Metal Max English translation
メタルマックス
LIPEMCO! Translations' English patch for the first Metal Max, Data East's open-ended tank-hunting RPG for the Famicom.
About the patch
LIPEMCO! Translations released this English translation of Metal Max in December 2018. Version 1.0 is listed as fully playable.
The game
Metal Max drops you into a wasteland where you earn a living as a hunter. You find and upgrade tanks, fit them with weapons and parts, and track down wanted monsters and bandits for the rewards on their heads. You are free to roam, and the story can even end almost as soon as it starts if you choose. That freedom, unusual for a 1991 console RPG, is why the game has a strong following in Japan.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom cartridge, following the notes on its romhacking.net page.