Fan translation patches operate in a legal gray area. While the patch itself (as a small binary file) does not contain copyrighted game code, applying it to a copyrighted ROM may violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) or similar laws in many jurisdictions. However, fan translations are widely tolerated by most Japanese rights holders (including Bandai Namco) provided they:
Note: Specific patch version numbers and download locations are omitted to avoid facilitating copyright infringement. super robot wars bx english patch
However, the lead programmer for the BX patch recently posted (Dec 2024) a screenshot of a fully translated Chapter 25 script. The project is moving at a "glacial but steady" pace. Fan translation patches operate in a legal gray area
Kenji took a deep breath and uploaded the file to the community server. "It's time," he typed. "The war is finally in English." However, the lead programmer for the BX patch