# Daniel Owsen
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{{Short description|American video game translator for Nintendo}}
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|known_for = Translator of many Nintendo video games
|occupation = Nintendo of America [Localization](/source/game_localization) Manager
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'''Daniel "Dan" Owsen''' is an American video game translator at [Nintendo of America](/source/Nintendo_of_America) (NOA), best known for his role in the translation and localization of many Nintendo video games, playing a large role in the translation of ''[The Legend of Zelda](/source/The_Legend_of_Zelda)'' series. He is also known for his now-discontinued "Ask Dan" column on Nintendo's official website. As of 2015, Owsen lives in [Seattle, Washington](/source/Seattle%2C_Washington).{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
==Career==
Owsen started at NOA in 1989. He started in Consumer Service during the days of the [Nintendo Entertainment System](/source/Nintendo_Entertainment_System), and has since moved from department to department, first going to Publications, then to Product Development, then back to Publications as the [on-line](/source/on-line) manager.[{{cite web|url=http://thegia.com/archive/features/f981125.html|title=Interview with Dan Owsen|publisher=The Gaming Intelligence Agency|last=Vestal|first=Andrew|date=1999|access-date=2015-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032050/http://thegia.com/archive/features/f981125.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}] He has worked with [Shigeru Miyamoto](/source/Shigeru_Miyamoto)'s R&D team, writing screen texts for ''Legend of Zelda'' titles ''[A Link to the Past](/source/A_Link_to_the_Past)'', ''[Link's Awakening](/source/Link's_Awakening)'' and ''[Ocarina of Time](/source/Ocarina_of_Time)''.[{{cite web|url=http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2011/05/exclusive-interview-dan-owsen-talks-zelda-timeline/|title=Exclusive Interview: Dan Owsen Talks Zelda Timeline|publisher=Zelda Dungeon|last=Hagopain|first=Mases|date=2011-05-20|access-date=2015-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010055850/http://www.zeldadungeon.net/2011/05/exclusive-interview-dan-owsen-talks-zelda-timeline/|archive-date=2015-10-10|url-status=dead}}] Owsen is one of the first English-language voices used in any Nintendo console, as his voice can be heard at the beginning of ''[Super Metroid](/source/Super_Metroid)'' – "The last [Metroid](/source/Metroid_(fictional_species)) is in captivity... the galaxy is at peace."[{{cite web|url=http://www.metroid-database.com/features/owsen.php|title=The MDb Interviews Dan Owsen|publisher=Metroid-Database.com|last=Rappel|first=TJ|date=1998|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315080234/http://www.metroid-database.com/features/owsen.php|archivedate=2015-03-15}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/the-opening-sequence-to-super-metroid-is-a-masterpiece/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325162209/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/the-opening-sequence-to-super-metroid-is-a-masterpiece/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 25, 2015|title=The Opening Sequence To Super Metroid Is A Masterpiece|publisher=[Kotaku Australia](/source/Kotaku_Australia)|last=Wong|first=Kevin|date=2014-12-20}}]
Owsen had translated around 10 percent of the script of ''[EarthBound](/source/EarthBound)'', including some of the game's "most iconic phrases", before handing over the project to [Marcus Lindblom](/source/Marcus_Lindblom) and moving on to a different project.[{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/the-man-who-wrote-earthbound-1188669175 |accessdate=January 25, 2014 |title=The Man Who Wrote Earthbound |last1=Schreier |first1=Jason |date=August 23, 2013 |work=[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku) |publisher=[Gawker Media](/source/Gawker_Media) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201135722/http://kotaku.com/the-man-who-wrote-earthbound-1188669175 |archivedate=February 1, 2014 |url-status=live }}]
==Credited games==
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*''[Metroid II: Return of Samus](/source/Metroid_II%3A_Return_of_Samus)'' (1991)
*''[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past](/source/The_Legend_of_Zelda%3A_A_Link_to_the_Past)'' (1991)[{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/09/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-games-great/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916004051/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/09/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-games-great/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2013|title=Nintendo's Secret Weapon|publisher=Kotaku Australia|last=Schreier|first=Jason|date=2013-09-14}}]
*''[Kirby's Avalanche](/source/Kirby's_Avalanche)'' (1995)
*''[Donkey Kong Land](/source/Donkey_Kong_Land)'' (1995)
*''[Teleroboxer](/source/Teleroboxer)'' (1995)
*''[Galactic Pinball](/source/Galactic_Pinball)'' (1995)
*''[Killer Instinct](/source/Killer_Instinct_(1994_video_game))'' (1995)
*''[Terranigma](/source/Terranigma)'' (1995)
*''[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest](/source/Donkey_Kong_Country_2%3A_Diddy's_Kong_Quest)'' (1995)
*''[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](/source/The_Legend_of_Zelda%3A_Ocarina_of_Time)'' (1998)[{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/hands-on-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3ds-s-master-quest-mode-200905.phtml|title=Hands-on: Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3Ds's Master Quest mode|website=[Destructoid](/source/Destructoid)|last=Macale|first=Sherilynn|date=2011-05-11}}]
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