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[U n i o n 0015]

Thought this might be of some interest to the retro GAFers. One of the few (only?) RPGs on the Neo Geo, Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden, has finally been translated to English by "MoriyaMug." It is a complete translation with some notable QoL improvements and new graphics in English.

This translation has been a long-time in the making, with the dude apparently working on it for years. Apparently, we can thank VGEsoterica for making a video that inspired MoriyaMug to finish it.

I've been waiting for this one for oh, 25 years after seeing it in the pages of GameFan magazine. Versions were also released in Japan for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation but those remain untranslated for now.

You can find the patch and more info over at Romhacking.net.

EDIT: some initial screens...looks amazing running it through FB Neo and using Mega Bezel:

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Thought this might be of some interest to the retro GAFers. One of the few (only?) RPGs on the Neo Geo, Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden, has finally been translated to English by "MoriyaMug." It is a complete translation with some notable QoL improvements and new graphics in English.

This translation has been a long-time in the making, with the dude apparently working on it for years. Apparently, we can thank VGEsoterica for making a video that inspired MoriyaMug to finish it.

I've been waiting for this one for oh, 25 years after seeing it in the pages of GameFan magazine. Versions were also released in Japan for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation but those remain untranslated for now.

You can find the patch and more info over at Romhacking.net.

Awesome...

Best waifu of the saga is Nakoruru

 

[MrA]

excellent now just to wait on the cartridge port

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Why never was launched to América?

 

[SpiceRacz]

I'm stoked. I've been waiting on this one for a long, long time.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Why never was launched to América?

I'm guessing the translation effort probably seemed too heavy vs expected sales.

 

[MrA]

Why never was launched to América?

Mid 97 release in Japan, and it didn't exactly light the world on fire in Japan, Saturn and Neo Geo cd were both dead in the US shortly thereafter, and Sony wasn't exactly 2d friendly at the time.
Rpgs being translated was a rarity to begin with, add a mediocre performance in Japan I no way anyone thought it was worth the effort.

 

[Celcius]

Sounds awesome, was this game ever ported to any other system?

 

[MrA]

Sounds awesome, was this game ever ported to any other system?

only the kind of ugly saturn and playstation ports,

 

[Mahnmut]

only the kind of ugly saturn and playstation ports,

I’ve read (back in the day in a magazine) that Saturn and PlayStation versions proposed different stories, like each version had its own. Always wondered if that was true.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Fingers crossed there is a solid Wii Neo Geo emulator and that the games run full speed.

 

[Futaleufu]

SNK hiring Roe R. Adams for this game was like if Mazda had hired Lee Iacocca in the late 80s to help with the MX-5.

 

[Alexios]

Noice.

 

[DGrayson]

Is the game good? I always heard about this growing up.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I remember magazines like EGM covering this and was so curious but never to be. This is awesome for the community who has wanted to try it.

 

[Needlecrash]

Thank FUCK this got a translation! A shame this never came to the West of other countries minus Japan. Gotta give this a whirl sometime.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

SNK hiring Roe R. Adams for this game was like if Mazda had hired Lee Iacocca in the late 80s to help with the MX-5.

This is awesome, thanks for sharing.

 

[BlackSandrock10]

My god, it's finally out! Excellent.....time to download and give this a go!

 

[U n i o n 0015]

I'm doing my playthrough now as Haohmaru. It's a pretty simple RPG mechanically (which I tend to prefer). The sprite artwork is incredible and each location is just beautiful to wander around...

...though wandering around is incredibly frustrating because the enemy encounter rate FREAKING SUCKS. It's just constant. I wish there was a cheat to lower it. The patch creator notes that there's an item that lowers the encounter rate but I don't think I've encountered it yet.

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Is the game good? I always heard about this growing up.

It's great and has two different chapters and events that will happen depending on which characters you have on your party. So there's all sorts of branching possibilities of making it replayable.

Also, they're supposedly a Samurai Shodown action RPG that is currently in the works.

 

[Barakov]

Thought this might be of some interest to the retro GAFers. One of the few (only?) RPGs on the Neo Geo, Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden, has finally been translated to English by "MoriyaMug." It is a complete translation with some notable QoL improvements and new graphics in English.

This translation has been a long-time in the making, with the dude apparently working on it for years. Apparently, we can thank VGEsoterica for making a video that inspired MoriyaMug to finish it.

I've been waiting for this one for oh, 25 years after seeing it in the pages of GameFan magazine. Versions were also released in Japan for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation but those remain untranslated for now.

You can find the patch and more info over at Romhacking.net.

EDIT: some initial screens...looks amazing running it through FB Neo and using Mega Bezel: