Category: Enix

  • DQIV PSX English Fan Translation Now in Closed Beta

    Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi

    You can follow RadMageIRL’s work via YouTube or GitHub.

    The Japanese name of the game is ドラゴンクエストIV 導かれし者たち (lit. The Guided Ones). Other ports of this title have had the latter part of their name officially localized as Chapters of the Chosen.

    Says hack author RadMageIRL on his project website:

    A ground-up English translation for the 2001 PlayStation (PS1/PSX) remake of Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Mono Tachi, the version with the added prologue, content and Immigrant Town, which has never had an English release on any console.

    It runs on the game’s own Japanese engine. Nothing is grafted in from another title and no other game’s executable is involved. The text is re-encoded in place, in the format the disc already uses, and every claim the tooling relies on is checked against a real disc before a build ships.

    Every line is written from the Japanese. Existing localizations are consulted the way a translator consults prior art, never copied.

    More details on this translation hack are set to be revealed on this page in the future.

    Prior demo footage from the hack author:

    Live Playtest – Now Streaming

    In the meantime, catch some live gameplay of the closed beta with some of our streamers here. Below is the debut episode by our streamer Sora. Also streamed on Twitch here.

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  • Guide to Minimal Route in DQIV (PSX)

    Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (English Fan Translation by RadMageIRL)

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    Note: this guide is still a work in progress.

    Screenshots are not yet available, but in the meantime, for screenshots from the NES version, see the Woodus guide here.

    Chapter 1 — Ragnar McRyan

    1. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    2. Strathbaile

    • Travel through Strathbaile Burrow.
    • Talk to Angus in the jail.

    3. Burland

    • Talk to Aigneas.

    4. Strathbaile

    • Bring Aigneas to Angus.

    5. Auld Well

    • Get the Talaria.

    6. Loch Tur

    • Use the Talaria to reach the tower.
    • Rescue the children.

    7. Burland

    • Talk to the King.

    Chapter 2 — Alena

    8. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to Kiryl.
    • Escape through the broken wall in Alena’s room.
    • Kiryl and Borya join.

    9. Taborov

    • Talk to Anastasia.
    • Talk to her father.
    • Talk to the priest and resolve the village event.

    10. Vrenor

    • Witness the kidnapping at the Inn.
    • Talk to the boy with the dog.

    11. Vault of Vrenor

    • Get the Armlet of Transmutation.

    12. Vrenor

    • Return at night.
    • Give the Armlet of Transmutation to the kidnappers.
    • Get the Thief’s Key.

    13. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Zamoksva soldier.

    14. Zamoksva Castle

    • Talk to the Tsar’s adviser.
    • Talk to Starek.

    15. Zalenagrad

    • Talk to Josef Starling.

    16. Desert Bazaar

    • Talk to the Item Shop owner about Birdsong Nectar.

    17. Birdsong Tower

    • Get the Birdsong Nectar.

    18. Zamoksva Castle

    • Use the Birdsong Nectar on the Tsar.

    19. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Enter and win the Endor Tourney.

    20. Zamoksva Castle

    • Return to the castle, then leave.

    Chapter 3 — Torneko

    21. Ballymoral

    • Give Finnegan a Chimaera Wing.
    • Talk to Prince Regan.
    • Meet him behind the Weapon Shop at night.
    • Get the Prince’s Letter.

    22. Lakanaba

    • Talk to Finnegan.
    • Take Fido with you.

    23. Reginhart

    • Bring Fido to the village.
    • Follow Fido to the fox.
    • Free Archie O’Tect.

    24. Ballymoral

    • Talk to the King.

    25. Endor

    • Use the Prince’s Letter on Princess Veronica.
    • Get the Royal Scroll.

    26. Ballymoral

    • Use the Royal Scroll on the King.

    27. Endor

    • Talk to the King.
    • Buy the vacant shop for 35,000 gold.

    28. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pay 60,000 gold to fund the tunnel.

    29. Endor

    • Pass several days.
    • Talk to Nene until she tells you the tunnel has opened.
    • Agree to continue the journey.

    30. Trans-Montane Tunnel

    • Pass through the completed tunnel.

    Chapter 4 — Meena and Maya

    31. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Find Oojam.
    • Oojam joins.

    32. Mamon Mine

    • Get the Powder Keg.

    33. Palais de Léon

    • Use the Powder Keg beside the Chancellor’s room.
    • Follow the Chancellor through the secret passage.
    • Confront Balzack.
    • After the forced defeat, talk to the imprisoned former ruler.
    • Escape with the Boarding Pass.

    34. Havre Léon

    • Use the Boarding Pass.
    • Talk to the captain and depart for Endor.

    Chapter 5 — The Chosen

    35. Endor

    • Talk to Meena.
    • Find Maya in the Casino.

    36. Desert Inn

    • Talk to Hank Hoffman Jr.

    37. Cave of Betrayal

    • Get the Symbol of Faith.

    38. Desert Inn

    • Give the Symbol of Faith to Hoffman.
    • Hoffman and the wagon join.

    39. Pharos Beacon

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Get the Holy Embers.
    • Restore the beacon.

    40. Porthtrunnel

    • Talk to Torneko.
    • Torneko joins.
    • Get access to the ship.

    41. Mintos

    • Talk to Borya.
    • Borya joins.

    42. Parthenia

    • Talk to the King.

    43. Cave South of Parthenia

    • Get the Padequia Seed.

    44. Parthenia

    • Give the Padequia Seed to the King.
    • Get the Padequia Root.

    45. Mintos

    • Use the Padequia Root on Kiryl.
    • Alena and Kiryl join.

    46. Cave West of Aubout du Monde

    • Examine the previously opened chest.
    • Reveal the hidden stairs.
    • Get the Magic Key.

    47. Palais de Léon

    • Find Ragnar.
    • Defeat the Marquis de Léon.
    • Ragnar joins.

    48. Zamoksva Castle

    • Defeat the monster occupying the throne room.
    • Enter the treasury.
    • Get the Magma Staff.

    49. Canalot

    • Talk to the merchant below the throne room about Tom Foolery.

    50. Laissez Fayre

    • Talk to Tom Foolery.
    • Tom Foolery joins.

    51. Canalot

    • Put Tom Foolery at the front of the party.
    • Talk to the King.
    • Get the Zenithian Helm.

    52. Briny Lair

    • Get the Zenithian Armour.

    53. Femiscyra

    • Use the Magma Staff to open the mountain passage.
    • Enter the castle.
    • Trigger the theft accusation.

    54. Cave South of Femiscyra

    • Find the thief.

    55. Femiscyra

    • Talk to the Queen.
    • Get the Ultimate Key.
    • Free the imprisoned party member.
    • Get the Zenithian Shield from the basement.

    56. Royal Crypt

    • Get the Mod Rod.

    57. Colossus

    • Climb through the Colossus.
    • Activate it and cross the river.

    58. Dire Palace

    • Use the Mod Rod.
    • Enter the conference room.
    • Talk to the monsters and take the indicated seat.
    • Witness Psaro’s meeting.

    59. Mamon Mine / Estark’s Crypt

    • Proceed into Estark’s Crypt.
    • Defeat Estark.
    • Get the Gas Canister.

    60. Riverton

    • Give the Gas Canister to the inventor.
    • Stay overnight.
    • Return and get the balloon.

    61. El Forado / Yggdrasil

    • Enter Yggdrasil with only three party members.
    • Find Orifiela and let her join.
    • Get the Zenithian Sword.

    62. The Azimuth

    • Fly to the central island.

    63. Stairway to Zenithia

    • Bring all four pieces of Zenithian Equipment.
    • Climb the tower.

    64. Zenithia

    • Talk to the Zenith Dragon.
    • Drop through the newly opened hole.

    65. Doorway to Nadiria

    • Traverse the dungeon into Nadiria.

    66. Heaven’s Haven

    • Talk to the Zenithian.

    67. Southeast Barrier

    • Defeat Rashaverak.

    68. Southwest Barrier

    • Defeat Pruslas.

    69. Northwest Barrier

    • Defeat Barbatos.

    70. Northeast Barrier

    • Defeat Aamon.

    71. Castle Nadiria

    • Traverse the castle.
    • Exit toward Psaro’s Peak.

    72. Psaro’s Peak

    • Defeat Psaro the Manslayer.

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  • Terranigma – Rebirth Trailer

    The Quintet Action RPG that Never Saw a Stateside Release on the SNES

    For clymax’s projects, click here. You can also follow him on YouTube or Twitter.

    Coming to modern platforms in early 2027. Wishlist on Steam here.

    Players who wish to play in English on the SNES at 60 fps have the option of using the Japanese version with the NTSC patch here.

    https://youtu.be/e5rWXIzACtM

    Interestingly, all copies of the trailer were subsequently taken down. A few days later, a presumably changed trailer was finally posted:

    Update on September 19:

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  • Whirlwind Fiesta 2026

    Kicks Off June 1

    For a comparison of the different Fiestas, click here.
    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here.

    For current event standings, click here.
    For the big list of respinners, click here.

    Final Fantasy League

    The Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta (FJF) event has been renewed for a second season, running from June 1 to August 31.

    This was first announced here on Romhack Plaza, affiliate of FFV Central.

    Announcements were later made on Speedrun.com here and on RHDN here.

    The event is based on the FFV: Whirlwind respinner.

    The event remains largely the same as last year’s.

    For more info on the event, see last year’s post below.

    Whirlwind Fiesta + Communities Collide

    Starting this year, playing in Fiesta mode is required for the event. This means Division III is not available this season except for players who wish to do more than a first run.

    This year, invited communities get three prequalification slots each. Two mystery guests have been invited. In addition, there are two slots for “last-chance qualified” communities to appear as mystery guests. The mystery guests also get three prequalification slots each.

    As with last year, a minimum of eight signups can be required for the event awards to be awardable.

    Starting this year, of the bonus divisions, only Division IV-A is available, and only to members with the Crystal Warrior role.

    Dragon Quest League

    This season, a new league based on the Dragon Quest VI: Aflame respinner is eligible to be opened based on player interest.

    Currently, eligible players can redeem just one mod per season, so choose between Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

    Playing in Fiesta mode is required for the event. Additional runs can be played in other modes.

    Due to the difficult nature of the challenge, players are required to have completed vanilla Dragon Quest VI (SFC or DS version).

    A minimum of eight signups can be required for this league to be opened or, alternatively, for the league of a new mod to be added next season.

    A minimum of eight signups can be required for the event awards to be awardable.

    As for the new mod eligible to be added, see the event roadmap near the end of this post for more details.

    For more on the Aflame mod, see the related post below.

    Dragon Quest VI: Aflame Released

    Event Seed

    The event seed will be named after Fire Storm from FF6 Hacking to honor his memory.

    Remembering Fire Storm

    Grand Prize

    Aside from the badge/role awards, the Fiesta Champion of each season will be able to redeem the dev build of any mod from the Game Jolt collection, including all future updates. For more on the mods, click here.

    Or, a three-time champion can redeem a commissioned respinner of a game of the champion’s choosing, where the game is of a supported system (NES, SNES, PCE, GB, GBC).

    Other Rewards

    1. Keep the mod for personal play after the event
    2. Unlock postgame secrets in certain mods
    3. Entry on our event leaderboard and Based Board
    4. Discord roles for certain achievements
    5. Web badges for certain achievements
    6. Bonus division available to players with certain Discord roles in certain seasons
    7. Eventual access to exclusive projects such as certain private translations

    So, what are you waiting for? Come by our Discord, and we hope to see you in the game!

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