Jigoku Gokuraku Maru English translation
地獄極楽丸 · Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
Stardust Crusaders' faithful English translation of the Japanese Famicom original of Kabuki: Quantum Fighter, with its own story and cutscenes instead of the rewritten American version.
Why play this one
Most players know this game as Kabuki: Quantum Fighter, but the American release reworked its story and dialogue rather freely. This patch translates the Japanese Famicom version directly, so the intro, briefings, radio calls and ending say what the original writers intended.
What's translated
All of the story text: the opening narration, the cutscenes between stages, the power-up messages and the ending. The game had more text than it first seemed, and the translator notes it took a lot of hacking work to fit it in cleanly. Version 1.01 also corrects a few bugs found after the first release.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom cartridge, following the instructions included on the Stardust Crusaders project page. The group's page also links an English version of the original manual.
Credits: Stardust Crusaders, with the project suggested by ReyVGM.