8-4, Ltd.
A game localization and publishing company based in Shibuya that will be forever remembered for its peerless work on Fire Emblem: Awakening, Imagine: Make-up Artist and Petz Hamsterz Bunch. Named after the final level in Super Mario Bros (8-4).
Main Staff
Former Main Staff
Services
Localization
Although their primary service is Japanese-to-English translation and localization, they have dabbled in other means to better re-appropriate games for Western tastes.
- Voiceover Production
- Gameplay/Story/Design Doc Consulting
- J-to-E and E-to-J Interpretation
- Editorial Content and Coordination
- Event Planning and Coordination
Publishing
In 2015, 8-4 Ltd dipped their toes in the roaring seas of game publishing for the first time for console ports of Rogue Legacy. Their next publishing and port work was the PlayStation 4 port of independent darling Undertale, followed-up by a Nintendo Switch release in 2018.
8-4 Play Podcast
Video recording of episode 200 for the release of Monster Hunter WorldThey host a fairly regular podcast where the crew primarily discusses the Japanese game industry, and culture. It is available at the official 8-4 website and was once hosted on 1UP. However since April 20, 2012, it has been hosted here on Giant Bomb.
