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Title: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on April 22, 2013, 07:40:16 am

Hey everyone- my programming partner and I are actively pursuing a 100% localization of Survival Kids 2. (This may or may not include images, but any text in the images is not necessary for full enjoyment of the game.) I loved Survival Kids, so when I saw a preview for Survival Kids 2 in a video game magazine when I was a kid, I was psyched. Sadly, as you know, it was never translated. I waited for an adequate patch or guide, but none surfaced, and I realized that if anyone was going to do it- it would have to be me. I have now lived in Japan for a year-and-a-half, and in addition to working full time I have been studying Japanese. I am finally able to understand the original game and look forward to completing the translation with my programming partner.

Please note that hiragana is very compact compared to English. This means that even though I might understand the original Japanese, it simply will not fit into the space provided in English. As such, the localization will value meaning and player enjoyment over direct translation. It is possible that I may also release a PDF of screenshots and the English translation, but no promises.

There is no release date. I promise that we will release the fully translated and tested patch neither late nor early- but only precisely when we mean to :) My teammate and I both have other full-time jobs, but work on this when time allows.

These screenshots are NOT representative of the finished patch and may change, particularly to maintain parallel wording (in menus, for instance) with Survival Kids.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Zynk on April 22, 2013, 07:57:38 am

Quote from: hattontown on April 22, 2013, 07:40:16 am

Please note that hiragana is very compact compared to English. This means that even though I might understand the original Japanese, it simply will not fit into the space provided in English. As such, the localization will value meaning and player enjoyment over direct translation.

That's what I'm thinking when doing translations. Fitting texts in limited text space is always a challenge.
Btw, does your pardner know any DTE? Most advanced hack-translators know about it.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on April 22, 2013, 11:35:08 am

@Zynk Oxhyde: I do, but so far haven't found it necessary; there are globs of unused space in the ROM to point to. For instance, the menu screen stats now look like this...

(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/809/interface2f.png)

(Incidentally, the first game's English translation used a single letter for each stat instead, like 'L' for Life, so I think we're doing pretty good).

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on April 22, 2013, 05:59:44 pm

Beautiful! I loved the first game and since the DS-Sequels are rather boring and pushed the franchise into a wrong direction (imo), the faithfull GBC sequel really needs a translation!
Looking forward to more updates  :woot!:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: cobaltex on April 22, 2013, 06:22:20 pm

Looking forward to this.

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Post by: Chpexo on April 22, 2013, 10:31:16 pm

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Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: justin3009 on April 23, 2013, 08:56:37 am

He might mean the 'screen' space, not exactly the 'rom' space.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on April 24, 2013, 07:19:51 am

Hey everyone- thanks for the support. Again, no promises regarding a release but I will work as quickly as I can. It's been a heck of a journey just to get here and I hope I can follow through; this would be a huge personal achievement.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: tammyads on May 26, 2013, 09:03:04 am

how far is this project?  :huh: :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on May 27, 2013, 10:37:51 pm

It's moving forward. Hattontown and I are both pretty busy, but we're working tirelessly on it. No rest or breaks for us!

(http://imageshack.us/a/img593/3346/survivalbath.png)

...well, maybe a small one every now and then :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on May 29, 2013, 06:59:44 am

Don't worry- with this project, no news is good news :) Just assume we are in a constant state of working on it. If we ever quit the project partway through, which will never happen, we will share what we have.

I thought about releasing period patches, like when a playthrough to one particular ending is finished, but the problem is that then it's not really a free experience for the player. Better to wait for a fully translated and tested patch so you can enjoy the game the way it was meant to be.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: warren on May 29, 2013, 10:21:21 pm

thanks for your hard work, i love survival kids and i can hardly wait to finally play the sequel!  :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Inkerlink on May 31, 2013, 02:04:17 am

I created an account solely to reply to this topic.

The fact you are working on a translation for this game makes me and my friend EXTREMELY HAPPY!   ;D

We have been fans of this series for a while now and have always wanted to play the sequel. I never played Lost in Blue but I think I would rather play this game first when it gets translated.

I really like what I see so far. I hope to see you guys make it to the end and make a ton of SK fans happy! Keep up the great work.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on June 03, 2013, 09:31:29 am

Hey everyone. Someone (or a few people) have mentioned that they're excited to play SK2 because they think Lost in Blue (which is still known as Survival Kids over here in Japan, btw), has taken the series in the wrong direction. I couldn't agree more.

Anyways, if any of you are interested, here's the opening to the game. We have made significant progress beyond this, but I thought this would give you a taste of what the finished patch will be like. Subject to change, of course.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Sonira on June 03, 2013, 09:33:03 pm

You have no idea how happy you are making me with this fan translation. I pretty much just joined the forums to tell you that. I started playing the first Survival Kids game recently and I'm loving it, so it's so awesome to see this being done. <3

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on June 17, 2013, 08:05:00 am

Just a note to let you know that the translation continues. I really want to finish this project as soon as possible, so I am devoting more time to it. (NOTE: This does not mean it will be out anytime soon, so don't hold your breath.) Without spoiling anything, I do want to say that SK2 is very much a suitable sequel (so far) and SK1 fans will not be disappointed. It may be better than SK1, but I am waiting until I finish the game to declare that with certainty.

Point is- your wait is not vain; this is a game worth waiting for.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on June 18, 2013, 12:36:16 am

And now, some random screens for your viewing pleasure. Just as proof that we're still working on SK2.

Literacy is crucial to a child's success...
(http://imageshack.us/a/img827/308/j9iy.png)
...these kids still have a way to go.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img405/604/fex.png)
Always a worrisome thing to hear.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img703/5783/50q.png)
Big Boss would be so proud...

(http://imageshack.us/a/img43/5513/xb4.png)
No translation; it's just a nice view, I think. :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on July 01, 2013, 06:34:34 pm

Just another note to say that the translation continues. I am almost at the end of one of the campaigns, and I guestimate that the game is 50% translated. No promises on a release date, but I wanted to let you know the project is very much alive.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Sara-chan on July 01, 2013, 11:39:45 pm

Not to nitpick, but I'd been watching this and thinking it might be better to get rid of the Japanese quotation brackets (the [ and ] type thingies, actually 「 and 」) and either replace them with English quotation marks or nothing (if nothing, probably have a colon after names in speech).

Either way, I've seen a lot of failed projects to get this game into English, and I wish you the best of luck. I'd love to see it translated. Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: M-Tee on July 02, 2013, 01:34:03 am

I second the removal of the Asian quote brackets.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Tetrahedrus on July 02, 2013, 02:15:27 am

Quote from: Sara-chan on July 01, 2013, 11:39:45 pm

It might be better to get rid of the Japanese quotation brackets (the [ and ] type thingies, actually 「 and 」) and either replace them with English quotation marks or nothing (if nothing, probably have a colon after names in speech).

Quote from: M_tee on July 02, 2013, 01:34:03 am

I second the removal of the Asian quote brackets.

Hear hear.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on July 02, 2013, 08:29:28 am

Haha, are they really that bothersome? The original Survival Kids actually used them as well, although even worse in my opinion (Basically two triangles connected together).
It'd be a simple change, but ultimately it's hattontown's translation and his call.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on July 02, 2013, 07:49:54 pm

Personally I think they  are somehow part of the Survival Kids-style. Probably because the original translation for the prequel also featured them.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: cobaltex on July 02, 2013, 11:57:45 pm

I vote to remove them.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: LumInvader on July 03, 2013, 03:03:35 am

Sometimes the player's name shows up before the actual sentence, so you've gotta put something there. 

Take this screenshot from the original game for example:

(http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/square_small/0/4938/698400-1204979342_00.png)

So not only do they have a practical purpose, there's also a precedence.  Plus,  hattontown's quote brackets are an improvement visually over those used in the first game.

I know I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm pretty sure he could find better things to do with his time than fix something that isn't broke.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on July 03, 2013, 08:26:41 am

Honestly everyone, I really do have better things to do with my time. My priority now is translating the game. After that, I will sit down with the English version of the game and play the crap out of it to make sure I like it. If at that point I decide I don't like anything, I will discuss changes with USC.

All of that being said, if the quotes really bother you that much, you could always wait for my patch, and then patch the patch!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on July 06, 2013, 09:52:06 am

In other news...
(http://imageshack.us/a/img802/6403/eb3.png)

Ghosts. Kinda out of left field, to be honest.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: wyndcrosser on July 08, 2013, 04:19:02 pm

Quote from: hattontown on July 03, 2013, 08:26:41 am

Honestly everyone, I really do have better things to do with my time. My priority now is translating the game. After that, I will sit down with the English version of the game and play the crap out of it to make sure I like it. If at that point I decide I don't like anything, I will discuss changes with USC.

All of that being said, if the quotes really bother you that much, you could always wait for my patch, and then patch the patch!

This is your translation man, do with it however you want to. I enjoy your work, I'm looking forward to the finished product, or the semi-finished product.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Inkerlink on July 10, 2013, 03:08:20 am

I'm not sure why people would dislike the brackets, I actually find them quite charming.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: BRPXQZME on July 10, 2013, 08:43:45 am

Quote from: Inkerlink on July 10, 2013, 03:08:20 am

I'm not sure why people would dislike the brackets, I actually find them quite charming.

People really like standard punctuation. Thing is, standard punctuation is a fairly new thing, with the exact minutiæ of today’s near-universal usage dating back only about a century :)

That everyone (myself included now, I guess) is commenting on such a trivial issue is really a form of bikeshedding, I think.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Satoshi_Matrix on July 11, 2013, 02:42:37 pm

I'm pretty excited about this project. I really love the first Survival Kids, and Survival Kids 2 translation project makes my GBC dreams come true. Now if only someone could translate Star Ocean Blue Sphere!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on July 11, 2013, 04:03:33 pm

Quote from: Satoshi_Matrix on July 11, 2013, 02:42:37 pm

I'm pretty excited about this project. I really love the first Survival Kids, and Survival Kids 2 translation project makes my GBC dreams come true. Now if only someone could translate Star Ocean Blue Sphere!

Yeah, Star Ocean Blue Sphere and Survival Kids 2 are probably overall the most sought after GBC translations... Lets hope somebody will tackle Star Ocean in the next few years, too^^

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on July 13, 2013, 09:42:21 pm

Oh you guys want a Star Ocean Blue Sphere translation too?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Lentfilms on July 14, 2013, 01:05:22 pm

Quote from: ChronoMoogle on July 11, 2013, 04:03:33 pm

Yeah, Star Ocean Blue Sphere and Survival Kids 2 are probably overall the most sought after GBC translations... Lets hope somebody will tackle Star Ocean in the next few years, too^^

I know that Blue Sphere is being worked on by Aeon Genesis and a separate patch is being worked on by a guy named lokai20. Both projects have not been update since February of last year.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on July 15, 2013, 12:05:55 am

Hmm... Well I have my hands full with the current project anyway. And quite honestly, I think Star Ocean text might be more complicated and above my translation ability.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Sonira on August 12, 2013, 09:25:15 pm

Really rooting for you!! :D Thanks again for all your hard work. How's your progress going? :3

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on August 14, 2013, 07:55:55 am

Hey there! Glad to hear you're excited about the game!
From what I understand, we're nearly done with the 1st main scenario/ending. It looks like there are roughly 5 endings, but a lot of dialogue is shared between paths so it should take less time translating the others (hopefully!).

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on August 16, 2013, 08:03:31 pm

Hey everyone- as always, fear not, the project is not dead and never will be. Summer is extrememly busy for me so progress has been slow. USC is right- I'm almost done with one ending, and lots of text is shared between endings, so I'm hoping we are approaching the 50% mark. Additionally, I bought a guidebook (in Japanese, of course) so progress should continue more quickly now that I don't have to progress through experimentation. I'm also planning on releasing a GameFAQ along with the patch so that everyone can benefit from the information.

FEAR NOT! Progress continues, slow but steady, and thanks for your patience!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: warren on August 17, 2013, 05:43:31 am

thanks for your hard work hattontown, i can't wait to play it    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on August 18, 2013, 06:29:03 am

Thanks warren, and everyone else for your support. I'm happy to say that I just got ending #1 (of 5), translated it and sent it to USC for patching. At this point I believe it's safe to say that the translation is 50% complete. As always, don't expect frequent updates. Just be patient and assume that no news is good news.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: PolkaGnome on September 01, 2013, 11:29:34 pm

I loved the first game as a kid and still replay it now and then so I'm quite happy to see someone working on translated the second game, thanks and good luck.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Pulsar on September 15, 2013, 11:52:41 am

I loved the first Survival Kids, and can not wait to be able to play the second! Joined just to watch this thread for now

Sorry to bump a dead thread, but this translation is pretty exciting!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: wyndcrosser on September 15, 2013, 12:15:49 pm

yes, I don't quite get why we're doubling up on the effort lol TEAM WORK baby

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: glown on September 15, 2013, 02:46:39 pm

Excited for this. 

& I like the bracket quotes!  :D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on September 16, 2013, 12:40:29 pm

An update: I'm nearly done adding in hattontown's latest translations, which means it is now actually possible to finish the game in English! (Provided you follow the ending we did, haha!).
Subsequent playthroughs should be easier as a result.

Here are a few new pictures to tide you over while we continue to work. :)

(http://i40.tinypic.com/302am9c.png)(http://i39.tinypic.com/2mzbmtw.png)(http://i40.tinypic.com/2dsiz38.png)

PS: Wyndcrosser, I haven't heard anything from the previous group translating in quite a while. From what I understand, they had mostly done the menus and items - I don't think the dialogue had been touched yet.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on September 17, 2013, 04:15:10 am

Beautiful screens and thanks for the update! I am almost encouraged to start a playthrough of the japanese version right now  :laugh:
I already got the original game CIB and lately also found the guide you seem to have picked up too :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on September 17, 2013, 04:45:23 am

Hey everyone, as USC recently stated, work continues. I am actually sitting down right now to play another session. I just wanted to let you all know that I recently deleted my Youtube channel (mostly because I didn't understand what the heck google was trying to do with all the pluses and channels a dodats and zippyzats and whatever). So if you see that the preview video is deleted, well, it is. But rest assured, the project is still pressing on!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Inkerlink on September 20, 2013, 10:48:57 pm

Quote from: hattontown on September 17, 2013, 04:45:23 am

Hey everyone, as USC recently stated, work continues. I am actually sitting down right now to play another session. I just wanted to let you all know that I recently deleted my Youtube channel (mostly because I didn't understand what the heck google was trying to do with all the pluses and channels a dodats and zippyzats and whatever). So if you see that the preview video is deleted, well, it is. But rest assured, the project is still pressing on!

I am so happy you guys are keeping at it. Seriously, great work so far. Please keep up the good work! :D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on September 21, 2013, 09:32:07 am

Hey, i registered just for this thread, i've waited few years already for this translation, hope that it will be done soon, best wishes! Take care.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on September 22, 2013, 02:30:26 am

Hey Inkerlink and GeNex (and everyone else), thanks for the well-wishes. We aren't making any promises on a release date, but we do promise that it will be released when it is 100% complete. I am also making more time to devote to this project because I want to get it done as soon as possible.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on September 22, 2013, 12:12:48 pm

It was exactly my purpuse to keep you motivated :)
Although english isn't my native language i can understand it better than japanease. If you want some help in polish though (they say it is one of the hardest languages in the world! :O ) let me know.
You know what? You've made me play Survival Kids once again  :P

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on September 24, 2013, 08:35:12 am

Hey everyone- I've just sent another translated gameplay session to USC. This contains two more endings. It was a three-day weekend in Japan and I used a ton of my free time to make some serious headway on this project. As always, no promises on a release date and don't expect any status updates, but we are working on this as fast as we can. If I had to guess, I would say we are 65% translated at this point.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: KittyTristy on September 25, 2013, 04:33:01 am

Just dropping in to express how much I appreciate a translation of this game finally happening.  I've waited so long for this.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on September 25, 2013, 07:27:29 am

Thanks KittyTristy! Btw, just finished and translated another ending. 4/6 endings translated. But keep in mind- even after finishing the endings there's still a lot of work to be done. So don't expect the patch to be released just because the endings are finished. We will release the 100% complete patch as soon as we can.

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5/6 endings translated.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: keikunc on October 07, 2013, 12:43:29 pm

I love to see the translation get done
Sorry for my english

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: LumInvader on October 11, 2013, 06:46:22 am

This is probably my last post on this frustrating message board...

Good luck and thanks for all your efforts, hattontown & USC.  My backlit GBA lurks in the shadows -- waiting to pounce on this translation.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on October 12, 2013, 01:41:50 pm

Is there a FAQ somewhere that lists how to get each ending?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on October 17, 2013, 06:48:55 am

Not yet. I bought a copy of the guidebook (Japanese). I am planning on releasing an FAQ simultaneously with the patch to help people who are stuck.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: snailfreak on November 07, 2013, 09:53:55 pm

Hi there! I registered to this forum just so I could express my gratitude for your work. I've been following this thread for months, and always look forward to checking up on it from time to time read your progress. Thanks a bunch!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on November 09, 2013, 06:03:44 pm

Hey there. Joined as well just for this game and am also eagerly awaiting the fruits of your labor ! Many thanks in advance : )

Peace.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on December 03, 2013, 07:07:22 am

(http://i44.tinypic.com/1zxl4w7.png)
Hey guys! Thanks for the kind words.

I've been busy lately, so I've been sitting on massive amounts of translation that Hattontown has sent me.
Currently I have three endings made readable in English, with three more to go. Hopefully we can continue at the pace we're going and get this game out to you guys soon!

In the meantime, here are a few screenshots. They're from later in the game...

Spoiler:

(http://i41.tinypic.com/118k84k.png)(http://i41.tinypic.com/os8txs.png)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on December 04, 2013, 10:52:29 pm

My only concern is to figure out how to use the patch as I am new to all this and have never patch a game before ! Any pointers on where to find out the process ?

Any suggestions are much appreciated : )

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on December 04, 2013, 11:01:36 pm

Hey Guyo! I use LunarIPS for both patch creation and application.
When we release the final product, it'll be an .ips file. You'll run your patching program (LunarIPS or whatever program you prefer), and it'll apply the .ips to the .gbc file. That's all there is to it.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on December 13, 2013, 10:39:58 pm

Thanks man ! Cant wait : )

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: haxSon on December 14, 2013, 03:16:46 am

I'm looking forward to an English translation of this game, sorry I can't help, however I still would love to play the sequel in English :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on December 15, 2013, 08:27:12 am

Hey everyone, nothing new to report- this post is just to let you know, as always, that the project is ongoing and will be released when it is released. Thanks for your patience!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on December 17, 2013, 12:01:58 am

I'm mostly interested in capturing the endings!

Hopefully your FAQ will have step by step instructions as to how to get all the endings :P

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: haxSon on December 17, 2013, 05:07:12 am

Quote from: hattontown on December 15, 2013, 08:27:12 am

Hey everyone, nothing new to report- this post is just to let you know, as always, that the project is ongoing and will be released when it is released. Thanks for your patience!

Thanks for update! I can wait as log as it takes ;)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ren_Fern on December 20, 2013, 06:59:15 pm

Hope you visit this website. http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm   My nickname there is renzdol. I submit my own japanese to english translation about Survival Kids 2 gameboy color release in Japan. Actually a simple english translation for the game. There are a total of 5 endings with 1 additional ending. Hope this will help in your outstanding achivements. I am really looking forward your finish project. God Bless.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on December 22, 2013, 11:19:04 pm

Nice, thanks for the explanation!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on December 24, 2013, 10:45:07 am

A small holiday update - and a few more screenshots!

(http://i44.tinypic.com/2qs7vpi.png)(http://i44.tinypic.com/1piamg.png)(http://i40.tinypic.com/ou5w8k.png)
                                      (No dialog, just Dinosaurs...)


At this point, HattonTown has all five endings done. I believe you could play through the core game at this point and not encounter any Japanese. Now we're working on the side-quests and additional flavor dialogue. :)

Unfortunately, the secret ending requires a link cable to access (Yeah, we thought it was weird too). After reading Ren_Fern's tips, I found a way to access it, but it's not the official way and relies on luck\randomized placement of bears. We're discussing how to handle this...so far, we're thinking either remove the blocking object or change the condition to something else (Yay Assembly!).

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ren_Fern on December 30, 2013, 03:11:04 am

 The trick in getting the diamond and passing the bear that is blocking your path is to use a Kindling to make a fire so that the bear will not reach you. Equip your Bow with Arrow to shoot a bear. A total of 21 shots to kill a single bear. There are times the fire will worn out. Quickly use the Kindling to make a fire again. I did get the diamond in the shelter inside this cave. That will make the game complete without using a link cable. The Survival Kids 2 Picture. I know you can do it. Be patient and perseverance is the key here. Please visit this website http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm for more Survival Kids 2 hints. I hope you can make some FAQS or videos about this game like you did in youtube. Unfortunate for me I can't make a video for this game. I simply pass some Hints and Tricks about Survival Kids 2 Japanese version. God Bless.

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I am very grateful and thankfully that the Japanese Programmer Staff of Survival Kids 2 Japanese Version created the game More Challenging. You can actually Finish and Complete the Game 100% without using a link cable. The most challenging part in this game is to Get the Diamond for Additional Ending without using link cable. Now if you successfully found and get the diamond without using link cable, you are definitely the Best Survival Kids 2 Gamer Ever. I did get the diamond without using link cable. It is a challenge for everyone who love to play this game. I know you can do it. Then your gamer fans can do it too. Thank you very much for visiting this website http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm.

The picture of the Additional Ending goes like this: Either Yamato - the blue kid or Musashi - the red kid is smiling while holding a diamond on the palm of his hand.

Challenging Part: Get the Diamond without using link cable.

Here are some tips to pass those annoying bears.
- Bring Knife, Kindling, Flashlight, Mineral Canteen, Bow, Arrow. Must have a 100% Full Health Status to enter this challenging quest. It must be Night time to enter this cave.
- Use the Flashlight to lighten the dark area especially during Night time or inside the cave.
- Use Kindling to make a fire so that the bear cannot reach you. Use the Kindling often as your defense against those annoying bears.
- Equip your Bow with Arrow. Shoot while you are behind or near a fire to defeat a bear one at a time. A total of 20 shots to kill a single bear.
- If the area is clear - no bears, take the 3 meat then cook it. Eat the Baked Meat to boost your health status.
- The more bears you killed, the more meat to cooked, the more food to eat to survive inside this cave.
- As you progress toward the bottom left side of the screen into a shelter, you will find water pond inside this cave to drink water when necessary.
- When you reach the end bottom left side of this cave, move your character kid between the horizontal-vertical stripe lane toward upper-left corner to enter the shelter.
- No enemies inside the shelter. All you have to do is solve the puzzle. Different puzzle for each kid. http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm.
- Once you solved the puzzle, enter the secret stairs. Open all the doors until you reach a room with some kind of a satellite in there. Actually a scene will trigger.
- Now find and Get the Diamond on the upper-left side of the screen. A scene will trigger, holding a diamond treasure. You will have a victory sound. Quickly exit the shelter.
- You are in the cave again with those annoying bears. Use Kindling to make fire. Equip Bow and Arrow to shoot the bear that is blocking your path.
- Be sure to collect more food and water to survive on your way out. Use them when necessary.
- It must be Night Time to exit this cave.
- Once you are near the entrance of the cave and still the time is sunrise, noon, and sunset, all you have to do is move the kid up and down near the visible entrance cave until it is Night time.
- Immediately exit this challenging cave quest. Use the flashlight to lighten dark area during Night time. Quickly enter the hut and save your game.
- Once you familiarize the cave area and manage to pass those annoying bears, it is definitely an Easy and Challenging Quest to Get the Diamond Without Using A Link Cable.
- Now do any of the 5 Endings to see the Additional Ending scene.

Congratulations for your outstanding achivements. God Bless.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Inkerlink on February 06, 2014, 06:03:24 am

So... any updates?  :happy:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Alvinchimp on February 07, 2014, 05:28:53 pm

Is this project still alive?
I REALLY HOPE SO
I have been waiting years for something like this.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: VicVergil on February 08, 2014, 01:51:29 pm

Bumping old threads isn't going to make updates magically appear.
They'll appear whenever the translator has something to share, *and* is feeling like willing to talk about it.
Until then... though luck for you. Be patient.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 10, 2014, 08:25:44 am

(http://i59.tinypic.com/2mdqyva.png)

Hey guys! Thanks for the continued interest in this project. You can breathe easy, Hattontown and I are still working on it. :)
At this point, we're mostly trying to find all the dialogue we've translated in actual playthroughs to see if it looks right.

Also...dinosaurs.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Jonesy47 on February 10, 2014, 02:18:41 pm

Wooot! Keep it up, good sir!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Alvinchimp on February 10, 2014, 11:28:07 pm

Oh yay I was beginning to wonder if this project was dead like all the others  :(

I can not wait for it to be finished I have been waiting forever to play this game in english!
Good job on it I wish you luck   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on February 15, 2014, 12:26:59 am

YAY  :crazy:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Satoshi_Matrix on February 20, 2014, 02:02:56 am

Pretty excited about this. Do you think you might eventually tackle Star Ocean Blue Sphere? Now that's a GBC game I really wish had a translation.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Farlight on February 20, 2014, 10:38:46 am

Quote from: Satoshi_Matrix on February 20, 2014, 02:02:56 am

Pretty excited about this. Do you think you might eventually tackle Star Ocean Blue Sphere? Now that's a GBC game I really wish had a translation.

You are probably already aware but Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is on the active project list at Aeon Genesis.   I've been waiting eagarly for that one as well.  It will happen!  Last news it was 60% complete.
 
http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=sobs

Survival Kids looks really good!  I look forward to the release!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 20, 2014, 10:44:49 pm

So how will this be released like a IPS file?  Any idea on how long until it will be released?
Sorry if I am being rude I AM JUST SO FRICKEN EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    :o     ;D    Keep up the GREAT WORK!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 24, 2014, 04:26:39 pm

I m Eagerly Awaiting for your completion! Great work you guys! Cant wait to start playing Survival Kids 2!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 27, 2014, 04:13:10 am

Hey everyone, just an update to say that this project is very much NOT dead and never will be. It's taking awhile but me and USC both have full-time jobs outside of this project. I am actually just right now about to send more screenshots to him.

Somebody asked if my GameFAQ will include instructions for all the endings. To be honest, that might be the ONLY thing my GameFAQ includes. I'm a very concise person, and quite frankly if you need step-by-step instructions on how to explore every screen of the island, well... You're up a creek. I will probably make a very concise guide on how to get all of the endings and craft all necessary objects.

I feel confident in saying that this project will be released by Christmas at the absolute very latest. That being said, I really hope it doesn't take that long. But this isn't my full-time job.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on February 28, 2014, 01:11:46 am

Quote from: hattontown on February 27, 2014, 04:13:10 am

Somebody asked if my GameFAQ will include instructions for all the endings. To be honest, that might be the ONLY thing my GameFAQ includes. I'm a very concise person, and quite frankly if you need step-by-step instructions on how to explore every screen of the island, well... You're up a creek. I will probably make a very concise guide on how to get all of the endings and craft all necessary objects.

Awesome to hear!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on March 01, 2014, 03:50:28 pm

Hi I don't know how things are done here and I may be out of line to say this but I am just wondering if you may release the game earlier and GAMEFAQ separately. Or is releasing them at the same time a way to prevent another from making a guide before you do ? Myself I am just excited to play the game and will not likely use a FAQ. Not trying to be rude or step on anyone's toes just curious.

Nathan.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on March 02, 2014, 06:33:33 am

The patch is not finished. It will be released when it is released.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on March 04, 2014, 01:26:35 am

Ok respect. : )

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on March 11, 2014, 06:58:54 am

Just wanted to update everyone on some exciting news!
One of the stumbling blocks we'd been dealing with in this project was the Sixth Ending, which requires a link cable to access. We finally found a GBC emulator that supports linking (VBA only works on GBA games, unfortunately), so we can actually complete the game now!

(http://i61.tinypic.com/2hxtwro.png)

There are a couple of other areas in the game that also seem to require a link cable, so we'll get those covered too.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on March 13, 2014, 05:50:00 pm

I love how you care about the details which are hardly emulated yet :thumbsup:
Waiting for this translation with my fingers crossed that your high motivation doesn't cool down. You guys are awesome!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on March 14, 2014, 12:17:49 am

"High motivation doesn't cool down"? Pah!

This is the last time I'm gonna say it :

This translation is getting finished. It's not going to be stuck in development forever. And we promise that we will release it the moment we declare it "done."

Rest easy :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on March 15, 2014, 05:25:18 pm

But according to that Ren_Fern post on the previous page, I thought you didn't need a link cable to see that 6th ending? (is it an extra scene or an actual 6th ending?)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on March 16, 2014, 09:23:58 am

Reyvgm: Yes and no. Ren_Fern's way *works* but it's not the way the game wants you to do it (in fact, there are several cutscenes specifically telling you not to do it)...it's also *REALLY* hard and involves taking advantage of a glitch in the programming. Basically, it's like trying to swim against a really strong current when there's a path already marked. :)
(Also, you miss out on an item or two, as well as dialogue that explains stuff).

As for the sixth ending...

Spoiler:

...it's registered as a sixth ending on the in-game chart, but it's an extra epilogue for any of the other endings. You need to see it for 100% completion, however.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on March 17, 2014, 12:42:21 am

Alrighty, thanks for the info!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on April 12, 2014, 07:13:08 pm

Thanks for the updates : )

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on April 16, 2014, 09:01:47 am

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know I just sent another translation session to USC and sat down to play-test more of the patch. It's been awhile since I poked around in the English version, lately I've spent more of my time on the Japanese side, and I was blown away at how everything is coming along because of USC's work. Countless times I've passed USC a translation that simply won't fit into the allotted character count. (As you may know, Japanese is more compact than English in terms of letters/characters, but we can't expand the amount of characters.) Yet in every case, USC has done a fantastic job preserving the original meaning despite the constricted space.

In short, because of him you'll soon be able to play the version of SK2 you wish hit store-shelves years ago.

I'd also like to thank you again for your constant support. I never thought I would move to Japan, ever. I never thought I would learn Japanese. If you told me when I was an 11-year-old kid, reading a magazine's preview of SK2, "You will translate this game," I would have told you you are crazy. This thread has received over 12,000 views, several people have joined the forum just to thank us for our work, and I never thought I'd get a volunteer partner from the internet as dedicated as USC.

The project is nearing completion. We have no release date yet. We want to make sure we release a complete translation, so that you can have the experience you wish you had years ago, every contingency tested. As always, thanks for your patience and support.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on April 16, 2014, 09:28:34 pm

Sweet can't wait good work on the project     :)         ;)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on April 17, 2014, 08:26:09 am

Aw, you're making me blush. XD

In related news, I've figured out the level layout format and palette!
(http://i58.tinypic.com/6tjwhg.png)

I removed one of the trees to the right of the player, so you can just walk around the boulder without having to use a link cable.
(This isn't the final layout by the way, so feel free suggest how to make it prettier/better fitting)

If I ever get crazy enough, I might make a map editor for this game...:)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on April 17, 2014, 02:13:35 pm

Nice idea! But can you make this an optional patch? The Everdrive GB is out, so linking is actually possible to quite some people now ;)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on April 17, 2014, 09:59:22 pm

Oh, definitely. I actually used KGIB up until now for testing the link cable stuff - it just required two computers and was kind of annoying. :)
Thanks for mentioning Everdrive GB though; I planned on making a cart when we get the final game done, and that looks like a perfect way to do it.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on April 27, 2014, 11:07:17 am

I wrote few months ago that and I wanted to write that again: I'm still waiting and haven't forget about this translation. Thank you very much for all your hard work so far, I am looking forward to hear some new good news. You've got some fanbase already! Keep up the good work and good luck.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on April 29, 2014, 07:29:17 am

Thanks for keeping the faith, GeNeX!

We've made it through the entire game (all six endings and their variants) at this point...only to find it unlocks New Game Plus. :)
So now we're playing through that to see what's changed. Here are a few preview shots from post-game content...

Spoiler:

(http://oi57.tinypic.com/68ad5u.jpg)
                                                                                 (The Bear God is a hungry God...)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bynine on May 07, 2014, 06:08:14 am

It's really great that you guys have gotten this far. I can't wait to play the final version 'cause I looooved Survival Kids when I was a kid and I'm sure the sequel will be even better. My greatest thanks for doing this service!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on May 07, 2014, 11:22:46 am

Wow, this game is HUGE! It even got a game+
Basically everything which fans of the first game were ever waiting for! Thanks for translating it, this release gonna be outstanding!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: MichaeltheGreat on May 18, 2014, 03:46:20 am

Bought the game off ebay... Excited about the translation.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on May 18, 2014, 07:41:30 pm

Which game the first or second?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on May 19, 2014, 04:15:47 pm

He has to be talking about the second one. Although, he won't be able to use the translation with it, so...

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on May 19, 2014, 06:00:11 pm

Some people like to have the original in their shelf while playing a translation  :beer:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: MichaeltheGreat on May 22, 2014, 06:53:07 am

Quote from: ChronoMoogle on May 19, 2014, 06:00:11 pm

Some people like to have the original in their shelf while playing a translation  :beer:

Yeah, that's how I roll... :)

Cestius: Bought both actually. I had heard of survival kids before but never really looked at it before this thread. so I went ahead and got the first to try it now. I really liked lost in blue in college and Link to the past is my favorite Zelda. So I hope these are a less masochistic and easier for 10 minutes here and there. Then I hope I can play with my six year old.

Reyvgm: I don't know if the translation would work on original hardware or not. I've never tried it for gameboy game but I've put translations on the original cart for many snes and nes games.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: reyvgm on May 22, 2014, 08:16:47 am

Quote from: MichaeltheGreat on May 22, 2014, 06:53:07 am

Reyvgm:  I've never tried it for gameboy game but I've put translations on the original cart for many snes and nes games.

That's not possible unless you are printing your own circuit boards.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on May 22, 2014, 10:18:26 am

Everdrive GB was released though. I'll most likely play the translation on it.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on May 22, 2014, 01:30:44 pm

Can't wait to play the translation :D
Can you give an approximate release date (I'm asking because it seems that translation is almost done)?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: MichaeltheGreat on May 23, 2014, 12:59:26 am

Quote from: reyvgm on May 22, 2014, 08:16:47 am

That's not possible unless you are printing your own circuit boards.

Well ok, sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was "patching" the actual rom chips in the original games. But with some eproms or correct flash chips, you can sometimes/often replace the rom chips with the translated rom--it's a repro. And I like to use the original cartridge--Sweet home on a sweet home famicom cartridge, clock tower on an original super famicom cart.

I didn't mean to take over this thread so I'll shut up about this now. All it is is a repro using the original game board. And if people say this translation works on hardware, I might try making a repro for myself (anyone plan on trying it on a flash cart?).

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on May 28, 2014, 08:31:58 am

Hey everyone! Just wanted to post an update.

Ultimately, it's Hattontown's call when we release the translation. Personally, I'd say we're nearly *functionally* done...you could play through the entire game multiple times without ever seeing any Japanese (Well, garbled mess, but you know...). Here's more or less what's left to do:
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*A few random food items (There are like twenty-million combinations of food in this game; you can cook it, preserved it, and even mix two items to get different food. It's a nightmare finding them all). Nearly done.

*Hints. This is the largest remaining block of text, because it's really not crucial and half of it is in Katakana. We definitely want to finish it though.

*Some alternate dialogue paths. Basically, every conversation you have in the game can be different depending on what you've done at that point. For instance...

Spoiler:

There's a haunted bed in the villain's fortress. If you sleep in it, a ghost will haunt you and you'll wake up complaining about not sleeping. If you overhear the boss talking about the second floor being haunt, sleeping in the bed will prompt you to say "...was that the ghost?" as well as stating you're tired. And there's additional text that seems to imply it's the ghost of the wrecked ship on the other island, but I haven't been able to find the trigger that prompts that dialogue to test it.

There's not too much of that left, but I want to see all of it in-game before I consider it finished.

*Verifying that all the post-game items are correct. Again, we have the full list, but I haven't found all of it in-game yet.
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Also, I'm definitely going to burn this to cart so I can play it on real hardware. Definitely keep me updated if you have any problems with it on a flashcart.

Spoiler:

We found one of the bad guy's personal effects:
(http://i59.tinypic.com/nxjjgg_th.png)
What's inside is pretty amusing. :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on May 28, 2014, 12:39:44 pm

Cool had no idea the game was that big with the alternate dialog and such.  Take your time on the translation :D.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on June 18, 2014, 12:35:00 pm

And what is your overall opinion about the game? It would be hard to find someone who knows the game better then you two, I think.
So - did you like it?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: lionhats on June 24, 2014, 09:49:30 pm

Loved finding out about the first one when I was a kid. Was kind of blown away by what you could do but ultimately, never got anywhere and ended up dying.

Super excited about this it seems to be very fleshed out compared to the first - has more charm than Lost in Blue definately.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: keikunc on July 02, 2014, 06:21:31 pm

I can't wait to play this one :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on July 12, 2014, 08:41:17 am

Hey everyone. Quick note to assure you that the project is most certainly NOT dead, and never will be. As a matter of fact I've made some significant progress in the past few weeks. To keep this explanation short, I'll just say that though we've had the bulk of the core game translated for some time now, we've been focusing lately on little bits that the average user might not come by on a first play through- game hints provided by one particular character (written in a dialect and with many cultural references I didn't understand, so it took awhile), item descriptions for items we never found, etc.

The patch will be released by Christmas at the absolute latest, though I would venture to say that it may be earlier. We are endeavoring to present to you a near-perfect patch on the first release, but I'm sure there will be some mis-labeling of items or something that people will report to us, and then we'll have to re-patch.

As of right now, literally every string in the game has been translated. But now we need to first insert that translation into the ROM, and then playtest to make sure we're giving you the experience you want. Please be patient and rest assured your wait is not in vain.

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Also, someone asked what my overall opinion of the game is. I hope to release a review on GameFAQs and maybe YouTube simultaneously with the patch release, but let me assure you that if you loved SK1 and hated/were disappointed by Lost in Blue, you will love this game. The game has more plot, and a choice you make at the beginning of the game significantly affects your playthrough. It is almost like having 2 Survival Kids games in one. Maybe more like 1.5 SK games in one. There are more interesting things you can make through merging, but one thing I found incredibly interesting was the new "Break" option. You can break previously complex items into smaller parts- and you will need to rely on this for some of the problem-solving in the game.

The only con I have come across is that unlike SK1, there are no mini games (that I've found). But this is a pretty small complaint.

You will not be disappointed.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Borks on July 14, 2014, 11:20:55 am

Thanks so much for this! Replaying the original at the moment and every time I do I check the internet to see if someone happens to have translated the 2nd game in the series.
I can't express how happy I am to have found your project! Thanks again! :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on July 16, 2014, 10:05:51 am

Thank you very much for your answer. I think we all appreciate that.
I see that a lot of people registred just to post here. This shows that a lot of people are wating for this translation.
We count on you.
Thank you very much and good luck.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: undErtakEr on August 06, 2014, 12:19:13 pm

My apologies for bumping this thread, but I immediately created an account just to thank you guys for the hard work you've been doing. I only just today learned about the existence of a second GBC Survival Kids game, and being an avid SK1 player when the GBC was still a thing, you can imagine my excitement. I'm so, so excited for your translation to be finished. I was shocked to find a recent and ongoing project to be honest but I'm giddy nonetheless!

I've never dealt with ROMs before, however, so please forgive my ignorance in these next questions; is it possible to program a ROM like this into a Gameboy cartridge so I can play it on my handheld system? Do I need certain hardware or software to do so? Can I hire someone to do it for me?

Thanks again. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to any future updates as they come ;D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on August 07, 2014, 06:58:40 pm

Hey undErtakEr! Don't worry, we were all new to romhacking once.
To answer your question, you can buy something called a 'Flashcart'. It'll have software where you can download the rom file to the cart, then play it on your Gameboy. It's pretty simple; you shouldn't have a problem with it.

I think the most popular one for Gameboy is called 'Everdrive GB', if that helps any.

And thanks for the interest! We've hit a bit of lull because I've have real life stuff I've had to focus on, but I hope to get back to adding in HattonTown's translations really soon.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on September 08, 2014, 01:55:48 pm

I just noticed that your thread reached over 20 000 views :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: HowlingWolf14 on September 15, 2014, 07:15:19 am

Hey.. this project isn't dead is it? I mean I know your busy with your lives outside of romhacking, but no one has posted here in a while....

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on September 15, 2014, 04:56:31 pm

As far as I know it is not dead.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on September 23, 2014, 09:02:20 pm

This is the last time I am going to say it:

The project is not dead and never will be. The patch will be released when it is released.

By Christmas.

Both USC and I have been incredibly busy.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on October 02, 2014, 12:39:47 pm

Yeah, I've been slacking a bit  - sorry 'bout that!
Anyway, I finally finished adding all the hints you get from both waking up each day and paying the bird in items. A sample of his wisdom is below:
(http://i57.tinypic.com/2n9cdfs.png)

Incidentally, it was the bird that changed this from a translation to a localization - with such gems as "Be careful if you're styling your butt hair with tonic; it could burn you!", we felt that some things needed to be changed...

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on October 03, 2014, 10:03:15 am

Thanks for the update, every time I see screenshots of the progress it makes my day! :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on October 07, 2014, 03:53:32 pm

The bird really said that XD

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: guyo12345 on October 12, 2014, 06:58:32 pm

YAY progress : D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ambition on November 28, 2014, 08:55:53 pm

Made an account just to show support for the upcoming translation for Survival Kids 2. I'm hoping, almost expecting it to be compatible with PC emulators, because I'll be using VisualBoy to play it. Good work on what you have so far, you two. Keep it up!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on November 29, 2014, 04:10:30 pm

How's it going guys? Do you think you can do it until Christmas as you announced?  ;)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on November 30, 2014, 03:39:50 pm

@ChronoMoogle: That's the hope. I've given HattonTown the last of the dialog to translate, and in the meantime I finally have to buckle down and figure out the compression for four graphics in the game. It's doable, real life permitting. :)

@Ambition: Thanks for the interest in the translation! Yes, this game should work on VBA - it's what I've been testing it on up to this point! :)
There will actually be two patches: one for purists that just translates the dialogue, and a second that makes it possible to get all six endings without using a link-cable (which VBA can't do for GBC games).

(http://i61.tinypic.com/28kr2au.png)

(Just discovered that eating a certain expired food makes your character throw up. Thought I'd share that with everyone)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on December 02, 2014, 01:16:34 pm

Thanks for the heads-up and good luck with the last tasks which have to be done  :beer:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Greatest Ramen on December 16, 2014, 01:46:54 pm

Created a login just for this.

Thank you USC and Hattontown both for taking on this project. About a year ago I didn't even know there was a sequel to Survival Kids (not counting "Lost in Blue"), let alone an English translation project. Your hard work is greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on December 21, 2014, 12:42:18 pm

We haven't forgotten. Stay patient.

And if you're bored and really want to make my day, you could direct some of your traffic toward my blogs. It should give you some context to everything surrounding this entire translation project.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: bennobear on December 30, 2014, 06:38:57 pm

Hey I'm another follower of this thread!
I really  look forward to a release of this translation! :)
survival  kids was one of my favorite  childhood games, survival kids 2 make me so excited :)
Keep up with that good work guys.
I guess a lot of fans are counting on you! :D
My dearest  respect
And greetings  from Germany
Benno

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on January 07, 2015, 10:26:50 am

I thought it would be a wonderful christmas gift to all of us, nonetheless i understand that it is not that easy. I wish you all the best in new year and good luck in achieving all your goals (not only the translation). It is nice to see that you had a lot of support since the beggining :) i hope that it is a good motivation. Take care!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on January 11, 2015, 05:04:15 pm

Hey everyone- super sorry we didn't make the Christmas release like we hoped.

But to be honest- I never really wanted to give a release date anyway. I was just tired of people asking "Is it dead is it dead" and thought we'd be able to have it done by Christmas. But you know how it is- Christmas plans and holiday chaos and whatnot.

We're still working and hope to have this released ASAP.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Pulsar on January 16, 2015, 12:18:31 pm

Not a problem! been lurking in this thread for well over a year and I will continue to lurk until it is complete.

Glad you guys are waiting until it is 100% instead of doing multiple releases as it progressed.

Keep up the good work and I  will be here waiting with my flashcart when you are done  :beer:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on January 19, 2015, 03:35:59 pm

Hey everyone. Quick note to say I believe I just finished translating all the strings in the game which have not been translated. Now, I think USC is gonna put them into the game (whenever he has time) and we should be all set. No promises on a release date, but I wanted you to know we are super, super close.

Please note that the translation won't be 100% perfect. In several locations we could only find the string in the game's code, not actually in the game itself. That means I had to do my best to translate it without context. Though the game will be 100% playable and understandable, it won't be 100% perfect. So we're asking you to keep your eyes open for broken strings, or text that doesn't make sense.

Anyways, stay patient. We're almost there.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on January 20, 2015, 05:54:54 pm

I can't wait :O
I'm going to play right away and let you know if i see something that seems wrong.
Good luck with  the release!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on January 22, 2015, 04:04:51 pm

I am super-thrilled! My GB-flashcard is so damn ready for this  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bynine on January 27, 2015, 08:18:07 pm

Hoo boy, I can't wait! Thanks again for this guys, the hard work you've put into this is really, really appreciated!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on January 29, 2015, 11:40:49 am

Hey everyone! I don't want to steal Hattontown's thunder, but I think he's going to have a very exciting announcement about the release date for this translation in the very near future!

Also, fun fact: The game is compatible with the original GameBoy, so if you want to have that classic black and white film experience while playing, you can!
(http://i59.tinypic.com/2dtzxy0.png)
(Also if you're too poor to afford anything but an original GameBoy in 2015, you can still play this game! Woot!)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on February 01, 2015, 07:19:16 am

Refreshing the thread like crazy :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Greatest Ramen on February 03, 2015, 10:28:49 am

Me too! Dare I say this is my most-excited release of 2015?  :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on February 03, 2015, 11:45:31 am

Quote from: Greatest Ramen on February 03, 2015, 10:28:49 am

Me too! Dare I say this is my most-excited release of 2015?  :)

Check out the Stranded Deep too :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 07, 2015, 07:27:37 am

http://www.romhacking.net/scratchpad/562/

ENJOY PLAYING SURVIVAL KIDS 2!! I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 07, 2015, 09:27:29 am

I m getting a " You are not the owner of this file! Access Denied!" when I click the link, anyone else with this prob?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 07, 2015, 09:29:34 am

Well... Crap. Sorry about that. I've also submitted the patch for approval on the "Translations" section of Romhacking.net. You can see its status here:

http://www.romhacking.net/submissions/QueueStatus/

It should be approved within a day or two, hopefully.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 07, 2015, 09:34:35 am

Don't Worry Mate, I guess we'll wait till its approved and we Download it from there! Thank you all for your hardwork so we can all appreciate this game!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 07, 2015, 12:26:01 pm

You are not the owner of this file access denied :(
Gotta wait for it to be confirmed its still pending

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 07, 2015, 01:56:19 pm

Alright- I don't want to keep y'all waiting any longer. Here, use this link until approval clears through Romhacking.net:

I just want to thank USC and my Japanese teacher again. When this project started, I was new to Japan and didn't speak any Japanese at all. I lived in Japan for three years, studied Japanese, passed the JLPT level 3, moved back to the US and finished this patch. You should always wonder where life will take you- it is an amazing, incredible experience. It is nothing you thought and everything you needed.

The only thing I ask of you is to do something. Just do something. I learned Japanese through a volunteer, and now I give this to you for free because I've gotten so many free things in my life. Share yourself with others- whatever you talent is, do it. Make someone brownies. Pick up trash at your park. Tutor some kid after school. It doesn't matter. Just do something.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 07, 2015, 03:01:06 pm

:(   My computer is blocking dropbox!  argggggg!!!   I gotta wait until romhacking confirms it :(

(Edit)
Oh nvm I got it to download :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on February 07, 2015, 03:52:22 pm

Thank you very much, the first impression is amazing :D
Going to play this a lot. I'll tell you if i notice anything wrong.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 07, 2015, 04:04:54 pm

This game is a HUGE improvement over the original :)
I love it
Thanks for all your hard work on this totally worth it.

This game is now number 1 on my most underrated gbc games of all time list XD

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: jobless_floppy on February 07, 2015, 04:34:23 pm

Congratulations on your release guys  :beer:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: ChronoMoogle on February 07, 2015, 08:39:05 pm

Awesome! Thank you for this great release! I've been waiting for this and revisited the thread many times since you first posted the topic :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 08, 2015, 12:10:55 am

:D   I was even able to play this on my 3ds via the rom loading glitch/exploit!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: GeNeX on February 08, 2015, 04:12:48 am

So, how is your progress with the game? :)
So far no problems with the translation. Thank you very much :D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on February 08, 2015, 09:01:49 am

Congratulations you guys did a great job!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bynine on February 08, 2015, 10:25:00 am

I'm playing it now, and it's amazing! Fantastic work, you guys! Is there anything I can do for you guys in return?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: skyrunner14 on February 08, 2015, 10:48:23 am

I'm so glad this game finally has a translation patch! Just a quick question, though, I'd noticed in the readme about the whole game link thing being required for the best ending, along with a few other things. Earlier in the topic, you had shown that you'd removed a tree in one such area so it could be passed without the link cable. Will you still be making an optional patch for these situations? Anyway, thanks so much for this!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 08, 2015, 12:52:43 pm

Skyrunner14: We were originally going to, but we found that there are emulators like TGB Dual (http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/gameboy/tgbdual.html) that are compatible with VBA saves and let you use the link cable function. The ReadMe has instructions on how to use it.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 08, 2015, 01:47:19 pm

Anyone know the code for that door in the lighthouse?
I forgot it :(

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 08, 2015, 02:39:01 pm

It varies between play-throughs. But you should be close to where you originally saw it in the first place... :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bahamut ZERO on February 08, 2015, 03:09:09 pm

Aweosome release guys! I'm digging the extras there are in the Merge menu compared to the original. Albeit, I never really played much of either one until last night, so it was interesting comparing the two on the spot. I'm trying to play though the first one quick in my free time so I can tackle this epic sequel, so thanks for introducing me to a cool series!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Gibari on February 08, 2015, 03:47:02 pm

Thank you. 8)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: TheFireRed on February 08, 2015, 05:37:27 pm

I'm very happy to know that you finally finished the translation. Congratulations! We will all enjoy playing it, that's for sure. Thank you very much!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on February 08, 2015, 11:29:16 pm

I finished the game :thumbsup:  ending 1 ;)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 09, 2015, 12:57:37 am

I got ending 1 as well :)
Took me forever to get fix that dumb wire ughh I thought they wanted me to like deconstruct that good motor not find a broken one...

BTW here is a nice website that I found (Also the only one lol)

http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheat/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2/hint/41936/

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Greatest Ramen on February 09, 2015, 09:27:42 am

Last one to make a strategy guide is a rotten egg!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 09, 2015, 09:38:36 am

Cestius: Haha yeah, we used that site quite a bit (in fact, renzdol actually contacted us to help). That said, the S Ending guide is incorrect (and very aggravating to try). If you're curious about the proper way to go about it...

Spoiler:

**Find all three map parts and combine them
**Go to the spot on the newly made map and find the giant rock
**Use the link cable hook-up and search the rock to activate a mini-game.

**Explore, search the tombstone, and watch the cutscene.
**Use water to wash off the tablet
**Sleep in the room.

**Create a magnetic Fishing pole to get the key (3 item merge)
**Unlock the door, then exit and come back to remove the bear

**Solve the hallway puzzle
**Secret Ending activated!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 09, 2015, 03:30:01 pm

So are there a completion bonus? Like do you get anything after beating the game or getting all the endings?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 09, 2015, 07:56:38 pm

There's New Game +, which has more secrets and silly things.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 09, 2015, 08:10:09 pm

How do you get new game +? Do you need all the endings?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 09, 2015, 08:13:11 pm

Yep. :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 09, 2015, 09:52:59 pm

@Bynine,

The only thing you have to do is live. Share your gifts with those around you.

I was taught Japanese for free, so I pass it to you for free.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: haxSon on February 10, 2015, 04:26:18 am

Quote from: hattontown on February 07, 2015, 01:56:19 pm

Alright- I don't want to keep y'all waiting any longer. Here, use this link until approval clears through Romhacking.net:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l69vrfatxiuhoah/sk2e.zip?dl=0

I just want to thank USC and my Japanese teacher again. When this project started, I was new to Japan and didn't speak any Japanese at all. I lived in Japan for three years, studied Japanese, passed the JLPT level 3, moved back to the US and finished this patch. You should always wonder where life will take you- it is an amazing, incredible experience. It is nothing you thought and everything you needed.

The only thing I ask of you is to do something. Just do something. I learned Japanese through a volunteer, and now I give this to you for free because I've gotten so many free things in my life. Share yourself with others- whatever you talent is, do it. Make someone brownies. Pick up trash at your park. Tutor some kid after school. It doesn't matter. Just do something.

mikeinjapan.com
SakuraAndSake.com

I have been checking the Queue Status and the newest entries for translations but don't see yours.

Did something happen? or the staff haven't got to it yet?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: hattontown on February 10, 2015, 07:13:52 am

My entry was rejected because I was dumb and didn't fill out the form correctly. I'll try again when I have time- most likely this weekend, just swamped with work right now. For now, just use the dropbox link.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Gibari on February 10, 2015, 05:24:35 pm

"Rancid Nut" makes the game freeze a little.

Also "Sweet Fruit" looks like a nut.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 10, 2015, 09:53:47 pm

Define 'freeze a little'. You suffer ill effects if you eat something that's spoiled, just like in real life! Did the screen actually lock-up/crash, or were you just paralyzed for a bit?

Also, thanks for the catch! I knew that one of the fruits was matched to the wrong pointer, but I couldn't remember which.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: haxSon on February 11, 2015, 04:21:07 am

Quote from: hattontown on February 10, 2015, 07:13:52 am

My entry was rejected because I was dumb and didn't fill out the form correctly. I'll try again when I have time- most likely this weekend, just swamped with work right now. For now, just use the dropbox link.

Ah, I see. Anyways thanks for the awesome translation! Enjoying the game so far.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 13, 2015, 07:37:19 am

This game is a lot harder than the first one! Where the hell do I find the flashlight?

Oh, and great job on the translation guys :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 13, 2015, 08:02:16 am

The Flashlight is a merge item. You'll need a power source, and something that gives off light...

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 13, 2015, 08:34:30 am

I guess a better question would be where do I find the alarm clock that the link Cestius posted mentions. And what the hell is that brown thing in the swamp on the second island near the

Spoiler:

map piece

?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Cestius on February 13, 2015, 12:08:06 pm

Wait can the flashlight be used in caves?   I thought that it was junk lol

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Inkerlink on February 13, 2015, 09:25:46 pm

Hey guys, just wanted to congratulate you on your release! I've been following this thread since the beginning and am SUPER STOKED to finally play this game after all these years!

If I find anything weird, I'll try and post it here. That being said:

(http://i.imgur.com/sNjrepL.png)

Type when I wake up?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on February 13, 2015, 11:19:21 pm

I made a longplay of the game:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJRqngnRqI

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 14, 2015, 12:13:33 am

Quote from: desonic310 on February 13, 2015, 11:19:21 pm

I made a longplay of the game:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJRqngnRqI

Thanks man, this was really helpful! I discovered I missed an item and the very start of the game lol

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 16, 2015, 05:05:53 am

Managed to get Ending 1, 2 and 5 for now, Managed to get the diamond through the bear cave after countless retries xD Now all thats left is gathering the last 3 Endings and NG+ Here we come! :3

PS. For anyone who has accomplished Ending S....If I attempt to Achieve ending 3 or 4 with the Diamond, will I complete 2 endings in one go or just the S Ending?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 16, 2015, 07:00:05 am

How do you use TGB Dual to link this game

Spoiler:

to move the creepy boulder north of the warship

?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 16, 2015, 08:12:02 am

SeanLao2: To the best of my knowledge, you get both. Out of curiosity, did you the link cable or did you fight through the bears? XD

Bluebottle:

Spoiler:

Find all three of the maps and combine them, then, have the link cable running and 'talk' to the boulder.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 16, 2015, 08:18:44 am

When I load a second rom in TGB Dual, I can't control anything on the second window, so I can't actually load a saved game.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 16, 2015, 08:51:37 am

It uses a different set of keys for each 'game'. You can configure them under Options -> Keys -> GB2.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 16, 2015, 10:00:28 am

Quote from: USC on February 16, 2015, 08:12:02 am

SeanLao2: To the best of my knowledge, you get both. Out of curiosity, did you the link cable or did you fight through the bears? XD

Bluebottle:

Spoiler:

Find all three of the maps and combine them, then, have the link cable running and 'talk' to the boulder.

USC: Fought through the bears :P After countless of tries I managed to reach the puzzle room and then I was lucky enough that path to escape was a bit free of bears. I use the John GBC emulator for Android so I couldnt really Use the link cable feature

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 16, 2015, 10:12:57 am

Quote from: USC on February 16, 2015, 08:51:37 am

It uses a different set of keys for each 'game'. You can configure them under Options -> Keys -> GB2.

Ah thanks, finally moved that rock :) Only to get stuck again... I swear this is more like a 90s LucasArts adventure game than a survival game.

Spoiler:

That bird must be having me on, he says to use a magnet and a bottle to get the key(?) out of the water in the second room under the grave, but nothing works. Ready to nut the blighter.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 16, 2015, 10:34:15 am

Bluebottle:

Spoiler:

A bottle huh? Hmm...I'll have to fix that hint. That said, try using the fishing rod to the key. It can't quite reach, but what if instead of a hook, the fishing pole had a magnet on the end...?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SeanLao2 on February 16, 2015, 10:36:09 am

Quote from: Bluebottle on February 16, 2015, 10:12:57 am

Ah thanks, finally moved that rock :) Only to get stuck again... I swear this is more like a 90s LucasArts adventure game than a survival game.

Spoiler:

That bird must be having me on, he says to use a magnet and a bottle to get the key(?) out of the water in the second room under the grave, but nothing works. Ready to nut the blighter.

Spoiler:

BlueBottle: Not sure if this Correct but try and place Hook + String + bamboo   then merge with Magnet and try and use that

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Bluebottle on February 16, 2015, 11:12:15 am

Spoiler:

Sorry I'm so obtuse, I was trying to attach the magnet to the fishing rod I already had, derp.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 16, 2015, 12:12:02 pm

Believe me, you have no idea how long it took me to figure out the combination originally. There's part of the email chain between Hattontown and I that's just me ranting about it. :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ren_Fern on February 17, 2015, 04:09:10 pm

Congratulations  :thumbsup: Finally I can watch some video about Survival Kids 2 on youtube channel.
I saw this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxJRqngnRqI
Hope you can upload video about this game play on youtube. Hope this will help too. My nickname is renzdol
http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm
I pass and created my own translation there.
Thanks to you I manage to unlock 1 of my 2 missing merge items. The number 20 merge item. Only 1 missing merge item and it will be completed. A total of 49 merge item.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on February 17, 2015, 05:29:56 pm

thanks to everyone who saw my video but the credits go to renzdol thanks to him I managed to finish the game

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on February 17, 2015, 05:37:32 pm

Ren_Fern: The last merge item is a slingshot. You get it by merging rubber with the Y-stick. You get both those items by using the link cable to send a stick (which becomes a Y-stick in trade) and ivy (which becomes rubber in trade). I can send you a list of the known trade items if you want to add that to your ChapterCheat page.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ren_Fern on February 18, 2015, 04:29:17 pm

Arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.  :thumbsup:
Merge Item #20 is flex tree + thread + magnet = magnet fishing rod
Merge Item #28 is Y-Stick (link cable trade: stick) + rubber (link cable trade: ivy) = slingshot
Respectfully: Ren_Fern a.k.a. renzdol
http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm
Thank you very much USC and Hattontown and All the staff of romhacking.net
You can send here to my email address: renzdolphine@yahoo.com
I'll wait and Congratulations guys.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Gibari on February 20, 2015, 12:11:38 pm

Quote from: USC on February 10, 2015, 09:53:47 pm

Define 'freeze a little'. Did the screen actually lock-up

Yes.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SORASUNYU on March 28, 2015, 09:44:40 am

Thank you very much!And so,I'm waiting for the verson 1.0 now :D

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Manny Calavera on March 29, 2015, 05:20:04 am

At last! Thank you guys - I waited so long to play this sequel (like 11 years  :o ). Big ups for the hard work  :beer:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on April 06, 2015, 01:11:15 pm

videos of survival kids 2 made by me. playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsjJC4FXgFLAl3-tumZ3h5wTt5bOegjNx

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SORASUNYU on May 28, 2015, 06:45:02 pm

(http://xiangce.baidu.com/picture/detail/e937cf5736e1570061a449ff87daffb3d8e6ad48)
Is this title screen useful ?

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May 28, 2015, 06:46:43 pm - (Auto Merged - Double Posts are not allowed before 7 days.)

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http://xiangce.baidu.com/picture/detail/e937cf5736e1570061a449ff87daffb3d8e6ad48

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on May 28, 2015, 07:42:44 pm

@SORASUNYU: Hello there! I only know a little Chinese, but I get the impression that I can't see the image you've linked due to it being private. Can you make the image public, or possibly email me the image (my address should be in the Survival Kids 2 patch readme file)?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: KingMike on May 28, 2015, 08:26:18 pm

I wouldn't rule out the possibility of baidu just banning non-Chinese traffic. :P

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on May 29, 2015, 01:03:54 am

That's definitely possible - I'm able to see photos on other people's Baidu albums though, and the page itself links me back to SORASUNYU's main album.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Zynk on May 29, 2015, 09:21:00 am

Quote from: USC on May 29, 2015, 01:03:54 am

That's definitely possible - I'm able to see photos on other people's Baidu albums though, and the page itself links me back to SORASUNYU's main album.

Would you just upload it with imgur or something?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: SORASUNYU on May 30, 2015, 11:17:57 pm

Oh,I hate the ban,it make us disable to access Google, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook ,Wiki and other useful site.I'll try to send email to you,wish it isn't banned.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on June 01, 2015, 04:38:53 pm

SORASUNYU's Title Screen:
(http://i60.tinypic.com/t4yet0.png)

It's pretty cool! We do plan on translating the few compressed graphics in the game (Title Screen, "Select a Player", and "Days Survived") - as soon as I stop being lazy and figure out the compression. :)

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Ren_Fern on November 09, 2015, 01:52:22 am

Check this youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAXdYmaHu8U
Very Outstanding Achivements. Endings 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Hope to see the S Ending Scene a.k.a. Additional Ending Scene.
Check this website too http://www.chaptercheats.com/cheats/gameboycolor/22416/Survival-Kids-2-Cheats.htm
Congratulations USC, Hattontown  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Goatsie666 on December 10, 2015, 09:59:45 pm

So where can I get the patch?

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on December 10, 2015, 10:10:50 pm

Right here on RomHacking.net! (http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2330/)

Be sure to search through the archives - there's plenty of other great translations too for almost every system!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: LAHKW on January 02, 2016, 06:36:38 pm

Hi guys ! Happy new year !

Like a lot of people, I registered just for this thread to thank you, USC and Hattontown, for your amasing translation of this game and the very hard work you've put into this.

Hattontown, your story has moved me so much. You're one of a kind man. LoL Going to Japan and live there for 3 years to learn the language just to translate a game... Respect !

I have played SK1 recently and checked a suite of this game on Internet, then I discovered this thread, and thanks to you I came to play SK2 too... Not only "play" it but "working" on it.


Hattontown, you wish that we do "something" and... I have a proposal to make to you, and to your partner USC. How can I get in touch with both of you in private ?

Sorry if my English is not perfect, I am a French woman.

Alyssum LAHKW

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: USC on January 03, 2016, 09:28:02 pm

Hey LAHKW! Glad to hear you enjoyed the game so much.

Feel free to send either of us a personal message by clicking our names, then choosing "Send PM" when the new page loads.

I'm not sure if Hattontown checks the forums here as much anymore, but I'd be happy to let him know to check his message.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: LAHKW on January 05, 2016, 03:40:23 am

Thank you :)

I sent you a PM. I guess you're busy so maybe you haven't read it yet.

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: LAHKW on May 07, 2016, 12:30:00 pm

Hello ^^

I have finally finished to upload my complete walkthrough of Survival Kids on my YouTube channel, and from today I start to upload my complete walkthrough of Survival Kids 2.

I hope you will enjoy them. Feel free to comment the videos.

Survival Kids (All Endings Walkthrough)

Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdOF8Cm9ZenLcuVGrhfo8sSt9OegcXhy

Survival Kids 2 (All Endings Walkthrough)

Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdOF8Cm9ZemSRse9Ka3JNX17BS5FJT5-

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: desonic310 on May 22, 2016, 07:57:48 am

survival kids 2 all endings with credits longplay here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch2SHMAlNas

 ;) :thumbsup: :woot!:

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: Nandolikliklik on August 30, 2016, 04:46:21 pm

Fuck this website its all trash after losing 1h just to try login it says that "the file doesn't exist " it is all trash!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Survival Kids 2: Escape the Twin Islands
Post by: dACE on August 30, 2016, 06:09:33 pm

Quote from: Nandolikliklik on August 30, 2016, 04:46:21 pm

Fuck this website its all trash after losing 1h just to try login it says that "the file doesn't exist " it is all trash!!!!!!!!!

Smart!

Instead of asking for help - you offend the forum with insults...

You Sir - are a genius.

/dACE