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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 2H 43M

It All Started with a Fan Translation ft. Bowl of Lentils

from Brain Lords: Video Games of the Mind · host Cute Monster Props

This week on Brainlords we talk about our fascination with emulations from another nation. That's right, fan translations! Special guest Bowl of Lentils walks us through their work on the Sakura Wars 1&2 translation while we round robin our favorite games we could have never played without the fans doing it themselves. We talk the good the bad and the ugly, everything from selfless collaborations to petty disputes for clout in this Super Duper High School Level Episode.   Questions, Comments, Suggestions? CONTACT US: [email protected]  Kyle - Cute Monster Props Jorge - JMV Special Guest - Bowl of Lentils THINGS DISCUSSED  Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved, Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity, Falcom (Developer), Genealogy of the Holy War, Private Idol, Clock Tower, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Bowl of Lentils Game 1: Sakura Wars 1 & 2 (0:10:07) Translation lead by: NoahSteam, Sakura Wars Series, Mizzurna Falls,  Jorge’s Game 1: Mother 3 (0:27:53) Translation lead by Jeffman Chewy and Tomato, Mother 3, The Earthbound Anthology, Mother To Earth: The Untold Story of Earth Bound, Earthbound USA, Earthbound, Mother 1, Hobonichi Mother Merch, Kyle’s Game 1: Cave Story (0:47:22) Translation by Aeon Genisis, Dokutsu Monogatari, Yume Nikki, Jay is Games, Kero Blaster, Umihara Kawase, Blade Strangers, Daisuke Amaya Furry Art Game Ratings: Video Game Dubs (0:58:52)  Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Star Fox Command, Final Fantasy X, Megaman X4, Devil May Cry, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Yakuza 1, Yakuza Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Black Myth Wukong, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Brave Fencer Musashi, Kid Ikarus: Uprising Lentil’s Game 2: Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1:28:10) Translation Lead by Bongo, Demiforce, Tomato, Famicom Detective Club, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tales of Fantasia, Ace Attourney Jorge’s Game 2: Princess Crown (1:37:56) Translation Lead by CyberWarriorX and SamIAm, Princess Crown, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, Dungeons and Dragons Shadows Over Mystara, Odin’s Sphere, Policenauts Kyle’s Game 2: Danganronpa (1:53:26) Translation done by Project Zetsubo, Danganronpa Screenshot LP, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havok, Siren, Virtues Last Reward, The House of Fata Morgana,  The Question Zone (2:09:17) What is the most formative game to you that was not in english when you played it? -LocalizerThunk   Fire Emlem: Mystery of the Emblem, SeGaGaGa, Moon Remix RPG   Are there any fan translations you are looking forward to? -Jerry Boy 3 Namco x Capcom, Project X Zone, Ex Troopers, Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy, Puyo Puyo, Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3, Moonlight Syndrome, Otoirisou video by Dungeon Chill, Click Medic, Shadow Tower Abyss The Rec Room (2:22:51) The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Metaphor Refantazio, Angels Egg, Wordless, Consume Me. Bowl of Lentils History of Chunsoft Sound Novels

This week on Brainlords we talk about our fascination with emulations from another nation. That's right, fan translations! Special guest Bowl of Lentils walks us through their work on the Sakura Wars 1&2 translation while we round robin our favorite games we could have never played without the fans doing it themselves. We talk the good the bad and the ugly, everything from selfless collaborations to petty disputes for clout in this Super Duper High School Level Episode.   Questions, Comments, Suggestions?CONTACT US: [email protected]  Kyle - Cute Monster Props Jorge - JMV Special Guest - Bowl of Lentils THINGS DISCUSSED  Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved, Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity, Falcom (Developer), Genealogy of the Holy War, Private Idol, Clock Tower, The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails Bowl of Lentils Game 1: Sakura Wars 1 & 2 (0:10:07) Translation lead by: NoahSteam, Sakura Wars Series, Mizzurna Falls,  Jorge’s Game 1: Mother 3 (0:27:53) Translation lead by Jeffman Chewy and Tomato, Mother 3, The Earthbound Anthology, Mother To Earth: The Untold Story of Earth Bound, Earthbound USA, Earthbound, Mother 1, Hobonichi Mother Merch, Kyle’s Game 1: Cave Story (0:47:22) Translation by Aeon Genisis, Dokutsu Monogatari, Yume Nikki, Jay is Games, Kero Blaster, Umihara Kawase, Blade Strangers, Daisuke Amaya Furry Art Game Ratings: Video Game Dubs (0:58:52)  Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Star Fox Command, Final Fantasy X, Megaman X4, Devil May Cry, Yakuza Like A Dragon, Yakuza 1, Yakuza Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth, Black Myth Wukong, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Brave Fencer Musashi, Kid Ikarus: Uprising Lentil’s Game 2: Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1:28:10) Translation Lead by Bongo, Demiforce, Tomato, Famicom Detective Club, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tales of Fantasia, Ace Attourney Jorge’s Game 2: Princess Crown (1:37:56) Translation Lead by CyberWarriorX and SamIAm, Princess Crown, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom, Dungeons and Dragons Shadows Over Mystara, Odin’s Sphere, Policenauts Kyle’s Game 2: Danganronpa (1:53:26) Translation done by Project Zetsubo, Danganronpa Screenshot LP, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havok, Siren, Virtues Last Reward, The House of Fata Morgana,  The Question Zone (2:09:17) What is the most formative game to you that was not in english when you played it? -LocalizerThunk   Fire Emlem: Mystery of the Emblem, SeGaGaGa, Moon Remix RPG   Are there any fan translations you are looking forward to? -Jerry Boy 3 Namco x Capcom, Project X Zone, Ex Troopers, Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy, Puyo Puyo, Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3, Moonlight Syndrome, Otoirisou video by Dungeon Chill, Click Medic, Shadow Tower Abyss The Rec Room (2:22:51) The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, Metaphor Refantazio, Angels Egg, Wordless, Consume Me. Bowl of Lentils History of Chunsoft Sound Novels

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