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Phantasy Star
- Sega Master System + YM-2413 FM

Original Game © 1987
- Sega Japan

Unofficial Translation © 2005
- SMS Power!

Phantasy Star Original Dialogue Version
 Japanese to English Retranslation © 2001-2002
- Paul Jensen

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Table of contents:

. History
. What is Phantasy Star?
. The story so far...
. Contents
. Instructions
. Credits
. Possible future plans
. Authors' notes
. Disclaimer

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. History

*** 2005   Version 'WIP' Released

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. What is Phantasy Star

???

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. Contents

The following changes are made:

* Translation of text to English
* 2-line naming terminology
* Narrative formatting
* Window expansion
* Replaced 8x8 font
* Use of adapting indefinite articles

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. Instructions

This IPS patch requires that you download a program that can
apply it to a properly dumped ROM-image of the game. A copier
is suggested to obtain your legal backup. The size should be
"512 KB (524,288 bytes)".

Always make sure to have an original backup of your game. And
only apply the patch to a clean, unmodified ROM.

Changes made between version numbers may adversely affect
emulator save states. In such event, please use the in-game
save feature to gain any new features.

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. Credits

Maxim		  - Project manager, lead programmer
Paul Jensen       - Script translater, editer


Special thanks to:

Sega Japan        - Original publisher, developer, creative content
                  - Phantasy Star Gaiden, Phantasy Star 1-4
Team Sonic        - Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict


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Charles MacDonald - Open-source SMS/GG emulator
Forgotten         - Functional Z80 disassembler from his GB/GBA emulator
Gregory Montoir   - Open-source SDL port of first-mentioned program
KingMike      	  - Concise DTE tutorial
SnowBro           - Versatile tile editer

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. Possible future plans

- Check for errors in text insertion/translation

Currently no other known outstanding issues.

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. Authors' notes

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Paul Jensen had posted a translated script with a good majority of
the lists in 2001-2002. I wasn't aware of its existence until someone
mentioned a retranslation project that didn't make fully it to completion yet.

The game proved to be an interesting task -- lack of useful padding space.
Narrative and items fitting into a mere 15.67 KB. Need patience with this one.

So this project was designed to keep the FM music intact while squeezing
in more full item descriptions and textual script content.

Not enough thanks can be directed to Mr. Jensen for his care in posting
his retranslation publicly online and keeping it freely accessible for
all this time.

This author releases copyright ownership in the patch and produces it
under the banner of the original team of Maxim and Paul Jensen: SMS Power!.

- Z80 coder

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. Disclaimer

This translation is unofficial and not supported by Sega Japan.

It is provided "as-is" with no warranty.

Any enclosed files are offered at no charge and must be distributed together in
original condition.

These files -may not- be released for commercial sales without explicit
authorisation from all parties who own copyright ownership.

Sega Japan, Phantasy Star and Shining Force are registered trademarks of
their respective companies.

No breach of copyright is intended with the release of this translation.