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MOTHER 3’s Timeline of Hope

A cycle of hope, hype, and disappointment has surrounded this game almost 30 years.

Legends of Localization

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Tengai Makyō: The Apocalypse IV Translation & Analysis (Live)

Let's examine Japanese stereotypes about America in this weird JRPG!

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Bad Game Translations

If you liked "All Your Base", it was only the tip of the iceberg all along!

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What is Localization?

Exploring the best & worst game translations

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Breath of Fire II’s English Translation

Breath of Fire II's translation is so bad it's almost miraculous.

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Gundam Daichi ni Tatsu! (PC-88)’s Inherent English Script

This obscure Japanese computer game is entirely in English - and it's charmingly bad.

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The Ending to Ghostbusters (NES)… But in Japanese

This game's notoriously bad translation is somehow an improvement over the original. Here's why.

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Battle Rangers’ English Translation

This arcade classic features amazing examples of bad 1980s video game translation.

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Download (PC Engine)’s Crude English Text

This Japanese game has a surprising amount of interesting and colorful English.

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Gunbarich’s English Translation

This popular Japanese arcade game finally hit the Nintendo Switch, along with an awkward English translation.

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