SYLVAN TALE
ENGLISH TRANSLATION V1.01
Copyright 2001 by Aeon Genesis
http://agtp.romhack.net

ToC

1.About Sylvan Tale
2.Patch History
3.Patch Credits
4.Known Issues
5.Application Instructions
6.About the Two Patches
7.Mini-FAQ

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1.About Sylvan Tale
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Sylvan Tale is a recently-dumped Game Gear action/RPG released by
Sega in Japan in 1995. The game can be described sort of as the middle
ground between Zelda and Alundra. It details the adventures of Zetts
as he journeys to protect the Six Droplets of Sylvalant.

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2.Patch History
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Sylvan Tale was dumped in February of 2001, after which I quickly
looked into the project. After speaking briefly with Shih Tzu and Dave
of Gaijin, both of whom had contributed to getting the game dumped, I
began working on the project. Two months later, it is as you see :)

The translation process of this was actually very interesting. I gave
the script to MO to work on while I built the kanji table for Yuu Yuu
Tokubetuhen. MO ended up posting the script with his opinions on his
board, requesting second opinions from various translators. As a
result, technically, the script that sits in the game is a result of
the combined efforts of four collaborating translators :)

I believe Sylvan Tale currently holds the record for shortest
turn-around time between dumping and a translation :) If the dump were
an actual game release in Japan, I doubt that even official companies
could have produced a localization of the same quality in such a short
period of time.

September 8, 2001- v1.01 release.
Changes a few words, adds a line.

April 19, 2001- Initial v1.00 release.

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3.Patch Credits
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THE SYLVAN TALE TEAM
Gideon Zhi - Project leader, lead romhacker
Shih Tzu - Scriptwriter, Romhacker, script opinions
MO - Translator

SPECIAL THANKS
Akujin, Jair - Script opinions.
Dave of Gaijin - Helped get the game dumped :)

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4.Known Issues
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-There are three sets of *cough* runes on the map screens which have
not been touched. ^_^

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5.Application Instructions
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Make sure to have a backup of your ROM before applying the patch!
Using SNESTool, choose "Use IPS" and follow the onscreen instructions.

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6.About the Two Patches
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The two patches are interchangable. The only difference between them
is that the "stmusic.ips" patch replaces the annoying status screen
music with the slab shrine music, which is much more pleasant ^_^

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7.How to Play
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STANDARD CONTROLS:

ARROW KEYS - Move Zetts
BUTTON 1 - Attack/Talk/Accept
BUTTON 2 - Push/Pull/Cancel
START - Opens menu