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==Region Lock ==
Unlike other popular handhelds such as the Game Boy, the WonderSwan was ''only'' ever released inside of Japan. '''There are no region locks''' or limitations because the WonderSwan only has the one region.


Unlike other popular handhelds such as the Game Boy, the WonderSwan was ''only'' ever released inside of Japan. '''There are no region locks''' or limitations because the WonderSwan only has the one region.
== Translations ==
 
There has been some translations of Japanese language games as well. There seems to be no central location of all available translations, but below are some useful links. Note that these links all contain translation patches only. Please source your own ROM files.


== English Speaker Friendly ==
[https://www.romhacking.net/?page=translations&platform=21 RomHacking.net's English WS Page]


Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. A list of English-Speaker Friendly games has been compiled on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroGamingNetwork/wiki/wonderswan RetroGamingNetwork subreddit.]
[https://www.zophar.net/translations/wonderswan/english.html Zophar's List of English WS Translations (Incomplete)]


== Translations ==
[https://translatorws.github.io/ The WonderSwan Translators GitHub]


There has been some translations of Japanese language games as well.  There seems to be no central location of all available translations, but below are some useful links. Note that these links all contain translation patches only.  Dump your own roms
== English Speaker Friendly ==


[https://www.romhacking.net/?page=translations&platform=21 RomHacking.net's English WS Page]
Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. This list is comprised of games that English speakers can pick up and play without previous knowledge of the game or knowledge of the Japanese language, originally compiled on the [https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroGamingNetwork/wiki/wonderswan RetroGamingNetwork subreddit].


[https://www.zophar.net/translations/wonderswan/english.html Zophar List of English WS Translations (Incomplete)]
{| class="wikitable"
! Title !! Genre !! Color or B&W !! Gameplay Video !! Notes
|-
| Beat Mania || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVcwad2th_M Video] ||
|-
| Buffers Evolution || Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZCwaavbyOE Video] ||
|-
| Crazy Climber || Arcade || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nahVT592wNc Video] || Conversion of Taito's classic arcade game. Similar to Donkey Kong.
|-
| D's Garage 21: Koubo Game - Tane wo Maku Tori || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsW8bOpZn3s Video] ||
|-
| Dicing Knight Period || Action RPG || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_jNsOisCKU Video] || Was developed via WonderWitch, Bandai's official homebrew development kit. The game is a random dungeon crawler.
|-
| Digimon Digital Monsters: Anode/Cathode Tamer Veedramon Version || Tactical RPG || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Ei4xkn45E Video] ||
|-
| Digimon Digital Monsters ver wonderswan || Card Battle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQJFabWjac Video] ||
|-
| Digimon Frontiers Battle Spirit || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys0LzcV9F-U Video] ||
|-
| Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfRi8NrBA4o Video] || Expansion on previous game.
|-
| Engacho! || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94qlKPJpqXw Video] ||
|-
| Fever Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation || Pachinko || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj0wWW8cTlU Video] ||
|-
| Final Lap 2000 || Driving || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yocIQclzDag Video] || Formula One Racing.
|-
| Final Lap Special || Driving || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haQH-bT7f4U Video] || Upgrade of previous game.
|-
| Fire Pro Wrestling || Wrestling || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfEWW5AfrNM Video] ||
|-
| Ganso Jajamaru Kun || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QenjpL0kzdI Video] || Sequel to Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on Famicom.
|-
| Glocal Hexcite || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaW2q3sAckE Video] ||
|-
| Golden Axe || Action || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX-x5cjflbQ Video] || Straightforward conversion of Sega's classic arcade hit.
|-
| Gomoku Narabe & Reversi || Board Game || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JVgLViwXXY Video] || This is Reversi.
|-
| Guilty Gear Petit || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTGZz4hcIo Video] || Portable version of Sammy's popular 2D fighter.
|-
| Guilty Gear Petit 2 || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1dfyQ8HIuE Video] ||
|-
| GunPey || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAVj6E8AsxQ Video] || Named for WonderSwan creator Gunpei Yokoi. He also invented Game & Watch, the d-pad, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy.
|-
| GunPey Ex || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGgIOmokb_8 Video] || Updated version of the original.
|-
| Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition || Vertical Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWMj7F5B2EQ Video] || Was developed with WonderWitch. It also appears as an extra on the region free Japan released Xbox 360 game Eschatos alongside Cardinal Sins, another WonderWitch game, but one that didn't see a physical release.
|-
| Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum || Platform/Adventure || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ii_pZ0tglA Video] ||
|-
| Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5SoWtiRRok Video] ||
|-
| KinnikuMan Second Generations Dream Tag Match || Wrestling || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8582WMcEfeQ Video] ||
|-
| Kurupara! || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRBZmnx7bU Video] ||
|-
| Lode Runner || Action/Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jmg860c-LE Video] ||
|-
| Magical Drop || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp3KXAC_bJA Video] ||
|-
| Makaimura || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpn2rAwnhFM Video] || This is Ghosts N' Goblins.
|-
| Mingle Magnet || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpzB9uIo6Pc Video] ||
|-
| Moero!! Pro Yakyuu Rookies || Baseball || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL7DaxHp0xQ Video] ||
|-
| Mr. Driller || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzObxIJsY5E Video] || This game has been widely released in the U.S. and Europe on many platforms.
|-
| Nice On || Golf || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi1dUgt_r1Q Video] ||
|-
| One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisgK-7xBss Video] ||
|-
| Ou-chan no Oekaki Logic || Picross || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZZsoAR2G-Y Video] ||
|-
| Pocket Fighter || Fighting || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-z-6tXosc0 Video] ||
|-
| Puyo Puyo Tsu || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EK3neUIS4g Video] ||
|-
| Puzzle Bobble || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PpxAwP--Ig Video] ||
|-
| Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party || Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAhj0gbDE54 Video] ||
|-
| Rhyme Rider Kerorikan || Music || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dc3L6-e3fU Video] ||
|-
| Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousen Sha || Action/Platform || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axq4wacGfgQ Video] || This game is in the Mega Man series.
|-
| Rockman EXE WS || Action/Platform || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp3EckcSrK0 Video] || This is a title in the Mega Man Battle Network series.  This game is a platformer like Mega Man Network Transmission, rather than an RPG.
|-
| RUN=DIM: Return to Earth || Sidescrolling Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VFxoe5Ho-Y Video] ||
|-
| SD Gundam: Operation U.C. || Sidescrolling Shooter || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C18ZTywY_fc Video] ||
|-
| Sennou Millennium || Puzzle || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkM26AdwLoU Video] ||
|-
| Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden || Wrestling || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLaTAtE0mcE Video] ||
|-
| Side Pocket || Billiards || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sz98VvVcGI Video] ||
|-
| Soccer Yarou!  Challenge the World || Soccer || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdM-XX4igOA Video] ||
|-
| Space Invaders || Shooter || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0lEZhjcq_4 Video] ||
|-
| Tetris || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QinsLOP3hDo Video] ||
|-
| Turntablist: DJ Battle || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APnix6qv52o Video] ||
|-
| Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha || Fighting || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRwCIVfJPXs Video] ||
|-
| Umizuri Ni Ikou! || Fishing || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsNGvYPtpM Video] ||
|-
| Wasabi Produce: Street Dancer || Music || B&W || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEHjAKAi7U Video] ||
|-
| Wonder Classic || Golf || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7gwi__0Ah0 Video] ||
|-
| Wonder Stadium '99 || Baseball || B&W || [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bdlz2_classic-game-room-wonder-stadium-99-review-for-bandai-wonderswan_videogames Video]||
|-
| XI [Sai] Little || Puzzle || Color || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pooHDnhyN0s Video] || Also known as "Devil Dice." It was one of the few Yaroze homebrews to see a commercial release on PlayStation. It was later ported to WonderSwan.
|}


[https://translatorws.github.io/ The WonderSwan Translators github]
[[Category:WonderSwan]]

Latest revision as of 20:09, 14 February 2023

Unlike other popular handhelds such as the Game Boy, the WonderSwan was only ever released inside of Japan. There are no region locks or limitations because the WonderSwan only has the one region.

Translations

There has been some translations of Japanese language games as well. There seems to be no central location of all available translations, but below are some useful links. Note that these links all contain translation patches only. Please source your own ROM files.

RomHacking.net's English WS Page

Zophar's List of English WS Translations (Incomplete)

The WonderSwan Translators GitHub

English Speaker Friendly

Unfortunately since the WonderSwan was only released in Japan, the entire WonderSwan library is in Japanese. This list is comprised of games that English speakers can pick up and play without previous knowledge of the game or knowledge of the Japanese language, originally compiled on the RetroGamingNetwork subreddit.

Title Genre Color or B&W Gameplay Video Notes
Beat Mania Music B&W Video
Buffers Evolution Platform B&W Video
Crazy Climber Arcade B&W Video Conversion of Taito's classic arcade game. Similar to Donkey Kong.
D's Garage 21: Koubo Game - Tane wo Maku Tori Puzzle B&W Video
Dicing Knight Period Action RPG Color Video Was developed via WonderWitch, Bandai's official homebrew development kit. The game is a random dungeon crawler.
Digimon Digital Monsters: Anode/Cathode Tamer Veedramon Version Tactical RPG Color Video
Digimon Digital Monsters ver wonderswan Card Battle B&W Video
Digimon Frontiers Battle Spirit Action/Platform Color Video
Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 Action/Platform Color Video Expansion on previous game.
Engacho! Puzzle B&W Video
Fever Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation Pachinko B&W Video
Final Lap 2000 Driving B&W Video Formula One Racing.
Final Lap Special Driving Color Video Upgrade of previous game.
Fire Pro Wrestling Wrestling B&W Video
Ganso Jajamaru Kun Action/Platform B&W Video Sequel to Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on Famicom.
Glocal Hexcite Puzzle B&W Video
Golden Axe Action Color Video Straightforward conversion of Sega's classic arcade hit.
Gomoku Narabe & Reversi Board Game B&W Video This is Reversi.
Guilty Gear Petit Fighting Color Video Portable version of Sammy's popular 2D fighter.
Guilty Gear Petit 2 Fighting Color Video
GunPey Puzzle B&W Video Named for WonderSwan creator Gunpei Yokoi. He also invented Game & Watch, the d-pad, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy.
GunPey Ex Puzzle Color Video Updated version of the original.
Judgement Silversword - Rebirth Edition Vertical Shooter Color Video Was developed with WonderWitch. It also appears as an extra on the region free Japan released Xbox 360 game Eschatos alongside Cardinal Sins, another WonderWitch game, but one that didn't see a physical release.
Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum Platform/Adventure B&W Video
Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed Fighting Color Video
KinnikuMan Second Generations Dream Tag Match Wrestling Color Video
Kurupara! Puzzle Color Video
Lode Runner Action/Puzzle B&W Video
Magical Drop Puzzle B&W Video
Makaimura Action/Platform B&W Video This is Ghosts N' Goblins.
Mingle Magnet Puzzle B&W Video
Moero!! Pro Yakyuu Rookies Baseball B&W Video
Mr. Driller Puzzle Color Video This game has been widely released in the U.S. and Europe on many platforms.
Nice On Golf B&W Video
One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum Fighting Color Video
Ou-chan no Oekaki Logic Picross B&W Video
Pocket Fighter Fighting B&W Video
Puyo Puyo Tsu Puzzle B&W Video
Puzzle Bobble Puzzle B&W Video
Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party Platform B&W Video
Rhyme Rider Kerorikan Music Color Video
Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousen Sha Action/Platform B&W Video This game is in the Mega Man series.
Rockman EXE WS Action/Platform Color Video This is a title in the Mega Man Battle Network series. This game is a platformer like Mega Man Network Transmission, rather than an RPG.
RUN=DIM: Return to Earth Sidescrolling Shooter Color Video
SD Gundam: Operation U.C. Sidescrolling Shooter Color Video
Sennou Millennium Puzzle B&W Video
Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden Wrestling B&W Video
Side Pocket Billiards B&W Video
Soccer Yarou! Challenge the World Soccer B&W Video
Space Invaders Shooter B&W Video
Tetris Puzzle Color Video
Turntablist: DJ Battle Music B&W Video
Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no Shisha Fighting Color Video
Umizuri Ni Ikou! Fishing B&W Video
Wasabi Produce: Street Dancer Music B&W Video
Wonder Classic Golf Color Video
Wonder Stadium '99 Baseball B&W Video
XI [Sai] Little Puzzle Color Video Also known as "Devil Dice." It was one of the few Yaroze homebrews to see a commercial release on PlayStation. It was later ported to WonderSwan.
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