GlitterBerri's Game Translations

Pokémon time! Did you know that…

• A skateboard item was planned for inclusion in Pokémon Gold & Silver?

• This item would have allowed you to get up ledges?

• An unused movement type that may correspond to the Skateboard can still be found in the game’s code?

Investigate here!

In 1993, Nintendo of Japan published an official Star Fox guidebook that contained the game’s little-known original backstory, along with:

• Two unique characters that never appeared in anything else
• Original illustrations by Benimaru Itoh, whose Star Fox and Metroid comic serializations appeared in Nintendo Power
• A canon that was later scrapped with the series reboot of Star Fox 64

Blast off into gaming history here!

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 1 - Link, Tetra, Ganondorf, & The King

Part 2 - The Pirates, Aryll, & The Elemental Spirits

Part 3 - The Sages, The Rito, & The Koroks

Part 4 - The Outset Islanders

Part 5 - The Windfall Islanders

Part 6 - Tingle, Zephos, & Cyclos

Part 7 - The Fairies, Koboli, Salvage Corp, Etc.

Part 8 - Moblins, Chuchus, & Bokoblins

Part 9 - The Bosses

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 1 - Link, Tetra, Ganondorf, & The King

Part 2 - The Pirates, Aryll, & The Elemental Spirits

Part 3 - The Sages, The Rito, & The Koroks

Part 4 - The Outset Islanders

Part 5 - The Windfall Islanders

Part 6 - Tingle, Zephos, & Cyclos

Part 7 - The Fairies, Koboli, Salvage Corp, Etc.

Part 8 - Moblins, Chuchus, & Bokoblins

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 1 - Link, Tetra, Ganondorf, & The King

Part 2 - The Pirates, Aryll, & The Elemental Spirits

Part 3 - The Sages, The Rito, & The Koroks

Part 4 - The Outset Islanders

Part 5 - The Windfall Islanders

Part 6 - Tingle, Zephos, & Cyclos

Part 7 - The Fairies, Koboli, Salvage Corp, Etc.

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 1 - Link, Tetra, Ganondorf, & The King

Part 2 - The Pirates, Aryll, & The Elemental Spirits

Part 3 - The Sages, The Rito, & The Koroks

Part 4 - The Outset Islanders

Part 5 - The Windfall Islanders

Part 6 - Tingle, Zephos, & Cyclos

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Fox’s release by reading about the developers’ memories and trivia behind the making of the game! Did you know that…

• In addition to the Japanese staff, 5 British employees worked on the game, some of whom chose to stay on in Japan?

• Koji Kondo took a number of factors into account for when it came to designing the sound for the new 3D environment, such as object distance and how the atmosphere would affect the hum of the engine?

• A fight once broke out amongst the staff about whether the tails of the stingrays that appear in Sector Y should bend or not?

Full article here!

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 5 - The Windfall Islanders

Wind Waker Developer Commentary 3 & 4

Read never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker in this newly translated designer commentary.

Part 3 - The Sages, The Rito, & The Koroks

Part 4 - The Outset Islanders

Now that my work with Hyrule Historia is over, please join me as I catch up with my website and translate never-before-seen trivia, facts, and little-known concept art from the development of The Wind Waker.

Part 1 - Link, Tetra, Ganondorf, & The King

Part 2 - The Pirates, Aryll, & The Elemetal Spirits