Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Have you wanted to play Metroid Fusion, but want it to be perhaps a tad easier for your first playthrough? Or are you looking for a bigger challenge after playing it already? The Japanese version has these things, but maybe you don't want to play the game in Japanese and want to keep the fully English dialogue so you can understand everything.
Metroid Fusion in North America and Europe originally had no alternative difficulty modes. The Japanese version was released later, and added these modes and a bit of extra content. In fact, all versions of Metroid Fusion already have all languages built in--they simply aren't exposed to the player.
But only the Japanese version contains Easy and Hard mode, and additional ending pictures. As a result, some people have put work into creating a patch for the Japanese ROM to provide completely English text everywhere. All that needed translating was the file select menu--a very small amount of translation.
This video showcases the Easy mode, as it is the only mode available other than Normal upon starting a new file. Hard mode can be accessed after completing the game on Normal once. Additional ending pictures can be unlocked by playing the game in Child mode instead, which is equivalent to a Japanese "Hiragana and Katakana Only" mode, while the Adult mode contains all the original ending images from the international releases of Metroid Fusion, and was the "Japanese with Kanji" mode.
You can find a link to the patch by Grahf and Xenesis here:
forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php/topic,2230.msg55382.html#msg55382
And a backup download can be found here:
mediafire.com/file/prbotp2byq8ezo8/Metroid+Fusion+-+(Japan)+ENG+Patch.rar/file
If you wish for the game to be in languages other than English, such as Spanish, French, Italian, and German, check out this patch instead:
romhacking.net/hacks/4907
#Metroid
Have you wanted to play Metroid Fusion, but want it to be perhaps a tad easier for your first playthrough? Or are you looking for a bigger challenge after playing it already? The Japanese version has these things, but maybe you don't want to play the game in Japanese and want to keep the fully English dialogue so you can understand everything.
Metroid Fusion in North America and Europe originally had no alternative difficulty modes. The Japanese version was released later, and added these modes and a bit of extra content. In fact, all versions of Metroid Fusion already have all languages built in--they simply aren't exposed to the player.
But only the Japanese version contains Easy and Hard mode, and additional ending pictures. As a result, some people have put work into creating a patch for the Japanese ROM to provide completely English text everywhere. All that needed translating was the file select menu--a very small amount of translation.
This video showcases the Easy mode, as it is the only mode available other than Normal upon starting a new file. Hard mode can be accessed after completing the game on Normal once. Additional ending pictures can be unlocked by playing the game in Child mode instead, which is equivalent to a Japanese "Hiragana and Katakana Only" mode, while the Adult mode contains all the original ending images from the international releases of Metroid Fusion, and was the "Japanese with Kanji" mode.
You can find a link to the patch by Grahf and Xenesis here:
forum.metroidconstruction.com/index.php/topic,2230.msg55382.html#msg55382
And a backup download can be found here:
mediafire.com/file/prbotp2byq8ezo8/Metroid+Fusion+-+(Japan)+ENG+Patch.rar/file
If you wish for the game to be in languages other than English, such as Spanish, French, Italian, and German, check out this patch instead:
romhacking.net/hacks/4907
#Metroid
