diff --git a/scripts/test_textspeed.py b/scripts/test_textspeed.py
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+#!/bin/python
+import csv
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+input_file = sys.argv[1]
+
+base_filename = os.path.basename(input_file)
+
+with open(input_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8-sig') as fp:
+    reader = csv.reader(fp, delimiter=',', quotechar='"')
+    header = next(reader, None)
+    idx_index = header.index("Index[#version]")
+    idx_original = header.index("Original")
+    idx_text = header.index("Translated")
+
+    for row in reader:
+        original_text = row[idx_original]
+        translated_text = row[idx_text]
+        index = row[idx_index]
+
+        if index.startswith("UNUSED") or translated_text.startswith("@"):
+            continue
+
+        original_portraits = re.findall(r"((?:\<#NOCHECK_TEXTSPEED\>)?\<S.+?\>)", original_text)
+        translated_portraits = re.findall(r"((?:\<#NOCHECK_TEXTSPEED\>)?\<S.+?\>)", translated_text)
+
+        errors = None
+        if len(original_portraits) != len(translated_portraits):
+            # If the length doesn't match, then short-circuit and show the error
+            errors = [f"Text speed control code count doesn't match (original {len(original_portraits)} != {len(translated_portraits)})"]
+        elif original_portraits != translated_portraits:
+            errors = [f"Mismatched Text speed control code: {p[1]} -> {p[0]}" for p in zip(original_portraits, translated_portraits) if p[0] != p[1] and not p[1].startswith("<#NOCHECK_TEXTSPEED>")]
+        
+        if errors is not None and len(errors) > 0:
+            print(f"Check Text speed Control Code: {base_filename}:{index}: ", end = '')
+            print(errors)
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