With the Rockman EXE WS translation patch all wrapped up, it's time to look ahead to another possible translation: Rockman & Forte: Challenger from the Future.
An acquaintance of mine is considering giving this rather oddball platformer an English patch. However, interest must be gauged (yeah, we're pulling a Capcom). So if you want to play Challenger from the Future in English (it does have a plot!), simply drop a comment. Though it may not be the "best" Rockman game around, it's still mildly decent. At the very least you'll get a kick out the game's colorful cast of Robot Masters... like Dangan Man. He's literally a bullet.
That's the end of my spiel. Sound off in the comments!
Why not? Yes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this post I got totally excited and started bouncing up in down in my chair because I really really really want this game in English so I'll know what the heck is going on because even though everyone else hates this game it's one of my favorite oddball titles!
ReplyDelete... I'm a little hyper from this post. Sorry. ._.
YEAH! DO IT!
ReplyDeleteYES!
ReplyDeleteSure why not it's not like they're are any real Mega Man games coming out.
ReplyDeleteOr even fake ones since Freudenstachel finally got released.
Yes, please!
ReplyDeleteIf he's translating it himself? Sure. I could just stand to see a better translation of the game script.
ReplyDeleteI choose not to believe the one floating around RPM is all that accurate. What with R-Shadow telling something like three different stories over the course of the game, and coming to what are either omissions of some kind, poorly translated conclusions, or just being from a less than stellar source.
English patches for Japanese-only titles are most welcome.
ReplyDeleteIf I can find a working ROM/emulator, that is.
A translation patch of Challenger From the Future? Sure. By all means, go right ahead.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I also think it'll be awesome if someone were to do an NES-style remake, much like what was done for Mega Man 7 and 8.
I do. It's technically the original MegaMan 10. Really wanna check it out.
ReplyDeleteYes, please translate it. I will play it, I promise.
ReplyDeleteDo it!!! this is my favorite obscure megaman game!! also remember Ariga loves Konroman!! DO IT!
ReplyDeleteTotally in for this!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a translation of this game! Oddball title as it may be, I say it's definitely worth getting a translation of.
ReplyDeleteO.o
ReplyDeleteHell yeah. Of course I want it. And I know a handful of people that want it as well.
The game is awesome after all, the only big drawback is that the items can only be used once... not that you need all those items right?
Also I am really curious about R-Shadow. He looks a lot like Quint but I know he isn't.
I'd love to see this happen.
ReplyDeleteI'd definitely be interested!
ReplyDeleteYes please! I'd enjoy playing some mediocre Megaman.
ReplyDeleteGo for it. Its not great game but I really enjoyed this game anyway. Why not. Go for it!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteSince there re not many real megaman games coming out. I said GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!
I'd play this, I never got a chance to play it back when it was first released.
ReplyDeleteyes, of course... its a megaman game, and with this, we can rescue some part of the megaman story... besides, not only the title will be more known, the wonderswan will be famous later of years in shadows... (sorry for my bad use of english .__.)... the work in rockman exe WS was perfect and do the same with Megaman & Bass 2 is great.
ReplyDeletepd: rockman shadow is not the same that quint
I'd play it just for Dangan Man.
ReplyDeleteI am all for seeing this game released. I love digging into the obscure MM characters
ReplyDeleteEveryone else that hates this game doesnt know what they are talking about. This is great game but I hate the sprites. I wish they would resprite them better. Therefore, go for it! ;)
ReplyDeleteI would replay it again just for the heck of English.
I say go for it -- it's a quirky story and the English-speaking fandom could use wider exposure to it.
ReplyDeleteYes!
ReplyDeleteDo it! Dangan style!
ReplyDeleteOf course I want to see it.
ReplyDeleteWhy is interest being gauged for this? R&F2 is a small project. The script is already translated (http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Rockman_%26_Forte:_Mirai_Kara_no_Chousensha_Script) and figuring out text modification and re-pointing is something that's meant to be done before a project is even announced. I have my doubts about this, but I'd love to be proven wrong.
ReplyDelete@Prof 9: oh wow. That's going to save him a lot of time.
ReplyDeleteAs you said, though, it's a matter of dumping all that back.
Oh yeah, and a good emulator please!
ReplyDeleteWhy not?
ReplyDeleteBut after that do Super Adventure Rockman with options for both "original sound with subs" or "a very good dub"! (*evil laugh* >:-D )
Or another WS game, like Kaze no Klonoa. :P
Aw, what the Hell. Go for it, I'd be interested.
ReplyDeleteYesss!!! it would be AWESOME to play this in english!
ReplyDeleteI see no reason to not play a Megaman game that I've never played before
ReplyDeleteYes I wanna play it in english.
ReplyDeleteI really wouldn't mind it. I did not enjoy the game, but every Japanese-only game should get a translation of some kind!
ReplyDelete@ kotipeltox,
ReplyDeleteActually, there is a better emulator for the wonderswan games.. What emulator do you use and what version ?
It'd be much appreciated and certainly used to the fullest on my end. Absolutely!
ReplyDeletePlease do it?! We need all games translated!
ReplyDeleteThat includes PXZ once someone hacks the 3DS and gets around region locking. ^_^
This is so relevant to my interests.
ReplyDeleteAny Mega Man game that doesn't have an English version or hasn't already been translated, should be translated. That's the way it should be. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm fine with this. I originally played the SNES Rockman & Forte as a translated ROM. Seems fitting to play the pseudo-sequel in the same manner.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. More MegaMan love is always good. I also really like CompassMan's design. It would also be nice if more people knew about R-Shadow (Or rather M-Shadow ;O)
ReplyDeleteCount me in
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see it!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see it!
ReplyDeleteYes I would like to play the game in English!
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for someone to do this! Have enough comments yet? Get to it man! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYes please! I want to play this in english OH SO REALLY MUCH!
ReplyDeleteWhat a silly question. Of course we want.
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ReplyDeleteNaah.. I want it in spanish...
ReplyDelete(Not trolling, I seriusly want it in spanish...)
In Spanish ? How boring. Always in Spanish everywhere in the USA. Enough! If you want it in Spanish. Do it yourself!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to see an english patch! just please use your own traslation we already have one in the wiki.
ReplyDeleteMan this game needs to be remade in nes style,remember this?
http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/09/rockman-forte-ws-robot-masters-go-8-bit.html
I would LOVE to see an english patch for this game!! just please use your own traslation we already have one in the megaman wiki and that would be just copy paste.
ReplyDeleteMan this game needs to be remade in nes style. Remeber this?
http://www.rockmancorner.com/2012/09/rockman-forte-ws-robot-masters-go-8-bit.html
Gimme a script dump of this game and I'll translate it for you, then you can do the hard parts (insertion, editing, hacking, testing).
ReplyDeleteOh, there's already an English script? OK, gimme the Japanese and I'll just translation check the current script, that's even easier.
@boco
ReplyDeleteHere you go:
http://www.geocities.jp/wsrf2/index.html
The script is in the story conversation section.
Also the translated script by heat man:
http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Rockman_%26_Forte:_Mirai_Kara_no_Chousensha_Script
Yeah, I'd totally want it, it's one of the few classic games I never bothered to play, this is just the push I need to change that.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see this game not only translated, but given a full overhaul like was done with the MM7 and MM8 demakes. The game has the potential to be pretty awesome AND in English, so maybe one day someone will set about doing so!
ReplyDeleteA translation patch would be really nice, not to mention easy with all the translations of the scripts and stuff all readily available on the internet.
ReplyDeleteWhat will be difficult, however, is programming a proper emulator or getting controls done right for the whole Vertical viewpoint stages that this game has numerous of.
It's one of the reasons why I had to go hunt down an actual WonderSwan Color and this game on eBay many years ago in order to complete it.
For those who don't know, there are a few stages that force you to hold the WonderSwan vertically. It's hard to explain it in text, but basically to put it simple in emulator terms:
You'd have to turn your monitor to the side in order to beat these stages, and completely change the way you hold your control setup in order to play.
Awesome!! do it protodude!!! A long time ago a guy started an english patch but he seems to have given up:
ReplyDeletehttp://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?t=10240
I can't wait to see your work finished!
@Amir
ReplyDeleteAlready done the Oswan emulator can play this game perfectly even in the vertical stages:
http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/wonderswan/
10/10 would play
ReplyDeleteSpekio,
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't given up. Just like Rockboard for years. I am working on Megaman sprites for game maker slowly.
I can't wait for this too. :)
yeah, i also would like to see what the story of this game is, while i know it probaly isn't canon(or at the very leas is one of those pieces of information that get's overlooked all the time when making chronological references, like Super adventure rockman or Rockman Strategy) i'd still like to see it by myself, and even better if i can undertand whatever i'm reading
ReplyDeleteyeah, i also would like to see what the story of this game is, while, despite being an official game, i know it probaly isn't considered canon(or at the very least is one of those pieces of information that get's overlooked all the time when making chronological references, like Super adventure rockman or Rockman Strategy) i'd still like to see it by myself, and even better if i can undertand whatever i'm reading
ReplyDeletePretty please? :x
ReplyDeleteYES Please!
ReplyDeleteI love this game, would really like to see it in English. :D
ReplyDeleteYes, yes I would. Though I've never played it personally, I've watched it being played and think it is a decent game. I'd really like and appreciate it being translated into English. Thanks for doing so, and thank you Protodude for reporting it.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to this? It was such a good idea why did it die? nobody has even translated the the rom to english.
ReplyDeleteAn English patch for Rockman & Forte: Challenger from the Future would be amazing! Even if it’s a lesser-known entry, the chance to experience the story and quirky Robot Masters in English would be worth it. Dangan Man alone sounds like a character to remember! Looking forward to seeing if this translation project gets enough support—count me in!
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