Partial Translation for Sega's Sakura PC website

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Jon Stern (kayama@SNET.NET)
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:07:37 -0500


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Date:         Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:07:37 -0500
From: Jon Stern <kayama@SNET.NET>
Subject:      Partial Translation for Sega's Sakura PC website

Here's what I could translate from Sega's pc site for Sakura Taisen
<http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/pc/sakura/home.html>. Please keep in
mind that I have no formal education in Japanese.

Special Decision Version Reservation Information Desk!
(or something - that's probably wrong, but it's unimportant)

Painted Poster Present for all those who are the first to make a reservation

(C) SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD.,1996, 1999

(C) RED 1996

IllustratorFYASUSHI YAMAGUCHI

Finally, Sakura Taisen can be played on a personal computer!!

The dramatic adventure "Sakura Taisen," boasting explosive popularity, will
be released with pride.

We believe that, now that this title, up to this point only able to be
played on game-specific machines, is being ported to PC, all those PC users
who until now did not have the chance to experience it will be able to enjoy
it. Furthermore, in order to satisfy all those users who were also able
to
play the consumer version.... (something about thoroughness and raising
to
perfection ^_^;)

- Complete graphics upgrade for PC
As you know, personal computer (monitors) differ from TV monitors;
furthermore, higher resolution graphics are possible. For that purpose,
in
bringing it to PC, we have expended much effort to increase the resolution
in the Adventure Part and Battle Part.

- Big scale addition of voice with additional after-recording
Along with the graphics, this time there is additional voice for
conversation dialogue with a big scale volume-up. Those newly-recorded
parts are provided for from eight to ten more key scenes within the story,
and numerous dialogues that until now were only displayed in text will be
lip-synched and "spoken volubly!"

(The next section talks about the limited edition ball point pen that ncs
mentions. After that are the hardware requirements.)

             Required Recommended
OS Windows 95 or 98 Windows 95 or 98
CPU Pentium 133Mhz or higher Pentium 166Mhz or higher
Memory 32MB or higher 64MB or higher
HD Space 200MB or higher
CD (3 discs) 4X or higher

Release Date: Scheduled Release April 1999
Price: ƒX,800. - (tax not included) First time limited edition (or something)

Ever get the feeling that Sega and RED _want_ people to import Sakura games,
despite whatever information they may give to the contrary? Consider the
fact that while on the back of the Sakura Taisen case it said "For sale
and
use only in Japan," the back of Sakura Taisen 2 only indicates "that the
software is for Japanese Sega Saturn, V-Saturn or Hi-Saturn." Furthermore,
this page indicates that Windows 95 or 98 is the required OS, and not
Windows 95-J. Then again, they might not refer to it as Windows 95 _-J_,
but simply as Windows 95 in Japan.

Lando <kayama@snet.net>
Please check out my Sakura Taisen translations (such as they are) at
<http://pages.cthome.net/Kayama/> and let me know what you think.

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