Translation NES / Famicom

Cosmo Genesis English translation

コスモジェネシス · Star Voyager

Aeon Genesis' early English translation of ASCII's Famicom space shooter Cosmo Genesis, the Japanese version of Star Voyager.

What's translated

The patch translates the original Japanese cartridge, so the cockpit messages (alerts about asteroid fields, black holes, enemy fleets and low energy, plus station transmissions) appear in English, with a cleaner font for the text. It gives an alternative to the official American release, which was retitled Star Voyager.

About the release

Aeon Genesis put the patch out in June 2000 as version 1.10, and it has not needed an update since. The group admits on its project page that it didn't know about the American release when the translation was made.

Credits

The translation is by Aeon Genesis.

Playing it

Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom game, following the instructions on Aeon Genesis' project page.

#new font #shoot 'em up