Metroid Prime: Google Translate Edition

[kkzero]

NOTE: This mod was made for the original version of the game. If you're seeking a Trilogy version patch, see here.

Metroid Prime: Google Translate Edition

An enriched Metroid Prime 1 adventure where every bit of text in the game has been run through several languages in Google Translate and back to English. Why? Because I can.

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[spoiler=Patching]Two options exist for patching;

1. The xdelta option -- Two xdelta patches exist, one for version 0-00 of the game and one for version 0-02.
These were from the original release of this hack in 2018, and work with clean, unscrubbed isos only.
They were made using xdelta UI. Use any other xdelta variant at your own discretion.

2. The batch file option -- It's 2021 now, and my code/hax skills have drastically improved.
As a result, I've made a patching option that will work with pretty much any usable North American Metroid Prime iso, scrubbed or not.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED FOR OPTION 2
-Your iso dump of the game.
-The contents of the "patch" folder in this zip.

THE STEPS FOR OPTION 2
1. 1. Launch step1-extractfiles.bat, and enter the name or path of your iso. Proceed to 2 if nodtool reports a Success.
   TIPS:
   -Enclose the path in double quotes ("") if it has spaces.
   -In fact, it might be more helpful to just move the iso to the folder this is in so you can just type the filename.
2. Launch step2-patchfiles.bat. If all goes well, you're good to proceed to 3. Optionally, you may just launch main.dol in Dolphin to play if you're emulating.
3. Launch step3-reinsertfiles.bat. If all goes well, then "mp1-gte.iso" will appear in the "patch" folder, and you can now play this hack.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Changelog]Version 1.0 (No changes, rerelease) - August 18th, 2021
Added new batch patcher. Woohoo!

Version 1.0 (No changes, rerelease) - August 12th, 2018
Added v1.00 patch.

Version 1.0 - August 11th, 2018
Initial release. Enjoy. ;)[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Q&A]Q: What in hell is this?
A: A hack of Metroid Prime where all the text has been run through numerous languages in Google Translate and back to English.

Q: Why did you make this? WHY?
A: Laughs. Get a sense of humor.

Q: What spurred you to make this in the first place?
A: Engrish and bad translations are some of my favorite forms of humor. Having really gotten into ROMhacking/modding earlier this year, I decided to have fun with Metroid Fusion and translate that. This was practically my debut into the Metroid Construction community, having just sat there watching everyone else hack for about a year at that point. The few who openly played that really liked it.
A few weeks later, I tried out some of Prime's modding tools to see what I could do with Prime 1's strings. While not the most text-heavy of the Prime series, I figured it'd be easier, and it's the more well-known game, anyway.
Also, there are no real prime mods other than randomizers and speedrun assistants at this time, so it's something new, I guess.
So this was a secret project I gradually worked on for a month and a half, give or take.

Q: I still see some untranslated text.
A: That's probably because that text is graphics, which I'm not going to try to go for since it is unneccessary and outside my realm.

Q: I doubt all of this is Google Translate.
A: It is. Trust me. If I were trying to make crap up, it wouldn't be funny.

Q: Why didn't you build it off an hecl dump?
A: That only works with URDE, which isn't even close to finishing if I recall. So for now, you're gonna be playing this the old fashioned way. :P[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Credits]kkzero - Entire translation
Special thanks:
Original Metroid Prime Staff - Creation of this beautiful game
MetConst - Having a wonderful community who are eager to check out hacks whenever they come
Aruki - Creation of PakTool and STRG Editor, both of which were used to create this
Seriously, I wouldn't have done this without these tools.
Google - Creation of the most infamous translation software ever[/spoiler]

[Cpt.Glitch]

Does this include scan logs? If so I may try it out.

[kkzero]

Yes, it includes everything! Scan logs, map names, it's all there!

[TomLube]

'xdelta3: target window checksum mismatch: XD3_INVALID_INPUT' when I try to use this on the 0-00 copy of the game. Would appreciate it if the patch supported that version since it's the only one worth playing anyway! Cheers

[NicoleC]

i'm scared to play this

[TomLube]

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