This is the part where I have to be honest with you.
If using an emulator, try switching between and DeSmuME . Ensure your "Save Type" is set to "Auto-detect."
The game’s fortunes changed in 2015 with the rise of like Atlas and the fan-translation community’s growing sophistication. A new team, calling themselves "The Host Club Festival Project," emerged on a dedicated WordPress blog and Discord server.
| Feature | Japanese ROM | Patched English ROM | |---------|--------------|----------------------| | Main story | Japanese | English | | Menus / UI | Japanese | English | | Mini-games | Playable but instructions Japanese | Full English instructions | | Voice acting | Japanese (no subs) | Japanese + English subs | | Endings | Need guide | Readable directly | | Save files | Compatible | Compatible (but don’t transfer saves mid-patch) |
The game’s script is enormous . We’re not talking about an action RPG with two lines of dialogue per level. Ouran DS has over 30,000 lines of Japanese text, laced with:
: A new community-led translation project began in January 2025 . The organizers are currently working through a large volume of dialogue and plan to release the patch for free upon completion.