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==Release history== ===Versions=== ''Policenauts'' was first released for the [[NEC PC-98|NEC PC-9821]] on July 29, 1994. The PC-98 came in one [[CD-ROM]] that included an installation floppy disk. All the cut-scenes were rendered using hand-drawn [[pixel art]] as opposed to full-motion video anime. The PC-9821 version's in-game artwork is today considered to be some of the best pixel art in the [[history of video games]].<ref>{{cite web|author=John Szczepaniak|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/JPNcomputers/Japanesecomputers3.htm|title=Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|page=3|accessdate=2011-09-08}} Reprinted from {{citation|title=Retro Japanese Computers: Gaming's Final Frontier|work=[[Retro Gamer]]|issue=67|year=2009}}.</ref> The first console version was released for the [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] on September 29, 1995, consisting of two CD-ROMs. Animated cut-scenes were added to this version along with [[computer animation|CG animation]], and all the graphics were redrawn. The [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] version (January 19, 1996), also on two discs, made further additions by digitally fixing most of the graphics and movies from the 3DO version. The last console version, released for the [[Sega Saturn]] (September 13, 1996), on three discs, added support for Sega's Virtua Gun [[light gun]] peripheral. Although the home console versions of the game mostly used pre-existing dialog tracks from the original PC-98 version, all of the original voice actors were brought back to record new lines of dialog for the new [[cutscene]]s. Prior to releasing the standard version of the game, Konami issued the ''Policenauts: Pilot Disk'' for the 3DO on April 21, 1995. This disc contains a playable demo, an encyclopedia of the game's backstory, featurettes, and information about the game's voice actors and developers. ''Policenauts: Private Collection'' was released for the PlayStation on February 9, 1996, featuring much of the same content as the ''Pilot Disk'', adding an earlier version of the game's script as well. The encyclopedia, featurettes and shooting trainer are included as hidden features in the Saturn version. The PlayStation version has been re-issued twice. The first time was under the "[[The Best (PlayStation range)|Konami the Best]]" label on September 18, 1997. A second reissue under the "PSone Books" series was released on August 7, 2003. The game was added to the [[PlayStation Store]]'s Japanese Game Archives on May 15, 2008, making the game downloadable for the [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[PlayStation 3]].<ref name=PSN>{{cite web|title=PlayStationStore - POLICENAUTS - (株)コナミデジタルエンタテインメント|url=http://store.playstation.com/game/product.vm?id=JP0101-NPJJ00157_00-0000000000000001|language=Japanese}}</ref> ===English localization=== A mock-up cover art was produced and featured on a promotional Sega pamphlet packaged with certain games. However, the North American version was never released. According to Kojima, work began on the North American version, but the developers were unable to synchronize the English dialogue with the animated [[full motion video|FMV]] cut-scenes.<ref name=kojimaoshii>{{cite book|title=Policenauts: Official Guide|isbn=4-87188-835-5|pages=118–122}}</ref> A [[fan translation]] of the PlayStation version has been produced, which has gained attention from the video game media. Although the translation of the game content was nearly completed by Marc Laidlaw and Artemio Urbina during the summer of 2007,<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157031 Policenauts Fan Translation Project Nears Completion news from 1UP.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/fan-translation-of-kojimas-policenauts-nears-completion/ Fan-translation of Kojima's Policenauts nears completion - Joystiq<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the translation project could not find a programmer to complete the insertion of translated material into a version of the game and progress stalled. In August 2008, [[Something Awful]] forum member Michael Sawyer (AKA Slowbeef) began experimenting<ref>[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2899139&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=7#post347530037 Policenauts, by Hideo Kojima (Prologue Only) - The Something Awful Forums]</ref> with approaches to add text to the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] version of the game which led to a revival of the project.<ref>[http://forums.junkerhq.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6&start=1625 Junker HQ - Current Project Status (Updated September 3rd)]</ref> The patch was released to the public at midnight ([[Japan Standard Time|JST]]) on August 24, 2009, to coincide with Hideo Kojima's 46th birthday.<ref>[http://forums.junkerhq.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=3550 Junker HQ - Release: 8/23/09, 12 PM EDT]</ref>
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