Professional translator, game programmer, Legends of Localization, EarthBound/MOTHER 3 guy, etc. https://legendsoflocalization.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/clydemandelin https://www.youtube.com/clydemandelin http://halito.tomato.game/about/https://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mjkmpx24as2wHey, out of this pile of movies, which ones should I do translation comparison articles about next? I've only done these two so far: legendsoflocalization.com/movies/15 Apr 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkmpx24as2whttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mji77re3fs2sI re-read this article of mine the other day and forgot how much more I could still add: https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/personal-pronouns-in-japanese/ Someday I'd like to write about Japanese second-person pronouns (words for "you") but it'll be a bit tougher due to needing pairs of characters rather than individuals14 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji77re3fs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mjgrrijz622z@sanewonko.bsky.social Say, do you know what happens if your inventory is completely full and Golbez gives you the crystal to defeat Golbez? I thought I read something about it a long time ago but I'm not really sure what happens - does it maybe just get forced into some item slot regardless?14 Apr 2026 06:44 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgrrijz622zhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3miudv57h2c2xI'm not streaming a FFIV translation comparison today, but I'm still planning on finishing it up this week! If you're curious, the scores currently are SNES: -1097 J2e fan translation: -1317 Namingway fan translation: -1100 For more details, see https://legendsoflocalization.com/videos/final-fantasy-iv-translation-comparison-stream-series/06 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3miudv57h2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mihdheor3k26https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/movies-the-wizard/ I've been seeing posts about The Wizard, that Nintendo-centric movie from like 35 years ago So here's a look at the Japanese translation of the movie!01 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihdheor3k26https://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mhgmh277jc2vThis could almost be a 5-7-5 screenshot haiku just need to find a good 7 for the middle19 Mar 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgmh277jc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mgswcwbhwk2sRE: those Japanese game industry quotes about English being "simplistic" due to pronouns, here's some related info: ● I / Me in Japanese https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/personal-pronouns-in-japanese/ ● Translations as "paintings" https://legendsoflocalization.com/media/misc/agm-interview-e.html ●日本語版 https://legendsoflocalization.com/media/misc/agm-interview-j.html11 Mar 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgswcwbhwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mgqixentyk2rTrying to stream on Twitch today but the dropped frames is too much so I'll just try to do it tomorrow instead, sorry everyone Tomorrow we'll be looking at some literary references in FF4 For now, there's a lot of cool stuff to read/see on my page here: https://legendsoflocalization.com/videos/final-fantasy-iv-translation-comparison-stream-series/10 Mar 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqixentyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mgfv3ffka22hFood Fight is back and on Hulu?!? This was THE show from 2000 that made me who I am today It caused a death in Japan after it aired and then it was locked away forever, never to be seen again until now [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfv3ffka22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mgdiedkuts2zSomtimes when I burp it sounds JUST like Master Belch in EarthBound, which means that now *I* am the master, Belch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-gvjtFBL805 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdiedkuts2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mg6sremouc2tAt the start of my streams, I tend to do mini-lessons about different topics Here's a look at some translation theory/concepts that non-translators might find insightful & interesting! https://youtu.be/axouPj58dms?t=295 #translation03 Mar 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6sremouc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mg3qo2pjik2xThe last three books about the Choctaw language & culture that I've bought have *ALL* turned out to be just AI-generated junk🤬 It's genuinely infuriating to see this careless nonsense happening, as it dilutes the actual language and culture and makes it harder for me to learn about my own humanity02 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qo2pjik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mfwred7qr22dIf you want to know what it's like to be an actual human translator translating a video game by human hand https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8fufren85t-axfdd5V8aoChUKPEiV_Vr28 Feb 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwred7qr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mfps2rbbls2sIf you've been following my FFIV translation streams, I've re-created that world map rotation bug via a custom Game Genie code, here's how it looked back in the '90s when I got it to happen naturally a few times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lHz1LTOPIA (Game Genie=DFDE-64AF, change "DF" for fun results!)25 Feb 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfps2rbbls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mfkghhpx722wI've always been fond of how poetic 散る "chiru" is, especially when it's used for the "noble death" meaning in Japanese entertainment23 Feb 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkghhpx722whttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mffcrkybv223The English word "yes" in Japanese can also mean "Jesus" https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/movies-ghostbusters/#religious-humor21 Feb 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffcrkybv223https://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mffajk35ek2lZelda is the talk of the town today so here's my contribution to the party! https://legendsoflocalization.com/articles/zelda3-zelda4-zelda64-names/21 Feb 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffajk35ek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mf62nqfsjc24I finally made a page for my FFIV project: https://legendsoflocalization.com/videos/final-fantasy-iv-translation-comparison-stream-series/18 Feb 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf62nqfsjc24https://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mf3zwlv5c227Earlier today during the FFIV stream I briefly mentioned the potential Choctaw origin for the word "okay" - here's a more detailed look if you want to read deeper: https://bymyart.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/the-choctaw-expression-okeh-and-the-americanism-okay/18 Feb 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3zwlv5c227https://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mf3l7vx5hk2nLots of Zero Wing talk today, so I'll drop these here too! ● ZERO WING had 32 secret endings in Japan only! https://legendsoflocalization.com/comparisons/zero-wing/endings/ ● A QUICK LOOK at Zero Wing's intro text in Japanese & English https://legendsoflocalization.com/comparisons/zero-wing/intro/17 Feb 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3l7vx5hk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3mer4nrb2ps2gIf you miss any of my Twitch streams about Final Fantasy IV, I also put them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8fufren85t-axfdd5V8aoChUKPEiV_Vr If you like retro games, Japanese, programming, or just being human, I think you'll like these streams13 Feb 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer4nrb2ps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/clydemandelin.bsky.social/post/3memi4gpm6k2qWe have stuff like this in English, like the word "bad", but I'm curious to know what other examples in English there are + what other examples there are in other languages Let me know!11 Feb 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:jlx5xa6sum35csdoupmtp7cl/app.bsky.feed.post/3memi4gpm6k2q