Mega Man 2/ja-en

This translation is intended for people who already know English and are learning Japanese. It is not intended to be used to learn English, because the sentences in English may use strange or awkward wording in order to illustrate the vocabulary and grammar of the original Japanese.

Game title

Japanese

Rockman 2 Dr. Wilyの謎

English

Rockman 2: The Mystery of Dr. Wily

This could also be read as "Dr. Wily's Mystery".

Intro

Japanese

２００Ｘ年―　Ｄｒ．ライトの生み出した　スーパーロボット　ロックマン　によって　ナゾの天才科学者Ｄｒ．ワイリーの野望は阻止され　世界に平和が　よみがえった。

English

In the year 200X, thanks to Dr. Light's super robot Rockman, the mysterious genius scientist Dr. Wily's ambitions were thwarted and peace was restored to the world.

Japanese

しかし、世界征服をたくらむ　Ｄｒ．ワイリーは、再び　ロックマンに戦いを挑むべく、新たに造り出した　８体のロボットを　送り出したのである・・・。

English

But Dr. Wily, who is plotting world domination, sent out eight robots who are challenging Rockman to a battle once again.

The comma after 挑む is not necessary here, but was probably written to indicate that the sentence had not ended (since there is a pause at that point in the original game).

Item names

Japanese	English
メタルブレード	Metal Blade
リーフシールド	Leaf Shield
バブルリード	Bubble Lead
エアーシューター	Air Shooter
アトミックファイヤー	Atomic Fire
クイックブーメラン	Quick Boomerang
タイムストッパー	Time Stopper
クラッシュボム	Crash Bomb
アイテム[num]号	Item No. [num]

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Item get!

Japanese

[item name]ヲ　ソウビシマス

English

Received equipment: [item name]

Message from Dr. Light

Japanese

Ｄｒ．ライト カラ　ノ　メッセージ　デス

English

This is a message from Dr. Light!

Japanese

アイテム[num]ゴウガ　カンセイシタ！　タダチニ　ソウビシタ　マエ！！

English

Item No. [num] is complete! Please equip it immediately.

たまえ attaches to the masu stem to form a polite masculine imperative. The game's placement of a space between た and まえ here is very unusual.

Bonus content - Can't Beat Air Man

Just because the wiki's about games doesn't mean we can't have fun with the concept. Here's a translation of the song "Air Man ga Taosenai", also called "Can't Beat Air Man" and similar names.

Japanese

気がついたら　同じ面ばかりばかりプレイ　

English

When I notice I've been playing nothing but the same level

Japanese

そしていつも同じ場所で死ぬ

English

And I always die in the same place

Japanese

あきらめずに消える足場に挑戦するけど

English

Without giving up, I challenge the disappearing steps

足場 literally refers to a place for your feet. In this case it's referring to the game's infamous disappearing blocks. He could handle them if he had Item No. 2, but he needs to beat Air Man for that, which he can't do.

Japanese

すぐに下に落ちるよ

English

I fall right down

Japanese

アイテム２号があれば楽に

向こうの岸まで着くけど

English

If I had Item No. 2, I could easily reach the other side, but

Japanese

何回やっても何回やっても　　

English

No matter how many times I [try to] do it, no matter how many times I [try to] do it

The も here combines with 何回 to convey the idea of "no matter how many times".

Japanese

エアーマンが倒せないよ

English

I can't beat Air Man

Japanese

あの竜巻何回やってもよけれない

English

No matter how many times I try, I can't avoid that tornado

Japanese

後ろに回って撃ち続けても

English

No matter how many times I get behind him and keep hitting him

Japanese

いずれは風に飛ばされる

English

Eventually I get blown off into the wind

Japanese

タイム連打も試してみたけど

English

I even tried rapid-fire pausing, but

Japanese

竜巻相手じゃ意味が無い！

English

With the tornado as my opponent, it's meaningless

Japanese

だから次は絶対勝つために

English

That's why, in my next attempt, in order to definitely win

Japanese

僕はＥ缶だけは最後まで取っておく

English

If anything, I'll save up just the E-Tanks until the end

TODO - the position of だけ doesn't make sense to me if it has this meaning