English config.exe for Eternal Fighter Zero v0.99b
EFZ v4.02 ONLY

Instructions:

1. Replace config.exe with translated version.
2. Enjoy!

Translation by Blitzwing01
World of Eternity @ http://efz.proboards36.com

config.exe md5 hash: 26A5DD0ECB624096F67A49FDBDF904D6

efz_english_config_0.99b.zip (16434 bytes)
md5: ED7E1759F6D01789AFD7FB07279C2826

We have a winner! Sorry Ntreev :P

This is a movie file, but it's quite fitting


It plays music too~

Kanon (2006) is quite good. Go watch it! I've (intentionally and inadvertently) gotten a few people hooked on it already ^^;

Back to school, an excuse to post! As an aside, the war against spam never ends... -_-;

Choices, choices.

Hana figure, $75~ CAD (customs and import tax are to blame :V)

OR



Save for DS-Lite + "accessories", $250~ CAD

Why? Phoenix Wright in English, of course! >_>
(playing multimedia is also a bonus~)

(The gameplay is a lot more tedious in "dictionary mode" ^_^;)

I came across a Pangya Japan movie made by some of the top players of the game. One of them has hit -31 in an offline official tournament! Very well coreographed, and worth checking out. Hi-res version available at hxxp://motionart.sakura.ne.jp

Part 1
Part 2

Finally, a short update!

Minor Site Redesign
A random Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (涼みやハルヒの憂鬱) header image has been added. More info here, it's a series that's definitely worth checking out. Also, navigation bar relocated.

100,000 Hits!
Woo, 100k hits, and the counter seems to have screwed itself up. I'll fix the formatting later. Wonder how many of those were generated by robots, but here's to 100,000 more!

Albatross18
Blue Moon is out, and Kooh is being released May 18th! There's also the Albatross18 World Cup event being planned by the GMs, check out the Albatross18 main site for more details!

Oh, if any newcomers come across this site and decide to signup for Albatross, I have a referrer link for registration here. Don't be shy to use it! xD

KOTOKO is coming to AN 2006! Normal words cannot describe how elated I am! Maybe this will suffice:

Well, I've gotten a chance to see atsuko and KATSU of angela, and now it looks like I'll be seeing KOTOKO in the near future; all that's left is to devise a plan to lure Mikuni Shimokawa and/or Momoi Halko to this continent! *begins plotting*

Lyrics for Shakugan no Shana Opening 2, being by KOTOKO. Some people aren't a fan of this song, but I liked it enough to try and make sense of it. This translation should hopefully be pretty accurate. I also put together a romanization below.

KOTOKO - being
lyrics and composition by KOTOKO
Translation by Blitzwing01

高鳴る鼓動　触れあう現世(いま)選んで
進め　時の果てへ
Choosing the throbbing beat that touches this world
Advancing to the end of time

ぽつり虚空の夜につぶやいた
「また、明日ね」って言葉
燃え巡り照らす太陽のような
強さと永遠に焦がれた
Under the empty night sky I quietly muttered
The words, "see you tomorrow"
I yearn for strength and permanance
Like the burning shine of the sun

たったひとつ残せるなら
存在を抱いた　この瞬間の笑顔
ただひとつ守るべきは　君の未来
But if there's one thing remaining
The existence embraced, this fleeting smile
If there's one thing to protect, it'd be your future

刹那　揺れて軋むこの世を選んで
ずっと運命の地を翔る
芽生え始めた炎　胸に秘め
今世(いま)を　来世(あす)を　君へ
In an instant, choosing this shaking unstable world
Always flying in the land of fate
Hiding the flame that lit in my heart
Sharing this world and the next world, with you...

細めた目の先に浮かんだ
果てしなく広がる空
翼見つけた君の背中が
遠ざかってく幻を見た
The squinting eyes from before came to mind
The boundless expanse of the sky
Discovered the wings on your back
Like watching a distant vision

そっけなく装うたび
鈍い音で潰されてく何か
それぞれに灯(とも)した色
交差させて
Wearing simple socks
With a heavy sound something smashes
Every light's colour was
Intermingling

かけがえのない君と現世(いま)選んで
ずっと夜に虹を架ける
確かめあった強さ　時間(とき)に変え
空を　海を　越える
Choosing the irreplaceable you and this world
Wearing a rainbow every night
My power rising each time
Sky and ocean to cross

高鳴る鼓動　触れあう現世(いま)選んで
きっと運命の理(り)に生きる
いつか消え行く炎　願いに変え
夢を　来世(あす)を　君へ
空を　海を　越えて
Choosing the throbbing beat that touches this world
Surely it's fate's reason that I exist
That someday my flame will vanish, I wish this to change
Dreams of the next world with you
Crossing sky and ocean...

Romanization:

takanaru kodou fureau ima erande
susume toki no hate he

potsuri kokuu no yoru ni tsubuyaita
"mata, ashita ne" tte kotoba
moe meguri terasu taiyou no you na
tsuyosa to eien ni kogareta

tatta hitotsu nokoseru nara
sonzai wo idaita kono shunkan no egao
tada hitotsu mamoru beki wa kimi no mirai

setsuna yurete kishimu kono yo wo erande
zutto unmei no chi wo kakeru
mebae hajimeta honoo mune ni hime
ima wo asu wo kimi he

hosometa me no saki ni ukan da
hate shinaku hirogaru sora
tsubasa mitsuketa kimi no senaka ga
tooza katteku maboroshi wo mita

sokkenaku yosoou tabi
nibui oto de tsubusareteku nani ka
sorezore ni tomo shita iro
kousasasete

kakegae no nai kimi to ima erande
zutto yoru ni niji wo kakeru
tashikame atta tsuyosa toki ni kae
sora wo umi wo koeru

takanaru kodou fureau ima erande
kitto unmei no ri ni ikiru
itsuka kie iku honoo negai ni kae
yume wo asu wo kimi he
sora wo umi wo koete

Albatross18 now has WizWiz! Though the first few holes may be deceptively easy for an AAA course, Power Curves are essential if you want to finish below par!

According to this page, a trial version of that Mai-Hime doujin fighter will be released April 23rd at convention Sunshine Creation 31. Can't wait!

I made a piano arrange version of Youmu's PCB stage 5 boss theme back in October of last year, but never got around to actually linking it outside of IRC. So without further ado:

広有射怪鳥事 ~ Till When? ピアノアレンジ (2.1MB) Download

It lives! The site is back up again after some server problems put it out of commission for a bit. Here's a picture for your trouble ^^

Couldn't help but post this up! There's an Albatross18 versus tourney going on right now. I was playing in a preliminary match, and down by a stroke going into North Wiz 6, the last hole of a round of six. First shot I missed pangya, ended up with a funny bounce, and landed 290 yards away. The second shot put me in the rough 130y from the cup. Third shot... ^^

Right after this, I played another versus tourney match, and ended up in a similar situation on Blue Lagoon. Down by a stroke going into hole 6, but pulled off a Hole-in-one to snatch the victory! (though for the purposes of the tourney, it seems to be counted as a tie by score. orz)

In all fairness, afterwards I played a friendly match with these opponents, and got killed horribly. orz
*shakes fist at Blue Lagoon 5*

A Mai-HiME fighting game for PC has been announced! Official site here! I'll update if I find out any more information.

Well, today's topic is 東方文花帖 ~ Shoot the Bullet, aka Touhou Bunkachou! It is the latest installment in the touhou series. Released at the recent Comiket 69, it combines danmaku and photography into one incredibly fun little game!

Playing as reporter Aya Shameimaru, and armed with your trusty camera and the fastest feet in Gensokyo, the objective is to survive long enough to take a certain number of pictures of the boss for each stage. As an aside, it felt delightfully ironic capping screenshots of it for this post. Look forward to me reviewing it at www.animesecrets.org some time in the near future!