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Mota Field#

Early Script

Surely, the color of
water around here is
different. It seems to
be water coming out of
the ground.

Final Script

The color of water
around here certainly
seems
different.
It seems to be water
coming out of the
ground.

Translation Notes
In both versions, the actual text cuts off at the second line
due to a bad control code.

Early Script

There was a high rocky
mountain in from of
and others! Is this
Uzo mountain?

Final Script

There is a high rocky
mountain in front of
and the others!
Is this Uzo mountain?

Translation Notes
This has the same problem as the Climatrol water text,
cutting off at the second line.

Paseo#

A.K.A. the place you go to change party members and advance the plot.

Early Script

This is the biggest town
in Mota,called Paseo.

Final Script

This is Central Tower
in Paseo, the capital
of Mota.

Translation Notes
The early line is actually more accurate than the final line.
Not sure why they changed it...

Early Script

Well, well, you are
armed and look so brave.
But, if you don't keep
them in good shape,
they are as good as
nothing.

Final Script

Well, well, you are
armed and look so brave.
But, if you don't keep
your weapons in good
shape, they are worth
nothing.

Early Script

If you have money, you
can always get your body
closed at the clone
lab.

Final Script

If you have money, you
can always get your body
cloned at the clone
lab.

Early Script

From now on, women
should be armed and
should fight! I'll also
go buy it!

Final Script

From now on, women
should be armed and
should fight! I believe
in that!

Early Script

Do not get close to the
bridge on the north
river. Many people have
been killed by a man
name Darum.

Final Script

Do not get close to the
bridge on the north
river. Many people have
been killed there by
a man named Darum.

Early Script

They say that if you go
to the north bridge, a
guy named Darum will
take your money away.

Final Script

They say that if you go
to the north bridge, a
guy named Darum will
rob you of your money.

Early Script

Maybe you should go back
home when you get to a
strange town. There
might be someone calling
on you who's heard about

you.

Final Script

Maybe you should go back
home, when you get to a
strange town. There
might be someone strange
who comes looking for

you.

Early Script

My dad is just goofing
around everyday. He
says he can live without
working.

Final Script

My dad is just goofing
off everyday.
He says he can live
without working.

Early Script

If there's something you
would like to know about
Mota, you should go
to the library at the
central tower.

Final Script

If there's something you
would like to know about
Mota, you should go
to the library at the
Central Tower.

Translation Notes
Central Tower is a proper location name, but it's inconsistently capitalized in the prototype script.

Early Script

Hunters are the coolert
guys. They really are
strong and so depend-
able!

Final Script

Hunters are the coolest
guys. They really are
strong and so depend-
able!

Early Script

It's hasn't rained at
all for a while. The
lake even dried up.

Final Script

It hasn't rained at
all for awhile. The
lake even dried up.

Central Tower#

Early Script

This is central tower in
Paseo, the capital of
Mota. Where to?

Final Script

This is Central Tower in
Paseo, the capital of
Mota. Where to?

Baggage Check#

Because you don't need the Small Key clogging up your item space.

Early Script

Final Script

Context

Ok, I'll keep then
safe for you until you
get back.

Ok, I'll keep them
safe for you until you
get back.

Storing an item

Ok. you're going to take
this. See? It's just
like you left it.

Ok, you're going to take
this. See? It's just
like you left it.

Retrieving an item

Library#

Read up on the game's backstory. No manual required!

Early Script

Final Script

Context

If you want to find out
about something here,
Please choose a file.

If you want to find out
about something here,
please choose a file.

Intro

Mota used to be a desert. but since
Mother Brain has been
brought in, Mota
became a green planet.
Development was made
based on meticulous
plans Mother Brain
created, things like
the Biosystems lab,
Climatrol,etc.

Mota used to be a desert, but since
Mother Brain has been
brought in, Mota has
become a green planet.
Development was made
based on meticulous
plans. Mother Brain
created things like
the Biosystems Lab,
Climatrol, etc.

Asking about Mota

Crimatrol is a system
to adjust the weather
of Mota. It controls
the temperature and
maintains the proper
amount of rainfall
and so on. Mota was
originally a very dry
planet with no natural
rainfall. So the exis-
tence
of Climatrol is
essential now.

Climatrol is a system
to adjust the weather
of Mota. It controls
the temperature and
maintains the proper
amount of rainfall
and so on. Mota was
originally a very dry
planet with no natural
rainfall. So the
existence of Climatrol
is essential now.

Asking about Climatrol

There are rivers run-
ning in all four direct-
tions; east, west,
south and north from a
lake. There are dams
built between each river
and the lake. They
control the amount of
water flawing into the
rivers. The names of the
dams are, Green dam,
Yellow Dam, Red dam, and
Blue dam. In order to
enter each dam, a card
whose color matches
the color of the dam is
required.
These cards are supposed
to be in a control
tower, but its location
is a secret. Also, the
smallest dam is the Red
dam, and the structures
get more complicated in
the order of Yellow,
blue and green.

There are rivers run-
ning in all four direct-
tions: east, west,
south and north from a
lake. There are dams
built between each river
and the lake. They
control the amount of
water flowing into the
rivers. The names of the
dams are Green dam,
Yellow Dam, Red dam, and
Blue dam. In order to
enter each dam, a card
whose color matches
the color of the dam is
required.
These cards are supposed
to be in a control
tower, but its location
is a secret. Also, the
smallest dam is the
Red dam, and the
structures get more
complicated in the order
of Yellow, Blue and
Green.

Asking about Dams

Mother Brain is a huge
computer with enough
power to control every-
thing in the world of
Algo. Our life is
monitored and is sup-
ported
by Mother Brain.
Mother Brain was brought
into Palm in the year
AW845, then the network
spread to Mota and
Dezo.
It is Mother Brain which
controls the systems
such as the Biosystems
lab, Climatrol, dams and
so on. The Mother Brain
is essential to our
life, but nobody knows
who made Mother Brain
and where it is.

Mother Brain is a huge
computer with enough
power to control every-
thing in the world of
Algo. Our life is
monitored and is
supported by Mother
Brain. Mother Brain was
brought into Palm in the
year AW845, then the
network spread into Mota
and Dezo.
It is Mother Brain which
controls the systems
such as the Biosystems
lab, Climatrol, dams and
so on. The Mother Brain
is essential to our
life, but nobody knows
who made Mother Brain
or where it is.

Asking about Mother Brain

I see. Well, see you
then.

I see. Well, see you
later.

Exiting

Thanks to you all,
Mota was saved from
being flooded.
Howcome you are wanted
as a criminal for making
Mother Brain go wrong?
What! Someone who has a
key to Mother Brain is
in Dezo?
That's right...Now
that Palm is gone,
those of us who are in
Mota have to sustain
Algo. Please do your
best too!

Thanks to you all,
Mota was saved from
being flooded.
How come you are wanted
as criminals for making
Mother Brain go wrong?
What! Someone who has a
key to Mother Brain is
in Dezo?
That's right....Now
that Palm is gone, those
of us who are in Mota
have to sustain Algo.
, please do your
best!

Intro (After Gaira)

Roof#

Voted best and worst spaceport in Mota.

Early Script

Final Script

Context

This is Mota's only
remaining space ship.

This is Mota's only
remaining spaceship.

Intro

The party leaves central
tower
without boarding
the spaceship.

The party leaves Central
Tower
without boarding
the spaceship.

Choosing not to board

North Bridge#

Population: 1.

Early Script

I've seen that face! He
tried to kill Nei seven
months ago! This is bad
news. Lets go back for
a while.

Final Script

I've seen that face! He
tried to kill Nei seven
months ago! This is bad
news. Let's go back for
awhile.

Arima#

A.K.A. Alfred Nobel's nightmare.

Early Script

Why in the world did
you come to Arima? This
is such a terrible place
to be!

Final Script

Why in the world did
you come to Arima?
This is such a horrible
place!

Early Script

I know! The hideout of
those scoundrels is at
a building in Shuren.

Final Script

I know! The hideout of
those scoundrels is at
a building in Shure.

Translation Notes
Shuren is the original, unabbreviated Japanese name. They shortened it to five characters even though the name is only referenced here.

Early Script

The scoundrels must
have two more dynamite
sticks. Unless we take
them away from them,
there will be another
destroyed town
.

Final Script

The scoundrels must
have two more dynamite
sticks. Unless we take
them away, another town
will be destroyed
.

Early Script

Those scoundrels blew
everyone's houses up
with dynamite.

Final Script

Those scoundrels blew up
everyone's houses
with dynamite!

Early Script

If only those scoundrels
didn't come to this
town, Darum and his
daughter Teim, could
have lived a happy life.

Final Script

If only those scoundrels
hadn't come to this
town, Darum and his
daughter Teim could have
lived a happy life.

Early Script

The scoundrels killed
all the men, kidnapped
the women, and stole
all the food
.

Final Script

The scoundrels stole all
the food, killed all the
men, and kidnapped all
the women
.

Early Script

Those who are left here
are just the powerless,
who are just waiting to
die.

Final Script

Those who are left here
are just the powerless,
who are only waiting to
die.

Early Script

Those scoundrels seem
to have blown the door
with dynamite and stolen
the things.

Final Script

Those scoundrels seem
to have blown open the
door
with dynamite and
stolen the things.

Shure#

"Home" of the scoundrels, as well as the first dungeon in the game.

Early Script

Those are bodies of the
scoundrels. I wonder
if the biohazards killed
them?

Final Script

Those are bodies of the
scoundrels. I wonder
if the Biohazards killed
them?

Opta#

A.K.A. Pianopoli.

Early Script

This town is called
Opta. The Biosystems
Lab is located in the
south of this town.

Final Script

This town is called
Opta. The Biosystems
Lab is located in the
southern part of this
town.

Translation Notes
Neither line is accurate. It should say "located south of this town."

Early Script

I want to be a musician.
I heard that there is a
piano teacher in this
town.

Final Script

I want to be a musician.
I heard that there's a
piano teacher in this
town.

Early Script

Oh, glorious Mother
Brain! Please save us!

Final Script

Oh, glorious
Mother Brain!
Please save us!

Translation Notes
In this town, and only in this town, "Mother" and "Brain" always appear on the same line.

Early Script

Hey, what's Mother
Brain?

Final Script

Hey, what's
Mother Brain?

Early Script

We eat anything when we
get hungry.

Final Script

We eat anything when we
get really hungry.

Early Script

Say, have you heard of
STAR MIST and MOON DEW?
It smells very good.

Final Script

Say, have you heard of
STAR MIST and MOON DEW?
They smell very good.

Early Script

People of Algo get
hungry soon because
they don't
eat anything.

Final Script

People of Algo are
hungry all the time
because they can't

eat anything.

Translation Notes
Neither line really seems to make sense.

Zema#

A.K.A. The town with all the waterways and old men in it.

Early Script

People stopped using
any mobile machine after
the teleport service was
introduced.

Final Script

People stopped using
any mobile machines
after the teleport
service was introduced.

Early Script

Around the middle of the
lake, there's a tower
where nobody has ever
been to.

Final Script

Around the middle of the
lake, there's a tower
where nobody has ever
been.

Kueri#

A.K.A. The town by the sea.

Early Script

There are many stories
about the ocean in this
town.

Final Script

In this town, there are
many stories about the
ocean.

Early Script

In the places where the
color of the water is
different in the ocean.
they say the water of
the lake is coming out
.

Final Script

In the places where the
color of the water is
different in the ocean,
they say it's because of
water from the lake
.

Early Script

It was 50 years ago when
Mother Brain prohibit-
ted
people from going to
the ocean.

Final Script

It was 50 years ago when
Mother Brain prohibited
people from going to
the ocean.

Roron#

Literal garbage dungeon.

Early Script

Humm, I love the smell
of garbage.

Final Script

Hmm... I love the smell
of garbage.

Early Script

Hum-hum-hum, I love
collecting garbage.

Final Script

Hmm... I love
collecting garbage.

There's a native Motavian here who offers some cake. If the party accepts the offering...

Early Script

and others ate the
cake. Tasted funny!
Their stomachs started
making strange sounds.

Final Script

and the others ate
the cake. It tasted
funny! Their stomachs
started making strange
sounds.

If they decline...

Early Script

and others re-
spectfully
declined the
offer

Final Script

and the others
respectfully declined
the offer.

Uzo Island#

The Maruera Tree (Corymbia Maruera) thrives in misty, dungeonous environments.

Early Script

It looks like Maruera-
tree, but it isn't.

Final Script

It looks like a Maruera-
tree, but it isn't.

Piata#

A.K.A. The former spaceline hub and location of the secret Control Tower.

Early Script

After the accident of
10 years ago, the use
of any spaceship
has been prohibited
.

Final Script

After the accident of
10 years ago, it's been
prohibitted to use any
spaceship
.

Early Script

When people refer to the
accident of 10 years
ago. It means the col-
lision of spaceships
over Dezo

Final Script

When people refer to the
accident of 10 years
ago, they mean the col-
lision of spaceships
over Dezo.

Early Script

The last spaceship was
headed towards the out-
side of Algo.

Final Script

The last spaceship was
headed toward the out-
side of Algo.

Early Script

I heard nobody survivied
in the accident of 10
years ago.

Final Script

I heard nobody survived
in the accident of 10
years ago.

Early Script

People used to dream of
travel outside Algo.

Final Script

People used to dream of
travelling outside Algo.

Early Script

This is the control
tower which links the
town and Mother Brain
in network.

Final Script

This is the control
tower which links the
town and Mother Brain
in one network.

Mota Towns (Post-Climatrol)#

Climatrol's destruction leads to a loss of individual personalities.

Early Script

Now that those bio-
hazards
are gone, we
can live without working
again.

Final Script

Now that those Bio-
hazards
are gone, we
can live without working
again.

The next line is only spoken by native Motavians.

Early Script

Hey, have you met any
Dezo people? We don't
understand what they
are saying. They are
also liars, have warped
minds, and really nasty!

Final Script

Hey, have you met any
Dezo people? We don't
understand what they
are saying. They are
also liars, have warped
minds, and are really
nasty!

Control Tower#

A house of cards. Hope you visited the piano man.

Early Script

Here's a key board. Oh,
here's some music, too.
Shall I touch them?

Final Script

Here's a key board. Oh,
here's some music, too.
Shall I touch it?

Skure#

Not to be confused with Shure. It's a spaceport, deserted town, and dungeon all in one!

The lines below are all from the newspaper articles found in treasure chests.

Early Script

The best way to console
your lonely life
is to
keep a pet!

Final Script

When you're lonely,
the best way to console
yourself
is to
keep a pet!

Early Script

Why don't you talk to
your pet, too? Please
come to our department-
store for magic cap!

Final Script

Why don't you talk to
your pet, too? Please
come to our department-
store for a magic cap!

Early Script

A gas-leaking accident
has been reported in
Sukre D block. Please
evacuate.

Final Script

A gas-leak has been
reported in Skure
D block. Please
evacuate.

Early Script

The gas that leaked out
could cause bad effects
on your health
. Please
beware!

Final Script

The gas that leaked out
could be extremely
dangerous
.
Please beware!

Early Script

The last rescue ship
leaves on Auguet 11th.
Don't miss it!

Final Script

The last rescue ship
leaves on August 11th.
Don't miss it!

Generic (Dezo w/ Magic Cap)#

Dezolians are not cats.

Early Script

There aren't noboby else
but us on this planet.

Final Script

There isn't anyboby
else but us on this
planet.

Translation Notes
They changed the line, but they never fixed the "boby" typo.

Early Script

Staying too long on this
planet makes evryone's
body go rotten.

Final Script

Staying too long on this
planet makes everyone's
body rot.

Early Script

The truth is, the clone
lab grandma is really
a man.

Final Script

The truth is, the clone
lab Grandma is really
a man.

Translation Notes
For whatever reason, the final version insists on capitalizing "Grandma" in the phrase "clone lab grandma".

Aukba#

A.K.A. The most convenient teleport location on Dezo.

Early Script

It's such a surprise to
see a human other than
the clone lab grandma!

Final Script

It's such a surprise to
see a human other than
the clone lab Grandma!

Early Script

Long dern time ago, I
heard that someone ran
away from Palm to this
planet.

Final Script

Long dern time ago, I
heard that someone run
away from Palm to this
planet.

Zosa#

A.K.A. The abandoned Palmanian town.

Early Script

We are living in the
town that Palm people
abandoned.

Final Script

We are living in the
town that the Palm
people abandoned.

Early Script

The reason the accident
happened on the day of
a solar eclipse was
because Palm people
didn't pray.

Final Script

The reason the accident
happened on the day of
a solar eclipse was
because the Palm people
didn't pray.

Early Script

Hey, you don't look
familia. Where are you
from?

Final Script

Hey, you don't look
familiar. Where are you
from?

Early Script

We've got such tough
bodies! We can't believe
it
!

Final Script

We've got such tough
bodies!
It's unbelievable!

Ryuon#

A.K.A. The third Dezolian town.

Early Script

The grandma of the clone
lab stayed here because
she likes us.

Final Script

The Grandma of the clone
lab stayed here because
she likes us.

Early Script

I saw two spaceships
crushing into each other
10 years ago.

Final Script

I saw two spaceships
crashing into each other
10 years ago.

Early Script

If people keep depending
on Mother Brain, they
are going to see end
before long
.

Final Script

If people keep depending
on Mother Brain, they
are going to just come
to an end
.

Esper Mansion#

A link to 984 years ago.

Early Script

You must be .
We've expected you.

Final Script

You must be .
We've been expecting
you.

Early Script

This man told us that
he will awaken when
you arrive.

Final Script

This man told us that
he would awaken when
you arrive.

Early Script

We have been working for
him since many genera-
tions
ago.

Final Script

We have been working for
him since many
generations ago.

Talking to Lutz before getting the Nei items prompts this dialogue.

Early Script

Before the dark power
reigns Algo, we have to
get the legendary arms
together as soon as
possible
.

Final Script

Before the dark power
reigns over Algo, we
must get the legendary
arms together.

The Espers' dialogue changes too.

Early Script

The future of Algo
depends on you guys.
I'm sure it will be a
tough trip, but please
do not get discouraged!

Final Script

The future of Algo
depends on you.
I'm sure it will be a
tough trip, but please
do not get discouraged!

Talking to Lutz after gathering the Nei items but before getting the Nei Sword from the box prompts this line.

Early Script

Remove the nei-sword
from this box.

Final Script

Remove the Nei-sword
from this box.