hmm.. Although I see your point about him "holding a grudge", I have to say I can see where he is coming from. Sure, a lot of people arent able to buy the games. I can understand that. However, if they can download a patch, to apply to a downloaded game image, I feel they can donate at the very least 5.00. And thats at the VERY least. If every download just donated 5.00, think about what that would do for the translator. Im a huge Turbo Grafx/PCengine fan, and I hope to own every game at some point just from a collectors stand-point. Did I own Y's IV before I heard of Nightwolve's patch? Not hardly, so I applied a patch to a downloaded image. I donated out of my appreciation since I now had a new game to play, that I could not have played without the translation. Now, I own the actual game thanks to ebay.
We have to remember, translating takes a HUGE amount of time and effort. The least we can do is show our appreciation through donations. I find it mind blowing that so many people have applied his patches, and never once thought to give something back for the translator's efforts. Its simply unreal and selfish. The first thing I read when I downloaded the Y's IV patch, was the readme. And in that, was everything I needed to know, including donation info. I didnt have to think twice. Why do so many other people?? I give you an example. Recently TruMisery released a translation patch for Startling Oddyssey II for the PCengine Super CD. One of the first things I did was contact him about donations, and permissions on sharing his work. Although Tru did not want to accept donations, I am sure the thought was appreciated. Thats what its about people, appreciation.