Translation NES / Famicom

Ninjara Hoi! English translation

忍者らホイ! · Ninja Rahoi

Stardust Crusaders' complete English translation of ASCII's wacky Famicom ninja RPG, presented as a TV show.

What's translated

Everything is in English: the TV-host framing scenes, dialogue, the field and battle menus, jutsu and item names, the scroll passwords and the status screens. The translation keeps the game's goofy humour, with techniques such as Badabing and Foxfire and items like a Fancy Watch.

Who made it

Pennywise and aishsha of Stardust Crusaders made the translation, released in August 2014. In 2017 S. K. Dumbbus put out an optional add-on, New Font Plus, that swaps in a new font and makes small text corrections.

Playing it

Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Famicom cartridge, following the instructions on the Stardust Crusaders project page.

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