I adored Retro Game Challenge, the localization of Game Center CX for the Nintendo DS. Sadly, not enough people were willing to take a risk on such a quirky title and odds for its sequel to see release in Western markets were squashed to nil long ago.
There may yet be hope for fans like myself who would love to experience a new round of retro-inspired games. Tiny Cartridge received curious videos over the last few days featuring footage from Game Center CX 2 which contained English text. While some hoped that this might be a sign of a publisher picking up the game, sadly, that is not the case.
In actuality, the videos are the work of Xvirus, who has also worked on translation patches for Shiren the Wanderer DS 2 and Torneko no Daibouken Advance. But neither of those patches are actually finished, as Xvirus cannot seem to keep a translator around long enough to get the job done. That's often how these things wind up working out and I can't say I am any more optimistic about the success of this venture as any other of its type. Which is to say, not at all.
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I love the first Retro Game Challegne installment, so please let something happen.
I honestly think the games would sell better if they released them on the DSiWare. Retro Game Challenge is too generic and sounds like a other Namco spin-off. Put it on DSiWare or even WiiWare and I'm sure it would do A LOT better
I dug the first Retro Game Challenge, but never finished it. The RPG section stopped me, as I'm not a huge fan of JRPGs. Maybe I'll give it a go again in the near future. RGC had a ton of charm, and the new old school games were fun, albeit a bit easy.
I absolutely adore GCCX2 (the GameCenterCX tv show too).
Kugure! Girijan MAX is by far my game of choice when sitting on the toilet.
It would be nice to finally get to enjoy the text based games. HOPE.
I imported the sequel a year or so ago. I totally love it. It's much better than the first game, which is saying a lot.
Sadly, I don't see this fan translation ever happening. There is a RPG and a Snatcher-style text-adventure game in the sequel, both are very text heavy. I needed a faq to get through them both.
I wish the sequel would just get a proper release. I swear if I ever make lots of money, I'm buying the rights to the game and paying to have it localized.
Please god, let this happen. I'm surprised it hasn't already. Retro Game Challenge was a blast all the way through and I was always rooting to play its superior younger brother.
@Jonathan Holmes: True, it's a big undertaking, but with the SaGa 2 translation that was released the other week, it's certainly not out of the question.
Spent most the day researching this game (never heard of it/just got a new ds), an finally tracked down a copy 20mi away. Cant wait to grab it tomorrow. This series sounds like it was made for me, so I'll probably import the sequel also. Thanks dtoid!
I had reserved and bought the first one immediately and even if it took me a while (my DS has been neglected lately) I'm just about finished with all the challenges.
I just need to finish Guadia Quest. 8-Bit RPGs have always been a weakness of mine.
Pleease! This NEEDS to be finished. NEEDS. to. I will probably explode if it doesn't get finished. And then my remains will also explode. And then the ashes that remain will also explode. And the cells of my body that are still floating around will explode. Let's see... what else can still explode? Anyway, I will explode. Did I mention I will explode? No, I don't think so. So I'll just do so now. I'LL EXPLODE.
Also, there is a secret to Guadia Quest that allows you to finish it the cheater's way... take a good look through the magazines.
Or else you might just explode.
In case you were wondering... I WAN'T THEM TO FINISH IT. BADLY. SO BADLY. That I will explode. If they don't. Really, I'll explode.
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4:00 AM on 02.10.2011 | 
pleeeeaaase go through. Retro Game Challenge was fantastic.
I honestly think the games would sell better if they released them on the DSiWare. Retro Game Challenge is too generic and sounds like a other Namco spin-off. Put it on DSiWare or even WiiWare and I'm sure it would do A LOT better
Kugure! Girijan MAX is by far my game of choice when sitting on the toilet.
It would be nice to finally get to enjoy the text based games. HOPE.
ESPECIALLY because fan translators rarely dub voices, so we won't have to deal with young Arino being obnoxious.
Sadly, I don't see this fan translation ever happening. There is a RPG and a Snatcher-style text-adventure game in the sequel, both are very text heavy. I needed a faq to get through them both.
Still awesome though.
So that's like
Someone Who Knows Japanese X Someone Who Knows Kansai-ben X Someone Who Cares.
Er...what's XEED's Number again?
I just need to finish Guadia Quest. 8-Bit RPGs have always been a weakness of mine.
Also, there is a secret to Guadia Quest that allows you to finish it the cheater's way... take a good look through the magazines.
Or else you might just explode.
In case you were wondering... I WAN'T THEM TO FINISH IT. BADLY. SO BADLY. That I will explode. If they don't. Really, I'll explode.