ROM Hack - The Legend of Zelda - Font Mod (+ Retranslation)

The Legend of Zelda - Font Mod (+ Retranslation)

Original game : The Legend of Zelda

Platform : NES

Author : SimplyDanny

Release date : 01 January 2019

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.1

Modifications : G, T, O

Downloads : 855

ROM Information

No-Intro Name: Legend of Zelda, The (USA) (PRG0)
(No-Intro version 20130731-235630)
File SHA-1: DAB79C84934F9AA5DB4E7DAD390E5D0C12443FA2
ROM SHA-1: A12D74C73A0481599A5D832361D168F4737BBCF6

Hack description

Updated to v1.1 - Font has now been made more legible. Thank you, initial reviewers of v1.0

The Legend of Zelda - Font Mod is a ROM hack of the PRG0 version of Zelda 1 that not only redraws the entire font to a more archaic style, but also re-translates and rewrites most of the script. Not only are most lines based on the original Japanese version (thanks to Legends Of Localization for their documentation), but also has a few additions from the English version and even a few made by the author of the hack, SimplyDanny, in order to make a perfectly fine Zelda 1 experience, without grammatical errors, or cryptic/useless hints. The folder includes a Readme and 4 patches:

FontModStandalone, which is the Font and Translation, alongside a few other additions, like Snarfblam's Automap Plus, an edit to one of the shops, and a few aesthetic changes, to enhance the experience a bit (more details in the Readme).

FontModAddendum, which is the Font and Translation, nothing else (for usage on other ROM hacks).

FontModUntranslated, which is just the Font (for usage on text-edited ROM hacks).

FontModTranslationOnly, which is just the Translation (in case the font is seen as unappealing to some).

Special thanks to Snarfblam, not only his Automap Plus patch, but also for ZeldaTech which was used for most of the text editing and a slight change to one of the shops. Anyone is free to use these patches as long as the original author is credited (alongside snarfblam if the FontModStandalone patch is used as a base). This is the author's first submission, so please feel free to leave feedback or critiques in the review section.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
SimplyDanny	Hacking
snarfblam	Original Hacking	Automap Plus patch

Reviews

Horrible font fixed	azeryn	2021-05-03	Version 1.1
Version 1.1 fixed the horrible font from the original 1.0 version. The fact that he heard the communities' complaints and fixed them shows a lot and makes it worth trying. Thank you.

Font pleas heard!	ShadowOne333	2019-01-25	Version 1.1
I gotta say, the idea of what the author tried to do with this hack is kinda neat. The font used previously for this hack did not fit well with the Zelda theme overall. However, the author did hear the feedback from the community, and was encouraged to do a revision which changed the gothic font (which would better fit in a Castlevania game, not Zelda) to a more easily readable one. That alone is reason enough to try this hack, it's always a nice thing when the hacker addresses the issues directly from the community. Give this hack a go, it will surely be something fresh for a classic :)

Not the most useful	capnkatie	2019-01-21	Version 1.0
The font is indeed very pretty, and well-realised, so well done for that, but it is nearly illegible in normal gameplay. The other changes are welcome, but aren't useful if you can't read the text! If you swap out the font for a more sensible one, it would be a great little improvement, but otherwise it's not the best.

Bad font	azoreseuropa	2019-01-17	Version 1.0
I dont like it. It is a little bit difficult to read it.

GuestLog in