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Localizing Japanese videogames YouTube: bit.ly/3eWsclv Patreon: bit.ly/3G6qJpU Discord: discord.gg/M4VkVemWgG Contact: hilltopmailer@gmail.com

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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 20h
Warehouse Kawasaki was an arcade centre in Japan that sought to recreate the atmosphere of Kowloon Walled City. The entrance from the parking lot, however, showed the influence of Kowloon's Gate rather than the historical Walled City. The arcade closed in 2019 and was demolished the next year.
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SnowyAria (。•̀ᴗ-)✧🏳️‍⚧️ @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games · 22h
The tower calls out to the sinners of Neverland. It's time to repent. It's time to climb. Spectral Tower - English patch, out now!! Translation - Quade Hacking - Tasos500 Graphics - NicheTopic FMV Translations - SnowyAria (No AI was used for this patch) github.com/Yoshimanix/s...
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Arc Impulse @arcimpulse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not my project, but as I don't think the team have a post up here yet: It looks like the Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 patch is out! It's available over on their page for it, alongside some details and words from some team members: snsc3translation.github.io (images also taken from their site)
The Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 3 English title screen.A screenshot of dialogue from the linked patch.A screenshot of a battle using the patch.A Flight-type character from the game, with the description in English.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
first of many
A video editing timeline
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Cargodin @cargodin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After checking, Kowloon's Gate Suzaku appears to be on the North American eshop. We will tabs on this release. While we haven't confirmed the recent JP release for AI-generated assets, Jetman has used it in merchandise and promotion since/during KG Rhizome's development. (1/2)
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SnowyAria (。•̀ᴗ-)✧🏳️‍⚧️ @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games · 25/09/2026
Never have I been as conflicted to pick a character as I have been now
"My lady, please, choose this old gentleman. I will serve you faithfully."
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Helios @helios096.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I wanted to post about a translation project I've been helping with releasing today! Project Metafalica 2.0 is a complete, human re-translation of the incredible 2007 PS2 game, Ar Tonelico 2! www.projectmetafalica.com
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Project Metafalica 2.0 — Ar tonelico 2 Retranslation
A complete retranslation and remaster of Ar tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica for PS2, with bugfixes and QoL features.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
we don't appreciate the pokemon red/green farfetch'd sprite enough
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The character Nguyễn Nguyên has an intentionally reduplicated name (グエン・グエン in Japanese). According to the Kowloon's Gate game booklet, the name calls attention to the famous Saigon Execution photo (not posting it here), where the executioner and the executed both were said to have the name Nguyễn.
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Paul Darbyshire 🇪🇺 @pablo0151.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kowloon’s Gate spotted in Edge issue 43!
A feature on the work of computer graphics artists in Edge Magazine issue 43, circa March 1997.
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Brain Lords Podcast @brainlordspod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Are you a fan of Boku no Natsuyasumi? We need your help! Whether you've played the game or even just watched a let's play, tell us about what made it special to you using the form below! Want to have it read on air? Email an mp3 to brainlordspod@gmail.com forms.gle/4YPnp13KaWQe...
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Your story with Boku
Are you a fan of Boku no Natsuyasumi or the Natsumon Series? Tell us about it! What drew you to the game or what stories do you have playing it? Have you played it once a day in August?
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Saralene (Sara Leen) 💫🐈 @saralene.tv · 16/09/2026
OUT NOW! Air Management '96 (AKA Aerobiz '96) is now FULLY in English for you to play on your PlayStation 1! This game was nearly released in the west as Aerobiz 2000, then canceled. Now you can enjoy it almost as if it had! You can get the full patch NOW at RHDI! romhack.ing/database/con...
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Pipe Man in the Dauphine Room in Kowloon's Gate is a reference to the Solar Phallus Man, a key piece of evidence in Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconsciousness. Jungian psychology permeates throughout the game, and is especially evident in the final act.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bye Ken
Ken Bye, Store Manager
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Milano's Odd Job Collection is $9.74 on Steam buff.ly/8XNYEhT
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lexi @lexi.checkcable.net · 09/09/2026
PROJECT DREAM JUST LEAKED? archive.org/details/proj...
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Whoop whoop deal time.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dad's scarecrow
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Like its real life counterpart, the Forbidden City in Kowloon's Gate has a Nine-Dragon Wall, but the game's version is pitch black and only has one dragon out of nine. "Nine-Dragon" is the literal meaning of Kowloon 九龍.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Many great things are being worked on here and I can't wait to show you, but they're being saved for something very special. Please wait warmly for a while longer.
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zøë wolfe @glitchwolfe.studio · 05/09/2026
Now presenting: THE shot I've been dreaming of glitching ever since I learned you could circuit bend a playstation PS1 bent by gork_online, generously loaned to me for the time being
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Of all the districts in Kowloon's Gate, Tai Chang Road most closely captures the atmosphere of the actual Kowloon Walled City (as opposed to HK/China). The devs flew to HK only after the KWC had been demolished, and could only refer to books like the City of Darkness to recreate the city.
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
From Kimura's notes: Guattari from the e-mails in Kowloon's Gate was named after French psychoanalyst Felix Guattari, known for his rhizome concept. His characterization was based on Hannibal Lecter, while his sardonic tone was derived from the terminal texts of Bungie's FPS Marathon (1994).
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Bamboo scaffolding remains common in Hong Kong, where it can reach great heights, despite disappearing in the rest of China. The iconic practice is currently under threat from being replaced by metal scaffolds especially after the devastating Wang Fuk Court fire last year.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Some intrepid dreamer created and set this as the Mega Man Legends 2 demo's icon on Twitch's database. And I think it's gonna stay there forever.
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The fortune-vending machine in Kowloon's Gate was voiced by Mou Sen, a prominent figure in Chinese avant-garde theatre. The problem was that Mou Sen spoke no Japanese at all, which made the doll speak in an intonation that was at the same time disconcerting and endearing to the Japanese players.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Find all the videos with what now.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Find all the videos with what now.
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Kanzenshuu @kanzenshuu.com · 24/08/2026
We're kicking off the week with another game translation Q&A, this time around with @hilltopworks.bsky.social about their English translation patch for the Dr. Slump PS1 game (which led to a whole batch of additional great game translations)! 🔗 www.kanzenshuu.com/2026/08/24/d...
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Q&A With "Dr. Slump" PlayStation Game Fan Translator Hilltop - Kanzenshuu
Kanzenshuu shares a special Q&A with game translator Hilltop about their work on the English translation patch for the Dr. Slump PlayStation game
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Kowloon's Gate and its sequel Kowloon's Rhizome feature sparrow fortune-telling, a real life practice where trained sparrows pick cards to be interpreted by a fortune teller. A stall in the Temple Street night market in Hong Kong (the real life Men's Street) still offers this type of divination.
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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 22/08/2026
AGTP Major Release Update for Project srw4 ~ Super Robot Wars 4, out now! Link: aeongenesis.net/news?date=2026-08-2…
An image showcasing the Aeon Genesis Major Release update on project srw4An image showcasing the Aeon Genesis Major Release update on project srw4
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
During development, the devs became convinced that Kowloon's Gate needed a battle system. As reference, game designer Asano Koichiro beat every monster in Dragon Quest III to take notes about their stats, but in the end all that effort was deemed unusable for Kowloon's Gate.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yeah, Super Metroid is still my favorite in the genre. The amount of faith that it places in the player's curiosity feels so special, even today.
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Yuvi @yuvi.app · 13/08/2026
The English Translation for Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode is now available! Play as Vincent Valentine as he makes his way to the Shinra Mansion in this once-lost mobile spin-off game. Hacking: Yuvi Translation: turquoisehammer.bsky.social Playtesting: Odysseus Special Thanks: Shinra Archaeology
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I can wait.
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For @aftermath.site, we're in a boom period for fan translations of unique games that we never made it to the west. I focused on four: Kamaitachi no Yoru, Kowloon's Gate, London Spirit Detectives, and Innocent Tears, and spoke to the people behind the projects. aftermath.site/kamaitachi-n...
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Fan Translations Still Are Being Done The Hard Way
Kamaitachi no Yoru, London Spirit Detectives, Kowloon’s Gate and Innocent Tears are getting their spotlight in the west thanks to fan-translations done without AI.
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
That's literally not a bowler hat, you'd think. The devs apparently thought so too, since in the design docs they call his hat a "silk hat", which usually refers to top hats, despite calling the man Bowler Hat Man 山高帽男. A bowler-hatted man actually shows up in Planet Laika, KG's spiritual successor.
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Dark Zovia @zoviazzg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today is the 20th anniversary of THE Maid Uniform & Machine Gun! We released an English patch for it a couple years ago.
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Mocca🔞 @whatsmocca.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Too epic
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Aged People Centre from Kowloon's Gate existed in real life. In fact, both the building it was in and the organization running it still exist to this day! It occupied the magistrate's office in Kowloon Walled City, which was deemed the only building worth keeping when the city was demolished.
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TheFrenchPhenom @thefrenchphenom.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Boku no Natsuyasumi #ぼくのなつやすみ
Un enfant au t-shirt rouge se trouve dans un paysage rempli de rochers au bord de la mer. Il y a une barrière en bois devant lui.
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The overhanging neon lights of Kowloonfront and Tai Chang Road in Kowloon's Gate "might look cyberpunk-esque, but they are simply recreations of the street scenes of Hong Kong," said the devs. These once-iconic scenes of Hong Kong have faded in recent years in the name of public safety.
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The Budorion Beer sign in Kowloon's Gate is a parody of Budweiser and Orion Beer, the beer of Okinawa. Why Orion? It's because CG artist Hijiri Taketomi is from Okinawa's Miyakojima. ☯️
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Verneri Kontto @vervalkon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I am very proud to announce that our English translation patch of London Spirit Detectives is now done and released on GitHub. Thanks to aishsha, bigbanana23, Cash Ogawa, Pennywise, Ryusui, TheMajinZenki and vervalkon What a wonderful project! See reply for details.
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revolver ocelthot @rnaboursiii.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Kowloon's Gate spotted on the floor at E3 1997 Source: archive.gamehistory.org/item/667d84e...
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In Chinese culture, the zi zaat 紙紮 in Kowloon's Gate are papers that are burned in order to be sent to the the world of Yin (the underworld). Known as joss paper in English, they can take the form of money, clothes, and even modern conveniences like smartphones, sport cars, and mansions.
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SnowyAria (。•̀ᴗ-)✧🏳️‍⚧️ @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games · 01/08/2026
Man-eating angels wander the ruined streets of Tokyo. Haruaki searches for the human-turned-angel that he used to love. What will he do when he finds her? Innocent Tears is now here in English! Hacking - @yuvi.app Translation - @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games Images - @nichetopic.bsky.social
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Hong Kong Supreme Feng Shui Committee @hksupremefengshui.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Volume 3 of the manga Great Teacher Onizuka (1997) contains a direct reference to Kowloon's Gate.
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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I got a PVM.
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