Bulk Slash English Fan Translation / Twin Sticks Patch Released!

UPDATE: A small update was made to the translation patch. This will change the header file’s region from every region at once to Japan only, which should prevent Mednafen from getting confused and setting itself to a U.S. BIOS, thus enabling Mednafen users to play the patched game without having to turn off their emulator’s auto region patching.

Finally, after several months of waiting, and many iterations, today we can proudly announce the release of the Bulk Slash English Translation / Twin Sticks Saturn patch!

This patch will:

• Translate all menu and dialogue text into English.
• Add English dubbed voices for all the Navigators.
• Change all endings into English dubbed voice acting.
• Change the credits to display in English, and add additional credits for the translation team/voice actors.
• Add support for the Sega Saturn Twin Sticks peripheral.

For those of you unfamiliar with Bulk Slash, you control Chris, an SDF Fighter Pilot, who along with several other inhabitants of the world Blau, get fed up with their mistreatment at the hands of Gardona and his army, and engage in a coup d’état against them. Your mission is to fight your way through several levels of turmoil to fight for your freedom, and eventually end up in a winner takes all battle with your childhood rival and friend, Reezen Ravia.

You are not alone though! Along with your trusty ship, you are aided by several Navigators you can pick up along the way! They are your lifeline, and you will slowly develop relationships with your Navigator of choice along the way:

For the longest time, the story and most of what the Navigators were saying was locked behind a metaphorical language barrier, only being able to be enjoyed by those in Japan. Now, thanks to an amazing team of developers and voice actors, the west can now enjoy this game just as if it was localized all those years ago..

We want to give a major shout out to all those involved in the project, as if it weren’t for them, none of this would be possible!:

Project Lead, Translator, Voice Director – Greg Moore
Script Editors – Dan “Danthrax” Myers, Chanh “Burntends” Nguyen, Chris “Ghaleon Unlimited” Hatala
Code Insertion, Video Editor – Mamdouh “Mampfus” Maduar
Graphics and Font Editor, Tile Setter, Manual Layout – Dan “Danthrax” Myers
Talent Scout, Community Manager – Chanh “Burntends” Nguyen
Reverse Engineer, Developer – Knight0fDragon
Recreated Musical Score – Jiggle85, Jiggle85’s brother, and Shadowmask
Recreated Sound Effects – Shadowmask
Audio Engineers – Mamdouh “Mampfus” Maduar, Greg Moore, Shadowmask
Edited Bulk Slash Logo in the Manual – SaturnDave
Original Japanese Manual Scan – Chris “Ghaleon Unlimited” Hatala

Download the Bulk Slash Fan Translation / Twin Sticks Patch.
Mirror download link.

Developer links:

Read the development history:

https://segaxtreme.net/threads/bulk-slash-english-localization-project.24794/

Join the localization team’s Discord server:

https://discord.gg/NUQTQJPZD9

Watch livestreams debuting each of the game’s navigators’ English voices:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6nyAE1kd1uDOiWFxG3U_nZRESHaXCjS

Main contact email:

Bulk_Slash_translation@online.de

Twitter handles of some of the team members:

@lacquerleaks (Laquerware)
@Danbo_4 (Danthrax)
@burntends2 (Burntends)
@JonGeorgievski (Shadowmask)
@Real_Mampfus (Mampfus)

Instructions on how to patch your copy of Bulk Slash:

1. Rip your Bulk Slash disc using Imgburn or your preferred disc ripper:

2. Download the Sega Saturn Patcher by Knight0fDragon (If you don’t have it installed already, make sure to download and install .NET 5.0 (Download .NET 5.0 (Linux, macOS, and Windows):

3. Un-zip and run the SegaSaturnPatcher.exe:

4. When the program is opened, click on, “Select Saturn Game”.

5. Then, another button will appear titled, “CD Image”, click on that as well:

6. A file select window will open. Then select the Bulk Slash.cue file you’d like to patch:

7. Once the .cue loads into the program, select the, “+ Game Patch (SSP)” Button:

8. Another file select screen will appear, now select the Bulk Slash (English).ssp file you just downloaded:

9. Once it loads into the Sega Saturn Patcher, confirm you are using the correct patch, then select, “Build Image” in the bottom right corner:

10. The file explorer should open, prompting you to save the newly patched file. You can select several disc formats, but we recommend .bin/.cue for general compatibility with ODEs or disc burning software. Select a directory to save the patched Bulk Slash files to (We recommend a separate directory from your ripped original copy):

11. It will take a little to patch your original ripped disc image. Once it’s complete, the program will tell you the patching process was successful:

12. Load all the files onto a blank disc image / an ODE (Optical Drive Emulator) / your favourite Saturn emulator, and enjoy!: