Final Lap Special: GT & Formula Machine English translation
ファイナルラップスペシャル GT & FORMULA MACHINE
An AI-made patch that translates the few Japanese screens left in Namco's WonderSwan Color racer Final Lap Special and adds a cheats menu.
What's translated
Almost all of Final Lap Special was already in English. The Japanese left in the game is on a few picture screens of the two-player VS mode: the waiting screen with its countdown, the link error message and the racing panel. Each was redrawn in English in the original colours.
What's new
The patch adds a CHEATS option to the mode select with three switches: maximum points in the GT car shop, every class, course and hidden car unlocked, and access to the debug menu left unused in the game.
How it was made
The creator states the work was done with AI (Claude), with a final check by a human tester. The link-cable screens couldn't be tested on real hardware, and the cheats were checked in an emulator only.
Playing it
The patch is applied to your own copy of the Japanese WonderSwan Color game, following the instructions on the release page. Made by mariovirgili.