SuperMario64 Asset Localization Worksheet (汉化制作表)

Message Text Translation (please refer to iQue game translation guideline in general)

1. Message Board Text

• input: message.txt (170 messages)
• output: zh/message_zh.txt
• notes:
  • use zh/sm_msg.txt as an example for the output format
  • preserve lines start with $<number> in message.txt, change "$" to "m"
  • each message ends in "*"
  • use 7 characters per line (including punctuation)
  • preserve letters A, B, C, Z, L, R
  • remove blank lines

2. Course Name Text

• input: coursename_ENG.txt (27 course names)
• output: zh/coursename_zh.txt
• notes:
  • use zh/sm_msg.txt as an example for the output format
  • each course name starts with "c<number>:"
  • each course name ends in "*"
  • preserve numbers

3. Star Name Text

• input: star_name_ENG.txt (90 star names)
• output: zh/star_name_zh.txt
• notes:
  • use zh/sm_msg.txt as an example for the output format
  • each star name starts with "s<number>:"
  • each star name ends in "*"
  • preserve numbers

4. Misc. Words

• input: misc_words_ENG.txt
• output: zh/misc_words_zh.txt
• notes:
  • use zh/sm_msg.txt as an example for the output format
  • each phrase starts with "w_<English phrase>:"
  • each phrase ends in "*"

Color Character Font Glyph

• input:
  • color_font_ENG.txt
  • alphabet16b_ENG.raw (16x592x4 RGBA)
• output:
  • zh/alphabet16b_zh.raw (16xhx3 RGB, where h=16*4*<the number of Chinese characters>)
• tools: Photoshop, 简体艺术字体
• notes:
  • translate the text in "color_font_ENG.txt" to Chinese
  • for each unique Chinese character, generate a font glyph at size 20x20, try using a font with similar style as the one in "alphabet16b_ENG.raw"
  • put each font glyph on a 32x32 black square, line up at the top left corner (0, 0)
  • split each of the 32x32 squares into 4 equal sized sub squares, each is 16x16. By now, you should have 4 16x16 font glyphs for each Chinese character
  • on a black background (w=16, h=16*4*n where n is the number of Chinese characters), concatenate the 16x16 font glyphs vertically, the order of the 4 glyphs for each character should be (from top to down): top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right
  • use zh/choose_file.raw (16x320x3 RGB) as an example, it's the translation of "SELECT FILE"

Title Background Texture

• input:
  • titlebg.raw (80x80x3 RGB)
  • titlebg1.txt.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • titlebg2.txt.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • titlebg3.txt.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • titlebg4.txt.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
• output:
  • zh/titlebg1_zh.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • zh/titlebg2_zh.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • zh/titlebg3_zh.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
  • zh/titlebg4_zh.raw (80x20x3 RGB)
• tools: Photoshop, 简体艺术字体
• notes:
  • split the 80x80x3 texture map into four 80x20x3 sub textures.
  • keep color schemes consistent
  • keep the font consistent with the 3D title font

Title Splash Screen (creative)

• output: SuperMario title screen (2D or 3D)
• tools: Photoshop, any 3D authoring tools
• notes:
  • can be in a similar style as the original sequence or at least
  • does not clash if being put on the same screen as the original sequence

iQue Logo (creative)

• output:
  • iQue Studio logo in 2D and/or 3D
  • iQue player logo in 2D and/or 3D
• tools: Photoshop, any 3D authoring tools
• notes:
  • logos need to be in English

Voice

• TBD