To get the English translation of v1.00 of the Boxermaker game, I think you can go straight here:
http://alamarus.deviantart.com/art/Boxermaker-2014-Ver-1-00e-489089979If that doesn't work, use the DA link from my first post, then click on Gallery at the top of the page. Then, click Scraps on the left hand side of the screen and look for the post titled "Boxermaker 2014 Ver:1.00e."
A newer version of the game is available from the original developer (I believe he's calling it version 2.0). You can download that via his blog at
http://blog-imgs-60.fc2.com/s/o/k/soketpocket/boxermakers.htm. No English translation of version 2.0 is available at this time, but that same DA user is currently working on it.
Just FYI... the biggest change in version 2.0 is that there are additional characters available.
I don't think I did anything special to get the game to run, but that's probably because my machine was already configured to handle the Japanese character set. To add Japanese character support to Windows 8, follow the instructions for adding a language here:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/using-multiple-languages. Note that you only need to use the steps for adding a language. You shouldn't need to download anything, as Japanese character support is native in windows. And you DEFINITELY don't want to follow the steps for setting a new primary language. That would be bad.
