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# RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
RCT2 was released in the following languages:
RCT2 was originally released in the following languages:
* British English
* American English
* French
@@ -8,12 +8,24 @@ RCT2 was released in the following languages:
* Italian
* Dutch
* Swedish
* (Brazilian?) Portuguese
* Korean
* Traditional Chinese
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
* (Brazilian?) Portuguese
Chris Sawyer's website suggests there was also a Japanese version. We have not been able to find one. However, some files in the TTP version of RCT2 do contain Japanese translations. Whether these were actually used or just put in in anticipation of an actual release is not known.
There are two languages in which RCT2 was released later on. These are Japanese and Russian.
## Japanese
Chris Sawyer's website mentions there was also a Japanese version. This is supported by some screenshots and videos provided in chat and on the issue tracker. However, this version is very hard to find, at least when attempting to find it in English.
Examination of a TTP demo has shown some of its files (those belonging to the base game) contain Japanese translations (using ID 8, which was previously thought to be unused). These have been extracted and are now used in OpenRCT2. We don't know whether the G1.DAT from the Japanese version will be compatible with OpenRCT2, and because of this we recommend Japanese players to use the files from the non-Japanese version of RCT2.
## Russian
GOG has created its own translation of RCT2. It also comes with its own G1.DAT which has the non-ASCII characters replaced with Russian characters. This means that non-ASCII names from the regular version will not show up correctly in this version and vice versa. It also lacks a banner font, which causes all of them to appear blank.
The .DAT files have been translated, using the ID for American English (1) for the base game translations, and the ID for British English for the expansion translations. For some reason, the British English fields also contain Russian, but those translations are far more generic and do not appear in-game.
The texts from both the game itself and the .DAT files have been extracted and are now used in OpenRCT2. It is recommended for Russian players to use the files from the regular (English) RCT2 version and not those from this less compatible Russian version.
# Strings in .DAT files
RCT2's DAT files contain translations. Each of them is preceded by a code. Strings are terminated with a 00 character.