Märchen Veil English translation
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BlackPaladin's English patch for the Famicom Disk System version of Märchen Veil, a 1987 action RPG about a cursed prince finding his way home.
What's translated
The patch puts the game into English, including the story told in its illustrated "Visual Stage" scenes between areas, and swaps in a new font and an English title screen. It is listed as fully playable at version 1.0, released in June 2025.
The game
You play the Prince of Felix, sent far from home on the eve of his wedding and transformed into a horned, satyr-like creature. Fighting through hostile lands in real time, he searches for a way back to his bride and his human form.
Credits and playing it
BlackPaladin did the ROM hacking, font and title screen, LastBossKiller translated the Japanese script, and FCC helped with hacking and testing. The patch is applied to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom Disk System game, following the instructions on the patch's database page.