Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II English translation
デジタル・デビル物語 女神転生II · Megami Tensei II
Stardust Crusaders' complete English translation of the Famicom Megami Tensei II, with longer names for demons, items and spells and reworked menus to fit them.
What's translated
The whole game is in English: the opening, dialogue with demons and townsfolk, shops, menus and battle text. Pennywise (Tom) of Stardust Crusaders led the work, with abw's script tools making the tangled script of this game possible to extract and reinsert.
What changed to fit English
- The game was expanded so translated text has room, and some text that was stored as graphics now loads normally.
- Demon, item and spell names can be up to 12 letters, and demon classes show in full.
- Item and spell lists show one entry per line, with left and right switching pages.
- Player names allow 10 letters instead of 8.
- A sprite glitch with one of the late-game bosses is fixed.
One trade-off: with longer demon names, maximum HP no longer appears on the bottom status bar.
Extras
A translated manual and packaging scans, made by Almendrita and FCandChill, accompany the release.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom game, following the instructions in the readme on the group's project page.
Credits: Pennywise (Stardust Crusaders), abw, Almendrita, FCandChill.
Found via www.romhacking.net