Work-in-progress English fan translation for Pink Gear Collection, a point-and-click adventure game by Masami Ishimaru, published by TOSHIBA EMI (1997).
Pink Gear Collection is made with Macromedia Director 5. This translation works by modifying cast members in protected cast files (.cxt extension) using Director 5. We are replacing cast member images containing Japanese text with modified images with English text. We then replace the original cast member file (.cxt), with our own cast member file. The game will then play our new cast file after replacing the original cast file with it.
LoneDev - Discord server
FELON - Asset modifications
Saint - Text translation
Nosamu - Director hacking, methods for replacing assets/casts
MOS Technology 6502 - Pink Gear asset rips
Nothing to really contribute at the moment. This project is in its early stages. If you are a Macromedia Director whiz, a Photoshop whiz, or feel like you can contribute, feel free to drop in the #pink-gear-collection channel in the Discord.
December 5, 2021: All images have been translated and modifications to the game files begin.
February 15, 2022: All casts have been modified and a very rough draft of the playable game will be available soon.
December 5, 2022: Major crashes should be fixed, public beta version released.
ProjectorRays has been an extremely useful tool for understanding how casts and scripts are assembled.