Writings

Learning Japanese
I’m often asked about how one should go about learning the language, or how one should go about becoming a translator. To answer these questions quicker and to help save me from constantly repeating myself, I wrote up a little something that I hope is helpful. I still need to write Part 2, but for now, here is the first part. If you’re thinking about learning the language, definitely give it a read!

• Becoming a Professional Japanese->English Translator, Part 1
• Becoming a Professional Japanese->English Translator Part 2 (tba)
• Why “Wa” and “Ga” Ruin Lives

MOTHER / EarthBound-related Articles and Translations
I’m always translating (or wanting to translate) the plethora of interviews and articles out there about the EB/MOTHER games, but I rarely get the time. For now, here is a list of some things of interest that I have translated. Some very neat stuff in here.

• Information about a MOTHER 4
• Itoi MOTHER 1+2 Interview, Part 1
• Itoi MOTHER 1+2 Interview, Part 7 (this is the Giygas rape thing)
• Yes, Tony is Gay. And Mr. Saturn is Innocent
• A MOTHER 2 Debug Staff Member Talks
• The Three Natagiri Women (summary)
• The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty

Shigesato Itoi Stuff
This dude is smart and interesting, but there’s a lack of English-language stuff on him. Every so often, I’ll translate some of his journal posts or whatever else I come across that seems especially interesting.

• A Message from 9 Years in the Past
• January 22, 2008: Casinos and Montreal!
• January 23, 2008: Cold Weather and Modern Communications
• Jan. 24, 2008: Job Enthusiasm and the Beatles
• Jan. 25, 2008: Heading Back to Japan
• Jan. 26, 2008: Speaking Different Languages
• Jan. 27, 2008: Passage of Time
• Jan. 28, 2008: Strawberry Jam and Craziness
• Jan. 29, 2008: Skating and Stuff
• Jan. 30, 2008: Gum and Late Night Stuff
• Leap Day Itoi
• The Knit Cap Man
• Itoi’s Thoughts (Mar. 12, 2008)
• Itoi’s Thoughts (Apr. 10, 2008)
• Itoi’s Thoughts (June 2, 2008)
• Intense Battle

Retro Game/Nostalgia Stuff:

• Revisiting Makai Mura / Ghosts n Goblins

Misc. Stuff
Sometimes I just write pure nonsense. Here is some of it.

• Comparing Apples and Oranges! - You’ll never guess who wins!
• The RPG Cape - looking at an overused element (cliche?) in old RPGs
• EarthBound Keychain Adventures! Episode 8 - A weird random thing I did one day