Star Cruiser English translation
スタークルーザー
Nebulous Translations' English patch for the Mega Drive version of Star Cruiser, an early polygon-based first-person sci-fi RPG.
What it is
Nebulous Translations put the Mega Drive Star Cruiser into English: Celcion hacked and translated the game, cccmar proofread it and fixed the translation, and KenshinX led the testing. The patch first came out in November 2016 and is now at version 0.991.
Why play it
Star Cruiser came out years before Wolfenstein 3D and mixes a first-person shooter with an RPG: you talk to people in towns, fly between planets and fight through enemy bases, all in 3D. The project page also explains the names chosen for items and weapons.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Mega Drive cartridge, following the notes on the group's project page.