Thanks a lot, man
Could you please begin translation of the next game about J.B. Harold?
I mean Manhattan Requiem
https://legendsworld.net/adventure/game/13577
It was originally on Laser Active, but there is Windows 95 version as well though without FMV.
I would love to translate the other J.B. Harold titles at some point. I don't think it will be my next project, though. I need a break.
It's quite unfortunate that the FMV remake of Manhattan Requiem was not ported far and wide like Blue Chicago Blues was. If I had the time and the money, I would fly around the world, kicking emulator developers' butts until a LaserActive emulator was made. I might be able to do something with other versions, but that would require me to learn a whole new skill set.
I actually got very lucky with Blue Chicago Blues as my first translation project. There were a lot of factors that made it a good first project.
First, the existence of the English dub in an easy to manipulate format. If the PC version didn't have the video clips as simple AVI video files, I doubt that this project would've been possible. Capturing LaserActive footage would be very hard, and impossible to do on my budget.
Second, good tools that made editing the Saturn version easy to learn. Without the work done by this community, I would've probably given up long ago. At one point, I was planning to do other versions as well, starting with the 3DO, but my attempts to make changes to that version have been rocky. 3DO game hacking is still in its infancy, and the tools are just not good enough for someone of my skill level to make it happen at this time. I might take a look at the PSX version at some point, but for now, I'm done.
Third, no assembly required. Another lucky break was that all the text was stored in graphic files, making it a simple matter to edit them.
While it's not an immediate concern, I would definitely be open to coming back to J.B. Harold at some point in the future. I don't know which version I would do, but I'll try to look into it someday.
