patch status

the patches have been categorized by their completeness:

menu cavespeak
-a patch that translates basic menus and/or items

half assed
-a patch who's progress lies between menu and playable

playable
-a patch that is generally playable from beginning to end

perfect
-a 100% patch with zero or few bugs

 
special
-fan-released notables, unofficial releases, game betas

Captain Tsubasa
review by Jason

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Why?
The Captain Tsubasa soccer manga was and still is extremely popular. There was some anime based on the comics but they never took off.

What?
A menu-based RPG soccer game. Your players have stats, they can raise levels and they have points allocated to super-moves. The game-play is all menu-driven, for example, when tackled the game pauses to let you choose what to do. It's funky, I grew up with it (this game has loads of sequels) and grew to love it.

This is one of the few Captain Tsubasa games that adheres to the manga's plotlines - go with Tsubasa all the way to the World Cup!

If you're interested in a menu-based soccer game, I'd recommend trying Captain Tsubasa 5 for the SNES, because it's a little more accessible and intuitive then, but know that this is the old-school original!

When?
Japan: 1988 (NES) by Tecmo
Patch: 1998 by lestat

Patch? menu-cavespeak
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