The Sakura Wars Translation Team is submitting our Translation Patch for Sakura Wars 2. This was NOT entered in last year's competition as we missed the deadline. So it should be treated as a new entry and not just an update.
The Patch is available here.
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Sakura Wars Translation Project
Sakura Wars 2
April 4, 2026
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CONTENTS
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1.) What's translated in this patch?
2.) Release History
3.) Patching Instructions
4.) Compatibility Troubleshooting
5.) Known Issues
6.) Translation Credits
7.) Acknowledgements & Special Thanks
8.) Disclaimer
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1.) What's translated in this patch?
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Story dialog
Battle dialog
Minigames
Battle menus
System menus
Added subtitles to movies
Boss images
Theater room names
Load Screens
Bootup screen
Everything within Long Day
Credits
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2.) Release History
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April 25, 2025 V 1.00
April 4, 2026 V 1.1.0
- Fixes typos and other errors in the script.
- Translates previously untranslated graphics in the menus.
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3.) Patching Instructions
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==REQUIRED TOOLS==
*IsoBuster: Free download @
IsoBuster
(For ripping an image from the Japanese game CD)
For Patching Version 1.002 (GS-9169)
* SegaSaturnPatcher 1.962 (Included with the Patch)
* .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0.17 (Required for SegaSaturnPatcher)
For Patching Version 1.004 (GS-9198)
* SegaSaturnPatcher 1.962 (Included with the Patch)
* .NET Desktop Runtime 5.0.17 (Required for SegaSaturnPatcher)
==INSTRUCTIONS==
1) Unzip the translation patches for Sakura Wars 2 into directories of your choice.
*NOTE: If you have already backed up Sakura Wars to a .ISO or a .BIN/.CUE
image you should be ok to patch that. If you run into issues however, please re-rip
following these instructions, opening the image in ISOBuster as if it were your physical game CD.
2) Create the iso Image:
a) Pop your Sakura Wars CD into your computer's CD/DVD ROM drive. Open the
disc in IsoBuster. Right-click on the top-level CD icon and do as follows:
Extract CD <Content> -> Extract User Data (*.tao, *.iso, *.img, *.wav)
b) Save the image in a directory of your choice.
c) If you receive an "Unreadable Sector" prompt:
Select "Replace with all zeros," check the "Always apply Selection" box,
and click the "Selection" button. The image copy will complete.
d) You should end up with two files:
Track 01.iso
Track 02.wav.
3) Figure out the version of your game. On the back of the box, it should say either GS-9169 (V1.002) or GS-9198 (V1.004). Those are the only two versions that are supported.
3) Apply the Patch
a) Open the SegaSaturnPatcher Program.
b) Select the Disc or Image you wish to patch.
i.) For GS-9169 (V1.002) use the V1.002 SSP. For GS-9198 (V1.004) use the V1.004 SSP.
i.) You will use the same SSP file for all 3 discs.
c) Click the "+ Game Patch (SSP)" button
d) Select the included SSP File.
e) Click the "Patch Image" button.
f) Select the image type of your choice and click Save. (Note: This may take several minutes)
g) Run the game!
~Optional~
Burn a CD-R for your Saturn.
Pre-Reqs:
a) Your Saturn will need to be modded in order to play cd-r discs and you will need an Action Replay to play a Japanese Region game.
b) Or you can use PseudoSaturn on an unmodded Saturn.
a) Use your favorite burning software to burn a cd-r. (I have used UltraISO for my own tests. IMGBurn also works)
b) Use the CUE files to burn each disc.
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4.) Compatibility & Troubleshooting
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*This patch has been tested using the following setups:
a) Mednafen 1.22.2
b) CD-R on Sega Saturn with a modchip + Action Replay
c) Sega Saturn with Satiator
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5.) Known Issues
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-Voiced lines are timed to the Japanese Text
-Text during battle dialog prints out slightly slower than the original Japanese version
-Sumire's first voice clip is sometimes distorted in her minigame, but this is also present in the original Japanese version
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6.) Translation Credits
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==PROJECT LEAD==
NoahSteam
==REVERSE ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING AND TOOLS==
NoahSteam
TrekkiesUnite118
==TRANSLATION LEADS==
MattoBii
CrouchingMouse
==TRANSLATION==
Natsume38
Neko
MatatabiMitsu
==LEAD EDITOR==
BowlOfLentils
==EDITORS==
Burntends
CrouchingMouse
MattoBii
Natsume38
==GRAPHICS MODIFICATION==
Dyn0muTT
Joqu
Gong Xian
TrekkiesUnite118
NoahSteam
MattoBii
SaturnDave
==MOVIE SUBTITLES==
TrekkiesUnite118
==TESTERS==
BowlOfLentils
cj_iwakura
TrekkiesUnite118
==TALENT RECRUITMENT==
Burntends
==TRAILER==
Edited by TrekkiesUnite118
Audio Mixing by Shadowmask
VO by CrouchingMouse
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7.) Acknowledgements & Special Thanks
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ItsumoKnight - For managing the discord channel and giving us all some awesome icons
🙂
Knight0fDragon - For creating the fantastic "Sega Saturn Patcher" tool
Sega and RED - For creating this amazing game and a badass console!
memory_fallen - For figuring out how to access the debug menu in Sakura Wars 2. This was a huge help towards the end of the project when we were tracking down bugs!
Kayama - For creating his text translation guides for Sakura Wars 1-4 back in the late 90s and early aughts, which were used as a reference on this project.
Pandamonium - For creating the SegaSaturn animation in the commercials
SadNESCity&PhOeNiX - For making Delta Patcher.
Guillaume Duhamel, Theo Berkau, Anders Montonen, and EsperKnight for making Yabause's debugger the most user-friendly tracing tool out there. This patch would not have been possible without their work.
Everyone involved with Mednafen, by far the best Saturn emulator I have used.
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8.) Disclaimer
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To the best of our abilities, the team has tried to preserve the experience of playing
Sakura Wars 2 in English and our script remains faithful to the original source material.
Any offensive content or outdated portrayals of certain people do not represent the views
of the individual team members and are merely a consequence of the time and place this title
was originally developed.
~Enjoy!~
