Retro Gaming Australia

Ever heard of a game called Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru? Perhaps under its translated name For Frog the Bell Tolls? No? Well there’s a reason for that. Before Nintendo were being jerks and not bringing over games you wanted to play on the Wii, they were busy developing Game Boy games they had no intention of releasing outside of Japan.

For Frog the Bell Tolls is an action-adventure game based on the same tech as The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. Unfortunately, the game was never released outside of Japan, but that’s no longer a concern as ryanbgstl has completed his translation patch for the game, making it fully playable in English. (continue reading…)