Learn Japanese changelog

Homebrew coder ponlork has released a new version of Learn Japanese, an excellent homebrew trivia game for people who want to learn and memorize simple Japanese words.

Developer's note:

What's up world, Ponlork here with a new release. I made some big improvements, I added some new animation and I fixed the memory issues that caused the game to crash. This version now supports MP3 playback. As usual I added more audio and two extra stages. For those who use the Championship Mode I fixed the issue with the spacebar that would sometimes create double spaces when trying to tap the right analog stick.

There is now an option to select which PSP Model you have. If you select the Slim, then there's an extended anime opening sequence at the beginning of the game. It won't work on a fat though it'll just display an error. if you happen to select the slim option on a Fat, Hold R while loading the game and it'll switch the setting back to Fat.

I get requested this a lot but I plan on adding Japanese text support in my next release. Plus the option to save, and a Help tutorial within the game. My yume is coming into fruition.

from ponlork:

Minna Konbanwa! I've enabled the Custom Mode, now you're able to input words directly from your psp. The words will be automatically saved and you can manually add/delete at anytime. The Custom Question limit is only 10 for now, I'm still trying to work out the kinks. I also added 3 new stages so now there's 9 total. To access the additional stages press Right on the menu screen to toggle to the next page. As usual I've added more audio and images. Unfortunately I had to remove two audio tracks, the comedic "Hontou" routine in stage 4 and the "Drop the World" background music in stage 6. For some reason the game kept crashing when I kept them in this version. Probably using too much memory. I hope to fix the issue on my next release. Thanks everybody for making my previous version reach 1700+ Downloads!

from ponlork:

Konnichiwa! This is my most comprehensive version yet, pretty much all the core features I wanted are fully functional. There's now a total of 6 stages, but in order to access the 6th stage you must complete stages 1 - 5. As usual I added more audio and images. I also included a nifty video intro featuring Kirsten Dunst in the PSP XMB menu, check it out.

from ponlork:

Minna Arigatou!

Wow after all the support I had to come with a new version.

I fixed the Championship Mode, it should be fully functional now. This mode is for advanced users who are familiar with the Japanese writing system. Use the analog stick to shift the characters up from Ka to Ga, Ha to Ba etc. I also added a sound file to test, I plan on having audio pronunciations of all the words.

Future Plans

• Menu
• Audio Pronunciation of each word
• Custom Questions! (A MUST)
• Random Mode
• Conversational Phrases
• Karaoke