Eltale Monsters English translation
エルテイルモンスターズ · Quest 64 (Japan)
A fresh English translation of Eltale Monsters, the revised Japanese release of Quest 64, worked from its own script and paired with modern controls, maps and menus.
What it is
Quest 64 players never got the later Japanese edition, which changed parts of the game and told the ending at much greater length. CanadaX21 translated Eltale Monsters from its Japanese script into natural English while keeping the names Quest 64 fans already know. The whole script is covered, from the dialogue and boss speeches to signs, the backstory pages, the epilogue and the save messages, and the title logo, menus and map pages are redrawn in English. Story lines that earlier English versions dropped are restored, and the dialogue uses Quest 64's roomier text box and font.
What else changes
The patch also aims to make the game feel more finished: a reworked camera with Z-targeting in battle, the item menu moved to B with a fixed-slot layout, new maps for forests and caves where the feather and compass now work, a spirit tracker and an optional help setting, plus a tidier HUD. A handful of balance values are adjusted (spell MP costs, MP from staff hits, reusable Wings), and the creator lists every one alongside its original value. Enemies, stats and progression are otherwise Eltale's own.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese cartridge, in big-endian byte order, following the instructions on the project page. It was played through in Project64 with GLideN64 and used in ares throughout development; real hardware hasn't been tested yet. Use in-game saves rather than savestates when updating.