True Story Behind Biohazard Translation Project

[Dot50Cal]

The first part of the translation is up, Trevors Notes.

http://the-horror.com/index.php?id=features&s=tsbb

Use this topic to discuss anything related to it.

[Saint_Eve]

Wow John, a tear of joy almost came upon my face, it looks absolutley grand, fantastic editing, fantastic translation, I woke up a little early just so I can see this before I head out to college. Just a samall question, you will still release a hi res version right? Im dead bound on priniting a copy, so if they where hi res it would be fantastic.

This is awsome, I cant wait till you release more.

[SeiyaKou]

I'v been desperately looking forward to this since the project were anounced on BioFlames :D ! Neat stuff .50, keep up the good work!

[James]

Excellent work. I want to donate more now =P. I feel bad for donating so little. =(

[Dot50Cal]

Nah its cool Nemmy!

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Ill see about getting the first chapter up in a few days when I can make the pages (which will be incredibly more easy due to the lack of art positioning).

Steve, Ill probably do that however that will have to happen when Im done. I already spotted 3 errors in the text, mostly positioning and also the index at the front with the thank yous has the original numbered pages, which is no longer the case. So I gotta see about those too when Im done :P

[Saint_Eve]

Haha, talking about small mistakes, my name is Saint_Eve, not SaintEve, but Im not complaining, I too feel very embarrased since I donated so little, alas I did not have a job then... I cant wait for more man, good job seriously, Bjorn deserves an internet for translating the whole thing for a very little price.

[Dot50Cal]

Damnit, lol. Ill fix it when I update that page with the proper numbers. *makes notes*

[Darkmoon]

One: Awesome. No other words are comming.

Well, there is one, and that makes number two.

Two: Violated. That would be my poor dial-up modem as it tries to load images that are bigger than my head in terms of space. The poor little thing is claiming abuse, I tell you.

Doesn't mean I won't keep forcing it to download more until I've finished...

Nice work.

[Dot50Cal]

Im working on jpeg versions right now Darkmoon! Sorry!

[Dot50Cal]

Jpeg's added, I also fixed up some of the errors (including your name Steve). So if you guys downloaded them re-do that to ensure you have the proper versions :)

[Darkmoon]

It wasn't a problem. It just meant it took a couple of hours to go through the whole thing.

Prehaps I shouldn't have read webcomics while doing it...

Still, the jpegs will hopefully save my poor machine when I decide to re-read it in a few months time.

[Hunk_4TH]

I just go through reading it, Awesome XD

[Saint_Eve]

Jpeg's added, I also fixed up some of the errors (including your name Steve). So if you guys downloaded them re-do that to ensure you have the proper versions :)

Good deal!

[Dot50Cal]

Added two more pages. Minor ones, but the storyboard one was hell editing XD.

[Hunk_4TH]

Thanks for adding two more, it was pretty awesome seeing the storyboard half. I've never seen that before...

[Saint_Eve]

The only shame is that those are the only 2 pages of story boards. Aint that about a "b".

Hey Dot, I was thinking... you should rename the whole book "The True Story Behind Resident Evil", you know, make it a complete translation. Also, will you be translating the Research On Bio Hazard 2 book?

[Project Omega]

Also, will you be translating the Research On Bio Hazard 2 book?

That's a horse of a different color... Probably a very green horse, and by green horse, I mean expensive. The TSBB uses alot of large print so in reality there isn't as much to cover, however in the ROB2 book, it has massive amounts of information! :woogy:

[Saint_Eve]

Yeah, but image how detailed the info will be!! OMG, I bet there are scores of things us US fans dont know about BH! Hell just the translation of the interviews with the RE3 directors, done by Morbid Creations was awsome! Like I had no clue that Nikolai and Michail where originally brothers! I wish I new Japanese, I would translate this stuff for free.

[Dot50Cal]

Im working on the Chapter 1 pages finally. I've decided to deviate from the yellow colored pages as they are pretty harsh on the eyes. Instead Im going with a grey color.

Should be done later today, so expect a nice read in the evening.

Edit: Also, Bjorn let me know that hes gotten pretty far into the BH Incubate book, its apparently a child's diary from the village. So look for something on that in the very near future as well :)

Edit2: Steve, Eventually I'll work my way towards that. Theres a large section of the book which is basically just a walkthrough with screenshots of the storyline. So I can skip right over that. However yeah, Ill probably have to take donations for that book for Bjorn. Its a lot longer than TSBB. I thought about making it Resident Evil, however It would probably end up confusing people so I just left it.

[Project Omega]

I got a higher paying job so you can expect alot more from me this time >:3

Edit: As for the new chapter.... Way to end on a cliff hanger :billy:

[randomwab]

Was the Billy story added to one of the S.D. Perry books? It seems so familiar yet I know I have not read it here before?

Anyway, great work Cal, it's coming along great, and at a guess, grey would probably be better than yellow, easier on the eyes.

[Dot50Cal]

Hahaha Ill try to pick it up soon, but all I have thus far from Bjorn is Chapter 2..So you're probably gonna Grumble Cakes even more XD

[Project Omega]

Was the Billy story added to one of the S.D. Perry books? It seems so familiar yet I know I have not read it here before?

Resident Evil : The Umbrella Conspiracy

http://www.zombiejuice.com/zbooks/graphics/rebook1.jpg

[Hunk_4TH]

That was an interesting read! can't wait for chapter two ^_^

[Saint_Eve]

Wow... the writer really like the Shelby Cobra. Very nice translation man, Im psyched, how many more chapters left? Like 3 or 4 right?

[Weed]

So... what happened to this project? Was it abandoned or something?

~Weed

[Dot50Cal]

Its on Hiatus right now, Bjorn has been really busy with his professional work and Im trying to get a new design going for THIA before I do anymore projects. Itll still get done, Things just havent gone as smooth as I had hoped.

I feel really guilty for having to postpone it, but I think I have to since I've had to pick the reigns up on the site and try to work it into something I can work with.

[Dot50Cal]

Ill be picking up work on this soon, so expect Chapter 2 in a few days :)

[Hunk_4TH]

Awesome! looking forward to it :P

[Dot50Cal]

I can post Chapter 2 up, but the last page will be blank since Chapter 3 isnt available at the moment. I would edit that page when Chapter 3 finally rolls in. Any objections?

[Scream]

Nope, maybe it will be a good cliffhanger lol.

[Dot50Cal]

Er whoops I meant to say that Chapter 2 is done, It just happens to end on the left side page, so the right side (where Chapter 3's start would be) is blank since its not done yet.

[Scream]

I was just reading Trevor's Notes (it's been awhile). It says he saw Plant 42 in 1967? That can't be true can it? And why does it take him 10 days to navigate the mansion after escaping from that room? You can go through it in a few minutes lol. And why would he end up in that room with the tombstone, he would have to travel through the kitchen right? Yet he says he hasn't food or water for days, should of just made a sandwich or something. Must of been written way before the game was made, or the mansion changed it's design over the years or something.

[Ridley W. Hayes]

The Trevor's Notes were planned to be in the game but they were removed before it was released; in fact they are in the trial ver of the RE1. Maybe the developers wanna change the background history of the mansion for a recent outbreak, insteed of a long time outbreak like the Notes states... well that's just my guess.

[Krispy]

Yes, the Trevor Notes are full of holes. My best guess is that 1) the plant he encounters is not the same Plant 42 but is just very similar and 2) the geometry of the mansion in 1976 combined with delirium was the cause of the paniced and ill acted escape. Otherwise its clearly a miscommunication of geometry and dates by Capcom's staff. Wouldn't be the first time, just try examining the Progenitor's date of creation ;).

[Dot50Cal]

Anyone here think I should maybe go back and phrase some of the text a bit better? It seems a bit hard to read.

[Puma1]

Really? I didn't have a problem while reading it. But hmm.. I know this isn't helpful but if you want. I just didn't have a problem.

[Dot50Cal]

It helps ;) Its just that while I was reading through some of this it doesn't flow as well as say a novel by a professional writer.

[Puma1]

Well yea, but it's Resident Evil. I mean even in the games some of the text didn't flow as nicely as say Slaughterhouse Five but it does give it that distinctive you know (couldn't come up with the word).

[Krispy]

Looks fine. What you should worry about is the feature pages having no background for the text.

[Dot50Cal]

Yeah, like I said the content pages were designed with the old design in mind, that wasnt a problem before but it obviously is now. Ill have to correct those by hand, so it will take a while for me to get to it :P

[delage]

So, is chapter 2 going to be uploaded? I've always wanted to read this story (I really like reading RE stories even if they end up being non-canon) and chapter 1 was quite good!

Thanks :)

[Dot50Cal]

Soon :P

[Oliver_FF]

Call me stupid, but have you tried scanning in the book to your computer using some text recognition software and then try slapping it through some translation software?

[Borman]

Wouldnt do the job nearly as good. Anyone could do that really, but why offer crap when THIA can offer the best, even if it takes a little more time?

[Dot50Cal]

Machine translation is terrible compared to human. Im proof reading the chapter now.

[Dot50Cal]

Alright, I've added chapter 2 after much procrastination. I'm working to get Chapter 3 out a lot quicker.

[kevstah2004]

How did Billy end up working for the Navy when he originally worked for Umbrella? and why doesn't Rebecca say anything to Chris in the mansion about what just went down with Marcus? the time line seems all out of place does Chris think Billy is dead because of what Rebecca said to Enrico?. I'm thinking maybe Chris will find Billy in RE5 and it'll all make sense.

[Dot50Cal]

Billy in this story is not Billy Coen.

[chris26]

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[Dot50Cal]

I remember the name of the edition after searching through various sites last night. The limited numbered disc that was limited to the sealed Trevor's transcripts that the packaged front covers where made of light cardboard material contained the disc & the import removed the disc to sell the version separately.

The Sega Saturn edition was called, Bio Hazard:Cornier edition.

Yes this is the version I was talking about & this Cornier edition was written on the back of the game. It did had add dialogue cutscenes & harder zombies. I don't remember staying alive long enough to see any extra weapons. Maybe it's available after you finish the game.

Their was also bigger version with a white cover with a graveyard on the front called nightmare version with playerguide included?

This version did have less ammo, & harder zombies with more dialogue cutscenes, but scarier opening FMV. This is what I forgot to mention?

Biohazard had a different opening - with Chris trying to describe by relating to chess, in how to catch a killer in one of his S.T.A.R.S tactics - and ending themes - The Japanese version of the original Biohazard for PlayStation featured vocal opening - a hole; a gap; a crevice - and ending themes performed by J-Pop.

Including a Director's Cut shot only where the S.T.A.R.S are running towards the mansion & get attacked by bats. batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball. S.T.A.R.S are attacked in a wide shot with loads of bats.

That sounds really unlikely. Given the resources it would take to make all that content then to just publish it in a limited quantity doesnt make sense. Especially back in 96.

[REisWAYSIS]

how long is the book?
>_<
i just read it through, can't wait for the next chapter :lol:

[chris26]

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[Dot50Cal]

So in other words, its basically fan fiction, since without the Capcom logo its not licensed. Given the history of bootleg goods it doesn't surprise me.

[chris26]

:\:uhh:

[REisWAYSIS]

Would around $50 be worth it to buy this book? :D

[Dot50Cal]

If you mean TSBB, it sells for a few dollars on Yahoo Japan Auctions. Its quite common in Japan.

Chris, do you have any shots of the HK edition?

[chris26]

:\o_o:uhh:

[chris26]

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[draculinh]

when will the next part continue???

[Dot50Cal]

Ill get on Bjorn about to today, hopefully he isn't too busy. Sorry for the delays.

Edit: Hes working on POKEMON stuff (lol) for the time being, but he will begin work again. It seems he lost the Chapter 3 file he was working on, so He'll have to start from scratch on it.

[kevstah2004]

http://www.google.com/translate?u=http&#37;3A%2F%2Ftiger-w.hp.infoseek.co.jp%2Fbio%2Fchapter.htm&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

Should help :) original url http://tiger-w.hp.infoseek.co.jp/bio/chapter.htm if you want to translate it with something like babelfish.

[News Bot]

Like Dot said, machine translation pales in comparison to human translation. So I don't know why you even bothered to link two well-known and hardly accurate translation programs. =P

[kevstah2004]

Like Dot said, machine translation pales in comparison to human translation. So I don't know why you even bothered to link two well-known and hardly accurate translation programs. =P

Well maybe we can find some better online translators or software then fill in the gaps it's better than nothing at all at least you can get the jist of the story even if it's broken, ohh and I only linked to one translator I only mentioned babelfish http://tiger-w.hp.infoseek.co.jp/bio/chapter.htm contains the story typed in Japanese.

[chris26]

:\:uhh:o_o:D:\

[Carnivol]

Long piece of something considered rude

While we ofcourse appreciate the thought of wanting to let people finish reading the book right away. I have to point out that posting this in here is something that can be considered very rude in many ways.

To some it might not be very easy to see this right away, but I'll list up a little ABC of why this is considered wrong:

A: You're posting someone else's translation effort without crediting the translator and/or source of this translation. For those unaware of it, this is a translation that has been available online for quite some time now.

B: You're posting it in the feature archive for the topic that is currently set-up for the ongoing translation project that has been funded by this very community (and members of other BioHazard/Resident Evil communities) to have a professional from-the-translation-industry translator handle the "from the ground and up" re-translation.

C: You're posting a very long wall-of-text post without any type of warning or indication of you doing so.

[chris26]

:\:uhh:

[Carnivol]

Well, if it's translated from a Chinese copy, then you're working with an intermediate language which is never really good unless there are alterations that for some reason are "worth it". (You know how localizations often fiddle around with content to better suit their local market. The thing people oddly enough often frown upon when a game is released in English, but seem to be perfectly fine with when happens between other languages...)


Anyway, the translation you posted there is of rather poor quality in several ways. :/

[Dot50Cal]

Chapter 3 will be hitting today. Its titled "Special Forces Unit STARS".

[Dot50Cal]

Chapter 3 is up now :)

[RE-Hiro]

wow!!!! awesome!!! yay THIA!!!!

[SeiyaKou]

Was waiting impatiently for this! Thank you!

[Stars_g36]

thanks a lot! awesome reading material!

[viper2]

That´s an awesome work. Thanks! :D

[LeonsBuddyDave]

How come I never noticed this feature before? Great work, quite an interesting read!

[chris26]

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[Dot50Cal]

Well, Im not sure where you got your translation from, but Bjorn stands by his work as always. Do realize he is a professional translator who works for companies in the Manga / Anime business. I've showed him your post though, and here are some points hes addressed:

-If it indeed IS in the Chinese one they based it off, it's probably just some stuff the Chinese made as filler, since some of the pages have less text than others. There's not a single WORD in there describing Jill as being like a SECOND MOTHER to that random girl. It just says that the girl went over to "play" at Jill's place all the time, which sounded really stupid and I changed it to hang out instead. And there was absolutely NO MENTION of their parents.

"その少女が友だちとキヤンブに行った森のなかで惨殺されてしまったのだ。"

"That girl had gone camping in the forest with her friends, where she was slaughtered."

Her parents are not mentioned.

[chris26]

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[Carnivol]

Chris26, time to learn the difference between FACT and FICTION.
(okay, bad choice of word considering how this entire book is a work of fiction),

Anyway: anything "extra" that may be present in the "Chinese version" of this book is a work of fiction spawned from the mind of whoever was in charge of the Chinese translation (or responsible for, in the case of the Chinese being an unofficial translation). The only way for things to be any different would be if the Japanese version was a product of a translation from the Chinese version. This would however still make the Japanese version the "correct/right" version, as this is the mass market release that has gone through Capcom.

[Dot50Cal]

Considering your past posts talking about a secret edition of RE1 for the Sega Saturn with special modes that only you have seen, I think I'll talk Bjorn's word on this.

[chris26]

:\o_o:'(

[delage]

Thanks for the chapter, very interesting read as always. How many chapters does this story have?

[delage]

Regarding that chinese translation thing, Becky and Priscilla are mentioned in the S.D. Perry novel The Umbrella Conspiracy as being two children neighbours of Jill Valentine that (if i remember correctly) were the first murder victims in the Arklay mountains, so maybe whoever translated that added stuff from the Perry novel?

[Dot50Cal]

There are 7 chapters total. You right about Becky and Priscilla, I thought I recalled hearing those names before.

[News Bot]

Must I always be the one to point out that Chinese material is largely just complete bullshit? =P

[chris26]

:\o_o

[Dot50Cal]

Its seems to be more apparent that Capcom seems to have altered the writing, when translating the game for the western market to suite their audience. Perry could have gotten his research from the original translated version from Capcom U.S.A as well as the western translated editions for study.

We are translating the book from the original Japanese release.

Edit: Ok, I think I know what this whole thing is about now. I just picked up the English release of TSBB and read Chapter 3, it mentions Becky and Priscilla and the other things Chris was talking about. Infact, I think he was saying that the text he posted was a direct copy of the book. Anyway, the novel was written by Hiroyuki Ariga so I'd consider the first printing of this to be the most accurate. The translators likely added more back story which I wouldn't consider canon, especially when you see how limited in quantity the English TSBB release was.

Just looking at the quality on the opening sentence speaks volumes as to the care that was (or rather wasn't) taken:

"Whenever the phone rings in the middle of the night. I know someone's dead who wasn't dead the day before."

Thats just..really random and bad.

[chris26]

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[TheSelfishGene]

especially when you see how limited in quantity the English TSBB release was.


I never even knew there was one. Must be insanely rare if it's worth paying $750 and waiting to get the JP one translated rather than find a copy in English.

How and when was it released?

[Dot50Cal]

Ahah, well I didn't know it existed before we started the project. Its a small book, a little bigger than the size of a cigarette pack. It was given to people who pre-ordered RE1 (I cant recall which version though, probably Saturn?). I got my copy from a former EB employee who told me that, so I cant verify it myself. Johnny Undaunted at Bioflames says it was a mail order deal for the Saturn version. Judging from the translation though, I'm glad we're doing one which is accurate to the authors original.

Its just called "Resident Evil The Book".

[draculinh]

can't wait for the next part >_<

[Dot50Cal]

I'll have Bjorn get on it soon, he just finished that 25th Anniversary translation so I'm letting him cool off :P

[Nomad9026]

The translation is great, I like this book, can't wait to read the next chapter!

[chris26]

When will the next chapter be released?

[Dot50Cal]

Soon, I'm speaking with Bjorn about getting another chapter done.

[chris26]

When will the next part of true story be translated.o_o:rollseyes:)

[Carnivol]

It's on the horizon.

But Dot50Cal's currently doing some stuff for some of the other upcoming features and our translator's got his hands full at the moment.

[TheOrganization]

i liked the part about the trevor family, i hope lisa is still alive

[Stars1356]

It's a great feature you guys have on this site and can't wait till its finished.

[TheOrganization]

i agree,
i absolutely loved this feature

[Borman]

I cant recall if Dot ever posted what the original looks like, but this should give you an idea..
(Also shows how poorly mine has 'aged' from being tossed around hah)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/3fba60d2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/4a61b8e8.jpg

[Nomad9026]

Damn, that prooves even more what a gret job you did with that book. I like your design much more:) Anyway cant wait to see something new.

[draculinh]

why does it take too long???
I can't wait anymore >_<

[Dot50Cal]

Sorry, but Bjorn is extremely busy and has no time currently to dedicate to this project. Thus, its in stasis.

[Stars1356]

Thats a shame, I've been waiting for it to be finished for a while but I guess I will have to wait.

[Trent]

It is a shame indeed. Love the work you all have done to the book, true dedication.

Hopefully there will be more work on it, I'd love some more RE literature :)

[chris26]

It would make a good purchase in western stores when completed; the full English translation and design artwork would be good to buy from water stones or borders retail stores. ^_^

[Zombie Fred]

Holy crap, how could off I missed this?!

EDIT: I'm willing to pay 200 dollars for the rest to be translated, and I'm deadly serious.

[Dot50Cal]

Expect this to be finished very soon :)

[Stars1356]

Thats good news, I'm so excited now. :D

[Dot50Cal]

Yeah, Bjorn ended up being too busy to finish, so hes passed it along to his friend who can get us the next chapter very quickly. Expect the rest relatively soon after words, and then finally the interview at the end!

[Darkmoon]

Hmmm, tastes like awesome.

Always a good thing.

[Zombie Fred]

Yeah, Bjorn ended up being too busy to finish, so hes passed it along to his friend who can get us the next chapter very quickly. Expect the rest relatively soon after words, and then finally the interview at the end!

Fuck yes, mother fucker! THIA exclusive! (Inside joke intended to those who will get it :P)

[Zombie]

Amazing!, thanks Dot, can't wait to read the rest.

[P Anderson DIE]

This book is freaking amazing! When and where did this come from and why isnt it already in English. Is this canon? On chapter 2 now and loving it my only flaw with it is Chris smokes lol. So Dot you paid this guy all that money are you sure he is going to finish it? If you want I can throw some cash your way might have to convert it from pounds to dollars but I'll gladly sort you out cant belive how much it's costing you.

[Dot50Cal]

http://the-horror.com/index.php?id=features&s=tsbb

For the release of Biohazard for the Sega Saturn console, Capcom hired Hiroyuki Ariga to write the back story to Resident Evil. The story would be placed inside a book which was to be included in a "Collectors Edition". Inside the book was also the now infamous Trevor's Letters, and an interview with Shinji Mikami.

I don't need money. We already took donations a while back and its been the bane of me ever since. Because it took so long to get done, never again lol (donations).

[P Anderson DIE]

Ah right well to the translater, Dot for the artwork and putting into the form of a real book and those who donated thank you its a great project cant wait to see the rest. Im gonna have to stock up on paper and ink because I gotta print this out.

[Wesker's Shadow]

Wow! Truly stupendous work there! Thank you so very much for providing us with such a treat! I've been waiting a long to time for some informaton on this book! ^_^

[missvalentine]

this is amazing, thanks for this Dot, i cant wait to read more of this, i hope chapter 4 gets translated soon.

is this all canon? or is it non canon now, cause it has a lot of plot holes in it.

i loved most of it, although Chris's comments about Jill were a bit disrespectful.

[P Anderson DIE]

Yeah I thought that too he drives a Cobra smokes alot and makes rude comments to and about Jill. Seem's abit of a dick in this.

[Nomad9026]

He WAS a DICK. Originally. He was turned into a wus in remake, and I hate that.

[P Anderson DIE]

I wouldnt say a wuss I didnt like him in Remake either though infact I just dont like him.

[CubanOlive07]

Wowza.....I just realized THIA had a "Features" section. Will read through this book tomorrow because if I start now, I won't be able to wake up tomorrow morning.

Double Wowza.....I just realized that there is a bunch of good reading in that "Features" section.

Triple Wowza......I just had to say Wowza.

[missvalentine]

Yeah I thought that too he drives a Cobra smokes alot and makes rude comments to and about Jill. Seem's abit of a dick in this.

same here, although i didn't want to mention it or complain about him, but i had to mention his comment about Jill.

i hated his comment to Jill about "oh you wanna go out with me now" tsk tsk, so rude, she should have slapped him, but she's nice, Jill wouldn't do that, especially after what he'd just been through.

when Carlos did it, it was funny, bu Chris was just plainly rude, Jill was showing that she cared for him, and he just insults her and make comments about her and brushes her off.

i sure hope he's not like this in RE5.


I wouldnt say a wuss I didnt like him in Remake either though infact I just dont like him.

same here, i just find his character repulsive and boring, no offence to any of his fans here, but i just don't like Chris, i agree with Wesker's opinion of him.

[aris13]

Just finished chapter one and I have a question. Only Chris narrates?

[Jill's Boob]

same here, although i didn't want to mention it or complain about him, but i had to mention his comment about Jill.

i hated his comment to Jill about "oh you wanna go out with me now" tsk tsk, so rude, she should have slapped him, but she's nice, Jill wouldn't do that, especially after what he'd just been through.

when Carlos did it, it was funny, bu Chris was just plainly rude, Jill was showing that she cared for him, and he just insults her and make comments about her and brushes her off.

i sure hope he's not like this in RE5.

Jesus...you're like a broken record. "Jill's the best!" "If Capcom kills Jill...the Resident Evil series is dead to me!" "Everything BUT Jill sucks!" "Waaaahhhh!"

You've posted on this site over 800 times. How many posts are you crying about Jill? She's fake. She's not real. Get over it.

Chris was joking with Jill. YES, he was trying to brush her off, as he was still unsure about the events that had transpired. Besides...the machismo, the Cobra...Chris in this story is the Japanese-perceived stereotype of the tough, badass Gaijin. This story itself is bad fanfic at best, even if it is considered canon by Capcom.


same here, i just find his character repulsive and boring, no offence to any of his fans here, but i just don't like Chris, i agree with Wesker's opinion of him.

We know, we know. You constantly cry about anyone that is not Jill.

But guess what....have you seen the scenarios in RE1, where Chris & Jill hug in the prison cell? The ending where Brad is landing the chopper, and Chris shields Jill's body with his own...he is awful protective of her. The RE1 ending where only Jill & Barry escape - where Jill's actions and statement indicate she cares deeply for Chris? The ending where Jill rests on Chris while they hold hands (PS1 RE1)? Or perhaps you've seen Jill's epilogue in RE3 where she states that she'll tirelessly search for Chris until she finds him? Or maybe you've seen the plot device for RE5...Jill's tombstone - the thing that drives Chris the most.

You may despise Chris, but Jill certainly doesn't. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha!

[Mr. Spencer]

We know, we know. You constantly cry about anyone that is not Jill.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/peterstillman/LEAVE_JILL_TO_ME.jpg

[aris13]

I already took care of her.

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/residentevil/images/9/92/Jill_Grave.jpg

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

On topic now. When can we expect the rest of the chapters to be translated?

[P Anderson DIE]

Well well Jillsboob that was quite a rant. Missvalentine might just talk about Jill but all you do is moan everytime you post so give it a rest please I hate people on here who complain about other peoples posts and what you just did was rude so give it a rest if you dont like someones post ignore it, if someone said something to you off the internet that you didnt like I bet you wouldnt go off on a rant to them you'd get a smack in the face. Usually I would have just ignored you but im sick of people on here ripping into people for saying thier opinion, like I said if you dont like it IGNORE IT.

[Jill's Boob]

Well well Jillsboob that was quite a rant. Missvalentine might just talk about Jill but all you do is moan everytime you post so give it a rest please I hate people on here who complain about other peoples posts and what you just did was rude so give it a rest if you dont like someones post ignore it, if someone said something to you off the internet that you didnt like I bet you wouldnt go off on a rant to them you'd get a smack in the face. Usually I would have just ignored you but im sick of people on here ripping into people for saying thier opinion, like I said if you dont like it IGNORE IT.

That's rich...a guy with a screen name wishing death upon Paul Anderson is telling me that I am overdoing it.

Here you go:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite

By the way...you should cut back on the run-on sentences. Also, I don't seem to be the only one that thinks "missvalentine" is a one trick pony. Time to make some glue!

[Jill's Boob]

So this was released with the Sega Saturn port of RE1...when was that game made available, though? REmake was released in 2002, so that means Capcom was at least laying the groundwork for the Trevor family much earlier. Or were they ever mentioned in an earlier medium??

I don't recall anything on the Trevor family as a whole until I played REmake; was George himself mentioned in the original PS1 release? (I played it SO long ago that I couldn't possibly remember small details such as that.)

[Darkmoon]

Guys, place nice and stay on topic. Boob that was somewhat over the top and didn't add anything to this thread. Please keep such rants out of these things for now.

[Alexia_Ashford]

Missvalentine hasn't done anything wrong. That rant was over the top and just seemed like bullying to me. So what if they're a fan? People have a right to say what they like. That rant was just plain rude. I don't think valentine is a "one trick pony" and I don't see why you should even care.

Chris does seem idiotic in this.

[Alzaire]

So this was released with the Sega Saturn port of RE1...when was that game made available, though? REmake was released in 2002, so that means Capcom was at least laying the groundwork for the Trevor family much earlier. Or were they ever mentioned in an earlier medium??

I don't recall anything on the Trevor family as a whole until I played REmake; was George himself mentioned in the original PS1 release? (I played it SO long ago that I couldn't possibly remember small details such as that.)

Trevor's Letters and references to him were removed from the original PS1 version shortly before it's release, so yeah the backstory had been planned from the beginning for the most part. But for some reason, they weren't included in the game.

[P Anderson DIE]

Lol looks like not everyone agees with you Jillsboob. Maybe you should have just apologised but obviously thats beneath you so Im done talking with you mate.

[Jill's Boob]

People have a right to say what they like.

Then I equally have a right to say what I don't like.


Im done talking with you mate.

My loss, I'm sure. (And as for people agreeing with me, go look at page 26 of the "Central Jill Valentine Thread" in the Umbrella Labs forum.)


Trevor's Letters and references to him were removed from the original PS1 version shortly before it's release, so yeah the backstory had been planned from the beginning for the most part. But for some reason, they weren't included in the game.

Cool - thanks for the info. It is even more impressive to me that Capcom planned it all out way back in 1996. I guess maybe they were limited by the space on the CD for RE1 on the PS1.

Personally, the tragedy of the Trevor family really adds to the "horror" of RE1. And the monstrous Lisa is one of the best enemies in the history of RE.

[missvalentine]

Jesus...you're like a broken record. "Jill's the best!" "If Capcom kills Jill...the Resident Evil series is dead to me!" "Everything BUT Jill sucks!" "Waaaahhhh!"

You've posted on this site over 800 times. How many posts are you crying about Jill? She's fake. She's not real. Get over it.

Chris was joking with Jill. YES, he was trying to brush her off, as he was still unsure about the events that had transpired. Besides...the machismo, the Cobra...Chris in this story is the Japanese-perceived stereotype of the tough, badass Gaijin. This story itself is bad fanfic at best, even if it is considered canon by Capcom.

wow. you have a bad day or something boob? or do you just hate me?

im not crying over Jill, i was merely expressing my distaste for Chris's attitude towards everybody in this story, is that such a crime? besides, he wasn't just rude to Jill, he was rude to Rebecca with the comment about her piano playing skills, i don't like people like that, there assholes,

"Everything BUT Jill sucks! Waaaahhhh"

seriously? have i ever said that? i don't think so.




We know, we know. You constantly cry about anyone that is not Jill.

But guess what....have you seen the scenarios in RE1, where Chris & Jill hug in the prison cell? The ending where Brad is landing the chopper, and Chris shields Jill's body with his own...he is awful protective of her. The RE1 ending where only Jill & Barry escape - where Jill's actions and statement indicate she cares deeply for Chris? The ending where Jill rests on Chris while they hold hands (PS1 RE1)? Or perhaps you've seen Jill's epilogue in RE3 where she states that she'll tirelessly search for Chris until she finds him? Or maybe you've seen the plot device for RE5...Jill's tombstone - the thing that drives Chris the most.

You may despise Chris, but Jill certainly doesn't. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha!


i know Jill does not despise Chris, and it's evident in the story as well, she was showing care for Chris and wanting to know what was wrong, and wanted to help him, then he was rude to her, and she was still nice to him.

what's your problem with me?



That's rich...a guy with a screen name wishing death upon Paul Anderson is telling me that I am overdoing it.

Here you go:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite

By the way...you should cut back on the run-on sentences. Also, I don't seem to be the only one that thinks "missvalentine" is a one trick pony. Time to make some glue!

:lol: your insultig his name, yet your named after Jill's chest.

one tricky pony? what is that supossed to mean?

anyways, sorry if i offended you boob, but i will state my opinions when i please.

[Jill's Boob]

^Just forget about it. Have your fun. I just think you overreact about things concerning Jill, and your bias for her is sometimes overwhelming. But, I guess you just really, really love Jill.

I was on an extended hiatus from message boarding, and I'm going on another one. I've already been spoiled enough as it is with the storyline for this game. February is my time to ignore all the upcoming revelations.

Sorry this topic has gotten sidetracked. Peace.

[missvalentine]

^Just forget about it. Have your fun. I just think you overreact about things concerning Jill, and your bias for her is sometimes overwhelming. But, I guess you just really, really love Jill.

I was on an extended hiatus from message boarding, and I'm going on another one. I've already been spoiled enough as it is with the storyline for this game. February is my time to ignore all the upcoming revelations.

Sorry this topic has gotten sidetracked. Peace.

i enjoy talking about her, that's why.

i was not aware that it annoys people though sometimes, sorry boob.

anyways, back on topic, i still don't know if this is canon or not, cause if Chris had seen the dog, then wouldn't he have recognized them later when he saw them again in RE1's beginning? or wouldn't he have said, "hay, last time i was out there in the forest, i saw a huge monster, i should bring more than just a knife with me on this dangerous mission" it doesn't make sense.

[Darkmoon]

For fuck's sake. Well, don't say I didn't warn you boys and girls. Let's play the punishment game instead of listening to the easily annoyed mod.

[CubanOlive07]

Nice work so far. Thanks to the THIA members who contributed to the translating by donating. I can't wait for the next chapter.

Do any of the RE Perry novels read like this by any chance? Do they give some insight into events in the RE timeline and can they be considered canon? Just reading this translation makes me want to read up on more Resident Evil literature.

PS- You can't hate Chris. He has tree trunk arms capable of decapitating people. How cool is that. I am sure he secretly loves Jill too. lol

[P Anderson DIE]

I've read the Re1 and 2 S.D. Perry books and am now reading Nemesis, So far they have definatley been worth the read. Depends how much you know about the franchise if you dont know much yeah it will explain alot if your up to date with the series you still get a few new things so yeah definatley worth the read mate. I dont hate Chris just thought he was abit of a cocky arrogant dick in this story. Also in the Viral Campagin vids he's an ass, they never really gave much to his character nothing to do with him just Capcom cant write for him.

[Darkmoon]

Do any of the RE Perry novels read like this by any chance? Do they give some insight into events in the RE timeline and can they be considered canon? Just reading this translation makes me want to read up on more Resident Evil literature.



No, they're not canon and any information you get from them needs to be taken with a fair pinch of salt. Essentially, the author may have got some behind the scenes info from Capcom but she probably made a lot up as well, so it's not something you can trust unless you can confirm it.

For example, her version of Jill is the daughter of a thief and an ex-cat burglar, hence why she can pick locks. In the canon she's an ex-member of Delta Force instead.

[missvalentine]

Just looking at the quality on the opening sentence speaks volumes as to the care that was (or rather wasn't) taken:

"Whenever the phone rings in the middle of the night. I know someone's dead who wasn't dead the day before."

Thats just..really random and bad.

:D lol that's hilariosly bad dialoge, it's like RE1's voice acting, i would love to get a copy of the english version just to see more RE1 style corny dialoge. :lol:

[SilverArrow20XX]

I was under the impression that his being a dick in the book was a result of his failing to properly cope with the events that had transpired around him.

Anyway. It's good to here that the project's going to be picking up the pace. One chapter a year was a bit too long a wait for me.

[delage]

Hey dot, how long must we wait till we can read the next chapters? Thanks for the hard work from all involved, it is a wonder for RE fans :)

[Dot50Cal]

Gotta check in with Carn. He's doing a once over on the whole thing now, so when he gives it back I can start making the pages.

The whole things been re-checked, and errors have been fixed. So we'll be republishing the whole thing from scratch again.

[delage]

thanks for the reply, and for the work put in it.

[Carnivol]

Yeah. I'm in the midst of doing a full pass on the entire thing. It's going a bit slow, as the rest of the guys like to distract me a lot + oddly enough, since I've currently don't have too much work to do these days I'm spending my time reading a lot of random educational stuff and stuff (out of boredom), which oddly enough takes a lot of energy (wow! Who would've thought "not working" could eat away your energy?)

Anyway, It shouldn't be long until I've gone through the entire thing. If you're wondering why we're going back to the start; it's because there was some rather... awkward lines (even a couple of odd mistakes) that snuck themselves in, 'cause they were somehow missed in the initial proofreading (think we were just very eager to put things up online or something). Also, stuff in the Japanese version of the book has been checked up against the Japanese text in the games. This we're doing to so we can what the English versions of the games had. Enabling us to make sure that terms/translations are consistent with official English works.

Hope this is not making it sound like it's gonna be the most epic project ever, but it's just to give you an idea of how much effort we've felt like putting into things (You know... just to get it "right" in a way that we're happy with and somewhat proud of)

[Nomad9026]

Great to hear that guys, can't wait. And thanks for the good work ^_^

[Skunky]

Dot says:
Rumor has it that soon after the release Capcom began recalling the books from store shelves for unknown reasons. Its estimated that a large number of books however are still in circulation however the exact amount of which is unknown. It should be noted that the books themselves have stamped numbers identifying their unique line in the production. Another rumor which persists relates to the Biohazard game that was packed in with the book. Sources say that the game was a modified version which contained more shots during the opening FMV sequence as well as some other longer FMV sequences throughout the game. This rumor however is unsubstantiated, so please bear that in mind. Unfortunately this is all I can gather based on the book at this time. Its very hard tracking someone down who is currently in the community who has knowledge of such an old release.
Sorry to bring 'this' up again but I also have heard rumors...

Re: the Saturn Biohazard Hong Kong release (a limited collector's version)
Rumored to contain:
TRUE STORY BEHIND BIOHAZARD with extra pages.
'Doom Book 1' with additional pages from Trevor's Diary (different to Trevor's notes).
Cardboard cover.
This version had lots of Cantonese newly written material, written by a Chinese dude. It was never released by Capcom Japan but was allowed in the HK version.
The game contained 'REAL SURVIVAL MODE'. A director's cut type mode with extra cut scenes and live action that only ever appeared in this version.
Possibly 'Bio Hazard Director’s Cut Limited disc', Copyrighted by Capcom/Virgin interactive & game one.

Also I'm not sure if it's the same thing but have you heard about a 'Cantonese Hong Kong comic edition'?
And a 'Doom Book 2' which was sold separately?

Please don't shoot the messenger. I'm just throwing it out there and have no proof for or against.
Because of my keen interest in the HK comics and HK Biohazard collectibles, this grabbed my attention. Capcom did indeed allow the release of a number of things inside HK that were never approved or released in other parts of the world (including Japan), so it's not completely out of the realms of possibility...

[Dot50Cal]

Yeah, that guy was here for a short while. I'm not sure if he was banned or he just left but whatever he was saying was total bullshit. Even if there was a modified version, it would have been fan made. Capcom wouldn't publish a separate version with different files like that.

[Skunky]

But you said that there may have been a first version that was released in Japan but was quickly removed from the shelves and replaced with the version we now know.
I figured that 'maybe' that first version was the one also sold in HK... (if such an alternate version does exist).

I found this being sold. It dosn't come with any book or extras but it states that it's the "First Edition/Release" of the game.
I havn't seen that red diamond thingy <!> on the cover before (but I havn't been researching this for long). Could this be one of the rare versions?
If not, do you have any pics of the very first release?

[Dot50Cal]

Those are stickers, usually.

[Final Shock]

Hi, im new here and im a huge fan of RE/BH and i got a question how many chapters are there in this book?

[Dot50Cal]

Seven chapters, not including Trevor's Notes and the Shinji Mikami interview.

[chris26]

The limited printed edition of true story behind biohazard was the version that DOT50CAL described, it could have been shipped from Hong Kong or Bangkok, Thailand, and this special printed version did not have the removable blue & red cover like the Japanese jacket. It was printed on with a REVERSED GOLDEN EAGLE RIGHT FACED, not LEFT (the logo was uneven) and no CAPCOM LOGO on FRONT package or BACK. Also contained extra pages that were printed between the “Biohazard the beginning” and the “Words from producers on the game bio hazard” this artwork contained added information on STARS tactics on how they would operate on a mission example STARS – MANOEUVRES and STARS –ATTACK. Not very interesting but still a collectable for all. It contained a few pages of examples of STARS OPERATIONS TACTICS of this (note the pages were cropped wrong & in B&W) It contained orange & red, instead of yellow & white colouring in the pictures of the book “Biohazard the beginning” It contained some alternative artwork added to “Trevor notes” or maybe it was the story was extended. These issues all contained STAMPS on the FRONT or BACK of the book. I am not sure where from, but it had Asian pressed ink writing stamped on it. It had a date labelled 7.23.97, the game was released on the 7.24.97 in Japan.

[kevstah2004]

2 days before the official release, I smell BS.

[TheSelfishGene]

Those STARS tactics pages sound like the ones out of Inside of Bio-Hazard. (This book (http://www.the-horror.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=15&pictureid=113))

[chris26]

Please, show me some pictures, I have never seen this inside of biohazard book version before, maybe they re-released those pages!^_^

[chris26]

I read up on the Inside of biohazard book sold on eBay, I just asked a seller if it contains those pages, still waiting for an answer. The book is a Japanese player’s guide for Resident Evil Director's Cut.^_^

[TheSelfishGene]

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/1517/cimg1992.jpg

This is part of one of the pages. There are a few more like this.

[chris26]

Thanks for that info, but I have sketched up a version to show you, how I remembered seeing those pages, they were more diagrams, but i don't remember them all so please just bear that in mind.:D

[Ridley W. Hayes]

There seem to be a lot of differences with REmake Chris' profile, though I haven't read chapters 5~7. And since this events are not depicted in any timeline on later releases, would this now be consider semi-canon as the RE UC or RE DC, or not canon at all?

And by the other side, will be the full translation uploaded once the RE1 section is online?

[Dot50Cal]

Yeah, thats the plan Ridley :)

I would probably say a lot of the later chapters, and I guess the whole story at this point, are non-canon. But its worth mentioning some of the things in a timeline. But the central plot (Chris looking for Billy) really contradicts the events in the game. Towards the end, Chris and Jill encounter Hunters, Zombies and Yawn in the forest and area surrounding the mansion.

Given Jill's reaction to the first zombie, I'd say that its disqualified.

[P Anderson DIE]

What happened to this project is it still being translated I was enjoying reading this. Anyone have an update?

[Darkmoon]

I think it's still awaiting Bjorn's tender ministrations, sadly.

[Carnivol]

Actually, the entire book is fully translated. It's just that all the files are on my desktop and I haven't had the time to proofread it both forwards and backwards. Was kinda hoping to have that done a couple of months back, but things have been a bit of a rollercoaster on the work front lately.

(For anyone who's read the stuff that's been up for quite some time: You might have noticed that a lot of stuff is a bit "rough". Nothing was ever proofread or spell-checked before being put online. Nothing is directly "wrong" with the translation aspect of things, it's just that some stuff is written in a bit of good ol' "Scandinavian English" and some translated terms aren't compliant with the official Biohazard<->Resident Evil translations)

[P Anderson DIE]

That's ok Carnivol, I don't mind if there is a few mistakes here and there I just wanna finish reading the thing. If you want send it to me and I'll read it all let you know how bad it is. I'll even edit it for you got nothing better to do this week.

[TheBatMan]

Any chance of this being up for christmas?

[Carnivol]

Oh, you shouldn't have to worry about that. I think.

As far as my end of the bargain goes, I'll be done long before that (unless someone lands a jet in my garden or something)

[Darkmoon]

New donation drive - buy Carn a anti-aircraft system!

[fivebyfive]

Hi, pretty new around here and I've just stumbled upon this and it's damn awesome. I was just wondering if there is a .rar version of this because I can then put the books onto my iPod which would be pretty amazing.

[Carnivol]

Hi, pretty new around here and I've just stumbled upon this and it's damn awesome. I was just wondering if there is a .rar version of this because I can then put the books onto my iPod which would be pretty amazing.


Once the full book is up, there might be a download of some sort, as I was once talking about making a simple "do it yourself" guide on how to print and bind your own English version of the book.
(Those files will be colored in the opening section with Trevor's stupid letter and stuff, but the rest of it should be entirely black&white, as those are meant to be printed on pre-colored paper or just white... if that's your thing)

I just need to find the time to wrap up a few tiny things now and Dot50Cal will just have to insert everything and upload stuff. I suppose you could say that Christmas probably comes early this year (or maybe Christmas never arrived a few years ago... you decide)

[Dot50Cal]

Get cracking on it Carn :P I'm looking into another way of having it bound professionally into a real book. More on that later though.

[Carnivol]

Well, duh, there's always professional ways of having it done through printing services and such (believe there are even online stores that lets you upload documents and have them printed+bound and then shipped to you)

Anyway, I'm just juggling a few things these days. There's a whole lot of "almost complete" stuff I'm doing for a lot of people right now (seems like Christmas is when everyone wants their stuff to be done these days)

[Carnivol]

Since I'm pretty much almost done with this now (just skimming through pages again), I'd like to ask anyone who's read the stuff that's already been up on the site for a tiny forever to join a fun little game;

Find me 3 (or more) mistakes in the text that aren't related to spelling or grammar.
(DO NOT POST UNLESS YOU HAVE AT LEAST 3!)

There are no rewards or anything, I just wanna see if anyone else caught a few of the oddities that snuck themselves into the incomplete initial draft that was put up earlier.

[Dot50Cal]

So, hows it coming? :P I'm still not sure what part you are "stuck" on.

[OKeijiDragon]

So how's the progress on this project? I can't wait to read the interview part!

[Carnivol]

When it's done!

(Nah. I suspect that whenever Dot50Cal gets the final files into his hands, they'll be there until the RE1 stuff starts going online.)


So, hows it coming? :P I'm still not sure what part you are "stuck" on.

Darn. Didn't see this one.
That's what you get for being offline so much. Anyway, ping me this weekend or something. And, oh, Björn was looking at the old uploads... and I think he wants you to improve on your lettering skills :lol:

[Shugotenshi]

The hypothetical THIA sections on Resident Evil 1 and Resident Evil 1.5 are looking like vaporware. They were anounced a long, long, long time ago but nothing ever came of them. I remember way back when Alzaire had said he was working on a Resident Evil 1.5 section but that never came to fruition.

[Stu]

Your point is what? That it's conceivable people on the internet might have more pressing matters in their lives than pleasing nerds?

[Shugotenshi]

It's really not my problem if you misunderstand me and I have more pressing matters in my life than to worry about you understanding or misinterpreting me. Sounds like you have a personal problem to me. These forums really aren't the place for that. I'm not interested in their personal lives or yours.

Oh and my point was, why anounce something that isnt going to happen. They should've waited to anounce a RE1 section until they were ready to launch it instead of creating unecessary hype. Which you fail to recognize because you obviously believe your both infallible and inerrant, which you are not remotely either. My point is, they said they were going to do something they didnt do. And I dont need a point in order to say something and I don't need your permission to say anything.

[Stu]

If i misunderstand, maybe you could enlighten me as to why you felt the need to post what you did?

[Shugotenshi]

If i misunderstand, maybe you could enlighten me as to why you felt the need to post what you did?

No. I don't need nor want to. I don't have to explain myself to you. Nor do I need your permission to say something or write something. I neither need nor want it. You post hostile comments toward me without even knowing me, thats fine. But sooner or later the mods will take notice that your hostile to just about everyone.

[Stu]

Yeah funnily enough, i can be hostile when people want to question the integrity of a site i enjoy visiting.

And if i'm hostile to just about everyone, it's because just about everyone isn't worthy of my respect, a trait that needs to be earned, not given.

But anyway, we can establish that you don't really care about the content your original post spoke of, so i'll just leave you to whatever drama you want to start.

[Shugotenshi]

Sir, this a community forum. People don't need your permission to speak. And so you know, I'm reporting you to one of the THIA staff for being a belligerent control freak and trying to flame me. I feel its fair that I tell you I'll be speaking to the appropriate THIA staff about it.....well, whenever I find out who the appropriate mod to talk to is. I'm not familiar with THIA management.

[Stu]

Generally, it's Darkmoon, Carnivol, or Alexia Ashford who will deal with this sort of thing. You've seen the Banned Topic, they're the people who will be of most benefit to you.

My, you're one to preach about hostility aren't you?

Just for the record though, i never once said you couldn't speak? Not sure where you got that from. Just so we're clear when you do your report of the situation.

[Alzaire]

The RE1 and 1.5 sections will come to fruition. Unfortunately there have been a lot of delays. Dot50 is working on the site redesign first, then he needs to finish the RE1 section. The 1.5 section will come after. I apologize for its huge delay (I talked about my feature project for it almost 2 years ago, I know), and anyone who talks to me frequently knows I'm eager to see the section up. But Dot is in control and he wants to complete the sections in order after the redesign.

Is it taking too long? Even I'd say yes. Difficult to look forward to anything when it is taking an indeterminable amount of time to get even 1 section up. Part of the issue is Dot wants to be thorough, and is ripping videos, scanning magazines, recording video and documenting all of the in-game aspects, ect. all out of his own collection and obtaining things he doesn't have, rather than just relying on other people's media and info on the net. The other main issue though is these things were talked about and began when we had a lot of time, but little motivation to bulldoze through it and get them online, and now we have the desire to see things done, but very little time.

Be assured, though, they will happen. They should be worth it in the end, unless you don't care about (some exclusive/unseen) beta information/media that may pop up in some of them. There is already quite a bit of work done on both the RE1 and 1.5 material, so it's not like we announced things and just aren't doing anything.

But until then, I apologize on my behalf for the 1.5 section delay. I didn't realize Dot and I would postpone it this long. I know I could create my own separate feature for it and post it, but I still would rather work with him when he's ready and create it as an extensive section on this site.

[Carnivol]

Well, the RE1 playthrough thread has a bit of insight into what you'll be seeing for the RE1 section. But there are plenty of surprises coming for it.

I can even tell you that part of the content that'll be available in it is entirely unseen content and I finished my part of that stuff back in the summer of 2007 or something :lol:

Yeah... I know we're a bit slow with certain things. But we've got lives and jobs and all that (+other commitments). TSBB donation project was a test that probably wont happen again (asking for future community donations, that is) - but future projects and content will still be as thorough as the current site features and as content heavy as (if not even more in-depth than) the Resident Evil 4 trial edition feature.

[Lin]

Sir, this a community forum. People don't need your permission to speak. And so you know, I'm reporting you to one of the THIA staff for being a belligerent control freak and trying to flame me. I feel its fair that I tell you I'll be speaking to the appropriate THIA staff about it.....well, whenever I find out who the appropriate mod to talk to is. I'm not familiar with THIA management.
You do know saying your gonna report a user to a mod is considered trolling. :rollseyes

And besides he hasn't posted any negative comments on you. You took it the wrong way.

Your point is what? That it's conceivable people on the internet might have more pressing matters in their lives than pleasing nerds?


If i misunderstand, maybe you could enlighten me as to why you felt the need to post what you did?
He asked for an explanation on why you posted your first comment on this thread.

Yeah funnily enough, i can be hostile when people want to question the integrity of a site i enjoy visiting.

And if i'm hostile to just about everyone, it's because just about everyone isn't worthy of my respect, a trait that needs to be earned, not given.

But anyway, we can establish that you don't really care about the content your original post spoke of, so i'll just leave you to whatever drama you want to start.
Stu is just being Stu. Not a lot of people read his post properly and jump to conclusion that he is being hostile.

[TheBatMan]

So when are we likely to see this completed feature then? I appreciate everyone is really busy with other things but it seems a shame to have it just sit there if it really has been completed and people have donated to get it done. Can you not just put it up in plain text format and just add all the bells and whistles at a later date? At least that way everyone can finally read it.

[Carnivol]

Before Dot50Cal went on his World of Warcraft streak (which has lasted longer than expected), the plan was to put it all up --along with the edited reuploads of what's already online-- roughly around the time the RE1 section was to be going online. The RE1 section is being tinkered with by yours truly right now, with some external contributions, but currently without access to any of the assets Dot50Cal made when he was actively working on it.


I've been considering just putting it all up myself (since I'm the one sitting on all the final text assets at the moment), but I keep forgetting to ask Dot50Cal for the page templates and line-art scans every time I've had the chance to exchange a few words with. Sorry about that.


But, yes, TSBB is also kinda the reason why we're not doing anymore donation drives (for now, anyway) and going entirely self-funded on everything. Fortunately, the majority of the funding came from the site staff... But still, we'll have to live with this shame for a while.

I'm currently crossing off things on a gigantic list of to-dos that I've got (not just RE-stuff, since I'm a man of many tasks and favors), but TSBB is pretty high up on that list.

What's basically left is the bells 'n' whistles part + double checking a few things in the later chapters that I just never got around to looking up additional sources for (consistency/terminology stuff). No worries, we're not rewriting it or anything. Anything noteworthy will come with footnotes now and everything.


I dunno if it was mentioned before in this thread, but there were some "issues" in the parts that're already up.

Best samples would be the inconsistent translation of Spencer's title (and the accidental Oswell instead of Ozwell). We accidently used "Sir" instead of "Lord." The source text uses the same honorific title as was at least used in the Japanese version of Code: Veronica, so using the same translation as Code: Veronica did is kinda obvious. There's also this tiny little thing about a certain statue. Think the current text says something like "Statue of the Goddess Rodin," but it should be a "Goddess Statue by Rodin," as in by THE Auguste Rodin. Basically, the Japanese text just said something that pretty much would be the equivalent of saying "Rodin Goddess." Another thing that we forgot to add notes about is the hilarity of the "accident" with Billy's plane. (It kinda didn't just say that it crashed in the "ocean" - it was supposed to say more, but it just kinda didn't make it into the page). We were actually gonna bring up all of these things on the last podcast, when we were doing all the fan fic readings and stuff, but it kinda just vanished.


Feel free to bump/ask, though. I'll try to keep people as informed as I can. Just gotta keep crossing stuff off that to-do list.

[TheBatMan]

Okay, thanks for clarifying.

[Dot50Cal]

Ill come on todayish carn, off work. I can send those templates your way since this has really become more of your thing now what with the translations and all.

[GrimReaperHUNK]

Hi all. Just wondering how the editing is coming along. If it's mostly a matter of adding the translated text to an image, I can offer some assistance with that. I have, I believe, all of the proper tools at my disposal.

Please let me know if there's something I can do to help! I'd love to see this feature see completion!

[GrimReaperHUNK]

I just stumbled across this website whilst Google searching: http://bbs.cri.cn/showtopic-109739-2.aspx

There *appears* to be a fully translated copy of "Biohazard The Beginning" by Hiroyuki Ariga. I can't speak for the quality of the translation, but if it can be useful I'd urge you guys to check it out.

The story is in it's entirety on page 2 of the thread referenced above.

[Ozwell Spenser]

Hello! You continue work on transfer of other heads?

[BarryBurton]

Hello! I am new in this forum and that's my first post. ^_^
I wanna do the question to Dot: What's about the feature? Any news about it? It seems that this work have been stopped too long (2 years and 8 months!!). I don't want to be critic, but I am very worried about it.

P.S: Your work is unpayable!!!
(My english is very poor, so please, don't kill me!!:blargh:)

[nemesis_lover]

Any new progress, I very much enjoyed this thread.

[News Bot]

Three years... dang.

[nemesis_lover]

Anyway the forum can help to get this finished. This is more if interest to me then even the 1.5 sections :-p

[Carnivol]

The hilarious thing is that we gave the full English script to RE Center, and Michael & Co whipped out a pretty awesome Spanish version in no time (if memory serves me right) ... I miss having that type of motivation and energy :(

[Mr.Bzork]

DINO ADVENTURE ISLAND

One time, during the exploration, the dinosaur name Q got lost on the dinosaur's island, and lost the connection with otherdinosaurs. He was looking for the cavern place where dinosaurs gather, according to map and compasson hand.

[Michael]

The hilarious thing is that we gave the full English script to RE Center, and Michael & Co whipped out a pretty awesome Spanish version in no time (if memory serves me right) ... I miss having that type of motivation and energy :(

You're right Sir :)

Spanish: http://www.residentevilcenter.net/ttsbbiohazard.html

Portuguese (released yesterday): http://www.residentevilcenter.net/br/thetruestorybehindbh.html

If I find the time could layout the English version for you guys.

[Carnivol]

You know I'm probably RECenter's biggest fan when it comes to how you guys do layouts and translates replicas of stuff and such? Don't have to ask me twice if you wanna wrap it up for us :)

(Although I don't think I ever got around to doing a proper editing pass on the last chapters in English)

[ronin_akikage]

I was made aware a few years back that the original English translation of BIOHAZARD: THE BEGINNING that spread throughout the internet (read: not the THIA partial translation) was full of gross errors, and not just minor things. From incerting characters from the S.D. Perry novel to possibly even rewritting the later chapters. I heard that the true translation depicts Chris encountering a Hunter? Is this stuff true? I can't read Spanish too well, and since all the proper translations are pictures, I can't/have the paitence to copy the entire thing through a translator to read if any major changes exist.

Could anyone possibly educate me on the matter? Thanks.

[TheBatMan]

Here is the official English version that came with the collector's edition on the Sega Saturn.

http://projectumbrella.net/articles/Resident-Evil-Book

[News Bot]

We can get a translation going if anyone has the original Japanese scans.

[ronin_akikage]

The link above to the Spanish version indeed has artwork included that does show The back of a Hunter looking down at Chris and Jill along with Billy's injured/dead body. This is also subtitled as Chapter 7, which in the current English translation, is supposed to be after the cabin chapter. While I have complete faith that what is posted on PROJECT Umbrella is actually the English version for the Sega Saturn, it really does show an inconsistency, and that whoever originally did the translation back in the 90's most likely didn't follow everything from the original version.

Also, on that version, I could not find the scenes that Chris has with Billy's wife, which I saw as part of a translation in early 2001 or 2002. I believe there are two: one when he first finds the necklace clue, and another later after the Umbrella Headquarters scene. Wether these still exist, were official, or were just a fan's addition, has yet to be figured out.