Toujin Makyou Den: Heracles no Eikou English Translation

Toujin Makyou Den: Heracles no Eikou

Original game : Toujin Makyou Den: Heracles no Eikou

Platform : Nintendo Entertainment System

Language : English

Released by : DvD Translations

Release date : 15 October 2014

Status : Fully Playable

Patch version : Rev B

Downloads : 8415

ROM Information

Patch modifies both known versions of the game to make the same patched game.

Translation description

The game is fully translated and playable with a script edited to make sure the player has the hints that any normal person would need vs. the lack of decent hints that the poor Japanese kids had to deal with.

There are no abbreviations on any items or equipment, just expanded item names with either squishy tiles or icons.

Along with the translated ROM, a fully translated manual with text inserted back into the scans of the actual manual is available on the DvD Translations website.

Requires the use of ROM Expander Pro to expand the ROM before the IPS patch is applied. This original game was released with 2 slightly different UxROM mapper chips in '87 and '88. The same patch works for both of them. Rev B is simply a hacking change. It modifies the hack so that the game can be played on real hardware and on modern emulators.

Even with all that, only serious RPG players need apply. This is real old school stuff, and not for the casual crowd Nintendo was marketing GoH 5 to. But, if you like the old ones, this might just be the game you are looking for.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
aishsha	Translation	Script, Items, Monsters, Menus, and Manual
DvD	Hacking	Code and Graphics
DvD	Production	Also, Item, Monster, & Menu Translation, and Script editing
KlD	Script Editing/Revision	Script, Item, Monster, & Menus
harmony7	Translation	Help with the tricky bits

Reviews

Excellent quality	Griever_GF	2017-01-06	Version Rev B
I've finished this game twice, and found no bugs at all. Great work! Extra points for translated manual. Even easter eggs, like "Jingushi Saburo = Jake Hunter" are localized!

Version B now works on hardware	lidnariq	2014-10-27	-
The older version of this "review" has already been accepted. Rejecting this edit will only leave incorrect information. DvD has updated his patch to revision B which addresses the problems mentioned below: The game did not expand the bus-conflict prevention table to compensate for the larger ROM, and so did not work on a plain UOROM reproduction. (Discussion: http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=9689 )

Finally!	Klaviaturist	2012-01-06	-
The Glory of Heracles series is sort of a favorite of mine. The second game is right there with the likes of Dragon Quest 2 and 3 greatness. The third game was a fantastic RPG for the Super Famicom with some of the best music I have heard for the system. So for me, I have awaited a full translation of the first game for a long time. Well, this is it! And DvD Translations did a really great job here. The translation is very helpful in the fact that it helps to make the game less convoluted. Meaning that it makes things much more clear as to what you should be doing during gameplay. As well, the script is certainly well done, helping to make the very basic (12 feats of Heracles) storyline feel more engaging. In all honesty, for a game this old, DvD did an outstanding job. Hats off. As for the game itself, it is DQ like. Actually, a lot DQ like. Except for certain aspects. Such as that the world map is not just a world map with icons representing towns and what not. The towns appear as how they actually are. Also, armor and weapons have a life spawn and if you want to keep them you have to constantly bring them back to a smith to fix them. Makes the game much more strategic. Another note about the patch for the game that is noted in the DvD writeup is that this game requires that you read the "readme" doc that comes with the patch. This is really important if you want to play the game as simple patching with Lunar IPS will simply not work off the bat. You will need to download ROM Expander Pro in order to play the game with the translation patch. All in all, this is a worthwhile game to check out. Especially since DvD took the time to create this translation. For any old school RPG gamer, I believe this is a must.

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