Nintendo Fan's Super Mario 64 Gaeilge Translation Project Seems Close

AI-free recomp brings Celtic dialect to Mushroom Kingdom.

A new fan translation bringing the Gaeilge language to Nintendo 64 classic Super Mario 64 appears to be entering its final stages of development. Talented homebrewer Draoi Aisteach posted an image of their work-in-progress project, which will translate the 3D platformer's menu, HUD, and in-game text in the Celtic dialect.

While Aisteach notes that the recomp contains absolutely no gen-AI or vibe-coding elements, they modestly note that the game may contain "human mistakes" such as spelling and/or context errors. The final stage of development appears to be a series of thorough proofreads (with help from an "incredible human") to ensure that the translation is as authentic and correct as possible

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