Neon Genesis Evangelion Girlfriend Of Steel English Translation

Released by CheeseburgerFreedomMan over on Segaxtreme at the end of last month, a full English translation of the Neon Genesis Evangelion dating game Girlfriend Of Steel has made second impact on the SEGA Saturn! This dating spin-off was released by the Evangelion’s own animation studio Gainax exclusively for Japanese computers in 1997, and then about a year later on Saturn and Playstation (also only in Japan).

CheeseburgerFreedomMan says, “The translation was produced using the existing English PSP patch [released by Mugi in 2023] as the primary script reference, with extensive additional work required to adapt the dialogue, menus, graphics, scene data, and two-disc structure to the Sega Saturn release.”

He stresses that, “THIS PROJECT USES LLMs. I want nothing more than for there to be a fully human-coded alternative to this project that’s on par with or better in every way. This is my first ever translation. I understand that some people may not like that I used GenAI, but this was just a fun project that I wanted to share with others.“

FEATURES​

• English dialogue throughout Disc 1 and Disc 2
• Translated dialogue choices and menus
• Translated location names
• Translated save/load interface text
• English text manually reformatted for the Saturn’s original dialogue graphics
• Font sizing and spacing adjusted to fit the Saturn version cleanly
• Numerous menu alignment and centering corrections
• Two-disc progression preserved
• Ending sequences preserved
• Ending credits confirmed working on original Sega Saturn hardware
• Tested on both emulators and real Saturn hardware
• SAROO-compatible

It’s also important to note that this is one of very few Saturn multi-disc games that requires swapping to the next disc while the console is on. CheeseburgerFreedomMan says:

“When Disc 1 reaches the disc-change point, the Saturn returns to the system’s CD-player screen. At this point:

1. Do not reset or power off the Saturn.
2. Change from Disc 1 to Disc 2.
3. Resume the game.

When performed correctly, Disc 2 should continue directly into the next scene. You should not normally see the Disc 2 opening/title sequence during this transition.”

To download the patch, as well as all the patching instructions, visit CheeseburgerFreedomMan‘s original post here. He’s also included instructions on running multi disc setups on Saroo.

He says no game-breaking issues are currently known in the final v1.0 build. Because this game contains a very large number of individually rendered dialogue objects, minor spacing or visual inconsistencies may still exist. If you encounter any issues, like untranslated dialogue, incorrect wording or badly compressed text, please get a screenshot and report the issue to him on Segaxtreme.