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cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

Yep, we're doing this.

With the kickstarter building Shadowrun hype, what better time than now to get this rolling?

Most English speaking Shadowrun fans are pretty familiar with the SNES and Genesis versions, but there was a Mega CD installment released only in Japan that's completely different from the others. Created by Compile in conjunction with Group SNE, the role playing company that published the Shadowrun game books in Japan, the Mega CD version is part digital novel, part RPG.

The game is broken up into several chapters, and focuses on a group of four Shadowrunners in Tokyo, a long ways from the Seattle setting of the previous games. The investigation scenes are much like Snatcher, with a single still picture representing the location and little portraits of the people you can talk to. Everything is menu-based, but is all incredibly simple.

We're doing the script now, hacking is in the preliminary stages.

Here's some screens.

JP

As I've mentioned, the battles in the game are done in SRPG format, and before attacking, you roll dice to determine damage inflicted, and if the attack even hits at all.

It's some fun stuff.

US/Edits (Rough Stages)

I've long wanted to play this game in English. I'm honored to be a part of the project.

Hopefully you enjoy playing it as much as we'll enjoy working on it.

We'll keep you posted.

Aeana · Apr 6, 2012

Cool; I've always been kinda surprised that nobody ever translated this. It's a pretty good game, and I liked it a lot more than the other Shadowrun games I've played.

ratzombie · Apr 6, 2012

I love you so damn much, I always wanted to play this game translated.

bengraven · Apr 6, 2012

Wow, I had no idea the CD version was so different. It doesn't look nearly as dark, more bright and colorful, though. I'm a bit wary, but I'd fucking play this in a heartbeat.

Subbed.

Aeana · Apr 6, 2012

Also, I hope you guys realize that it's spelled "homicide."

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

Aeana said:
Also, I hope you guys realize that it's spelled "homicide."

We're well aware of that.

lordmrw · Apr 6, 2012

the day this comes out, however long it takes, every other game I'm playing gets put on hold, my website be damned.

ZoddGutts · Apr 6, 2012

Let's Kickstart this project.

pje122 · Apr 6, 2012

What happened to Growlanser?

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

pje122 said:
What happened to Growlanser?

We never actually started that. It was merely under consideration.

This has actively begun, because we're collaborating with someone.

My next project after Shikigami hasn't begun, because Shikigami isn't done yet.

ElectricThunder · Apr 6, 2012

Awesome, may the curse of Sega platform fan translation woes never grasp hold of the lot of you!

Psxphile · Apr 6, 2012

Keeping my eye on this.

dili · Apr 6, 2012

Aeana said:
Also, I hope you guys realize that it's spelled "homicide."

This translation is off to a good start!

pje122 · Apr 6, 2012

That sucks. Why'd you have to tease me?

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

pje122 said:
That sucks. Why'd you have to tease me?

Never said it wasn't happening. Just not yet.

@MUWANdo · Apr 6, 2012

bengraven said:
Wow, I had no idea the CD version was so different. It doesn't look nearly as dark, more bright and colorful, though. I'm a bit wary, but I'd fucking play this in a heartbeat.

Subbed.

It's based on the Japanese Shadowrun universe, which is substantially different to the regular western universe we're all familiar with.

cacildo · Apr 6, 2012

Yes please

sixteen-bit · Apr 6, 2012

Cool beans.

bubnbob · Apr 6, 2012

Didn't I read someone doing this on RHDN?

MrCunningham · Apr 6, 2012

I wonder if I will be able to burn this to a CDR, so I could play it on my real Sega CD? I still have my original 1st generation Genesis with Model 2 Sega CD.

geebee · Apr 6, 2012

Great to hear.. I've always wanted to play this version. Is this the same translation group that's working on the Soul Hackers translation(whatever happened to that, anyway?).

Classic_Gs · Apr 6, 2012

This. Is. Awesome.

Aeana · Apr 6, 2012

geebee said:
Great to hear.. I've always wanted to play this version. Is this the same translation group that's working on the Soul Hackers translation(whatever happened to that, anyway?).

No, and it's still going.

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

bubnbob said:
Didn't I read someone doing this on RHDN?

Yep. We're working with him.

The Soul Hackers project is waiting on the hack, by the way. The script has been done.

And if you're a Shadowrun fan, you will LOVE Soul Hackers.

bengraven · Apr 6, 2012

@MUWANdo said:
It's based on the Japanese Shadowrun universe, which is substantially different to the regular western universe we're all familiar with.

Whaaaaaa...?

Edit: ah, okay, so Shadowrun PnP got popular in Japan so they made a manga that was more comical, but also featured heavier tech, aka "more Japanese".

Gilgamesh · Apr 6, 2012

I was almost scared off by that box art, but the in-game looks alright.

Platy · Apr 6, 2012

@MUWANdo said:
It's based on the Japanese Shadowrun universe, which is substantially different to the regular western universe we're all familiar with.

That is very interesting .... how a franchise can change from countyr to country

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

What the heck, here's a teaser.

激怒の夜
The Night of Rage

魔法の覚醒に弾かれるように
テクノロジーもさまざまな奇跡
を産み出していった。
In the wake of the magical awakening,
technology also gives birth to a
number of miracles.

世界を牛耳る巨大企業のせめぎあい。
Giant, world-ruling Megacorps battle.

奇跡の産み出す光が明るくなるほど、投げかけられる影も濃くなっていく。
The brighter the light given off by the new miracles, the darker the shadows grow.

そして、２０５３年 ＜覚醒＞による混乱を乗り切った日本は、
まさに巨大企業が
支配する国へと変貌していた。
2053: Japan, having weathered the chaos of the Awakening, has become a state controlled by Megacorps.

そんななか、東京は、製品の市場や実験場として、どの企業にも属さない中立都市となっていた。
Tokyo, unaffiliated with any corp, is a neutral city used as a market for products and a testing ground.

だがそれは、この街でいくつもの巨大企業がせめぎあうことを意味している。
But this neutrality also means that the city is a battleground for Megacorp rivalries.

辻斬り仕事
the first murder
３ヶ月後
Three months later

分かって貰えるだろうか？私には沢山の仲間がいる。
You get it, right? I have lots of friends.

魔力の恵みを受けない人には
信じられないかもしれない
Those not blessed with magic
may not believe it, but

そう街には沢山の力が隠されている。
There's a lot of power hidden in this city.
私がまだ触れたことのない力さえ 眠って。
Power that I haven't even touched yet.

kunonabi · Apr 6, 2012

Sounds awesome. Reminds me that I need to figure out how to join one of these fan-translation groups at some point.

@MUWANdo · Apr 6, 2012

bengraven said:
Whaaaaaa...?

Edit: ah, okay, so Shadowrun PnP got popular in Japan so they made a manga that was more comical, but also featured heavier tech, aka "more Japanese".

Pretty much, yeah. From what I can gather, the manga ran as part of some RPG-oriented magazine and is pretty liberal with the Shadowrun setting.

The game itself is half Snatcher-style visual novel and half tabletop battles (well, not really, it feels more like Shining Force with dice rolls or something).

bubnbob · Apr 6, 2012

I wonder if the creators have played this one? Would be funny for them to experience it for the first time.

Vyse The Legend · Apr 6, 2012

Dear God, yes. I've been waiting for this for so long. I've heard nothing but great things about the Sega CD version.

DiscoJer · Apr 6, 2012

I'm surprised they didn't go for a more Ghost in the Shell look. That's really one of the best visual representations of cyberpunk, period.

M3d10n · Apr 6, 2012

MrCunningham said:
I wonder if I will be able to burn this to a CDR, so I could play it on my real Sega CD? I still have my original 1st generation Genesis with Model 2 Sega CD.

AFAIK every CD-ROM console up to the 3DO have no copy protection whatsoever. So you can rip the game, patch the ISO and burn it into a CD-R and it should work on standard units.

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

M3d10n said:
AFAIK every CD-ROM console up to the 3DO have no copy protection whatsoever. So you can rip the game, patch the ISO and burn it into a CD-R and it should work on standard units.

This is correct.

bubnbob said:
I wonder if the creators have played this one? Would be funny for them to experience it for the first time.

The creator made mention of it in the Kickstarter vid. I bet he's at least tried it.

Augemitbutter · Apr 6, 2012

yea, i want to play this.

A Black Falcon · Apr 6, 2012

That's pretty awesome, Shadowrun for Sega CD has been one of those games that I've always wanted to play... and in a more general sense, it'd be awesome to see a translation of a Japanese-language Sega CD game. There haven't been any, so far, but the system does have some games that would be interesting to play in English, like After Armageddon Gaiden, Illusion City, Arcus 1-2-3, Magical Girl Silky Lip, and some others. This one's definitely the most prominent of them, so it's a great starting point for Sega CD translations.

M3d10n said:
AFAIK every CD-ROM console up to the 3DO have no copy protection whatsoever. So you can rip the game, patch the ISO and burn it into a CD-R and it should work on standard units.

Yes, that's true -- every CD console before the Saturn and Playstation, and some after them too like the Jaguar CD and Neo-Geo CD, have no copy protection. Far too few people owned CD burners at that point for them to have to bother, the medium alone was copy protection.

BassForever · Apr 6, 2012

Awesome I hope this goes well for the translators, another project to add to my watch list.

MrCunningham · Apr 6, 2012

M3d10n said:
AFAIK every CD-ROM console up to the 3DO have no copy protection whatsoever. So you can rip the game, patch the ISO and burn it into a CD-R and it should work on standard units.

Oh I know these systems don't have any real copy protection. But I was wondering if the hacked ROM will still run without any issues. Sometimes these hacked ROMs that work fine under emulation might have issues running on the real hardware for various reasons. That's what I was getting at. But I'm sure it will be tested to work... I really want to play this one too.

cj_iwakura · Apr 6, 2012

MrCunningham said:
Oh I know these systems don't have any real copy protection. But I was wondering if the hacked ROM will still run without any issues. Sometimes these hacked ROMs that work fine under emulation might have issues running on the real hardware for various reasons. That's what I was getting at. But I'm sure it will be tested to work... I really want to play this one too.

I have a Model 2, so I'll definitely be testing it.

lobdale · Apr 6, 2012

Hacking in the preliminary stage? I look forward to playing this in 2017.

JEKKI · Apr 6, 2012

aw yeay~!!

run shadow run!

life is like a box of chocolate!

Night_Trekker · Apr 6, 2012

I know almost nothing about this particular Shadowrun game, so a translation would be very welcome. I'm interested.

MightyHedgehog · Apr 6, 2012

Nice. I've had a copy of Shadowrun for MCD for, like, ever. Could never play it for shit due to all of the inconvenient Japanese text, so I look forward to this happening.

Chemo · Apr 6, 2012

Wow, this has always been my most-desired fan translation project.

Really can't wait.

Phat Michael · Apr 6, 2012

AWesome. Loved Shadowrun on the SNES. such an amazing RPG which really needed a proper cyberpunk sequel. The only close thing we had was Deus Ex.

Love rocking my Shadowrun team with Shamans etc - such an amazing game.

cbrotherson · Apr 6, 2012

Superb, thanks for giving this a shot - looking forward to seeing the end product.

Lots of Shadowrun goodness in one week, neither of which I thought we'd see any time soon. 2012 gets a big thumbs up from me.

Mitama · Apr 6, 2012

cj_iwakura said:
Yep. We're working with him.

The Soul Hackers project is waiting on the hack, by the way. The script has been done.

And if you're a Shadowrun fan, you will LOVE Soul Hackers.

<3

Awesome iwakura, can't wait for these gems!

@MUWANdo · Apr 6, 2012

Phat Michael said:
AWesome. Loved Shadowrun on the SNES. such an amazing RPG which really needed a proper cyberpunk sequel. The only close thing we had was Deus Ex.

Love rocking my Shadowrun team with Shamans etc - such an amazing game.

There's always Shadowrun Megadrive (the superior Shadowrun game).

BobbyRobby · Apr 6, 2012

A Black Falcon said:
Yes, that's true -- every CD console before the Saturn and Playstation, and some after them too like the Jaguar CD and Neo-Geo CD, have no copy protection. Far too few people owned CD burners at that point for them to have to bother, the medium alone was copy protection.

I've read that running burned CD-Rs wears through the laser on turbo duos and sega cd systems. Does that ring true to you? Is there any reason that would be true?

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