Golden Sun: all version differences

5 documented differences between the releases of Golden Sun, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.

Category × version

CategoryGBA (NA)GBA (EU)GBA (EU, Spanish)GBA (JP)
Title1100
Text2211

Version differences

  • TitleGBA (NA)GBA (EU)

    The Japanese subtitle Hirakareshi Fūin ('The Broken Seal') was dropped from the English and European releases.1

  • TextGBA (NA)GBA (EU)

    The English script removed references to death, such as Mia's father, and to religion, and its dialogue became wordier.1

  • TextGBA (EU, Spanish)

    The Spanish version swaps some symbols on the name-entry screen for Spanish accented letters and Ñ, and uses different glyphs for question and exclamation marks.1

  • TextGBA (NA)GBA (EU)

    Every non-Japanese version mistranslates 'breath' as 'blessing'.1

  • TextGBA (JP)

    Only the Japanese name-entry screen can switch between kana and Latin letters.1

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Sources

  1. 1tcrf.net

Checked: 2026-10-13