Shining Force III Translation Project Credits

Software Author/Programmer
Translation Process Developer

Knight 0f Dragon

Knight 0f Dragon did something many thought was nigh-on impossible, he figured out the compression of the text in Shining Force III’s game files. A programmer by trade, in early 2005 he developed the software that was the means to insert and replace the Japanese text with English text. Knight 0f Dragon also developed the process by which this was realized. An almost unbelievable success for Shining Force III fans everywhere.

Contact: Knight 0f Dragon by email
 

Project Manager
Primary Contributor

legalize freedom! 

legalize freedom! (Steve Simmons) joined the effort in May of 2006 and combined his organizational skills with the translation tools that had been developed. In short order, the project team grew and the efforts of many were being coordinated. legalize freedom! took a “whatever needs to be done” approach and learned all of the processes behind the tools and has been responsible for a large percentage of the work in most areas.

Contact: legalize freedom! by email

 Scenario 1

Dialog Location Identification, Text Insertion and Proofreading

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 Scenario 2

Translators

 Atolm
Aspartate
Kaivokz
Robert “Xero” Szeiman
Eleye
Kimimi
Machine Ares

Dialog Location Identification

Jo Montferrand
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Dialog Image Capture

Richard Kostlevy

Text Insertion

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Aho
Knight 0f Dragon

Proofreading

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Lord Darkstorm
Atrius
CarloIII

 Scenario 3

Translators

Ryuu (Doc Preuss)
Atolm
Palpatine

Dialog Location Identification

Jo Montferrand

Dialog Image Capture

Christine
BKGrila (Dan Sustacek)
Richard Kostlevy

Text Insertion

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Mesmer
Gandolf

Proofreading

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Lord Darkstorm
McPhisto

 Other Contributions

Original Translations

The Original Aspia Team (in alphabetical order)
Who provided everyone with the translation before a patch was possible

Playtesting

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Swalchy
Synbios16
Lord Oddeye
alex man
Jokerx7
Hrith
BoneIdol
Kalkano

Emulator Support

Lord Oddeye
alex man

Kanji Database

 The ark666
Knight 0f Dragon

Image Editing

 Special T
Moogie
Aho

FTP and File Storage

 Shining Force Central
Moogie
Dr. Doom

Technical Support

 Cyberwarrior X
BoneIdol
Synbios1978
BlueAnkylo

Translation Project Forum

 Shining Force Central
Moogie
Swalchy
Knight 0f Dragon

Research and Information

Special thanks to Lord Oddeye for providing research and save game files

Swalchy
Kazgaroth
Frynmeli
alex man
Jokerx7
BoneIdol
Alpha
Rick
Orange Gort
Cullsoft
Bo.Did.

Let’s Plays and Promotion
Marauder EX
DaTruth DT
ARRPEEGEE
GenmaTheSamurai
Maeths
Zanon
BlueAnklyo
RichterBelmont12