Thanks for this entertaining review!
I got my attention drawn by the fan-translated ROM you mention: where is it available? I'd guess that through "unofficial" games forums. The best would be for it to be payable in Hive (or with BTC, thanks to the Hivelightning app 😊).
Agreed with your useful save states piece of advice.
How much time did you need to complete the game on your first attempt?
You can find the translated ROM pretty easy, you just search for Fire Emblem: Binding Blade translated on Google and some ROM sites should have it. That is how I got a hold of the ROM and it took me about a week to complete on first play thorough.
Great, thanks for the follow up, @poyo831 !!