Japanese Title: サンパギータ
Genre: Visual Novel Source language: Japanese Patch language: English Original Platform: PlayStation Ported Platform: PlayStation Portable Original developer: Production IG, Sugar and Rockets, Will Co., Original publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Original Release Date in Japan: October 15, 1998 Port Release Date in Japan: July 28, 2005
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A. Project History:
Project originally started alongside Double Cast and Sampaguita back in the mid-2010s. Was left on the backburner for some years before coming back to it in a script rewrite in mid-2023.
We're releasing this as a 0.95, but playtesters were able to see all endings, and any bugs they found along the way were fixed as we approached them. All that is left is the audio cues during the endings which you can see below for. If you run into any issues while playing the game for yourself, please let us know!
B. Content Warnings:
Extremely light compared to the other games in the series. Very mild violent at best. The main heroine, Maria, is sexualized by the main character. He can easily harass her in the beginning of the game. In other scenes, she does get struck by a male character. All this, given her situation as a minority in blatant distress could make this game a little upsetting for the space some players are trying to curate for themselves and their friends/ viewership.
The game touches on a lot of language, trivia and charicatures of people from the Phillipines, so some segments could be seen as sensationalist, stereotypical and a bit racist/microaggressive. For example: there's a segment where the protagonist can and is rewarded for mocking Maria when she attempts to teach him different words in Tagalog.
C. About Percent Completion Messages:
Throughout the game’s ending result screens, Maria will audibly read out your percentage rates and give words of encouragement.
There is no text to accompany this, and it was never really in our plan to add subtitles. To compensate, I’ve gone ahead and jotted down some brisk scripts for a few of the integral ones. These aren't spoilerific in themselves, but to avoid spoilers, I redacted secondary character names after Maria.
a. 70% Message:
Maria: Congratulations! This is the 70% mark! But there’s still more fun to be had.
b. 80% Message:
Wow! This is the 80% mark! It’ll be tough from here on out, but don’t give up, okay?
[Other character]: But 80%, huh. That’s nothing to sneeze at! Good luck! Just a little more!
c. 90% Message:
Maria: Amazing! This is the 90% mark! You almost have it. Now break a leg!
[Other character]: 90%?! That’s great! But the rest won’t be so easyÿ
d. 100% Message:
Maria: Salamat! Fancy seeing you here! This is the 100% mark!
[Other character]: You came a long way. Thank you, sincerely.
Maria: I believed in you. I just knew you’d make it here! Don’t forget about me out there, okay?
C. A Word From Fianna, Playtester:
This was my second time helping playtest a translation, and while I'd felt more prepared going into Sampaguita, I soon realized just how deep and complicated a web it weaves. I also learned the sheer depth of talent and effort put forth by the team on this translation, and have the utmost respect and appreciation for them and their work on this wonderful release.
For those of you looking to get that precious 100%, I'll leave you with the advice I wish I'd had going into playtesting: best of luck. Pace yourself and enjoy the journey, but take notes, draw diagrams, and do whatever you need to find that one scene with a couple words different from a scene you saw hours ago that turns out to be that missing hundredth of a percentile point you need.
D. A Word From Emi, Playtester:
Thanks so much for checking out Sampaguita! When I first signed on to playtest this game, I don't think I was even slightly prepared for how ambitious it truly is. Though it's a short, breezy game on paper, there's so many fascinating, fun routes and diversions to find if you really dig into it, with countless scenes that I had an absolute blast playing through. It's such a cool throwback to a time when console exclusives could really commit to wild, daring, experimental ideas. Even now, there's nothing quite like the Yarudora series, and I'm truly honored to have played even a small part in bringing it to English-speaking players.
I hope you enjoy it even half as much as I did! Best of luck getting a 100% clear!
D-Pad: Select Choice R1 Button: Select Choice (UP) R2 Button: Select Choice (DOWN)
Circle, L1: Confirm Choice X, L2: Cancel Choice Triangle: Tap to Skip all, Hold to Skip previously read Square: Hide Dialogue Start: Options Menu Select: Hide other UI Soft Reset: L1, L2, R1, R2, START, SELECT
Notes from Esper: The patch is done using xdelta. Any xdelta patcher should work with this including Romhacking.Net's online patcher at : https://www.romhacking.net/patch/. To patch using the batch file just drop the original bin file on to it. If needed, the patch itself is in patch_data.
None so far. If you happen to find any, do let us know!
Cargodin: graphics editor, project lead, head translator, localization writer
Esperknight: head romhacker
Fianna and Emi: playtesters
Eight Mansions Discord: public playtest hosting
And a huge thank you to everyone who sends us feedback! We couldn't do it without you!
This patch is entirely fan-made and unofficial. Please do NOT redistribute this patch in bad faith- whether by pre-installed illegal roms or physical discs. Do not sell or buy this patch, or any materials supplied alongside said patch, under any circumstances.
This was a labor of love, and those bad faith actions not only insult us, but also endangers fan translation as a whole.
Thank you for understanding.
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Compiled by Cargodin, April 2024.