The English version of this old Mac tool doesn't seem to be available anywhere so Iv'e been spending my time muddling through the Japanese. ^_^; At least I understand what these errors mean now...

@quephird@mastodon.social If I shouldn't tap on your name, should I be concerned about snoot boops?

Yurie Kokubu - Relief 72 Hours (cover artist unknown)

The SNES and DS versions also run at different aspect ratios (but almost the same resolution). The SNES is 4:3 with non-square pixels, so the DS version looks thinner. This exaggerates the effect of the DS version’s thinner font even more.

I always felt like the DS version was harder to read; looking at them side by side, I see I wasn’t making things up! The SNES version’s font genuinely has bolder lines that are a bit easier to read.

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I’ve been replaying Chrono Trigger lately! First time playing with the original translation in a long time.

The DS version uses a different font from the original - the same one used in the GBA Final Fantasy ports. It’s a thin, very compact varaible-width font.

The SNES version also uses a variable-width font, but it’s a wider font that budgets two pixels for major lines.

I just found out about Étoile Princesse - a very cute, very pretty action RPG developed by Exact in 1993, a few years before they made Jumping Flash for PS1.

I found a copy of a rare early EP by my favourite band!! 🙌🏻 I'm v lucky awoo.space/media/hmuJnF3xFH3SA

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