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Title: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 02:28:28 AM: Hey Everyone,

Here is a typical situation: I am looking for a game and I find one listed on the PC Engine Bible pages. The screen shots seem to show English is present in the game. For example, this game:

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Dungeon_Master.htm

Is this an accurate screenshot? That is, the game has an option to enable English language? Or is this just a screenshot from the English version of the game? I know for games like Carmen Sandiego, there is an English option, so I'm hoping it's the same with other titles who's screenshot is in English.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: sunteam_paul on November 22, 2013, 05:24:53 AM: I *usually* mark the screens as (US Version) if they are. Remember, many Japanese games have english in them, which is the case with Dungeon Master.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 06:09:44 AM: Really? If so that's awsome. It looks like that game is almost totally in English, or at least totally playable anyway.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Arkhan on November 22, 2013, 06:46:18 AM: Quote from: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 06:09:44 AM
Really? If so that's awsome. It looks like that game is almost totally in English, or at least totally playable anyway.

That's because the game was written by round eye.

Dungeon Master is a USA based series. :)

Same reason why Wizardry on PCE has mostly English.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 06:59:42 AM: Well, some games like Sherlock Holmes have been totally translated into Japanese right? Otherwise, how can Japanese players know what's going on? I would assume for RPG's especially, they would have translated it all, unless they left an English mode in the game.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Black Tiger on November 22, 2013, 07:16:59 AM: Quote from: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 06:59:42 AM
Well, some games like Sherlock Holmes have been totally translated into Japanese right? Otherwise, how can Japanese players know what's going on? I would assume for RPG's especially, they would have translated it all, unless they left an English mode in the game.

You'd be surprised by how much English was left in PCE ports of gaijin RPGs.
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 11:50:08 AM: Maybe we can make a list of RPG's which are totally playable due to having a majority of English left behind? I only know of this game to be honest. Are there any more?
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Black Tiger on November 22, 2013, 12:36:46 PM: Quote from: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 11:50:08 AM
Maybe we can make a list of RPG's which are totally playable due to having a majority of English left behind? I only know of this game to be honest. Are there any more?

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14497.0
Title: Re: PC Engine Bible Questions: Screenshots accurate?
Post by: Trenton_net on November 22, 2013, 03:40:20 PM: Doh! How could I have missed that. Thanks! Hopefully we can add more to the list as we find them.