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>Alex Kidd
>American version
>Eating hamburger instead of onigiri
Fucking Sega of America, trying to americanize everything.

>> No.1248493
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>> No.1248549

Onigiri is good but nothing beats a hamburger.

>> No.1248569

Be honest. What would you rather have?

A big mound of rice wrapped in seaweed?

Or two all-beef patties, melted cheese, fresh tomato, crisp lettuce, thinly cut onions, pickles optional, and special sauce on a big, fluffy sesame seed bun?

>> No.1248578

>>1248569
I am asian and I prefer the hamburger.

>> No.1248581

>>1248569

At least "big mound of rice" sounds more honest than the salespitch you had going for the hamburger.

>> No.1248583

I also prefer hamburger over onigiri but that's not the point. Trying to westernize everything because companies think you're an idiot is lame.

>> No.1248597

>>1248583
>Trying to westernize everything because companies think you're an idiot is lame.

If you think most people in America are even remotely familiar with onigiri, you are delusional. It has nothing to do with people thinking you're an idiot. Get off of 4chan once in a while. Most people don't bathe in Japanese culture like 4chan does.

>> No.1248602

>>1248569
Depends on the situation.

>> No.1248604

>>1248597
I wasn't even familiar with Haloween since we don't celebrate it in my country but I learned about it from american movies and cartoons. Faggot.

>> No.1248605

>>1248597
Of course you won't know what it is if you never see it. You know how I learned what an onigiri is? I saw it on cartoons when I was a kid. If you look at someone eating it and don't know what he's eating you might have brain problems.

>> No.1248606

>>1248604

That's nice and all but doesn't refute anything I said.

Most Americans do not read animu and mango or know much about Japan. Unsurprisingly, Japan doesn't know much about America either, outside of stereotypes.

And I don't know why you think because you watched American movies that everyone else consumes media like you do.

>> No.1248607

>>1248605
>If you look at someone eating it and don't know what he's eating you might have brain problems.

what

Also, your example of cartoons doesn't really fit here, because it will typically appear in a Japanese cartoon. Not everyone watches those.

>> No.1248608

>>1248492
The game was aimed for kids, they wouldn't have recognized onigiri for christ's sake. Sure it wouldn't have been bad to just leave it there, but then it would have been misinterpreted as ice cream or something, or just as "food" "he's eating something, does it matter what".

Stop getting mad at such trivialities.

>> No.1248613

>The game was aimed for kids, they wouldn't have recognized onigiri for christ's sake.
So? It's not bad to learn about new things. Unless you don't want to see in your games stuff it's not american. They could at least rename it "rice cake" like they did in old anime dubs.

"Knowledge is power" my ass.

>> No.1248616

>>1248613
>So? It's not bad to learn about new things.

Yeah because Alex Kidd was going to come with an 80 page book of Japanese cuisine until those plebian translators turned onigiri into a hamburger.

>> No.1248619

>>1248581
>Every hamburger is some shitty fast food burger

>> No.1248620

Lots of people from different countries eat hamburgers, only the Japs eat onigiri.

>> No.1248623

In Europe why they kept the onigiri? Because in Europe they don't treat kids as idiots like they do in America.

>> No.1248624

I never found the american rom version with the hamburger instead of the onigiri, just found the euro and jap versions. Every time I want to see the damn burger, I've to re-install my SMS and play on the original hardware.

>> No.1248625

>>1248620
Have you heard about the ethnic restaurants? Otherwise you would eat souvlaki only in Greece and sushi only in Japan.

>> No.1248627

>>1248623
>trying to start yurp vs murka fight #308842

nah son, nah

>> No.1248634

>>1248625
I'm saying that onigiri is a staple in Japan, nowhere else. Hamburgers, while not a staple by any means, is a common comfort food/guilty pleasure.

>> No.1248636

>>1248634

This anon is speaking that truth.

Think about McDonald's and their hamburgers. Think about how long they've been a global corporation. Yeah.

>> No.1248637

>>1248623
Because Europe is just happy to see ANY food. Americans went "wow, a mound of rice? how shitty, he deserves better" and gave that motherfucker an All-American Hamburger.

Now run along. Your radishes and gruel are getting cold.

>> No.1248642

>>1248605
not everyone watches chinese cartoons

>> No.1248656

>>1248634
I bought an 'onigiri' or two from a 7/11 facsimile in Chen Du, capital city of the Sichuan province in China. Was fuckin great.

>> No.1248726

>>1248624
This

I emulate it from time to time and even knowing now what that black n white thing is, it still looks like a graphical glitch to me.
Putting meat and and other ingredients between processed and cooked wheat is a worldwide custom: whether it be hamburger, sandwich, souvlaki, kebab or a million other international dishes. It's all variants of essentially the same thing. The hamburger has a specific look and is internationally recognised, just like pizza. Onigiri is a regional thing served in Japan that nobody outside of that culture would recognise, especially portrayed in 8 bit as a weird white and black triangle biscuit looking thing.

Australian here, and most everybody knew who Alex Kidd was, and everybody knew what a hamburger is. Ask 500 Australian kids what ONIGIRI is in this year or back in 1989 and you'd be pressed to find one that knows.

>> No.1248764
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1248764

What the fuck are you even talking about? He's clearly eating a delicious jelly filled donut in the Japanese version.

>> No.1248786

Video games corrupting our youth as usual, teaching them to eat unhealthily.

>> No.1248796

>>1248581

You have clearly never had a top-quality burger.

Imagine a good beef patty. Let's say it's 80-20. Just enough fat to flavor it up without shrinking it. It's over an inch thick. They grill it medium-rare and plop it on a dense, fluffy bun.

Where you go from there is limitless. Cheddar cheese and bacon? Lettuce, tomato, and house-made mayo? Personally, I think thick-sliced bacon and peanut butter.

An onigiri, however, is still just a ball of rice.

>> No.1248808

>>1248796
>An onigiri, however, is still just a ball of rice.

>Wikipedia:
>Traditionally, an onigiri is filled with pickled ume (umeboshi), salted salmon, katsuobushi, kombu, tarako, or any other salty or sour ingredient as a natural preservative. Because of the popularity of onigiri in Japan, most convenience stores stock their onigiri with various fillings and flavors.

>> No.1248829

>>1248569
>>1248796
I don't see the relevance of all this since they clearly didn't change the animation because they wanted Alex to have a better meal. For what it's worth, though, to me that sounds utterly repulsive and I wish you would stop.

>> No.1248837

>>1248492
>whining about a 20 year old video game

Shut the fuck up you weaboo faggot.

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>>1248808
It's still worse than a burger. No matter what you wrap in your flavorless rice, it won't beat a proper burger unless you put a burger in the rice

>> No.1248876

OP is the kind of weeb scum that thinks keeping the Japanese honorifics in the persona localizations is a good thing.

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>>1248876
>Anonymous-kun disrespects the true source of video games

>> No.1248895
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1248895

When I was a kid and I saw Japanese food in games (like Goemon), it really made me curious as fuck because it looks not only exotic but (usually) appetizing even though I didn't exactly know what it was. It led me to try a lot of Japanese and other foreign cuisines.

Pic related; I remember wondering what the heck kind of food it was for the longest time.

>> No.1248903

>>1248876
A gaijin like yourself cannot understand the beautiful and the superiority of Nippon and its glorious Nihongo (FYI that's Japanese for "Japanese") language. Baka -_-;;;;

>> No.1248905

>>1248895
and how it is ?

>> No.1248907

>>1248905
Flavored rice flour

>> No.1248909

>>1248905
It's pretty good. It's just a simple rice flour ball, but usually it's either stuffed with something or covered in sweet soy sauce. It's grilled oftentimes, too.

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>>1248796
>peanut butter

Fuck you for making me want to try this

>> No.1248949

>>1248796
>peanut butter

Did you mean to type that

>> No.1248953

>>1248870
>burgers
>good

>> No.1248960

>>1248953
>meat
>cheese
>bread
>not good

What are you, gay?

>> No.1248965

>>1248876
weeb here, I hate honorifics

>> No.1249840

>>1248492

>Sega
>"Wait, we're going to have Alex Kidd eating onigiri in the US release?"
>"We didn't see the need to change it."
>"Go get in touch with a few employees in Sega US and ask them what they think Onigiri is and what it looks like."

...

"Isn't it traditional folded paper?"

"Some kind of karate move?"

"My dictionary says and Oni is some kind of demon and a Gi is a karate jumpsuit so some kind of uniform demon?"

>"Ok, we're changing it. What's a widely advertised recognised foodstuff?"
>"Hamburguru?"
>"Can we make it a sprite?"
>"Yes, easily!"
>"Perfect! Only a FUCKING ASSHOLE IN THE FUTURE could find this practical design decision objectionable in the slightest!"

>> No.1249887

You think Alex Kidd supposed to be a Monchichi?

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Nothing beats a jelly donut!

>> No.1249898

>>1248492
I had the european version and it was also a hamburger. Most people dont even know what a Onigiri is, I still have no idea what the fuck its supposed to be.

Off topic
Alex Kidd in Miracle World was the best in the series and they just shit on every game after that. Shouldve kept the game in that style. Such a comfy game, loved riding the motorcycle through the forest level and crashing into the bear then punching the shit out of it for a quick win. Unless that fucking cheeky monkey was being a dick

>> No.1249904

>>1249892
we heard you the first time

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>> No.1250085

Had the European version built into our Master System, it was a hamburger on that. My sisters and I came up with the idea that when you beat a boss and the noise plays the words "I am stupid I'm a burger" fit the noise, since they turn into a hamburger.

>> No.1250089

>>1248492
oh no they changed a food fucking nobody in america will recognize. time to throw a weeeaboo spergfit

>> No.1250116

My version in the US had the onigiri. This is the first I've ever seen a hamburger.

>> No.1250131

>>1248569
Rather have one patty with meat sauce and a giant slice of tomato the way God intended burgers to be made.

>> No.1250142

Europe had both versions. I remember my SMS 1 had the onigiri.

>> No.1250163
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Gomenasai, my name is Ken-Sama.

I’m a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series)

I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!

I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in Japan!

>> No.1250191

Even if kids wouldn't know what specific food it was, they would have been able to figure out that it's SOME kind of food so it really didn't need to be changed. But it's not that big of a deal.

>> No.1250273

>>1248625
the only places within 50miles of me that would have it cost more than the average person is willing to spend, at least on something they're not sure they'll like. i don't equate swapping a culture's popular food with another culture's popular food to belief the second culture is "stupid" I'm not saying Sega of Japan didn't believe that, but i don't feel it's implied in this instance

>> No.1250304
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Howdy /vr/, my name is Kenichi Smith.

I'm a 27 year old Japanese Toonaholic (Cartoon fan for you foreigners). I draw cartoons and comics on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior American games. (Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty)

I train with my 1911 every day, this superior weapon can shoot straight through steel because it kicks ass, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my gun license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak English fluently, both the Midwestern and the East Coast accents, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about American history and their Constitution, which I follow 100%

When I get my American visa, I am moving to New York to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Nickelodeon or a game designer!

I own several cowboy outfits, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to America, so I can fit in easier. I keep cool to my elders and seniors and speak English as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in America!

>> No.1251259

>>1250163
RIP

>> No.1252008

>>1250163
>>1250304
Well done. This thread summed up in two posts.

>> No.1252074

Embrace the Burger

>> No.1252138

>>1250304

Every fucking time