Fan-translation of a console Adventure nearing completion

Snatcher42 · 02-07-2007, 12:25 PM

Hey guys, hope this doesn't sound like spam. It's been awhile since I last posted, but some recent news has brought me back! Some of you may know that my favorite adventure game ever is Snatcher for the Sega CD. Here's an excellent review: http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/gamecritics/.

The game was created by Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series. But before going on to create Metal Gear Solid, he produced a "spirtual successor" to Snatcher on the Playstation and Saturn called Policenauts. It's not exactlly a sequel, as the plot's unrelated, but it features the same immsersive adventure gameplay. Unfortunatly, I've never been able to play it, as it was never translated from Japanese.

My friend Marc Laidlaw has been working on his own translation of the game since 2002, and now he's finally finished! With the help of the webmaster of junkerhq.net, he's started a site about his project, where he hopes to soon release a "patch" for the game, allowing everyone to play it with English subtitles. Needless to say, I'm very excited, and wanted to share the website with all of you!

Check it out:
http://policenauts.net/

Draco2.5 · 02-07-2007, 01:54 PM

Oh wow! this is such great news, I've been waiting for something like this for god knows how long.

Scoville · 02-07-2007, 02:03 PM

The same Marc Laidlaw who writes the Half-Life series? Or is that a coincidence?

Snatcher42 · 02-08-2007, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoville

The same Marc Laidlaw who writes the Half-Life series?

Hah, no, though I'd never noticed that connection before, so your observation made me do a double take and actually ask Marc. Funny thing is when he first played Half-Life, he says, he thought the game must have scanned his computer in someway and inserted his name into the credits!

Scoville · 02-08-2007, 12:54 PM

I was reading about the patch and I'm a bit confused on how it will work. You need a copy of the PSX version of the game, an emulator, the translation patch, and the Japanese PSX BIOS, is that it?

BerserkerTails · 02-08-2007, 01:15 PM

I heard about this yesterday, and let me say I'm truly excited. I've been waiting for a translation of Policenauts ever since I first played Snatcher 7 years ago, and now it's finally happening. Bring on the patch!

Snatcher42 · 02-08-2007, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoville

I was reading about the patch and I'm a bit confused on how it will work. You need a copy of the PSX version of the game, an emulator, the translation patch, and the Japanese PSX BIOS, is that it?

That's what you'll need to run it on your PC, yes. If you have a Playstation capable of playing Japanese games, then you can rip the game, patch it, then re-burn it for playing on your TV the way it was meant to be.

AdrianWerner · 02-10-2007, 01:43 AM

fan-translations are getting crazy. I mean...not only policenauts, but fans finished the behemots that Tsukihime and Wind are

Incredibly impressive.

and now they're alrady 30% done on Fate/Stay Night? Crazy

OneFlesh · 02-11-2007, 09:33 AM

There was an article on this game in 'Retro Gamer' last month - how cool that a translation has come out.

Is it worth playing Snatcher first or are they not especially related?

Thello · 02-11-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by OneFlesh

There was an article on this game in 'Retro Gamer' last month - how cool that a translation has come out.

Is it worth playing Snatcher first or are they not especially related?

Snatcher's a fantastic game, but the only relation between the two is the fact that Hideo Kojima made them. Snatcher is an homage to Blade Runner, whereas Policenauts is more of a Lethal Weapon.

benhubbard · 02-11-2007, 05:59 PM

Thanks for posting this, looks good!

Will be a nice one to try out on the PSP

02-07-2007, 12:25 PM	#1
Snatcher42 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 160	Fan-translation of a console Adventure nearing completion Hey guys, hope this doesn't sound like spam. It's been awhile since I last posted, but some recent news has brought me back! Some of you may know that my favorite adventure game ever is Snatcher for the Sega CD. Here's an excellent review: http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~bfrazer1/gamecritics/. The game was created by Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear series. But before going on to create Metal Gear Solid, he produced a "spirtual successor" to Snatcher on the Playstation and Saturn called Policenauts. It's not exactlly a sequel, as the plot's unrelated, but it features the same immsersive adventure gameplay. Unfortunatly, I've never been able to play it, as it was never translated from Japanese. My friend Marc Laidlaw has been working on his own translation of the game since 2002, and now he's finally finished! With the help of the webmaster of junkerhq.net, he's started a site about his project, where he hopes to soon release a "patch" for the game, allowing everyone to play it with English subtitles. Needless to say, I'm very excited, and wanted to share the website with all of you! Check it out: http://policenauts.net/ Share Share this post on Twitter

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Scoville Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 324	The same Marc Laidlaw who writes the Half-Life series? Or is that a coincidence? Share Share this post on Twitter

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Scoville Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 324	I was reading about the patch and I'm a bit confused on how it will work. You need a copy of the PSX version of the game, an emulator, the translation patch, and the Japanese PSX BIOS, is that it? Share Share this post on Twitter

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BerserkerTails Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 359	I heard about this yesterday, and let me say I'm truly excited. I've been waiting for a translation of Policenauts ever since I first played Snatcher 7 years ago, and now it's finally happening. Bring on the patch! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play Two of a Kind.

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AdrianWerner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 141	fan-translations are getting crazy. I mean...not only policenauts, but fans finished the behemots that Tsukihime and Wind are Incredibly impressive. and now they're alrady 30% done on Fate/Stay Night? Crazy Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ reasons why it's worth to be a PCgamer Guide to 2007 freeware games

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OneFlesh Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 25	There was an article on this game in 'Retro Gamer' last month - how cool that a translation has come out. Is it worth playing Snatcher first or are they not especially related? Share Share this post on Twitter

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benhubbard Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 57	Thanks for posting this, looks good! Will be a nice one to try out on the PSP Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ i have a website

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