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OffTopic > GBA Cartridges

#93093 - Dorian Underwood - Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:12 pm

I'm translating a game that was only released in Japan, and will never be released in English. It was a remake of a GBC game, and had better graphics and stuff. Since you can't run GBC cartridges on the DS, I was thinking that once I finished translating it then I could burn it to a sort-of "write once" GBA cartridge like the official Nintendo ones, for a relatively cheap price. I searched around but couldn't find anyone who was selling anything like this. Any suggestions? (Besides Goomba and Goomba Color)

#93109 - wintermute - Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:16 am

I'd suggest you hire a good lawyer
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#93231 - MrD - Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:14 pm

Or, conversely, you may have better luck if you can find an evil lawyer.
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#93414 - Ultima2876 - Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:49 am

Phoenix Wright'll help.

#93445 - MrD - Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:38 am

No he wont.
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#94135 - Dorian Underwood - Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:24 am

erm...ok...so i guess that's a no.

#94142 - keldon - Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:18 am

I remember the days of pokemon. My cousin somehow managed to get hold of a japanese import of pokemon gold in Japanese, poor thing. Me on the other hand had a 50% complete translation at hand, although by then had no more interest in pokemon. But I am all for translations regardless of what the law says (when it is not available in your language).

If they didn't invest in a translation then they really can't moan about losing money which they never aimed to work with. Come on, what could be more noble than translating a game for FREE when you clearly don't need a translation yourself? (Apart from not doing the translation because of the law, that is noble too, albeit not the desirable response in my opinion ^_^)

I have missed out on many great games because of a lack of translation and any will to learn Japanese - although I did figure out the japanese required to play the namek saga of dragon ball Z - I felt very proud as I needed no book. So with me it is personal.

Newsflash: All hail, pheonix wright, after finishing his breakfast feast has decided to change feet on this matter!!!

#94145 - MrD - Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:03 am

I'm never going to stop regretting making that Flash animation, you know.
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#94155 - Ultima2876 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:51 pm

That flash rocks.

#94157 - keldon - Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:16 pm

MrD wrote:
I'm never going to stop regretting making that Flash animation, you know.


Yeah, I quite liked your animation. And the thread starter seemed to have no (no pun intended) objection to it.