Barrylocke
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I've only looked a little into it and I haven't tried it myself, but from what I've seen, DS flashcarts only work for DS's.
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Retro Game Challenge 2 (Game Center CX2) English Patch finally complete!!
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baphomet
Member
They definitely also work on 3ds.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Holy crap!
Zero-Crescent
Member
Very nice!
The good ones work on 3DS as well.
Words cannot communicate how excited I am right now. The sequel to 2009's RPG of the year, I've been waiting to play it for so long. Bought the game when it came out and decided I'd go ahead and wait for the translation once it was announced, just because I played the first game in English first. The wait is overrr.
Like the hat?
Banned
This game not getting released in English is the biggest tragedy of last gen.
DSTWO. Also works on 3DS (but you may need to upgrade the firmware on the flashcart on a normal DS). There's an FTP app on there to be able to rip your legit copy of Retro Game Challenge 2 or Fire Emblem 12 or whatever.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
I love how this series thinks that being stuck in the 80's playing games with Chief Arino is supposed to be torture.
CrimsonFist
Member
The third game not being localised and on a region locked system is the biggest tragedy of this one.
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Deleted member 126221
Unconfirmed Member
The 3rd game is by a different developer and is supposed to be pretty bad.
Yea, indieszero is now working with Nintendo on NES Remix games.
My thoughts exactly. I need to check this out ASAP.
Wow, they really finished it!
Looooooved the first game without knowing what Gamecenter CX was, the localization was brilliant. I did import the second game but couldn't progress in the Famicom Tantei game because of the language barrier. Also, not understanding the chit-chat between the boys and Master Arino took away a lot of the charm.
Thanks fan-translation dudes!
Looooooved the first game without knowing what Gamecenter CX was, the localization was brilliant. I did import the second game but couldn't progress in the Famicom Tantei game because of the language barrier. Also, not understanding the chit-chat between the boys and Master Arino took away a lot of the charm.
Thanks fan-translation dudes!
StarCreator
Member
Just a quick note based on comments from the author I've seen elsewhere that some issues with the text has been acknowledged. Most of the feedback seems to be on GBATemp right now but they will take feedback from all sources. If you see something off, just let them know!
Also, as an aside, the lead on this also happens to have written a book about the Japanese DDR community. If that's a subject that interests you, you may want to have a look!
(I'm not any way involved in the patch, just trying to help things along.)
Also, as an aside, the lead on this also happens to have written a book about the Japanese DDR community. If that's a subject that interests you, you may want to have a look!
(I'm not any way involved in the patch, just trying to help things along.)
StarCreator
Member
Sorry for the bump but he just released version 1.0.1 of the patch. Grab it here: http://www.gccxpatch.com/download.html
Patch notes: "Fixes a number of text overrun issues and spelling/typos in the Adventure games, chats, phone conversations. Adds "Back" label to JoycoLand Game Instruction screen. Fixes potential issue with Guadia Quest Saga Title. Fixes magazine contents and consistency of names across manuals, magazines, chats and challenges."
Patch notes: "Fixes a number of text overrun issues and spelling/typos in the Adventure games, chats, phone conversations. Adds "Back" label to JoycoLand Game Instruction screen. Fixes potential issue with Guadia Quest Saga Title. Fixes magazine contents and consistency of names across manuals, magazines, chats and challenges."
Cheetos is Pretty Awesome
Member
Can somebody mirror the 1.0.1 version of the patch? The gccxpatch.com site's getting mauled right now. Thanks!
StarCreator
Member
I had no issue loading the website and downloading the file just now, but I just sent you a link over PM.
Oh my.
I did not expect this.
I did not expect this.
Hmm... although I knew indieszero was not developing the 3DS game, I wouldn't have expected it to be bad. Does anyone know why it has this negative feedback?
CrimsonFist
Member
That's disappointing to hear, I haven't really followed it since release.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Anyone get a hard lock and errors when trying to read GameFan 85? Stupidly I forgot to save.
Edit - just got there again and nothing happened. Really weird.
Edit - just got there again and nothing happened. Really weird.
charlequin
Banned
Y'all should've gotten someone to send you a copy when they were still $15 four years ago :flex
It sounds like we dodged a bullet, actually.
Yep. From what I've played so far, this just about sums it up:
Even being a below average game it sold well enough, so who knows. Here's hoping indieszero unbusy themselves in time for the 4th game, the Kacho deserves better.
MrSaturn99
Member
maaaaaannnn Demon Returns is kicking my ass
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
The Bankslammer
Member
I haven't played GCCX1 or 2, because at the time Retro Game Challenge released I didn't know about the show and thought the game would just be some collection of generic 8 and 16-bit style plays at nostalgia, which is, ironically, more or less what GCCX3 has been so far from my experience (though with the addition of some references for fans of the show, which helps it go down a bit more easily). Not necessarily bad, just really unremarkable. So... I can't really comment on how it is compared to the other games, but if you ask me, you're not missing out on much.
That being said, I definitely plan to pick up the first two at some point, and I'll need to make sure to remember this for when I get around to the second.
That being said, I definitely plan to pick up the first two at some point, and I'll need to make sure to remember this for when I get around to the second.
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Deleted member 126221
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Wow, the quality of the patch is really good.
However, even when translated, the text adventure game is pretty hard to play... I'm already stuck on the 2nd challenge where I need to find some guy on the map...
However, even when translated, the text adventure game is pretty hard to play... I'm already stuck on the 2nd challenge where I need to find some guy on the map...
Diomedeskun
Member
I was really into GCCX3, but that was mostly because it was a fairly text-heavy game that was more or less at my level of Japanese and also because the first games were actually a bit more fun than some of the early games in the first two GCCX games.
That said, I hit a wall with the RPG due to its terrible fonts combined with higher reading level than the main game. Not only does it use more kanji I don't know, it also is nearly impossible to look up characters I don't know because of the super pixelated font.
The first two had some fun games but were particularly great for the last couple of games, Haggleman 3 and Gaudia Quest in the first, and Gaudia Quest 3 and Super Demon Returns (Demon Returns was quite good too). The shooters are fun too, but I don't care for the other games as much, and I actively hated the top-down racer until recently.
I couldn't really read any Japanese when I played part 2, so I'm sure the adventure games are great, but I didn't get much out of them. I do, however, love the massive selection of games in part 2.
I never unlocked the final game and never got far in the RPG, but GCCX3 isn't bad if you are a fan of the show, as it has a lot more participation from the cast. I like the witch Mario Bros game and the platformer eventually gets fun, but it just doesn't have any standout games.
StarCreator
Member
I'm hearing another update for the patch is underway to fix a few more things.
But, that's not why I'm posting.
Without sharing overly personal details, the lead of this project, Aaron, is having some tough times financially. Despite this though, he feels guilty asking for donations, especially since the English patch was a team effort (though I'm convinced the whole project would have gone nowhere without Aaron to spearhead it).
If you want to help him out, he can accept donations via PayPal at archmiel2007 at gmail. If you enjoyed the patch at all, or if you just want to help out, please consider dropping him a bit as thanks.
But, that's not why I'm posting.
Without sharing overly personal details, the lead of this project, Aaron, is having some tough times financially. Despite this though, he feels guilty asking for donations, especially since the English patch was a team effort (though I'm convinced the whole project would have gone nowhere without Aaron to spearhead it).
If you want to help him out, he can accept donations via PayPal at archmiel2007 at gmail. If you enjoyed the patch at all, or if you just want to help out, please consider dropping him a bit as thanks.
The patch doesn't work on Mac. Isn't the right format. Really, really super wish websites would find a Mac user to test stuff out before suggesting it on their website. Nothing against their work ... but when something painfully simple needs an hour of troubleshooting and a dead end, might not be worth the trouble at all.
Edit: Totally worth the trouble. I'm just grumpy.
Edit: Totally worth the trouble. I'm just grumpy.
StarCreator
Member
It's more likely they had no Mac system to test on and spending thousands of dollars to buy a Mac in order to test that was likely not in the budget for a free fan-produced patch.
charlequin
Banned
What? There are XDelta patch applications on Mac. (Or you can just build the command-line patcher with Homebrew.)
I didn't mean to sound so snarky.
Figured it out. MultiPatcher didn't work. Found an XDelta patcher for Android. Ended up using that.
MultiPatcher didn't recognize the .patch file. Did a bit of research and someone ran into the same problem I did a few years ago in a thread. The mirrors (and existence) of the converter/patcher used back then are all dead.
Did see a Java based patcher and a command line one for Linux/Unix and Mac OS X.
Being lazy and didn't personally compute all the alternatives that weren't in a nice UI.
charlequin
Banned
I was just confused. I realized that part of the problem is just that "XDelta" is actually two different formats -- xdelta1 and xdelta3 -- and most stuff that advertises support for the format doesn't make it easy to see which.
Every time XSeed releases anything other than Ys these days, I can only think "This and not RGC 2?" (Or Half Minute Hero 2, or Trails SC. They broke my heart so much.)
Glad there's an English version available. Though I can't really get into playing emulators, and I don't have a flash card. I'm not that worried about playing it myself at this point, but it sure is nice to see that it's an option.
Glad there's an English version available. Though I can't really get into playing emulators, and I don't have a flash card. I'm not that worried about playing it myself at this point, but it sure is nice to see that it's an option.
charlequin
Banned
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Right, I have a second-hand version of the game winging its way to me. I think that'll make it the fifth Japanese game I own (after Sin & Punishment, Rhythm Heaven, both Ouendans).
Now to do some research into flash cards so I can play on the native hardware. I still have my DS around, so while I'd rather play on a 3DS, there's the potential firmware update issue there.
Now to do some research into flash cards so I can play on the native hardware. I still have my DS around, so while I'd rather play on a 3DS, there's the potential firmware update issue there.
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