PC-8801 · 1986
Alpha
FROM TRANSLATION TO PLAYTESTING
Progress & testing
Status updated
English commands work; playtesting and tester outreach are underway, as reported by maintainer BrentW. Catalogued translation progress is measured separately below. No public patch release is announced.
665 / 665 records · 0 remaining
Last measured:
Catalogued records only. 100% does not establish whole-game completion or testing.
Translation completion describes the translated text. Broader gameplay testing, optional branches and hardware compatibility remain separate checks.
RECORDED PLATFORM SUMMARY
Project readiness
Recorded verification of explicitly planned areas, separate from the project milestone above.
Summary measured:
No build selected
- Text translation
- Catalogued targets saved
665 / 665 catalogued records have saved translations.
Saved text does not establish language review, layout quality or gameplay verification.
- Language review
- Not yet assessed
No verification areas planned for this stage.
Methods: not recorded.
Last assessed: Not recorded
- Graphics & layout
- Not yet assessed
No verification areas planned for this stage.
Methods: not recorded.
Last assessed: Not recorded
- Gameplay verification
- Not yet assessed
No verification areas planned for this stage.
Methods: not recorded.
Last assessed: Not recorded
- Release preparation
- Not yet assessed
No verification areas planned for this stage.
Methods: not recorded.
Last assessed: Not recorded
- Next milestone
- Not yet assessed
This summary supplies no reviewed next-milestone instruction.
PLAYER FIELD NOTES
Verification notes
Some translated text has not been reached
Some catalogued dialogue, fallback text and save-location labels have not been observed during normal play. Source tracing found disabled alternate introductions, fallback responses covered by normal story rules, and an item response without a verified normal trigger. These entries remain translated but unverified in gameplay; they were not removed or forced into view. This does not prove they are unreachable in every circumstance or edition.
Playtesting remains ongoing
The English route has reached the ending, and additional command, branch and save/load checks have been completed. This is bounded emulator evidence, not an exhaustive playthrough of every state or a hardware-compatibility guarantee.
FROM THE WORKBENCH
Project updates
Playtesting notes, preserved original bug and player tips
The original inventory/save bug is documented and deliberately preserved. Some translated lines and location labels remain unobserved in normal play; source analysis suggests inactive alternatives and fallback text rather than newly discovered story sections. See the Known issues, Verification notes and Tips & Tricks sections on this page for scope and practical advice.
English translation complete — preparing for testers
BrentW reports 100% translation completion and working English commands. Tester outreach is underway. Player command guidance is available for the experimental English-command build; no public patch download is announced.
Tracing the earlier editions
An official Japanese rerelease is documented. No official English edition or complete/partial fan patch was verified in the searches reviewed on this date. We make no first-translation or exclusivity claim; unindexed and unfinished projects may exist.
A first look at the project
Research-baseline website draft with an original title screen supplied for local design review. This is not a translation-progress or playability announcement.