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See how video games change during the translation/localization process! We'll examine real-life examples of good translations, bad translations, and things that are said to be 'impossible to translate'.

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Blog 8 months ago
Final Fantasy IV Translation Comparison Stream Series
Two fan translations vs. the official Super NES translation - how do they compare with each other?
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News Legends of Localization 10 months ago
Legends of Localization: Encountering Japanese Ellipses in English Translations
Play any Japanese game and you'll likely encounter an avalanche of ellipses.
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News Legends of Localization 10 months ago
Legends of Localization: Final Fantasy VI Translation Comparison
This iconic game from 1994 still gets re-translated every few years.
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Blog 1 year ago
The Many Translations of the "Lost Woods"
The Japanese term "mayoi no mori" can be translated many different ways.
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Blog 1 year ago
Political References in Video Game Translations
Politics can ooze into anything and everything - including game translations.
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Blog 2 years ago
What is Localization?
Just what is localization, and how is it different from translation? Let's take a look! (excerpt from Legends of Localization, Book 3)
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Blog 3 years ago
Stream VOD Tengai Makyō: The Apocalypse IV Translation & Analysis
Let's examine Japanese stereotypes about America in this weird JRPG!
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Blog 5 years ago
New Discoveries About EarthBound's Development and Localization
So many ideas were cut from the final versions of MOTHER 2/EarthBound.
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