De-Jap Guide to Translation

Welcome to the De-Jap guide to translation. This is an attempt to provide most of the information needed to translate Japanese console games. This first release just covers 8x8 font replacement, more information will soon be added. Note that this is certainly not the only methods for rom hacking, or even the best or most reliable, however, they work for me!

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What you need - Plus some useful extras

8x8 Font Replacement

Text Replacement - Old method

Text Replacement - New method

Dumping Japanese Text - Req. Coding Skills

Layout of the Mana 2 Font - Not for Beginners

Layout of the Super Dante Font - Not for Beginners

8x8/16x16 Font Editor - By NED, now edits 16x16 fonts too!

16x16 Fonts From Dragon Quest - Just the gfx


If you find this information useful and go on to translate anything, please let me know or send me a copy. Also, a mention in the docs would be nice. Thanks.