_ _ _ _ _ __ _ | | | | ___ | || | ___ | | / /(_) _ _ | |_| | / _ \ | || | / _ \ | |/ / _ _| |_ _| |_ _ _ | _ |/ /_\ \| || |/ / \ \ | / | |_ _|_ _|| |/ / | | | |\ ,___/| || |\ \_/ / | |\ \ | | | |_ | |_ | / / |_| |_| \___/ |_||_| \___/ |_| \_\|_| \___| \___|| / _ _ / / / \_______ /|_\ \/ / /_/ \__ / \_/ / _|_ |/|_ _|_ O _ O _|_ _|_ (_) _|_ \ / _\_____________/_ / \/ (___) \/ \ \__( o o )__/ _ __ _ _ _______ _ | | / /(_) | | _ | _ | | | | |/ / _ ____ | |/ / ____ | |_| | ____ ____ | | | / | | | __| | / | ___| | _ | | ___| | ___| |_| | |\ \ | | | |__ | |\ \ |___ | | | | | |___ | |___ | _ |_| \_\|_| |____| |_| \_\ |____| |__| |__| |____| |____| |_| Hello Kitty World English to Japanese Translation v. 1.00 -------------------------- DEDICATION --------------------------- This translation is dedicated to Toma for all he's given to the scene. His translations are fun, his personality has made the romhacking scene a more enjoyable place to be and his attitude is a perfect example of what romhacking/translating is all about. The world needs more people like Toma. Then again, the thought of millions of Toma's running around is extremely frightening. Either way, we thank you, Toma. ----------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------------- I. Dedication II. Table of Contents III. Introduction IV. History V. Staff VI. Tools VII. Patching Instructions (**READ THIS BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS!) VIII. Contact Information IX. Closing -------------------------- INTRODUCTION ------------------------- Hello Kitty is a one or two player side scrolling action game. You play the part of Hello Kitty who must fly through 4 stages in order to find and rescue her friend Tubby who got lost when he flew off over the horizon because of his big bunch of ballooons. The game was brought to America in the form of Balloon Kid for the Gameboy. I believe that Hello Kitty World is superior to Balloon Kid for 2 reasons. First of all, it's an NES game (hence it's in color) and secondly, well, Hello Kitty just kicks all ass. We chose to dedicate this translation to Toma for the simple reason that he liked the game and once mentioned that he'd like to see it translated. The game is pretty self explanatory and if you have trouble, watch the demo at the beginning of the game for instructions. It patches just fine with either SNES Tool or IPS. ---------------------------- HISTORY ---------------------------- v. 1.00 - February 24, 1999 What's Complete - implemented new title screen - removed Japanese from ending screen - translated message when all balloons in a level are gotten - completed credits What's Incomplete - Nothing I'm aware of v. 0.95 - October 27, 1998 What's Complete - all text translated - minor graphics hacks What's Incomplete - title and ending screens untranslated - credits slightly unfinished ----------------------------- STAFF ----------------------------- Hello Kitty Kicks Ass Translations was the name chosen for this unofficial team. We worked on this project together because of a mutual respect for Toma and the desire to express our thanks for his contributions to the translation/hack scene. We're not an official group so don't expect any future releases though various combinations of group members will undoubtably work together on various projects. So, in alphabetical order, here are the people who's combined effort brought forth the translation you see today: Chojin - developed the japanese table for the script dump Darkforce - inserted the title screen and created new CS logo InVerse - oversaw the entire project and did the text hacking Musashi - translated the Japanese script Naflign - initial hacking and font work Ordered Chaos - dumped the Japanese script sl1me - designed the new title screen Wildbill - edited the English script My thanks go out to everyone who participated in this project and anyone who had an indirect effect on the project via development of hacking techniques, utility programs and inspiration. ----------------------------- TOOLS ----------------------------- The following tools were used for this translation: Hexposure: text translations Tile Layer: graphics hacking Thingy: script dumping SNES Tool: patch creation ---------------------- PATCHING INSTRUCTIONS -------------------- Patching a ROM is extremely simple. You need three things. A ROM, the patch and a patching program. To patch with IPS, you simply type "ips ". So if the name of the ROM was HKW.nes you would type "ips HKW.nes hkwe.ips" and your ROM is now in English. Make sure you have all the files in the same directory if you have a problem. To patch a ROM with SNES Tool, simply select USE IPS, choose the patch and then choose the ROM to affix the patch to. It's self explanatory. If you can't figure it out, the game is probably too hard for you anywayz. ----------------------- CONTACT INFORMATION --------------------- There is no official Hello Kitty World site at this time but I believe there are plans in the works to create one soon. Once it is complete, http://come.to/HelloKittyWorld will take you there. E-Mail addresses concerning the project can be located on the official page once it's completed or else you can e-mail me at HelloKittyWorld@hotmail.com. ----------------------------- CLOSING --------------------------- So there you have it. Have fun and remember. It's just a game. -InVerse