Translation: SRW Alpha Gaiden released

Louis Cypher · Post by **Louis Cypher** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:55 am

Out now! Get it while it's hot.

Relevant linkage: Aeon Genesis

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:46 am

Dammit Gideon, I was refreshing your site every half hour or so during all day just to post this on zboard.

SRWAG SRWAG SRWAG SRWAG SRWAG!!!!!!!

I KNEW IT WAS SOME SRW RELATED!!

I'll *find* a way to play it tomorrow!

HAIL THE ZHI!

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:55 am

Joe Camacho wrote:HAIL THE ZHI!

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:47 am

adventure_of_link wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:HAIL THE ZHI!

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:33 am

To those poor souls that haven't started playing this game, I recommend playing it on PSXemulator, instead of ePSXe.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:45 am

pSX is the shizzle.

SRW is also the shizzle.

Furthermore, Gideon is the shizzle.

Last but not least, Roy Focker is the shizzle.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:30 am

Fo shizzle.

Anyway, great job on the translation!

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:51 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.

No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:40 pm

Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.
No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).

Read the file inside the patch's compressed file.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:16 pm

Joe Camacho wrote:
Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.
No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).
Read the file inside the patch's compressed file.

Hmm, ok. I haven't got a copy of the actual game yet, so I haven't bothered downloading the patch yet (thus, I haven't read any kind of readme associated with it). I'll read it now, though.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:37 pm

I'm one step of getting MAZINKAISER.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:27 am

Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.
No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).

My unmodded PS1 is half-dead.
Prone to random reboots, making it basically unusable as a game system.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:09 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.
No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).
My unmodded PS1 is half-dead.
Prone to random reboots, making it basically unusable as a game system.

Yeah, that's why my modded PS1 is the shizzle: it's modded, and still works. I installed a new optic lense a while ago too; it works brilliantly. I'd say this PS1 will last at least another 8 years (here's hoping).

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:27 pm

repairs aren't mods...

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:43 pm

Got Mazinkaiser and Shin Getter Robo!!!

Also, I got upgraded Valks with Reactor Missiles, awesome!

And the R-1 Custom, even if I don't have an idea why I got it, it's supposed to be a secret unit.

Post by **grinvader** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:45 pm

funkyass wrote:repairs aren't mods...

It's mod[chipp]ed and repaired to live longer. Kinda like mine.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:58 pm

funkyass wrote:repairs aren't mods...

?? I bought it unmodded. Then some time later I installed a modchip. Then sometime later the optic lens raped itself. Then sometime later I installed a new optic lens.

What grin said.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:59 am

oh good, both of my playstations are modded so they'll live longer as well

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:24 am

Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
Franky wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:pSX is the shizzle.
No, my modded PS1 is the shizzle.
Here's hoping that the translation was tested on real hardware, and not most predominantly on emulators (haven't played it yet, though I will be able to soon enough).
My unmodded PS1 is half-dead.
Prone to random reboots, making it basically unusable as a game system.
Yeah, that's why my modded PS1 is the shizzle: it's modded, and still works. I installed a new optic lense a while ago too; it works brilliantly. I'd say this PS1 will last at least another 8 years (here's hoping).

Unless the power supply starts to fail like mine did?

Joe Camacho wrote:Got Mazinkaiser and Shin Getter Robo!!!

Also, I got upgraded Valks with Reactor Missiles, awesome!

And the R-1 Custom, even if I don't have an idea why I got it, it's supposed to be a secret unit.

Mmmmm, reaction missiles. Nuke 'em till they glow!

(Macross uses reaction missiles because it made good logical sense to be using nukes, but good guys can't use nukes on japanese TV.
But thermonuclear reaction weaponry, THAT's okay.)

I dunno about the R-1. Tell you when I get there.
Is it just me, or is SRWAG lacking a bit in english-language info.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:02 am

Gil_Hamilton wrote:Unless the power supply starts to fail like mine did?

original or PSone?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:22 am

Man, I started a mission with Mazinkaiser and Shin Getter Robo, they are BEASTS.

Awesome weaponry, good evade and armor, hell, even Mazinkaiser has stock HP regen. Both are using a part that gives 30% EN regen.

And yeah, in Gamefaqs there is only a two guides, one is incomplete and the other has covered the hard route.

There is also a secret unit faq, which states that the author doesn't know how to get the R-1 Custom.

At the Penny Arcade Forum there is a topic about SRWAG, one of the posts has a breakdown of the routes and how to get special units and skill points, still it doesn't say a thing about the R-1 Custom.

My guess is that you can only get it on the easy route, I have 10 or less skill points.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:26 am

adventure_of_link wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Unless the power supply starts to fail like mine did?
original or PSone?

7000 series.
First of two DualShock-packaged models, last revision to have the "gameshark" port(but no system link port).

I'm actually not SURE it's in the power supply. It's just a best guess.

At random intervals, the screen will flash white, and the system drops back to the BIOS logo sequence.

Suppose it could be an intermittent short, or a bad video chip, or... whatever.
If I could find a PS with a bad drive, I could swap power boards and confirm.

If it were the slimline, I'd've long since tested a different AC adapter.

ZH/Franky · Post by **ZH/Franky** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:20 pm

Mine's the scph-7502 version.

Unless the power supply starts to fail like mine did?

I don't think this power suppy will be going anytime soon. And if it does, I can just install a new one (I've seen them for dirt cheap, ~£5).
OR if I can't get a new power supply when/if my current one fails, I'll just use my modded PS2

(until I can get my hands on a new PS1 power supply)

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:23 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:Unless the power supply starts to fail like mine did?
original or PSone?
7000 series.
First of two DualShock-packaged models, last revision to have the "gameshark" port(but no system link port).

eh.. what

do you mean the parallel port and the link cable port?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:28 pm

STOP POLLUTING A SUPER ROBOT WARS THREAD.

I should finish this game ASAP, I need to recover all the lost time writting my thesis!

But, I need to play it again, for a harder difficulty and taking different routes, this is painful.