Policenauts in English!!!!!111

[CosmicMonkey]

Oh yes, the guys over at Junker HQ (http://junkerhq.net/index.php) have completed an English translation for the Playstation version of Hideo Kojima's Policenauts.

The IPS patch will be released later on this year. More information available on the Policenauts English translation site (http://policenauts.net/english/).

[le geek]

Friggin Sweet :rocker:

[CosmicMonkey]

After a quick bit of Google-Fu it would seem that the Saturn version is better than the PSone version. It has light gun support for shooting sections, added cutscenes and quite a few bonus extras. Maybe someone with Saturn coding/hacking experience will be able to use the translated script to do a patch for the Saturn version in the future, hopefully.

But for now it's nice to actually be able to finally play the game in English.

[Gapporin]

Is the translator/coordinator Marc Laidlaw the same Marc Laidlaw who created/designed Half-Life?

If so, that's immensly interesting.

[Imstarryeyed]

Wow I have been waiting for this for years! I do hope someone creates a Sega Saturn patch with the translation as I too would like to use the gun with the game!

[cyberfluxor]

Wow I have been waiting for this for years! I do hope someone creates a Sega Saturn patch with the translation as I too would like to use the gun with the game!
Yes yes yes. I've been wanting to get the game for awhile but is costly, and for a non-japanese translator it really sucks for me! I really want to learn the language one day, not become an expert but have a general understanding to watch non-dubbed or subbed anime and video games.

[Kitsune Sniper]

They said the script is translated. Where's the screenshots showing progress in reinserting the script? :|

[williewonka2k1]

I'm just as stoked as everyone, but what will it take in order to play the game? Will I need the Japanese version and a modded PS1? I'm stoked, but I'm still very confused as to what I will have to do in order to play this game.

[Hardcore]

Or you get a copy of the disc image and use a PSX emulator.

[Policenaut]

6 years. It took 6 years but it is finally done! Yeah! All I need is the game and I'm game.

[Haoie]

Now if only I had the original game.

[CosmicMonkey]

Hopefully this will pave the way for more translations of CD based games. I'm sure that English versions of Shadowrun on Mega CD and Samurai Spirits RPG on NeoGeo CD would be greatly appreciated. And what about some self-booting DC love; I'd love to be able to play through Eldorado Gate.

[Daria]

After a quick bit of Google-Fu it would seem that the Saturn version is better than the PSone version. It has light gun support for shooting sections, added cutscenes and quite a few bonus extras. Maybe someone with Saturn coding/hacking experience will be able to use the translated script to do a patch for the Saturn version in the future, hopefully.

But for now it's nice to actually be able to finally play the game in English.

English > Not English

Yeah... screw the Saturn version. :P


And what's really cool about this is I can play a patched ISO on my debug station.

[roushimsx]

Has anyone had any luck with making an ISO of the Policenauts discs? I've tried MagicISO, cd2ISO, ISORecorder, and Infra Recorder, but I can't seem to build a valid ISO image.

In contrast, I can rip a CCD/IMG and a BIN/CUE of it just fine, but trying to convert those to ISO yields an invalid image that's non functional in any emulator or a real PS1 and crashes PS1 Renamer. Not really sure how to get this to convert ok and I was really hoping to get some images primed and ready well before the patch hit the net so that I'd be ready to rock the minute it rolls out.

I'm curious because I emailed the team and asked about the technical specs on the patch; ie. if it'll be compatible with rereleases of the game and what format the images should be ripped to, whereby I was informed that ISO (not BIN/CUE) would be the format of choice.

Also, PS1 Renamer doesn't recognize the Playstation The Best release of the game properly and labels it as the 3 disc release :( Time to file a bug report :(

[Kitsune Sniper]

Hopefully this will pave the way for more translations of CD based games. I'm sure that English versions of Shadowrun on Mega CD and Samurai Spirits RPG on NeoGeo CD would be greatly appreciated. And what about some self-booting DC love; I'd love to be able to play through Eldorado Gate.

There's no translations for those systems because there's not enough experienced hackers to handle the -really- difficult games.

I am aware of a very capable Playstation hacker who's working on Persona 2: Innocent Sin (as well as a few projects), but that's it.

[Hardcore]

Has anyone had any luck with making an ISO of the Policenauts discs? I've tried MagicISO, cd2ISO, ISORecorder, and Infra Recorder, but I can't seem to build a valid ISO image.

In contrast, I can rip a CCD/IMG and a BIN/CUE of it just fine, but trying to convert those to ISO yields an invalid image that's non functional in any emulator or a real PS1 and crashes PS1 Renamer. Not really sure how to get this to convert ok and I was really hoping to get some images primed and ready well before the patch hit the net so that I'd be ready to rock the minute it rolls out.

I'm curious because I emailed the team and asked about the technical specs on the patch; ie. if it'll be compatible with rereleases of the game and what format the images should be ripped to, whereby I was informed that ISO (not BIN/CUE) would be the format of choice.

Also, PS1 Renamer doesn't recognize the Playstation The Best release of the game properly and labels it as the 3 disc release :( Time to file a bug report :(

Try using Alcohol 120%.

[Jorpho]

In contrast, I can rip a CCD/IMG and a BIN/CUE of it just fine, but trying to convert those to ISO yields an invalid image that's non functional in any emulator or a real PS1 and crashes PS1 Renamer.

It can be surprisingly tricky... Try converting the BIN/CUE using ISOBuster. Remember, an ISO image is made from the filesystem on the disc, and not the disc itself!

[ClassicGameTrader]

Oh Glorious Day!

Some of you may recall my "Bounty" thread about this exact topic. Needless to say, we should consider some of that generousity to the translation team for this daunting task!

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67420&highlight=policenauts

I can't believe this is FINALLY going to happen, how amazing!

[Cryomancer]

I know of a guy trying to translate Segagaga for DC but he has a problem with double-width fonts or some such technical hitch. Very sad. 8/

There's also a translation of Soul Hackers being worked on I beleive...Persona 2 innocent sin has a translation, just not one that's hacked into the game. There's some webpage with the whole text dump or whatnot somewhere. Sega CD shadowrun would be nice...

[Lemmi_Is_God]

what no love for the 3DO version? :)

[alec]

This is great news. When this patch is released it will be the only reason I could ever think of that would make me hook up my modded ps again. I'd rather see a Sega Saturn patch, but beggers can't be choosers.

[williewonka2k1]

Okay okay okay. I don't deal a lot with mods. I will die when this is released, but can someone tell me WHAT I will need in order to play it.

Do I need a modded PS1?
Do I need a Japanese version of Policenauts?


I would prefer to play this on console if possible, but could someone explain what I will have to do?

[CosmicMonkey]

You'll need an original copy of Policenauts and a Playstation (or PS2) that is capable of playing CD-Rs (modchip, bootdisk or Action Replay).

Rip game on PC to an ISO image. Apply the IPS patch to said ISO and burn.

There's lots of guides out there regarding ripping and burning Playstation games. Google is your friend.

[williewonka2k1]

Yes, thank you, I discovered google quite awhile ago. Thing is, I'd used google if I new what to look up. It's not as if ripping a game and then transfering it into an "ISO" image is second nature. I play games, I don't mod them, but thanks for the info.

[roushimsx]

It can be surprisingly tricky... Try converting the BIN/CUE using ISOBuster.

I tried that and it just generated a Mode2 BIN identical to the IMG that I had before. I'm going to pretty much call it quits until the patch comes out and they post specifically what they use. I kinda wish they'd just use BIN/CUE :(

Oh well, whenever the translation rolls out, I'll patch up some images and help spread the love so all y'all that ain't got it already can play it as well. Did some fucking around and it looks like it works peachy keen in pSX Emulator so there's a simple "plug n' play" solution out there for anyone that hasn't got a modded PS1/PS2 and doesn't much care for farting around with plugins for ESSSPSX/ePSXe/PSXeven/etc.

Unless you're on a Mac, in which case you get to have fun playing with PCSX. lol.


Try using Alcohol 120%.

I gave this another shot just for shits n' grins and it turned out that my problem was that I kept the subchannel data before. When I ripped it as a normal CD with no special options enabled it allowed me to rip to an ISO which worked peachy-keen-a-roo. Thanks for pushing me to give it another shot :)

p.s. Think your sig block is big enough? Jesus christ.

[Jorpho]

Dangit, now I'm pissed. I remember I knew how to do this once! There was some insidious trick with ISOBuster; it wouldn't work if you right-clicked the CD and tried to extract stuff, but it would work if your right-clicked the Session or the Track that contained the filesystem. Or something like that, or not.

Blargh! Anyone remember?

[theshizzle3000]

I know this is probably a ridiculous question, but does Policenauts follow anything reltated to the Metal Gear series?

[roushimsx]

Blargh! Anyone remember?

I'd fiddle around again and see, but I uninstalled it (and a half dozen other programs) once I got it working via Alcohol (which I've since uninstalled as well since I don't need it anymore; I swear to god this is the last time I rip a PS1 game to ISO). :(

Now I just have to play the waiting game...second half of the year can't come soon enough :(
(thank god I have Okami and Rogue Galaxy to tide me over)

[BocoDragon]

Nice! This will be great on my PSP :)

[InsaneDavid]

I know this is probably a ridiculous question, but does Policenauts follow anything reltated to the Metal Gear series?

No, with the exception that the videos of bipedal robots in Metal Gear Solid (when Otacon is talking about robotics and Metal Gear Rex) are from Policenauts. If anything it's more like Snatcher. Then again Snatcher basically said that the events in Metal Gear took place in the past.

[Hardcore]

p.s. Think your sig block is big enough? Jesus christ.

Yep, and He's great, ain't He?

All I need now is an .iso..mind sharing with me via PM? :D

[ClassicGameTrader]

Happiness Bump

[dairugger]

isnt meryl from metal gear solid in policenauts?

[Kid Fenris]

isnt meryl from metal gear solid in policenauts?

Different characters, same name and appearance. Kojima liked Meryl so much in Policenauts that he reused her for Metal Gear Solid.

[ClassicGameTrader]

So happy I just had to splurge on this here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160085373208&rd=1&rd=1

I have the Saturn Version but since the PS1 is getting the translation, went for this one.

[ClassicGameTrader]

Hey, we need to help the people at policenauts.net figure out this coding problem so that this patch comes out, c'mon people, we need this game to happen...

Lets help them out, calling all programmers!!!

[Sudo]

I've been waiting for this translation to come out for years, but it just seems like it's never going to happen, to be honest. I'm a huge Kojima fan and Snatcher is one of my favorite games of all time (in addition to the Metal Gear series) and nothing would please me more than to see this project come to fruition. It just seems like they've been stuck on the same issue for an indeterminate amount of time with no end in sight.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Funny... I thought this was declared vaporware a long time ago.

[dairugger]

Looks like it'll be released tomorrow night!

[Icarus Moonsight]

I hope so, this wait has been killing me... *grrr* Alllmmmoooossstttt theeeerree... :puppydogeyes:

[kupomogli]

This is cool. I'm currently playing through Snatcher on the Sega CD. Maybe I'll play this after.

I've also tried to patch a Playstation game(Brigandine Grand Edition,) using PPFomatic. I could never get the game to patch properly and translate, maybe changed from bin to iso improperly.

[exit]

I remember finish Snatcher in one sitting a few years back and kept on hearing about this game after, I'll have to check this out.

[dairugger]

It's Out!!

[fahlim003]

I believe it was stated in the past that the Saturn title would be getting the translation treatment in the future. Here's to hoping. I have both versions anyway so this is good news all the same. At least the light gun sections on PS1 can be played with the PS1 mouse. It's no light gun but it's faster and more accurate than the d-pad.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Funny... I thought this was declared vaporware a long time ago.

I'm glad to be proven wrong.

[VACRMH]

Awesome news :) Loading it up on my PSP now.

[CDiablo]

Friggin awesome......now I needs a modded PSX, I wish the Sat version would get done, but based on how long this took(no complaints) I dont see it before I am 6 feet under.

[Guy Bramsworth]

I played this some years ago. Great game. it's about time it's in English. Maybe somehow Konami will notice its popularity and suddenly decide to rerelease it in English.

[dairugger]

man ive been trying to patch my isos all day. keep getting errors saying "xd3_invalid_input (checksum) error.

i also tried using all versions of xdelta3.0u.x86-32.exe, but it says "xdelta3 input read failed not enough storage" before the windows closes really fast.

ive also been using isobuster to convert it to "extract cd image" to "raw bin/iso"

any help??

[Steve W]

This thread still hurts me. Several years back I came across a vendor at the local flea market that had Policenauts, some kind of special edition, for sale for a few bucks. Along with a Mega CD RPG (might have been Vay or Popful Mail) that the jewel case was empty, and a Saturn game. Well, it wasn't really a game, it was some kind of music idol replicated in polygons and dancing around to the music. I wanted the Mega CD, but with the damn disc inside, and I didn't have a modded PS1, so I bought the Saturn 'game'. Dammit, I hate myself for not knowing how rare that Policenauts was. But I didn't know anything about imports at the time. This thread coming back up is a painful reminder of my stupidity.

[ScourDX]

I have Policenauts PSX sitting in self which I bought for $2. Time to rip it. :D

[ClassicGameTrader]

Thank you god! Thank you JunkerHQ! Thank you Slowbeef! Thank you EVERYBODY!

August 24th 2009 will go down as one of my personal best days in gaming, even though I'm exhausted and won't try the game out until after work tomorrow.

Been waiting 13 years for this!

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Thank you god! Thank you JunkerHQ! Thank you Slowbeef! Thank you EVERYBODY!\

You are very welcome ;) And it means even more for me that the patch was released on my Policenauts site's 10 year anniversary!


man ive been trying to patch my isos all day. keep getting errors saying "xd3_invalid_input (checksum) error.

i also tried using all versions of xdelta3.0u.x86-32.exe, but it says "xdelta3 input read failed not enough storage" before the windows closes really fast.

ive also been using isobuster to convert it to "extract cd image" to "raw bin/iso"

any help??

Best way to deal with this is to NOT use isobuster! I have had problems with it and it is WAY easier to just use ImgBurn. It automatically recognizes the cd as a Playstation CD and makes the .iso file perfectly for you (just specify that you want to save it as an .iso file). after that, just throw it in the same folder as the xdelta software and the patches and run the .bat file and..voila!..patched discs!

[dairugger]

if your having problems converting your discs to isos go here:

http://forums.junkerhq.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2540&p=35402#p35402

worked for me!, seeme you have to do it through the dos command if you have a athlon processor.

[Ed Oscuro]

ImgBurn is greatness, everything else pales by comparison (although there's still use for Alcohol 52% now and then).

[Tempest]

As cool as this is, I don't have a modded PSX to play it on. If only they'd do the Saturn version, that I do have modded...

Tempest

[fahlim003]

While I get no sound in the opening cinematic, possibly thanks to not being able to record slower than 4x, the game works and looks fine. No glitches or errors up to the BCPD Shooting Range on Disc 1. It's been a long wait and it's worth it, not a bad game at all.

On that note it would be really nice to have the PS1 mouse. Otherwise the accuracy and overall difficulty of scoring well with the cursor/d-pad is high. It's a bit of a shame this would be the only game I could use it with, pardon Dezaemon Plus.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

As cool as this is, I don't have a modded PSX to play it on. If only they'd do the Saturn version, that I do have modded...

Tempest

Do you have a slim ps2? You could play it on that with not too much of a hassle...

[Tempest]

Do you have a slim ps2? You could play it on that with not too much of a hassle...
Nope. It's an old PS2 FAT. Why, does the slim have some nifty trick for playing copies? I've been thinking about getting one as my PS2 is starting to die.

Tempest

[LiquidPolicenaut]

For anyone with problems ripping the .isos and patching it, I posted a video on YouTube to help you along and make it nice and easy...

Policenauts Ripping and Patching Tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-NTiNIb0s&fmt=18)

[Jorpho]

Why, does the slim have some nifty trick for playing copies? I've been thinking about getting one as my PS2 is starting to die.Methinks a Google search for <ps2 softmod> will tell you all you need to know, eventually.

[mobiusclimber]

Can this be converted to play on a modded PSP after it's been patched?

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Can this be converted to play on a modded PSP after it's been patched?

Indeed it can!

[InsaneDavid]

On that note it would be really nice to have the PS1 mouse. Otherwise the accuracy and overall difficulty of scoring well with the cursor/d-pad is high. It's a bit of a shame this would be the only game I could use it with, pardon Dezaemon Plus.

Remember that the L1/R1 buttons will autolock your laser sight to the nearest target in that direction. Even for moving targets it can get you across the screen fast enough to make your shot. Also turn your cursor speed up to "Fast" in the options.

[fahlim003]

Remember that the L1/R1 buttons will autolock your laser sight to the nearest target in that direction. Even for moving targets it can get you across the screen fast enough to make your shot. Also turn your cursor speed up to "Fast" in the options.

Thanks for the reminder. Fastest cursor speed isn't a good thing though as to make a 10 hit requires dead-on accuracy with a suitable degree of finesse and or practice. Using the mouse makes far more sense and is far less challenging for scoring 10s.

[Tempest]

Thanks for the hint about the Softmod. I never knew that they had come up with a way to do this with the old fat PS2. Unfortunately it looks like you need a Action Replay device to make this work, so no Policenauts for me... :(

Tempest

[Kid Fenris]

Thanks for the hint about the Softmod. I never knew that they had come up with a way to do this with the old fat PS2. Unfortunately it looks like you need a Action Replay device to make this work, so no Policenauts for me... :(

Tempest

Is there some reason you can't run it in an emulator?

Tempest

[Vectorman0]

Is there some reason you can't run it in an emulator?

Tempest


Maybe he doesn't like emulators.

--Zero

[InsaneDavid]

Thanks for the reminder. Fastest cursor speed isn't a good thing though as to make a 10 hit requires dead-on accuracy with a suitable degree of finesse and or practice. Using the mouse makes far more sense and is far less challenging for scoring 10s.

Agreed, I use "Fast" - one step up from the normal setting, not the Fastest one.

[Tempest]

Maybe he doesn't like emulators.

--Zero
Hate them unless they're 100% necessary. Original equipment onry.

Tempest

[Jorpho]

"No emulator does Policenauts with 100% accuracy."
-- http://www.romhacking.net/trans/1422/

[InsaneDavid]

Just want to say again how awesome this game has been thus far. It also got me to pull my modded PS1 out of the closet and reacquaint myself with my favorite imports: vib-ribbon and Internal Section.

[Daria]

I've actually never played Snatcher. But this sounds like a great excuse to break out the debug station.

[duo_r]

holy crap! So There are several version of Policenauts for the PS1, which version works?

[Vlcice]

duo_r: I think all PS1 versions are compatible.

I've been enjoying this so far, though I'd forgotten how noticeable the PS1's dithering can get! It's too bad they didn't release a Saturn version too.