There is another handful of English patches using AI tools for the second week of November, including two separate patches for the same game. Here’s a quick look at all of them:
Assault Suit Leynos 2
v1.0 by Ryanm8 (Nov. 5, 2026)
v1.0 by KoolFiller (Nov. 6, 2026)
AI-assisted
Starting things off, we got not one but two separate English patches being released within a day of each other. Developed by NCS and published by Masaya Games, Assault Suit Leynos 2 is a Saturn-exclusive 2D side-scrolling mech game released only in Japan in 1997. Both patches use AI tools to implement the translated in-game script directly from the 2023 City Connection Saturn Tribute re-release.
“The project started without the use of AI, but later on I used it to help with cracking the compression and decrypting the Switch release,” Ryanm8 said.
While Ryanm8‘s patch translates the text, KoolFiller‘s patch uses the same font styles from the pc release, as well as adding some QOL improvements to make things easier for newcomers. “AI was used for hacking purposes,” KoolFiller said. “There were just a couple of untranslated menu strings in the “tribute” version. Other than that, the menu’s translation comes straight from the ‘tribute,’ except for very minor edits like changing ‘Hold Down button’ to ‘Hold button down’ for clarification.”
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
v0.1-beta by Princeendo (Nov. 7, 2026)
AI-assisted with Claude
Next up is Capcom‘s 1995 head-to-head mech fighting game Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness, a spinoff of the three-player arcade beat ’em up Armored Warriors. This is the third Capcom fighter on Saturn that Princeendo has released a beta patch for recently. Every pilot’s story, versus win quotes and endings have all been translated using the English arcade script. The three Saturn-only pilots use a new translation. Also translated are all the menus and the boot warning you get if there isn’t enough space to save the game.
Marica: Shinjitsu no Sekai
v0.025-beta by Evoco (Nov. 8, 2026)
Machine translated script
AI-assisted
Developed by Feycraft, and published by Victor Soft in 1997, Marica: Shinjitsu no Sekai (The World of Truth) is an anime-style turn-based RPG that never left Japan. Hacker Evoco released an early build of their patch to the public for testing they made using AI tools not only to translate the text but also the audio. “The project uses AI-assisted translation and ElevenLabs-generated English voices,” Evoco said. “I manually edit and trim each recording in Audacity, prepare the replacement files and test everything in-game. It’s still a work in progress, with some rough edges. Feedback, corrections and encouragement are always welcome — especially if you know Japanese or have experience with the game.”
Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV
v1.2 by Tooncesoft (Nov. 9, 2026)
Machine translated script
AI-assisted with Claude
Released earlier this month and updated this week, another English patch for Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV showed up, this time by hacker Tooncesoft. Not to be confused with Pzapzap’s beta patch released last month, this one is a complete release that translates everything except the title logo, staff names, song lyrics and the hidden developer menu. This patch also saves your game at the end of the first disc, no longer needing to hot swap over to the second disc while the console is turned on. “Claude was used for everything, with a human-reviewed script and many passes for consistency,” Tooncesoft said.
Super Tempo
v0.9.1-beta by Retroplayingbcn (Nov. 12, 2026)
Machine translated script
AI-assisted with Claude
Co-developed by Red Company and Aspect, and published by MediaQuest in 1998, the third and final Tempo game, Super Tempo, received a beta English patch from hacker RetroPlayingBCN yesterday. Everything is now in English, including most of the graphics that contain Japanese text. As far as known issues go, RetroPlayingBCN said, “The ranking banner of the ending and the note columns of the final boss arena are still in Japanese. One tester reported a hang after the final boss on real hardware with a SAROO cartridge.”
*After this patch was released, hacker Exxistance said that they also have been working on an English patch for Super Tempo — and human translator Wiredcrackpot already completed the whole script. “I’ve been lazy with redrawing the textures,” Exxistance said. “But the beauty of this is that I also don’t feel the pressure to rush it out.”
Like always, you can keep up to date with all of Saturn’s translation patches and ongoing projects with Privateye’s list here on the SHIRO! website.
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