Policenauts on Saturn translation project complete

[poponon]

for those interested, policenauts on saturn now has a complete translation patch. I gotta try this out on real hardware soon.

http://policenauts.net/english/patches.html

[CrackTiger]

Glad I never got around to trying the PSX patch.

[NecroPhile]

Cool.  Hopefully now they'll turn their attention to translating PCE Snatcher.

[poponon]

Glad I never got around to trying the PSX patch.

I didn't even realize this was a thing  - I've never been into adventure games and still have to get to snatcher. maybe i'll give it a go this weekend .

[NightWolve]

Guilty of still not having played the SegaCD version of Snatcher myself so I wouldn't skip forward to this. Learned of it yesterday too and shared for anyone that would make the time for it.

[DragonmasterDan]

Wow nice. I've played through it on 3DO years ago but never got around to playing entirely through the fanslation on Playstation. I may try the supposedly updated Saturn version.

[CrackTiger]

I bought the Saturn version bitd and made guides for the gaijin protection. It is definitely noticeably updated compared to the PSX version. The 3DO version would be preferable if it really has the Snatcher style talking heads. I remember seeing them in screenshots, but didn't come across any as far as I played into it.

[NightWolve]

the fanslation on Playstation.

Clever, for a "DragonMaster" that is... ;)

[poponon]

The readme for the translation covers a bunch of the differences between versions

II. Saturn Version Differences
==============================

Present in the original game, these differences also apply to the English patch.

- The game's glossary, previously available on Policenauts.net, can now be accessed in-game at any time by pressing the Z or Start buttons. The first time a term in the glossary appears in any game text, be it in-game or voiced, it is followed by an asterisk, indicating it as a glossary term. The glossary can be browsed by three methods: Recent (the twelve most recent terms that have appeared), Categories, or Alphabetical.

- Support for the Virtua Gun/Stunner peripheral. There is also a Shooting Mode in which the player can access the Shooting Trainer or any of the game's shooting scenes (after completing them in the story once). Note that the scenes you can access depend on which disc is in the system. For example, if you want to access a shooting scene on Disc 2, you must enter Shooting Mode from Disc 2.

- Additional scenes.

- Altered dialogue in a handful of scenes.

- Additional character close-ups.

- Additional "breast bouncing" interactions and uncensored bouncing. (Sony censored the PlayStation version by having the bouncing animation toned down.)

- Bonus videos that become available after completing the game.

- Two alternate versions of the ending credits. The easiest way to access these is simply reload the final save point in the game; you do not have to replay the entire game to view them.

- Support for the Back-Up RAM Cartridge/Power Memory peripheral.

- The anime cutscenes now run at 24 frames per second, instead of 15 in the PlayStation version, but the video quality is slightly reduced.

Like the PlayStation version, the Saturn version supports the Shuttle Mouse peripheral.

Also like the PlayStation version, if you have save data from the game Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You, the game will insert additional dialogue into a handful of conversations, depending on how you played Tokimeki Memorial. This consists of throwaway jokes that imagine Jonathan Ingram as being the protagonist in Tokimeki Memorial. Though as of this writing no English translation patch for the Saturn (or PlayStation) version of Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You is available, like the PlayStation patch we future-proofed the patch by translating this dialogue as well.

[Medic_wheat]

Ohhhhh. Interested.

[CrackTiger]

The Saturn version also has a bunch of extra effects like transparencies, pockets of animation in backgrounds and all kinds of touches that aren't in the Playstation version.

[technozombie]

Guilty of still not having played the SegaCD version of Snatcher myself so I wouldn't skip forward to this. Learned of it yesterday too and shared for anyone that would make the time for it.

I'm in the same boat. I've wanted to play Snatcher since I first seen pics of it in magazines back in the day. I have recently been contemplating burning a copy of it because I'll never buy one.

[Dicer]

Cool.  Hopefully now they'll turn their attention to translating PCE Snatcher.

Would anyone both with the SegaCD already having a English version, not that I'd mind, just wondering.

[DragonmasterDan]

Cool.  Hopefully now they'll turn their attention to translating PCE Snatcher.

Would anyone both with the SegaCD already having a English version, not that I'd mind, just wondering.

Someone translated the MSX Snatcher as well. So people clearly do this, and there's already mostly all of the same assets available from the Sega CD one.

[NecroPhile]

Would anyone [bother] with the SegaCD already having a English version, not that I'd mind, just wondering.

The odds of it ever happening are long, sure, but a robot can dream!

[johnnykonami]

I bought Policenauts for Saturn after it became clear the english version wasn't coming out back in the day.  I was always sorta disappointed that the PSX one got the translation, when I had backed the Saturn camp.  This is great news!  I just got a new job and should finally have some money to throw around, so I want to get a XRGB mini and some RGB cables for my Saturn soonish. I'll definitely have to check out the translation for this.

I also have the 3DO one and Policenauts Pilot Disc too, which are also both worth checking out.  I always liked the little talking heads from Snatcher, the 3DO version of Policenauts uses them still.  The pilot disc has some cool music selections, including stuff not really on any official soundtracks.

[DragonmasterDan]

I bought Policenauts for Saturn after it became clear the english version wasn't coming out back in the day.  I was always sorta disappointed that the PSX one got the translation, when I had backed the Saturn camp.  This is great news!  I just got a new job and should finally have some money to throw around, so I want to get a XRGB mini and some RGB cables for my Saturn soonish. I'll definitely have to check out the translation for this.

I also have the 3DO one and Policenauts Pilot Disc too, which are also both worth checking out.  I always liked the little talking heads from Snatcher, the 3DO version of Policenauts uses them still.  The pilot disc has some cool music selections, including stuff not really on any official soundtracks.

I bought the 3DO one from a now defunct site called WolfGames circa 2000 when there was a fan campaign to get Konami to localize it, that was successfull enough to get a reply on the US forums which was something to the extent of "Hideo Kojima does not approve of the Playstation version of Policenauts. The only versions he worked on were for NEC PC and 3DO and he does not want the international release of his game to be the Playstation version"

[DragonmasterDan]

And I got home and the patch link is down.

Edit: I've got it now!

[CrackTiger]

Cool.  Hopefully now they'll turn their attention to translating PCE Snatcher.

Would anyone both with the SegaCD already having a English version, not that I'd mind, just wondering.

They're much more different than the Saturn and PSX versions of Policenauts, so apparently, yes.

[ginoscope]

This is awesome news I got to the end of the psx version but never finished it.  I still have my Saturn light gun may have to play it with the stunner.

[NightWolve]

Never knew a port made it to the 3DO. Thought that thing got ten games and died swiftly enough. ;)

[elmer]

Never knew a port made it to the 3DO. Thought that thing got ten games and died swiftly enough. ;)

Maybe just a *few* more than 10. 

[DragonmasterDan]

Maybe just a *few* more than 10. 

I believe there was more total software released for the 3DO in the US than the TurboGrafx . But classifying quite a bit of it as a "game" is a stretch.

[CrackTiger]

Maybe just a *few* more than 10. 

I believe there was more total software released for the 3DO in the US than the TurboGrafx . But classifying quite a bit of it as a "game" is a stretch.

You mean it's not all Magical Dino Tour, Shermatlock, Bikini Girls, Local Girls of Hawaii, Hawaiian Island Girls?

[jtucci31]

This is such sweet news! I'll be burning this when I have some time with my Saturn!

I too will be holding out for that PCE Snatcher

[DragonmasterDan]

Maybe just a *few* more than 10. 

I believe there was more total software released for the 3DO in the US than the TurboGrafx . But classifying quite a bit of it as a "game" is a stretch.

You mean it's not all Magical Dino Tour, Shermatlock, Bikini Girls, Local Girls of Hawaii, Hawaiian Island Girls?

Yes,

I'll count Sherlock or JB Harold as games. But Magical Dinosaur Tour and the various girls discs I don't count as games. Much like I don't count the various adult movies on 3DO discs as games

[TR0N]

I still have my copy of policenauts for the saturn.Though i never took the time to play it since there is a translation now guess i'll look into a modded par then for playing burns.

[esadajr]

Just reading this. It's like Christmas in October. Time to install a fresh CR2032.

[geise]

So happy I modded my Saturn in the 90's.  I am also one that never played the PS1 translation.  I'll need to google and see how much is different with this version than the others .

Nice!  I see light gun and mouse support is added for the Saturn.

"The game centers on Jonathan Ingram, one of the five "Policenauts", astronauts with police training, assigned to ensure the safety of Beyond Coast, mankind's first fully functional space colony in the year 2013."

[esadajr]

Only played very little of the PS1 version, time to play the superior version.

[Groover]

I patched my copy and started playing through again on the Saturn.  I'm using a light fun for the shooting scenes. Lots of fun.

[DragonmasterDan]

I patched my copy and started playing through again on the Saturn.  I'm using a light fun for the shooting scenes. Lots of fun.

Yeah, the Stunner works rather well.

I just got my real copy in the mail and I was expecting just the regular case and manual but I got the box set.

[RyuHayabusa]

Glad to hear this has come out. I played through the patched PSX version and loved it. Not quite as much as Snatcher but I still really enjoyed it. These are my two favorite Kojima games ever. Damn shame we'll never get that Snatcher sequel since Kojima left and Konami has decided that Pachinko games are their future.

[geise]

Was a Snatcher sequel ever really a thing or just something Kojima mentioned he'd like to do?

[DragonmasterDan]

Was a Snatcher sequel ever really a thing or just something Kojima mentioned he'd like to do?

I believe there was a follow-up Snatcher radio drama or something.

[GaijinD]

Was a Snatcher sequel ever really a thing or just something Kojima mentioned he'd like to do?

I believe there was a follow-up Snatcher radio drama or something.

Yeah, he teamed up with Suda51 for it. There's a fan translation here: http://sdatcher.net

[Groover]

I patched my copy and started playing through again on the Saturn.  I'm using a light fun for the shooting scenes. Lots of fun.

Yeah, the Stunner works rather well.

I just got my real copy in the mail and I was expecting just the regular case and manual but I got the box set.

I picked up a 3rd party light gun that is PSX and Saturn. The copy of Policenauts I picked up a year or so ago came with an artbook that had me wanting. I didn't think this version would get patched. The lightgun works well as I remember the shooting with the controller a year or so ago not great but worth it to get past to keep playing the game. I am planning on getting back into this game more on my day off.

[Artemio]

Hope you guys enjoy it!

The SDatcher translation, policenauts for psx and part of the work on the msx version of snatcher was done by our same group of people at junkerhq.net

The PCE version was considered at some point, but this latest saturn patch was way too much work.

Although I'd love to see it, there's no plan for another project in the near future.

[ClodBusted]

I patched my copy and started playing through again on the Saturn.  I'm using a light fun for the shooting scenes. Lots of gun.

Fix'd.

[esteban]

Hope you guys enjoy it!

The SDatcher translation, policenauts for psx and part of the work on the msx version of snatcher was done by our same group of people at junkerhq.net

The PCE version was considered at some point, but this latest saturn patch was way too much work.

Although I'd love to see it, there's no plan for another project in the near future.

Thank you

[Groover]

Hope you guys enjoy it!

The SDatcher translation, policenauts for psx and part of the work on the msx version of snatcher was done by our same group of people at junkerhq.net

The PCE version was considered at some point, but this latest saturn patch was way too much work.

Although I'd love to see it, there's no plan for another project in the near future.

Thank You, I am really enjoying playing this on my Saturn.

[Artemio]

Really glad to hear thar Groover, they made an incredible effort on this improved version.

[Groover]

So far I just reached act 4. I am 10 hours in. Definitely not a speed run. I am clicking on everything and going through all the text options. The light gun parts have been challenging but I push through it. I hope to play more tonight. I have been streaming the whole thing on twitch.

[Groover]

I finished Policenauts last week. I read that there is an update on the patch. I don't know if I will replay the game again right away. Although now that I clicked on nearly everything I think the next run I may playthrough it quicker. Great game. Thanks again to the transtation team. It was really fun playing through this game. I'm happy that it was translated so I and others can play it. Great game I streamed the whole thing.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I spent way too much time with the flight attendant.  Ok, back to the story!


;)

[sanjo]

yes finally translated!
unfortunately my Saturn isn't modded to play burnt games
I guess time to d/l a Saturn emulator.

[johnnykonami]

I'm excited to play this, I own and have played through the Saturn version a couple of times in Japanese.  I was always a little bit miffed the Playstation version got translated since the Saturn one was my definitive version.  I'm still searching for a solution to play my old systems though, still haven't gotten a TV to play them on since I moved away from my last heavy CRT a couple years ago (just left it.)  Finding one on Craigslist is not a problem, but getting some help to move it is.  When I do figure it out, this translation is on my short list.

[TR0N]

yes finally translated!
unfortunately my Saturn isn't modded to play burnt games
I guess time to d/l a Saturn emulator.

You can all ways mod a pro action replay to run burns.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

yes finally translated!
unfortunately my Saturn isn't modded to play burnt games
I guess time to d/l a Saturn emulator.

You can all ways mod a pro action replay to run burns.

For the lazies that want it done for them:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/459411338/sega-saturn-action-replay-cartridge?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sega%20saturn%20cart&ref=sr_gallery_1

[Duo_R]

Wow now you can use that Saturn gun! I played the entire game using a script. Started the PSX translated version but never finished it.