Phantasy Star Retranslation v2.3.1

This release fixes an error in the enemy art for Dezorians, in random battles only.

Phantasy Star Retranslation v2.3 - Deutsch, Español

This adds the Spanish and German languages to the list supported, thanks to @kusfo and @gensakudan respectively, plus a new "literal" translation. It also includes several quality of life improvements, feature polish and bug fixes to the original 1986 code.

Changelog:

• Phantasy Star 35th anniversary!
• Added Spanish translation from kusfo
• Added German translation from Popfan
• Added literal English translation variant
• Updates to the Brazilian Portuguese script from ajkmetiuk
• Much work on converting the original Katakana script to use Hiragana and Kanji where appropriate, and then re-retranslating in a few areas
• Much work on annotating the script with where each line is used/reused
• Some shared lines split up to enable better translation
• Fixed some very old mistranslations
• Fixed areas of the script that incorrectly make assumptions about which character is alive
• Quite a lot of work done on the disassembly
• When you buy weapons/armor, you can optionally equip it immediately (#50)
• Changed name entry screen to support a cursor on wider words (#70)
• Shop drawing now uses a smaller Meseta window (#72) and dynamic-width inventories (#79)
• Added support for dynamic pronouns in the script (#80)
• Fixed a bug that could cause blank lines in the script after a prompt (#82)
• Fixed some "soft lock" situations in the original game (#84)
• Added an option to speed up scene transitions (palette fades)
• Added an option to speed up text drawing in the main script window
• Button 1 more usage is now more consistently a "cancel" or "no" action (#96)
• Extended the credits sequence so the original credits are now left untouched

Phantasy Star Retranslation v2.2 - Català

This adds the Catalan language to the list supported, thanks to @kusfo, and fixes some minor glitches.

Changelog:

• Fixed a bug with articles for some languages
• Fixed issue with emulators not supporting cartridge RAM
• Fixed glitches in enemy name border drawing on some hardware (#63)
• Fixed some script inconsistencies in English (#61)
• Added Catalan translation from kusfo
• Improved the translation tools based on issues found with the Catalan translation
  • More languages are welcome! Contact me if you want to contribute.
• Ported the build system to GNU Make

Phantasy Star Retranslation v2.1 - English, française, português do Brasil

This is the first multi-lingual release with English, French and Brazilian Portuguese versions.

Changelog:

• added French translation from ichigobankai, Wil76 and Vingazole
• added Brazilian Portuguese translation from ajkmetiuk
• fixed some bugs relating to the needs of these translations
• ported script processing tools to Python
• widened in-game and narrative script boxes

Phantasy Star English Retranslation v2.01

• v2.01 released 2020/12/20
  • script improvements:
    • some after-the-deadline changes from Frank Cifaldi
    • tyop correctoins
    • further naming inconsistencies cleared up for all names/locations
  • bugs fixed:
    • occasional temporary glitch in enemy name box on real hardware (#49)
    • script error when you don't have money for shortcake (#47)
    • Myau attack stat at level 30 is corrected - this is a bug in the Japanese version of the game, fixed in the official English translation (#48)
  • added "original names" version with mostly original names for some characters, spells and items

Phantasy Star English Retranslation v2.00

• v2.00 released 2020/05/25
  • script improvements:
    • script updates from Frank Cifaldi
    • fixed naming inconsistencies in the script, e.g. Dezoris/Dezolis, Roadpass/roadpass/road pass
  • bugs fixed:
    • fixed issue with 10-letter item names in inventory (#2)
    • fixed bug with pluralisation (#5)
    • fixed missing script in Aerocastle Gardens (#3)
    • fixed screen corruption when closing menus (#1)
  • interface improvements:
    • support long enemy names (#9)
    • menus converted to single-spacing, and widened to fit all item names
    • save game names widened (#15)
    • additional save slots enabled (using existing 8KB save RAM) (#16)
    • changed game save handling to menus from title screen (#20)
    • added music test (#18)
    • doubled walking and vehicle speed (#8)
    • added options menu for walking speed, experience and money multipliers (#19)
    • added option to change Alisa's sprite hair colour (#38)
  • technical improvements:
    • rebuilt tools and assembly process, including some C++ modernisation and x64 support
    • optimised space usage to make it easier for further translations (or script improvements) to fit without expanding the ROM
  • new font by DamienG

Phantasy Star English Retranslation v1.02

• v1.02 released 2008/01/31
  • fixed lockup when you visit Tajim

Phantasy Star English Retranslation v1.01

• v1.00 released 2007/12/20
  • minor script bugfixes
  • spell menu expansion
  • minor bugfix for sound chip selector
• v1.01 released 2007/12/22
  • checksum fixed for play on a real system
  • fixed a bug with the Pause button mod

Phantasy Star English Retranslation v0.91

• minor script clean-ups
• checksum fixed