We need help with:
Text
Quality checker/editor: the game text will have to match the personality and feel of the prequel, the original Japanese, and the characters' personalities. It needs to be consistent. And the text always needs to fit properly on the screen.
If interested, please comment on this page.
Graphics (not needed right now)
Graphics editor: the graphics in the game that contain Japanese text must be edited to replace the Japanese with English. A translation will be provided (if needed). No hacking experience is needed, you will just be sent a .png or .bmp of a graphic with Japanese on it to edit.
If you can also able and willing to hack graphics as well as edit them, please mention that as well.
If interested, please email TingleFan Kooloo~lim~pah with the subject "TBTOL Graphics".
I've played a large portion of the game a couple years back and have a few years of Japanese experience with a good understanding of the personality of the text, and editing and fansubbing experience, and I'm willing to check the translation, edit, or help with the translation. JLPT level 3. Let me know at enjoievan@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I'm between JLPT levels N3 and N4 myself; the text is definitely doable at that level. Will shoot you an e-mail.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeletehow many japanese characters are there to translate? I'm asking because there is this guy, Felix Wagner, who did a really gorgeous translation of Tingle's Rosy Rupee Land, he did the German translation, but maybe he could also help with the English one of Balloon Trip of Love? This is his website: http://www.felixwagner.net
(I'd think about paying him, but I don't know what 0.09€ per character sign would finally amount to)
I don't know how many characters there are, but there are over 13,000 lines of text. So if each line had only 1 character (each line has at least 6-7 probably and some contain 30+) it would be over 1000.00€. So it would probably be over 10000€ to pay him, and I don't think we could raise that much money.
DeleteThanks for the suggestion though :) !
Regarding translation, has all of the in-game text been dumped into an excel file or are you guys translating as you play through the game?
ReplyDeleteThe original text dump is available in one giant text file, which we split up per chapter (more or less) and work on in one of those online collaborative text editors.
ReplyDeleteHey guys, I am a half Japanese half German girl who is a HUGE fan of Tingle, and I would love to contribute to this project! My Japanese is at an almost native level, so if u still help, drop me a line at tsubasa@gmx.net
ReplyDeleteif u still NEED help, sry for writing faster than I can think :D
ReplyDeleteI don't speak Japanese, but I have a heavy amount of editing/writing experience, and I would love to see this translation get done that little bit faster. Send me an email if you're interested!
ReplyDeleteI can't really help out but man, you guys are great for doing this.
ReplyDeleteIt's gonna be so cool when it gets released.
Seriously guys you are the best, keep up the good work.
I'd really love to help, but can't actually do anything that you need. Where can I go to donate money?
ReplyDeleteWell it's been a while since you posted this, but I've just noticed there's been a few comments in the Help Us Out section that have gone unoticed by me. So if you're reading this:
DeleteThe entire team thanks you for your generosity and appreciates your support. Unfortunately, game developers aren't always enthusiastic about fan translations of their games. They get even more upset if money is being collected from the translations, and it'd be really bad if we got slapped with a C&D from Nintendo or Vanpool :(
So yeah, unfortunately at this time we do not plan to accept any form of monetary compensation for our work. We really appreciate the offer, but the best way to support us is to keep posting encouraging words! And of course, playing the patch when it comes out.
I'm pretty good at stylistic stuff. You still looking for people?
ReplyDeleteYes, actually I was planning on making a post soon about that :)
DeleteRight now we need someone who can edit graphics from Japanese into English. Essentially,this means you have to be able to take an image with Japanese on it, remove said Japanese, and replace it with English, making it as similar as possible. This means either finding or making a font that resembles the original, or for some redrawing it to look like the original.
I'm assuming you don't know Japanese, so you would be provided with a translation as well (if that is indeed the case)
Anyways, since it appears you've somehow read my mind, I'll give you the first shot before I post anything. Just send me an email if you're interested and we can discuss it further.
Unless of course you mean something else by saying "stylisitic stuff", then you can just ignore me :D
I am a Digital Media major, so anything you need graphics wise I am willing to help. I have been dying to see this game put to english for a very long time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering! I'll be contacting you by email in the next few days. :)
DeleteOops, I didn't realize your profile linked to your own personal site.
DeleteIf you could contact me by email that would be great.:D
I'd very much like to assist! How can I help with the text proofing?
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