E08: "The SamShoRPG Fan Translation Can Drive a Car" (with Jeff Nussbaum, The Price of Reason on Bluesky and select social media platforms)

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Found in Fanslation

Chris Hatala, Event Director / Final Boss @ Games Done Legit

10 episodes

2 days ago

Telling the story of the storytellers -- interviewing videogame fan translators who toil to translate foreign games into their native tongue. Beginning with those who've contributed to the Phantasy Star and Lunar fandoms with their efforts, and eventually focusing on those who've translated some of gaming biggest titles.

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E08: "The SamShoRPG Fan Translation Can Drive a Car" (with Jeff Nussbaum, The Price of Reason on Bluesky and select social media platforms)

Found in Fanslation

2 hours 31 minutes 38 seconds

11 months ago

E08: "The SamShoRPG Fan Translation Can Drive a Car" (with Jeff Nussbaum, The Price of Reason on Bluesky and select social media platforms)

Learning Japanese the old-school way -- books, in the '90s! -- The Price of Reason's SamShoRPG fan translation was 16 years in the making, Regarded as one of the Holy Grails of English fanslation, Jeff made fans' around the world dreams a reality with his recent (and incredibly polished) release.

He joins Chris to talk about his official translation work for XSEED on Ys and Trails of; surviving hard drive failures and more setbacks on 16 years of solo work on SamShoRPG; the stories and characters of SNK; and whether all fandoms are poison!