Tomodachi Collection English translation
トモダチコレクション
A new English patch for the Japanese DS original of Tomodachi Life, built on jjjewel's old unfinished translation and filled out with machine-assisted text.
What it is
This project picks up jjjewel's unfinished English patch from years ago and carries it much further. morelikejonarbuckle0 reworked the existing lines, translated the parts that were still in Japanese and, with help from LandonAndEmma, kept polishing it through a long series of releases.
How it was translated
The creator says openly that most of the new text started from DeepL, with ChatGPT used for phrases that came out badly, and then edited by hand. Expect some loose or invented lines here and there, and occasional text that runs past the edge of a box.
What's covered
Menus, Mii conversations, items, costumes, minigames and many on-screen textures (map signs, menu graphics, the fountain and market boards) are in English, and the Mii News articles were added in later builds. Recent versions also let Miis speak some lines aloud in English. The song lyrics are still untouched, so the project is marked as in progress.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese game following the instructions in the repository's README and release notes. Credit goes to morelikejonarbuckle0, to jjjewel for the original groundwork and to LandonAndEmma for their contributions.