Magic John English translation
マジックジョン · Totally Rad
An English translation of Magic John, the Japanese version of Totally Rad, by KingMike's Translations and Video Smash Excellent, with an optional fix for real hardware.
Why play this one
Totally Rad is remembered for its surfer-slang dialogue, but the Japanese release, Magic John, has a story script of its own. This patch translates that Japanese text so English speakers can compare the two versions.
Real hardware fix
In 2024 TakuikaNinja released an addendum that fixes a reset-handling problem on original NES hardware (its own page).
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom cartridge, following the instructions on the patch's romhacking.net page, the official page for this release.
Credits: KingMike's Translations and Video Smash Excellent (version 1.0, February 2011); reset fix by TakuikaNinja.