(TW: transphobia) is it too much to ask for right wing fan translators to NOT stick slurs into their work? /BYQDFe0FLs The use of the word ‘tranny,’ widely considered to be a slur against transgender individuals, was brought to widespread attention by Hardcore Gaming 101 writer Kurt Katala, who accused the translation of “transphobia.” This is the only line of dialogue spoken by the character, and thus far the only instance of the word discovered in the translation. Soon after the release of the ROM hack, some social media users took note of one particular line of dialogue, encountered when the player talks to an NPC named Kemeko who asks the player how she should reveal to her boyfriend that she is a “tranny.” The hack replaced the Japanese script with an English translation provided by veteran translator ‘Tom,’ also known by his Twitter handle who has provided fan translations for over 50 Japan-exclusive games, including Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, Ihatovo Monogatari, and Last Bible III. On January 25 th, the game was made accessible to a more global audience thanks to the release of an English language ROM hack courtesy of programmer DDSTranslations. Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Juurokubee no Karakuri Manjigatame was originally released in 1994 for the SNES, and like most of the Ganbare Goemon series, the game never saw a release outside of Japan. Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Ī prominent fan translator of Japanese video games has announced that he will no longer contribute his time to future translations after receiving a wave of harassment from Western social media users for an accurate translation of a joke referring to transgender individuals.Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window).

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