TransPlay: AI Retro Translator
12 consoles, translated live
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Twelve consoles, one app. That classic that never left Japan? Play it and read it — the app reads the dialogue on screen and lays a translation right over it.
The retro classics you gave up on because you couldn't read them — play them and read them.
The app reads the dialogue as it appears and lays the translation over it, in place. No dictionary in the other hand, no walkthrough on a second screen. Twelve consoles, from Game Boy Advance to Dreamcast and PSP, in one app.
■ 12 CONSOLES, ONE APP — STILL FOCUSED ON ONE GAME
· Pick a console on the first screen and get a screen made for it alone: core, aspect ratio, controls, translation area and game packs tuned to that console, and a library of only its games.
· Switch any time from the top-left button; the app reopens on the console you played last. Imported games are sorted onto the right console automatically.
■ TRANSLATION, RIGHT ON THE SCREEN
· Text is recognized where it stands, and the translation covers it — you never leave the game.
· Japanese and English source text into 14 languages.
· Pick how it translates: Basic (free, on your device), On-device AI (Pro, a model you download), or Advanced (Pro, a dedicated server, under a second).
· Set a translation area per game. Mark the dialogue box and HUD numbers stop getting translated.
· Freeze & Translate — when dialogue runs past too fast, hold the frame and read it at your pace.
· 601 game packs — per-title glossaries of names, tone and plot, so translations land close to the original.
■ SUPPORTED CONSOLES
· Game Boy Advance — .gba
· Game Boy — .gb, .gbc
· NES · Famicom — .nes
· SNES · Super Famicom — .sfc, .smc
· Mega Drive · Genesis — .md, .gen, .smd, .cue, .chd
· PlayStation · PS1 — .cue, .chd, .pbp, .exe, .m3u
· Sega Saturn — .cue, .chd, .m3u
· Dreamcast — .cue, .gdi, .chd, .cdi
· PlayStation Portable · PSP — .iso, .cso, .pbp, .chd
· PC Engine · TurboGrafx-16 — .pce, .sgx, .cue, .chd
· WonderSwan — .ws, .wsc
· Game Gear — .gg, .sms, .sg
· PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Dreamcast need a console BIOS file; Mega Drive and PC Engine only for CD games. BIOS files are copyrighted and not included — dump them from hardware you own.
· Fast-forward up to 10× (4× on PS1, Saturn, Dreamcast and PSP) · Snapshots at any moment
· Runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
■ ALSO INSIDE
· Time Machine — auto-saves as you play (every minute by default) so you can jump back to the moment you missed.
· Box-art library — your games shown by their covers, fetched automatically.
· Wi-Fi import from your computer's browser. No cable, no iTunes.
· Bluetooth gamepads with button mapping per pad and per game; a movable, resizable on-screen controller.
· Turbo buttons — the ones you pick fire repeatedly while held.
· Cloud backup, plus direct transfer from your other iPhone, iPad or Mac on the same Wi-Fi.
· Play statistics — what you played, and for how long.
■ APP LANGUAGES
English · 한국어 · 日本語 · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · Español · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · ไทย
■ PRO SUBSCRIPTION
· Solo — every Pro feature for one console, one console at a time.
· All-Pass — Pro on all 12 consoles.
· All-Pass starts with a 7-day free trial.
· Prices are shown in your local currency inside the app.
· Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your account settings.
· Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
· Privacy Policy: https://transplay-web.web.app/en/privacy/
■ PLEASE READ
· This app ships with no game files (ROMs or disc images) and does not point you to any. Use only files you legally own.
· Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any console maker or game publisher. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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TransPlay 2.0 — twelve consoles, one app.
· Alongside Game Boy Advance: Game Boy, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, PSP, PC Engine, WonderSwan and Game Gear
· Pick a console on the first screen for a screen tuned to it — switch any time
· Imported games are sorted onto the right console automatically
· Solo subscriptions per console; All-Pass covers all 12
· 601 per-title game packs
· New icon
Your existing Game Boy Advance games, saves and settings are all still there.
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The developer, LittleBig AdConsulting, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- LittleBig AdConsulting
- Size
- 94.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- PS1 Solo $1.99
- SS Solo $1.99
- NES Solo $1.99
- SNES Solo $1.99
- WS Solo $1.99
- MD Solo $1.99
- PSP Solo $1.99
- DC Solo $1.99
- GG Solo $1.99
- PCE Solo $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 LittleBig AdConsulting