Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden English translation
真説サムライスピリッツ 武士道烈伝 · Samurai Shodown RPG · Samurai Shodown: Tales of the Bushido
A complete English translation of SNK's Samurai Shodown RPG for the Neo Geo CD, renamed Tales of the Bushido, with bug fixes and optional quality-of-life settings.
About the patch
Jeff Nussbaum (MoriyaMug) translated and edited the script, Justin Gibbins and Pennywise did the hacking and assembly work, and combustocrat drew a new font and title screen. Version 1.1, from February 2024, is a bug-fix release and likely the final one.
What's new
Besides the full English text, the patch fixes bugs from the Japanese release, such as character portraits that did not appear. Extra options can be switched through the system's soft DIP settings, and they are on by default in US/EU mode: an elements system taken from the PlayStation and Saturn versions, stronger permanent stat boosters, an adjustable encounter rate and damage scaling. Alternate character colours can be picked on the selection screens.
Playing it
Read the translated manual, as it explains mechanics the game itself never covers. Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Neo Geo CD game following the notes on the Romhack Plaza page.