cursor doing just that).  I also remember reading that article in Nintendo Power. It stuck with me, so I was really excited when I saw that post on the Whirlpool. I never heard anything else about it though... |
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warmech
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2008, 11:06:18 pm » |
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Sorry I haven't made any replies or whatnot, mid-terms have been dragging me down. As for "proof of my translation skills," I'm working on that; my Japanese-major friend is teaching me a little bit and I'm taking courses this summer and fall. Like I said, I'm a French student, but it has long been a desire of mine to learn Japanese. Yeah, I remember the Whirlpool, seems like it's been gone for a while now, though; I don't recall that post, but I wish I did.  Yeah, you can do that as well, touch her boob when you're in the interact mode; she makes a comment about not touching her boob and blushes - it's the simple things, you know?  |
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DvD
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2008, 05:19:37 pm » |
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I have been wanting to play it in English for eleven years and have desired to translate it ever since I discovered the translation scene. Actually, this is the game that I most want to see translated too, but it is way beyond my skill level at this time. Although I am proficient with the NES and am branching out to work with the FDS now, every time I try to learn the SNES it just seems like a lot of work. And, of course, this game being one that is so late for the SNES, is large, uses a special chip, and is quite creative with it's font. Thus, it's gotta be one of the worst titles for a newbie to try to start with. One thing that I would suggest. Instead of first tackling the main game, you should first try doing one of the 8 BS games that Nintendo made using the Marvelous engine. Only 1024 k to deal with and no SA-1 chip. |
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