Posted by: Moonblast Nov 17 2013, 06:01 PM
So I found this bootleg of Emerald version on YouTube, and after a little digging, I've been playing it myself. There's an ongoing LP of it, but I only watched the first few minutes of the first episode, because I want to experience this completely blind.
Seriously, these "translations" are beautiful (click to showhide)
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/TitleScreen_zps4b09cbe5.png.html
The title screen is already promising.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/DoctorOdd_zps8c766584.png.html
Professor Birch has at least two names in this game. One is this, and the other is seen in the next three screenshots.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Frog_zpscb63c228.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Fbird_zps6f8ed6f4.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Wmon_zpsa362a095.png.html
Here's the starter choices. I'd already decided beforehand that I wanted Treecko Frog.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Yell_zps211ec1ec.png.html
Erat attacks by yelling at us! Whatever shall we do?
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/PantsChild_zps8e6fcd35.png.html
PantsChild is my new favorite trainer class.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/NeedleRat_zps8ebccb07.png.html
Like Professor Birch, Zigzagoon has multiple names, and neither of them describe it properly. Really, does that look like a rat to you?
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Catchyou_zpsb62e7d47.png.html
I like to interpret this as Daofu trying to hit on me.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Coat_zps384747bb.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Coat2_zpsbcdb2eca.png.html
Scott poses a strange question.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Key_zpsccddcd4b.png.html
HIT TO KEY
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/TheGame_zps94c3d3d1.png.html
He breaks the fourth wall, and makes me lose The Game.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Fmon_zpsf24445e9.png.html
Pokedex entries don't seem to have much to them. This is the entirety of Shroomish's entry.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/OldWater_zpsceea19ea.png.html
The city of Old Water welcomes you!
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/CorrectlyTranslatedMaybe_zpseca7d6f6.png.html
I'm not sure whether this was properly translated by some miracle, or the original Japanese version of the game already had this menu in English.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/DragonStoneMedal_zps3b114661.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Nike_zps5fa048ff.png.html
The names of the badges may actually be an improvement.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/TennisMaid_zps74bd7e2b.png.html
PantsChild is still my favorite, but TennisMaid is pretty great too.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/EasyChat_zps6413b952.png.html
And here's what became of the easy chat system. They just didn't care.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/BlackOut_zps65635d34.png.html
I have a habit of challenging Brawly before I'm ready, and I'm not sure why I never learn from this mistake. But it was worth it, to see this oddly poetic interpretation of "Alice whited out!".
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Thief_zps5b6f329f.png.html
For fun, I decided to see what would happen if I tried to catch a trainer's Pokemon. The Department of Redundancy Department would be proud.
http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Pink_zpsc1386f76.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Tiny_zps2c454ae1.png.html http://s1059.photobucket.com/user/EXEC_HARMONIOUS/media/Chinese%20Emerald/Kathy_zps986dee05.png.html
Finally, here's my favorite renamed Pokemon. I caught a Cascoon just for the name, and would have caught an Abra if I could have found a female.
Posted by: jennyhannb Jan 29 2018, 09:58 PM
I think so!
EDIT: no spam
Posted by: ghostish May 20 2018, 11:24 AM
hehehehe I love the pokemon names. Kathy absolutely kills me.
Posted by: NEC Sep 11 2020, 12:22 PM
ive played that before '.'
it kind of got boring as i kept playing though
Posted by: Julie Wolffang Jan 24 2021, 08:48 PM
Honestly, it's probably miles better than Vietnamese Crystal. Such poetic translations. XD
In all seriousness though, that bit of me on the inside is just crazy enough to really want to give it a try because I'm a bit of a sap for bootleg games. They always seem to offer some of the most diamond in the rough kind of material to laugh at and maybe even quote.
Posted by: FitBoy01 Jan 4 2023, 11:10 PM
QUOTE(Moonblast @ Nov 17 2013, 06:01 PM)
So I found this bootleg of Emerald version on YouTube, and after a little digging, I've been playing it myself. There's an ongoing LP of it, but I only watched the first few minutes of the first episode, because I want to experience this completely blind.
Me too looked for this rom online for a long time and couldn't find it. This Pokemon rom was covered by a few YouTubers between 2014 and 2015. I came close to finding it through a site called "vizzed.com" where they say you can play it online under the title "Pocket Monster - Pokemon Emerald at (https://thefoodiegeek.net/pokemon-emerald-rare-candy-cheats/)". Nintendo took it down.
Any links I discovered were dead. Is anyone in possession of this rom?