Antoine Clerc-Renaud

Antoine Clerc‑Renaud

Video game historian, author and fan translator

Level
40
From
Annecy, France
Now
Ipoh, Malaysia
Books
3 series, 10+ volumes in French and English
Speaks
French, English

I write the history of video games, and I bring forgotten Japanese games to English-speaking players through fan translations and native PC recompilations.

Books

Reference books on consoles and the people who made them, written for players who want the full story.

The PlayStation Anthology

3 volumes in French, 1 in English

The history of Sony's first console and its library, game by game. Co-author.

The Super Nintendo Anthology

2 volumes in French, 2 in English

Co-author and project director: I built and led the writing team.

Coleco: The Official Book

2016, crowdfunded

The only book dedicated to Coleco, from leather goods to the ColecoVision and Adam.

Translations and recomps

Games that never left Japan, or never left their original hardware.

GamePlatformProject
Nage LibreSuper FamicomEnglish translation
Tengai Makyou II: Manji MaruNintendo DSEnglish translation
Sigma HarmonicsNintendo DSEnglish translation
Venus & BravesPlayStation 2English translation
El Dorado GateDreamcastEnglish translation
Operation DarknessXbox 360Static recomp to PC
3D Dot Game HeroesPlayStation 3Static recomp to PC

All releases are patches or recompilation tools. You need your own copy of the original game.

Tools and other work

Things I build so other people can do more with less effort.

AI tools for fan translation

An MCP server and general-purpose tools that make text extraction, translation and reinsertion approachable for people who aren't ROM hackers.

Automation with n8n

Workflows that connect your apps and take repetitive work off your hands. Available for freelance projects.

JRPG.fr

A French-language site about Japanese role-playing games, which I run.

SmartRelocate.ai

A platform to help people move abroad, with immigration rules kept up to date as they change.

Journey

Born in the Alps, moving east one save point at a time.

  1. 1986Annecy, FranceBorn and raised
  2. 2011Canada13 years, books and websites
  3. 6 monthsJapanA stay during the Canada years
  4. Jan 2024ThailandFirst step in Southeast Asia
  5. Aug 2024Ipoh, MalaysiaCurrent home

Contact

For books, translation projects, interviews or automation work.

Email: [email protected]

Site in French: jrpg.fr