Blue Chicago Blues introduction in English
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:55 pm
Here's a video of the introduction of J. B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues, apparently ripped from the LaserActive laserdisc. The game was also released on the 3DO and several other platforms, but this is the sole version available in English -- all other releases are dubbed in Japanese. (That dubbing seems pretty sloppy, BTW.)
If only we had the whole thing! But alas, the LaserActive release is exceedingly rare, from what I understand, so it'd be tough to get a full rip (even audio-only).
Still, while I don't know how difficult it would be to reauthor the 3DO video files to replace the audio tracks, it certainly could be done. Even if there are untranslated menu items, it'd make the game reasonably playable and far more rewarding -- not to mention that it'd be the first fan-translated 3DO game. (It's kind of appalling that, after all this time, there still isn't a single one.)
If only we had the whole thing! But alas, the LaserActive release is exceedingly rare, from what I understand, so it'd be tough to get a full rip (even audio-only).
Still, while I don't know how difficult it would be to reauthor the 3DO video files to replace the audio tracks, it certainly could be done. Even if there are untranslated menu items, it'd make the game reasonably playable and far more rewarding -- not to mention that it'd be the first fan-translated 3DO game. (It's kind of appalling that, after all this time, there still isn't a single one.)