Mezase Pachi Pro: Pachio-kun English translation
目指せパチプロ パチ夫くん · Become a Pachi-pro! Pachio-kun
Filler's English translation of the first Pachio-kun pachinko game on the Famicom, with the script inserted using AI help for the technical work and a new English title screen.
What's translated
The game is fully playable in English: dialogue, menus, status displays, parlor names, password screens and the ending messages. The title screen was redrawn with an English logo while keeping the animated Pachio-kun.
How it was made
Filler translated the script years ago and played the game through in 2019 to check it. In 2026 the remaining technical work was done with an AI coding assistant, which expanded the ROM, moved the dialogue to new banks and adapted the text routines for English word wrapping and prompts. The translation itself is Filler's.
Version 1.1
This update fixes a bug in the yes/no prompts that could make some choices stick or get skipped.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the game, following the instructions on the project page.
Credits
Translation and testing by Filler; title screen graphic by Ana; technical implementation with an AI assistant.