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The following Homebrew have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):

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Famicom Disk Writer (NES)
Bad Apple!! PV-FC 2.5 (NES)

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SoR2 - Ninja Warriors (Streets of Rage 2)(GEN)

Bug Fix

Crystalis Screen Shake Fix (Crystalis)(NES)

Complete

On the Road to Cleopactra (Ms. Pac-Man (Namco))(NES)
SOR2 - the New Challengers (Streets of Rage 2)(GEN)
Super Slasher Bros. 3 (Super Mario Bros. 3)(NES)
Super Mario World: Just Keef Edition (Super Mario World)(SNES)

Improvement

Tetris - Modern Blocks (Tetris)(GB)
Debug Menu (Secret of Evermore)(SNES)
EarthBound: MSU-1 Hip Hop Journey (EarthBound)(SNES)
Dick Tracy MMC5 Patch (Dick Tracy)(NES)
Top Gun MMC5 Patch (Top Gun)(NES)
Top Gun (Japan) MMC5 Patch (Top Gun)(NES)
Enable Amakusa (Samurai Shodown)(SNES)
The Goonies II MMC5 Patch (The Goonies II)(NES)
Tetris - Actually Useful Statistics (TAUS) (Tetris)(NES)
Slot-2 Patch (Mega Man ZX)(NDS)

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The following Translations have been submitted and approved to the database (in submitted order oldest to newest):

Arabic

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (Fully Playable)(GBA)
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu to Hikari no Tsurugi (Fully Playable)(NES)

Dutch

Sega Galaga (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
Galaga (Fully Playable)(NES)
Drol (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
Senjyo (Fully Playable)(MSX)
Senjyo (Fully Playable)(ARC)
Star Force (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
Exerion II: Zorni (Fully Playable)(MSX)
Exerion (Fully Playable)(MSX)
Exerion (Fully Playable)(SG1K)
Balance (Fully Playable)(MSX)
Battleship Clapton II (Fully Playable)(MSX)
Boggy ’84 (Fully Playable)(MSX)

English

Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu (Fully Playable)(SNES)

Hungarian

Star Force (Unfinished)(NES)

Polish

Metroid (Fully Playable)(NES)
Mega Man (Unfinished)(NES)

Portuguese

Pac-Man (Fully Playable)(MSX)

Spanish

Ace of Aces (Fully Playable)(SMS)
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Fully Playable)(NES)
BreakThru (Fully Playable)(NES)
F-1 Sensation (Fully Playable)(NES)
James Bond 007 - The Duel (Fully Playable)(GG)
James Bond 007 - The Duel (Fully Playable)(GEN)
James Bond 007 - The Duel (Fully Playable)(SMS)
Mappy-Land (Fully Playable)(NES)
Prince of Persia (Fully Playable)(GB)
Prince of Persia (Fully Playable)(SNES)
Fantasy Zone 2 - The Teardrop of Opa-Opa (Fully Playable)(NES)
Impossible Mission II (Fully Playable)(NES)
Impossible Mission (Fully Playable)(SMS)
The Incredible Crash Dummies (Fully Playable)(GG)
The Incredible Crash Dummies (Fully Playable)(SMS)
Krusty’s Fun House (Fully Playable)(NES)
Krusty’s Fun House (Fully Playable)(SMS)
Krusty’s Super Fun House (Fully Playable)(SNES)
Krusty’s Super Funhouse (Fully Playable)(GEN)
The Simpsons - Krusty’s Fun House (Fully Playable)(GG)
Action 52 (Fully Playable)(NES)
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Dragon Strike (Fully Playable)(NES)
The Aquatic Games - Starring James Pond (Fully Playable)(GEN)
Donald Duck in Maui Mallard (Fully Playable)(GB)
Golvellius: Valley of Doom (Fully Playable)(SMS)
James Pond 3: Operation Starfish (Fully Playable)(GEN)
Donald in Maui Mallard (Fully Playable)(GEN)
Phantasy Star Gaiden (Fully Playable)(GG)
Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll (Fully Playable)(NES)
Tennis Ace (Fully Playable)(SMS)

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As a popular game whose localization for the SNES was highly memorable, the script writing for Final Fantasy VI is a topic frequently discussed in fan circles. But the sheer number of translation errors in its original English release, compounded by the alterations and inaccuracies found in later versions, have had the result of obscuring and distorting many of the details of the story.

In response to this, user hairy_hen decided that it would be appropriate to rewrite the script for Final Fantasy VI, in order to create a version for the SNES that faithfully presents all of the story and character details found in the Japanese original. Drawing upon his experience as a story editor, and closely following the live translation featured on Legends of Localization, hairy_hen went through the entire game and rewrote the dialog line by line, in order to restore all of the missing and distorted information. With the details presented in a correctly translated form, the internal logic of the story becomes much clearer. The focus of the plot is more unified and comprehensible, and the flow of each conversation becomes consistent in tone and coherence.

The overriding goal was to be as accurate to the intent of the original script as possible, but to keep the text in a form that would read naturally in English, rather than trying to replicate the quirks of Japanese grammar. With debates about the wording of specific lines often overshadowing discussions about the story, hairy_hen found it necessary to take an objective approach to the merits and shortcomings of previous releases. Consequently, while he did retain some of the memorable “flavor text” from earlier versions, he eliminated any changes in the dialog that interfered with the meaning of the story, and generally preferred to rewrite rather than hang on to the earlier phrasing.

The character of Cyan, whose speech had been somewhat mangled in previous releases by incorrect application of archaic grammar, was rewritten most extensively of all. Researching works dating from the time of Early Modern English allowed Cyan’s dialog to be written in a way that convincingly reflects the usage from this period, while remaining clearly understandable to a modern audience. Additional documentation about the specifics of the style is also provided.

The project’s aims also included the translation of non-story text; and therefore the game’s enemies, items, spells, and other abilities were renamed for the sake of accuracy. Most of these used the official names from Square Enix, but some were changed as needed in order to more closely reflect the Japanese originals. Mistakes in their accompanying descriptions were also corrected. To streamline the experience of the player, bug fixes were applied to eliminate potentially game-breaking glitches in the original code, and a few small enhancements such as B-button dashing were included for convenience. The Japanese title screen and uncensored graphics are also present in this version.

Since the Legends of Localization video series made it plainly obvious just how many previously undocumented translation mistakes the game actually contained, the necessity of creating a version that would rectify all of the issues became clear. This release, therefore, is aimed at anyone who prefers to play the game in its original form for the SNES, but without any of the associated textual problems. With its focus on story, Final Fantasy VI: Retranslated is designed particularly to appeal to those who wish to immerse themselves in the world of the game, and to experience a version that adheres as closely as possible to the intentions of the game’s writers.

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Shadowrun by Sega Genesis, is an action and RPG game based on the popular PnP role-playing game Shadowrun. This series combines the classic fantastic elements of role-playing games with cyberpunk element, mixing magic with the matrix, achieving a unique gameplay.

There are two versions of Shadowrun in the 16 bit generation, which as it is easy to deduce, are the 1993 Nintendo version and the 1994 SEGA version. The main difference between both productions, is that the SEGA version delves more into the Shadowrun universe, allowing a nonlinear free-style gameplay with a narrative more typical of a role-playing game. Also, it offers the opportunity to test some the characteristics features of the franchise such as forming a team with different archetypes, buying and accessorize firearms, make a powerful spell book, installing cybernetic improvements called cyberwear on your characters, hacking the matrix with a fully upgrade cyberdeck, and above all, the great opportunity to realize a Shadowrun!

There is nothing wrong with the Nintendo version, but if you are a fan of RPGs you probably want to try the SEGA version.

Some flaws that some people mention in the original version of Sega are that some missions can be somewhat repetitive, and the punishing difficulty for the reason that it is not easy to progress in the game, since the money and experience points rewards are low; also the combat can be sometimes difficult since, although there is a very decent arsenal, in practice it is reduced to one or two useful weapons.

The main objective of this new hack, Shadowrun 2058, is to eliminate these drawbacks and at the same time get closer to the original rules of Shadowrun second edition, which is the generation on which this game is based. Some of the improvements offered by this new installment are: better rewards for fulfilled missions, total review of weapons and armor allowing more fluid and less frustrating combats, cheaper and more accessible objects and improvements, and many other improvements detailed in the project page.

If you ever played Shadowrun and you didn’t like it because of the aforementioned flaws, or maybe you really liked but you expected some things to improve, the hack developer hope you give it a second chance and now you enjoy a more complete experience this time you run in the shadows!