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Originally posted by Hirst View PostThe conclusion is that we have no idea why, but Americans seem to have their own special interpretation of how to say Japanese brand names where extra vowels and peculiar syllable emphasis can be added at random. It seems this now includes game titles too!
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostSome people in the USA can't even say SEGA right ,
I know I'll never get everything right with Japanese games, but I'm happy to learn the error of my ways. I started saying 'Gradius' properly a while back after calling it 'Gray-dius' for years.
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Originally posted by Leon Retro View PostI say it like the intro in the original Sonic, so I hope that's correct. But there's always a worry with Japanese stuff that you're pronouncing things wrong.
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Originally posted by JazzFunk View Post(and let's not forget TATE mode. Tatty mode)
Whilst we’re at it, what also makes my piss boil is the Youtube generation causing native Brits to mid-pronounce stuff. The amount of times I’ve seen some hipster millennial refer to the “bay-tah” version of a game. It’s beta, “beeeeeta”, God damnit!Last edited by samanosuke; 18-01-2020, 15:09.
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Was one of my top 3 arcade games, back in the day, and I persuaded my mam to get us a C64 for this title and Paperboy, expecting them to look and feel much closer to the arcade than the blue n' silent (but good!) Speccy ports.
How wrong I was. Your one-word description of the C64 version is spot on. It's rank and was my most-hated game on the system, it's rubbish!!!
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For me personally, the best game in the 19xx series by far is 1941: Counter Attack
Though I suspect that the majority would state 1944: The Loop Master as their favourite.Last edited by Nu-Eclipse; 19-01-2020, 20:50.
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Originally posted by JazzFunk View PostI've always pronounced it "graddius". And Taito "tate-O" (like "potato")...although many say "tight-O"...I'm still not sure on the latter, tbh.
I used to call SEGA "seega" for yonks until Sonic came out. And even then it took a decent transition period to alter my pronunciation!
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Originally posted by samanosuke View PostSod that, it’s tate like the gallery, not “tah-tay”.
Whilst we’re at it, what also makes my piss boil is the Youtube generation causing native Brits to mid-pronounce stuff. The amount of times I’ve seen some hipster millennial refer to the “bay-tah” version of a game. It’s beta, “beeeeeta”, God damnit!
Guys, feel free to ask me any Japanese pronunciation
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