I have a white japanese saturn with the white 4in 1 action replay cart. So for example, the character name is jinthree chars in ascii 3 bytes, which in japanese is two chars in shiftjis 4 bytes, if. Patch instructions the shining force iii translation project. Shining force iii premium disc rom iso download for sega. Shining force iii scenario 1 eng v20 shining force iii scenario 2 eng v20 shining force iii scenario 3 eng v20 shining force iii premium disk eng v20 these images were generated by myself and are based on the latest translation released in december 2018. Scenario 2 error report topic shining force central. Your choices in scenario 1 will affect your gameplay in later scenarios, despite playing with different characters. Its just a shame that this was never released in english just like scenario 2. Thanks for the info but ive already been to that site and ive downloaded the patch and it wont work on my system because its an exe file.
Welcome to jumesyns guide to shining force iii scenario 1. Dantares has to get across the first railroad track, and to the track switch within 3 turns. He is for all intents and purposes the true main character of shining force iii. Shining force iii scenario 1 strategy guide shin force. Nerawareta miko on the saturn, gamefaqs has faqs game guides and walkthroughs. Knightofdragon has released his patch for shining force iii premium disk to make it more accessible to the english speaking world. Although sega did release shining force iii in english in the us and uk, it was actually only the first scenario. In case you missed what english patches have been released. The shining force 3 translation project is a fanbased project engaged in the translation of a sega saturn game named shining force 3. It aims to include translations of both the second and third scenario, as well as updated graphics. The game is encoded in shiftjis, and uses two byte per character.
Keep in mind the 3rd gaiden was a japanese only release on the game gear. Place the original game cd in an available cd drive. Shining force iii scenario one took the series into a 3d world, but with the same isometric strategic battle system as the older megadrivegenesis games. Scenario 3 follows julian, a mercenary who temporarily joins both synbios and medions armies in scenarios 1 and 2. The program will autodetect which scenario is in the drive and ask you to verify. Released in the us and europe as shining force iii. So there obviously is a serious and fatal problem here, as far as completing the game in english goes for now. Shining force gaiden 1, 2, and 3 deal with events inbetween sf1 and 2. Lure the snipers and destonian soldier away from the refugees by placing your force within striking range move the refugees over the tracks and towards synbios asap. Im good with using a computer, however i do not know fancy terms and such. Policenauts utena dragon force 2 shining force 3 scenario 1 3 shining force 3 premium disc linkle liver story manmaru sakura wars micky and donald beta grandia beta vampire saviour english forced patch elan doree english forced patch now that list is nothing to snigger at, some. Now it turns out that only part 1 was ever released in the ukus with the other 2 parts being released in japan. Shining force iii premium disc translation retrogaming. Translation for shining force iii scenario 1,2, 3, and premium disc.
The game is actually comprised of three scenarios, the latter two only having seen a release in japan. Not only has it turned out to be one of the greatest strategyrpgs ever created, it was one of very few games that was released in successive multiple chapters sfiii was released in three interconnected scenarios roughly 6 months apart. Now i have a modded jap saturn and would be very interested in playing this. Sep 10, 2007 having read this months copy of gamestm i had the pleasure of reading a full article on the shining force 3. Hi, i managed to get a saturn and all the shining force iii scenarios, the first one is the english us release, and the two others are japanese. Battle 01 battle 02 battle 03 battle 04 battle 05 battle 06. Much more balanced characters and game play in general. All three games were released in japan, but only scenario one was released in the united states and europe. Hes out to take revenge on the demons who destroyed his village when he was a child side note. Nov 25, 2009 the game is split into scenario 1,2, 3 and a premium disc.
Shining force iii iii, shainingu fosu iii is a fantasy turnbased tactics roleplaying video game designed for the sega saturn by camelot software planning. Browsing the net i have found that there are english translations of scenario 2, 3, and the premium disc of shining force iii for the sega saturn. Scenario 1 is a turn based strategy game for the sega saturn. Youd think with fire emblem at the height of its popularity and this many people on this shining related article thread alone that somebody would remake. Scenario 3 stars julian, a mercenary who appears as a secondary character in both scenario 1 and scenario 2. Shining force iii scenario 3 eng v17 no idea what the premium disc is or whyif the scenario 1 is translated from the japanese version. Modern warfare season 3 patch notes reveal all the changes and new features. I guess ill just play through the last battle using the japanese retail disc, then see how the scenario 3 english patch works so far as continuing from that save. You should be able to get 34 members over the track by the 4th turn.
Please note that you will need 7zip to extract the. Dragon force ii saturn english translation patch released. Help finding english patched shining force iii scenario 2. Shining force 3 english translated version complete set or single scenarios sega saturn. The game is split into scenario 1,2,3 and a premium disc. All dialog, attacks, story text, and other misc text has been translated. This method will work with all of the shining force iii discs.
Along with this game came 3 stickers promoting the trilogy. I wish that either they or the shining force 3 premium disc could be released for play station or xbox. Even though sega did do a translation, it was only for the first scenario there are three scenario. Shining force iii premium disc translation retrogaming with. Shining force iii was one of the crowning jewels for the sega saturn and is one of the best strategy rpgs ever from the folks at sega. Shining force 3 scenario 1 walkthrough 6 balsamo youtube. To get a taste of shining tactics, check out these screen shots and this youtube playthrough. At least we got a fan translation patch for shining force iii scenario 2. Shining force 3, scenario 1,2,3 reproduction case art with free art discs and roms. Premium disc japanese version if you have it, not necessary. Shining force 1, 2, and shining ont he darkness are all on the sega genesis collection on switch by the way. Shining force central has released a translation patch for the premium disk. The patch is close to being complete but has some bugs and spellinggrammar errors that need fixed.
Shining force 3 premium eng v17 shining force iii scenario 1 eng v17 shining force iii scenario 2 eng v17 shining force iii scenario 3 eng v17 no idea what the premium disc is or whyif the scenario 1 is translated from the japanese version. The most frustrating thing for me is that shining force 3 has three different scenarios on cd, but only scenario 1 was released in the us for the american sega saturn. Comprising three separate but overlapping storylines, shining force iii was released in three volumes. The english patch has been released for dragon force ii on the saturn. This hack adds over 60 new pieces of equipment for all the characters.
Instructions at the link, apparently there are a lot of different runs of dfii so there is no one patch fits all. Youd think with fire emblem at the height of its popularity and this many people on this shining related article thread alone that somebody would remake the shining force 3 games for the switch. Shining wisdom shining the holy ark shining force iii scenario 1. Arrpeegee has resumed his playthrough of sc2 and is currently at the end. In fact there are characters in the gaiden that are present in both sf1 and 2 which bridges the games together. Jun 08, 2016 shining force 3 scenario 1 walkthrough 6 balsamo.
It will not work correctly with the japanese version. Translation for shining force iii scenario 1,2,3, and premium disc. In this section of the site is a complete walkthrough to the first scenario including information on all the characters and a detailed monster list. Scenario 3 is a turn based strategy game for the sega saturn. I just stumbled across this page after a good year of not checking it, and jesus christ, what a breakthrough. The final chapter in the shining force saga is also one of the best. Shining force iii is a game that has managed to attract a large amount of attention ever since it was announced for the sega saturn. The translation project is no longer just a script that you compare to the japanese version of the game, but it is now a patch that you apply.
Shining the holy ark with soundtrack, reproductions for sega saturn. Additionally, in 2004 a remake was released for the game boy advance under the. Once you click ok, a dialog will appear with the scenario name at the top in bold. Shining force 3 scenario english translation shining force 3 scenario english translation. Nov 22, 2014 scenario 3 follows julian, a mercenary who temporarily joins both synbios and medions armies in scenarios 1 and 2. Sega really, really, really needs to relrelease shining force 3, with all scenarios and an english translation.