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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Anearth walk through site going away]

My Anearth Fantasy Stories walk through website will be disappearing soon. Hoped to have it up until the translation came out but that may not happen in my lifetime.

m1sz1 .com/
Alt: https://www.tg-16.com/anearth/intro.html

Thanks all!

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Tra$lation Compen$ation - Anearth Fantasy Stories]

I know everyone already has a lot they are working on and that it's not about the money. However, since my last standing offer expired, I thought I'd renew it for the new year.

I will pay (via Paypal) $150.00 to anyone who successfully makes a playable, English translated version of Anearth Fantasy Stories for the PC Engine.

I will also pay someone $40.00 to translate the following text for me into English.

http://m1sz1.com/pics/finaldumpclean.txt

Contact me if interested in translating the text.

Happy new year to all and good luck on all your projects!

Offer expires November 1, 2013

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Yet another - Translation help needed!]

Game: Mahjong Gakuen

Files: http://m1sz1.com/pics/finaldumpclean.txt   -  clean dump ( I think)
        http://m1sz1.com/pics/mahjong_trans.txt  - contains some machine trans and my own guesses

Short version: I've already hacked the game with my own text to use as a video mahjong training tool (coming eventually)  but figured an actual translation would be nice as well. Please let me know if the files above are useable. Best place to catch me is by PM here. Thanks!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Ys IV Manual In English]

Been around for a while but thought I'd make it easier to find -

wayback.m1sz1.com/manuals/Ys4_cover.html
wayback.m1sz1.com/manuals/mandown.html

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Startling Odyssey II translation patch released!]

I know this was posted here already but I thought it deserved its own thread.

Long time PC Engine fan Tru has released an alpha version translation patch for this cool game:

_{pcengine-fx.com/downloads/
pcengine-fx.com/downloads/StartlingOdyssey2(US)v099.zip
pcengine-fx.com/downloads/StartlingOdysseyII-vwf.zip - (VWFont by EsperKnight, only works with YAME emulator!)
http://forums.magicengine.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=2411}

Already trying it out here!







These results IF you use the VWF ISO and only with the included YAME emulator!
_{pcengine-fx.com/downloads/StartlingOdysseyII-vwf.zip}

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Custom TurboStick (zebra)]

Thought I'd try putting together a couple of TG16 joysticks using Japanese parts this time. This one was put together using stuff that was laying around the house other than the stick itself which had to be ordered. The case is painted 3/4 inch mdf and the stick and buttons are Seimitsu (LS32-01). The wiring is sloppy mainly because I may pull the guts out of this at a later time. The ghetto looking switches on top are the turbo switches.





Due to some health problems, it's much easier for me to use a joystick for shooting games and so far I'm really happy with the Seimitsu.

The other stick has a more compact case, better turbo switch placement and a heck of a lot better picture on the top. Can't post pics of it yet because it may become a gift. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Mahjong Wars translation help wanted]

I'm hoping some of the Japanese readers here could translate the menu items in the picture below into simple English. The game is Mahjong Shikaka Retsuden Mahjong Wars.



I know roughly what each does but some translation would be great. Thanks!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Anearth "debug" version]

Yeah, another Anearth subject. I do play other games, I promise. 

As many of you probably know, there's three versions of Anearth Fantasy Stories for the PC Engine floating around the  internet. There's the original version, the taikenban version (which contains the Cychorider shooting game), and a "debug" version.

Does anyone here have any information where the debug version may have come from? Who is TWI Soft? Why are the debug menus in English? What was this used for? I noticed that if you press the menu button during the game, it will give you the X and Y coordinates of where you are at. Why did they put pictures of wrestlers and other strange folk in the game? Inquiring minds want to know! Here's a couple of pics from the game so you can see what I'm talking about.

 


I noticed they used Thief, Magician, Fighter, Priest instead of Thief, Wizard, Swordsman, Monk like I did on my walk through. Trying to decide still which is better/more correct.

So, does anyone here have the scoop on this version? If not, wild guesses will be fine. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Anearth Fantasy Stories translation]

....help needed.   

Didn't that subject title get your hopes up? Anyway, this was talked about briefly on the ol' forum killing shoutbox yesterday. I'm going to post some pics of some weapons, armor and such from Anearth and let you guys have a crack at translating the item names. This info will go towards good use in the future. Here's a quick one to test this out -

trans_1.png

Thanks!

[General Gaming / Want to buy: Japanese Saturn]

I want to play through the Saturn version of Anearth Fantasy Stories to see how similar it is to the PC Engine version. I already own the game so now just need a Saturn to play it on. Looking for a complete system with controller, cords, etc. I know almost nothing about the Saturn systems themselves but figured some of you could point me in the right direction. Thanks!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / M1s Trading Post - Update 2/15]

Update 2/15: Figured out a much better way of doing this (I hope). If there's something here you are interested in, please PM me with the following information. What you want, what you are offering in trade (something from my list, cash) who you are (some reference would be nice), and where you are. For example: "I'll give you Body Harvest (cart only), Zelda (complete) and a picture of my mother for one of the joysticks. My Ebay Id is luvbutter and I'm located in Idaho."  Or  "I'll paypal ya $1.73 for all the games shipped to my door in Guam. I've dealt with aaron here before."  Might throw some more stuff on here later if things go well.

Things I'm looking for:

N64 - Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time
N64 - Body Harvest
N64 - Ogre Battle 64
N64 - Space Station Silicon Valley
N64 - Starcraft 64
N64 - Harvest Moon 64
with manual preferred but make offer

A working SNES with controller and cables.

A nice condition Saturn that can play Japanese games.

A decent set of gamebits.

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Here some stuff I have to trade:

Ultra Box 1, 2, 3, and 4. Got these recently in a deal but already own them. The cases are beat to hell (cracked,broken), but the discs play fine and the manuals are ok. Don't know about others, but I get a lot of fun out of these.
Here's a poorly taken pic -



Or how about some Acemore Super Sticks for the TG-16? (these have the big plug) These are actually new in the box but they've been sitting around here for a loooong time (boxes may be worn). Taken from the box - Slow Motion Select / Auto-Fire Holding / 8 Direction Precision Micro Action / Feel and Action of Arcade Joystick / Suction Cups for Optimum Stability. Yeah, not sure about all that, but they do ok.
Another ugly pic-



That's all I've got for now until I can find my other damn camera.

[Off-Topic / Need advice on selling loads of game stuff]

It's come time for me to sell off most of my old/extra videogame stuff. PC FX and PC Engine stuff would be a no brainer as I'm sure I can post it here and someone will eventually take it off my hands. My question is, stuff like Jaguar, Genesis, 3DO, etc., would it be better to try and unload them on forums such as this, put it all on a website, or Ebay everything? Sell it all individually, or in big lumps? The problem is other than pc engine stuff, I really have little idea what other systems are even worth these days. Any advice from any of you guys who have done this recently would be appreciated.

Oh yeah, all the old magazines are still marked to go to esteban like they have been for the last two years. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Sword Master]

Just recently started playing through this one. I was thinking someone here had written a faq or a review but couldn't find it. Anyone played this recently?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Sol Moonarge]

Started playing through this game this weekend and am really enjoying it so far. Who here has played all the way through this game? Just want to know who to bug if I get stuck for some reason. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Jantei Monogatari 3 Sabre Angel]

Finished this game today so thought I'd share a few thoughts about the story mode here. I've got a bunch of pics of the game as well and may place them on my site at a later date.

The story mode is about 3 girls who go around playing mahjong matches against a variety of villains. Of course much fan service and nudity is the result of these matches though the nudity is comedic and mainly of the "barbie doll" variety.

There are 4 main stages in the game. The first stage starts you off in a school where you can wander the hallways and into different rooms where you may find some dude and his porno collection or even into the girls locker room.    A couple of your mahjong opponents in this area are the captain of the girls volleyball team (complete with volleyball mini game) and a teacher who suddenly grows 100 feet tall. On to stage two.

In stage 2 you end up inside a wrestling arena run by a dominatrix and some dude in a yellow banana hammock. There is a wrestling mini game here complete with some very interesting grappling moves.

Stage 3 takes place inside a magic castle of some sort. Here you'll meet Alice in wonderland who you will have to play a card battle game against before your mahjong match. Another interesting character in this stage is a knight in golden armor who one of the girls falls in love with. He gets her back to his place naked and into bed when she sees by the reflection in the mirror that his armor has no back on it and he's naked underneath. Nothing a game of mahjong won't fix though. Um....yeah.

Stage 4 takes place against a bunch of half beast/half girl opponents. You'll get a bit of help toward the end.

Overall, I found the game to be a lot of fun and the story kept me interested all the way through. I think just about anyone can follow what's going on without knowing Japanese. The mahjong rounds in the game are fairly easy and the only real difference in the opponents is the amount of points they start out with. Hope this was just enough info for you to want to give it a try.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Any Lady Phantom players here?]

Finally got around to playing this game after owning it for years. Managed to make it through 5 or 6 scenes so far but it would really be helpful if I knew what all the abbreviations were in the game. Here's a pic showing some of them -



Of course some of them are obvious but could use some help on the others. The bottom ones are weapon stats if that helps.  Anyone here know them all?

Other than that, I'm really enjoying the game so far!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Anearth Fantasy Stories Walk Through is born.]

Though it's still far from finished, I decided to go ahead and throw up the first part of my Anearth walk through. If you're interested, it can be found here -

http://www.m1sz1.com/

At least it gives my old brain something to do. 

[PC-FX Discussion / PC-FX Striptease!]

http://nfg.2y.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1305

I came across this again today. Still makes me shudder every time I see it.  

[PC-FX Discussion / Battle Heat, I finally "get it"]

Since the birthday of the PC-FX is almost here, I decided to break out a bunch of games I haven't played in a while. Battle Heat was one of the first games I got, but it seldom got played when the ol' PC-FX was on due mainly to the fact that I'm just not good at fighing games, and I never quite understood "how" to play. Well, I sat down with it and the moves list from this site the other day determined to at least try. Once I figured out it plays a lot like the Sega CD game Prize Fighter (Honeyboy! ^_^) I really enjoyed it. The moves come out almost instantly which it vital in this type of game. Now if I could just figure out all the reversals and such. Guess I'll have to play some more!

[Feedback / Welcome back Aaron!]

The new site looks great (I knew it would) and the new forum is SO much better than what we had before. Only problem I've got now is that somehow during the board change over, I had to change my password and now I have no idea what it is.    Don't know if you have a way of knowing it or not but if you do send me an email. Thanks for hanging in there, some of us still care and are still around!  

[Feedback / Just wanted to say...]

the second edition of pcetv was great! I really enjoyed the Japanese commercials. Great job Aaron.

[Feedback / Just wanted to say...]

the second edition of pcetv was great! I really enjoyed the Japanese commercials. Great job Aaron.