Final Fantasy III English translation
ファイナルファンタジーIII
The classic 1999 fan translation by Neill Corlett, Alex W. Jackson and SoM2Freak that made the Famicom Final Fantasy III playable in English, with two later alternative translations also available.
What's translated
This patch translates the whole game and is listed as fully playable: story, dialogue, menus, job, spell and item names and battle text. It was made by Neill Corlett, Alex W. Jackson and SoM2Freak and reached version 1.1 in March 1999, at a time when there was no official way to play the game in English.
Other translations
The game has since received two more English fan translations: one by ad0220 from 2005, which does not run correctly in every emulator, and a newer one by Chaos Rush from 2019, now at version 1.3. Each takes its own approach to names and wording, so it's worth comparing them before starting a long playthrough.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom game, following the instructions on the patch's page.
Credits: Neill Corlett, Alex W. Jackson, SoM2Freak.
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