Hoping to make your life's design a bit more dynamic!

So this isn't remotely near done yet, but most of the hacking is! I've tricked the game into using an 8x16 font for certain bytes while an 8x8 font for the others, and I'm working on expanding menus. All of the system text has been translated and reinserted, but almost none of the main dialog.

Before/After


And in tandem...


Not settled on the font, but since the game's based on a manga I figured I'd use something cartoony.

As for the game itself, it's an adventure game (point and click style with items and suchlike) married to a turn-based RPG. It's nifty! And the music is good.

I'm liking that "cartoony" font!

Now with more window expansion.


... except where expansion isn't really possible:


Edit: Now with expanded equip screen. Before and after...

Not 100% satisfied with the layout, but it'll do for now. I can move basically every element of it, though repositioning the graphs is tricky 'cuz there's some palette stuff going on outside of the actual variable placement array. And yes, "Attack Item" and "Defense Item" will end up as Weapon and Armor respectively, or some similes thereof.

This almost looks like a combination between Phantasy Star Adventure and Shin Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-tachi no Banka (gameplay being like PSA and graphics like Kunio-tachi). I've never actually heard of this game and nor have I seen it listed on AGTP's project list, but it appears to be interesting at first glance. I didn't know that the Snes had any text based adventure games like PSA.

By the way, a random kind of off topic question about another project while I'm here: For the Ys V translation, will there be two patches made (one for the original Ys V and the other for Expert) or just one that will work for both (or only one)? I'm just curious. It certainly would be nice to be able to play both in English. Regardless, I'm thankful to see that you've taken on this awesome game. I'm looking forward to this release most of all along with Rejoice: Aretha Oukoku no Kanata. And also Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo. There's already a completed translation for that game, but it contains a few bugs and untranslated text. It's still fully playable though.

Rejoice is coming, at some point, promise you that, though it may not be quite in the way you expect, if I have my druthers. Can't say more than that at present.
Fire Emblem is also coming, but that one's further out. It needs heavy editing. I may have an interested party though.
Re: Ys 5, no plans for Expert right now. It probably wouldn't be *too* difficult, but the game would need to be completely rehacked, and even porting code over is more than I've got time for.

Actually me and a number of my friends would be much rejoiced if the SRW Alpha project would come to present itself soon enough. Might we get a specific day for its release?

Please do not think I'm hastening you, we're just curious.

I'll provide a specific day for its release if you can provide me with a sure-fire path to unlimited wealth. In other words, I can't give you what you ask for because such a thing simply does not exist. It'll be done when it's done.

I'm sure Google can tell you many ways to obtain unlimited wealth (illegally)!
But then you run the risk of being sentenced to several times your life expectancy in jail, so maybe that isn't "sure-fire".

This is out now, fwiw. Spiel follows.

Translation Release: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SNES)
Aeon Genesis has released a complete translation for the SNES RPG based on Stardust Crusaders, the third arc of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga. The game is fairly short and is of the approximate quality one would expect from a license cash-in, but it’s an interesting diversion. The readme contains some gameplay tips, so be sure to peruse!
Relevant Linkage: Aeon Genesis

Congrats on the release! Looking good!