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[[File:M3 fan translation disclaimer.png|thumb|The disclaimer screen from the 1.0 version of the translation patch.]] | [[File:M3 fan translation disclaimer.png|thumb|The disclaimer screen from the 1.0 version of the translation patch.]] | ||
The '''Mother 3 fan translation''' was a translation project for [[Mother 3]]. It was completed on October 17, 2008. The scripts and translations were written by [[Clyde Mandelin]], and are often praised by many players and professionals.<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/mother-3-in-english-an-interview-with-reid-young-co-founder-of-starmennet UGO: "Mother 3 in English! an Interview with Reid Young, co-founder of Starmen.Net!"]</ref> A large amount of time during the translation project was spent on properly displaying sprite text, such as including a variable-width font, and bug-fixes to prevent the game from crashing. | The '''Mother 3 fan translation''' was a translation project for [[Mother 3]]. It was completed on October 17, 2008. The scripts and translations were written by [[Clyde Mandelin]], and are often praised by many players and professionals.<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/mother-3-in-english-an-interview-with-reid-young-co-founder-of-starmennet UGO: "Mother 3 in English! an Interview with Reid Young, co-founder of Starmen.Net!"]</ref> A large amount of time during the translation project was spent on properly displaying sprite text, such as including a variable-width font, and bug-fixes to prevent the game from crashing. During the development of the patch, the translators wrote a [http://mother3.fobby.net/blog/ development blog] detailing their progress in the hacking. | ||
==Changes== | ==Changes== | ||
In addition to text-related changes, graphics hacks were used to maintain continuity with [[EarthBound]], and names were sometimes changed to maintain jokes or features between languages.<ref>[http://mother3.fobby.net/or/ The Mother 3 Fan Translation: The Online README]</ref> A beta [[memo]] feature was also translated and undummied from the game, and can be accessed by holding the [[Game Boy Advance|L- and R-Buttons]] while entering the [[Status]] screen. Additionally, sound clips with Japanese phrases were translated and re-recorded by the fan translation team and inserted into the game to make them more accessible to the English-speaking audience. | In addition to text-related changes, graphics hacks were used to maintain continuity with [[EarthBound]], and names were sometimes changed to maintain jokes or features between languages.<ref>[http://mother3.fobby.net/or/ The Mother 3 Fan Translation: The Online README]</ref> A beta [[memo]] feature was also translated and undummied from the game, and can be accessed by holding the [[Game Boy Advance|L- and R-Buttons]] while entering the [[Status]] screen. Additionally, sound clips with Japanese phrases were translated and re-recorded by the fan translation team and inserted into the game to make them more accessible to the English-speaking audience. | ||
