Engrish in games

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Engrish in games Anonymous Thu Oct 20 21:53:35 2016 No.3573320 [Reply] [Original]

does anyone else find the poorly-translated and pronounced English in old Japanese games entertaining? post your favorite examples.

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>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 21:55:19 2016 No.3573325 File: 5 KB, 240x160, Aybabtu.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] obligatory

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:31:59 2016 No.3573384 File: 146 KB, 900x1650, geese-howard-kof98-ultimate-match.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] PREDICTABO

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:37:12 2016 No.3573392 File: 93 KB, 1364x768, mameuifx64 2016-10-21 08-36-22-42.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] everybody loves engrish

Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:42:49 2016 No.3573398

>Wubba wubba. I'm in the pink today, boy.
>Syrup is thicker than blood. Think about it.
>Ya big silly.
>LONG LONG AGO, THERE WERE A MAN...
>Full extent of the jam

Just about every Neo Geo game. Does Ryo calling people "dweebenheimer" count as a mistranslation or was SNK trying to be hip?

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:46:27 2016 No.3573403 >>3573392 cmon and slam?

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:47:16 2016 No.3573405 File: 40 KB, 500x375, 500px-Yukikazeg173[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573392 >>3573398 Those fucking JAM...

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:50:18 2016 No.3573408 File: 8 KB, 225x225, eazeoperatio.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] ret's go gedidon eazee operation

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:53:16 2016 No.3573414 File: 140 KB, 320x139, Bison-animation.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Capcom and SNK are the kings of Engrish this battel is abou to essplode. foight! SYCO CRUSHOAR!

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:55:34 2016 No.3573420 File: 11 KB, 78x113, Terry96.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] TAG ID EAZEE!

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 22:59:42 2016 No.3573427 File: 20 KB, 320x224, Samurai Shodown.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 23:06:02 2016 No.3573435 File: 9 KB, 225x225, rolento.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] missio comprete

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 23:14:08 2016 No.3573450 File: 94 KB, 631x787, street_fighter_allen_snider.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Almost everyone in the Street Fighter EX games

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 23:15:20 2016 No.3573451 File: 93 KB, 400x700, ddark-sfex2-artwork-full.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573450 exposion

>>	Anonymous Thu Oct 20 23:24:58 2016 No.3573465 >>3573405 STOP IN THE NAME OF THE JAM

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 00:32:39 2016 No.3573615 >>3573398 FEED ME SEYMOUR! THAT WAS A GAS! TEN HUT, LOSER! even the fucking moves had bad translations. Double Whammy Womp and crap like that.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 00:50:44 2016 No.3573638 File: 97 KB, 630x422, 1455105940440.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573427 >it's no accident that he was involved in the troubles

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 00:56:42 2016 No.3573646 File: 35 KB, 400x300, this_room_is_a_trap.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >devisut

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 02:32:00 2016 No.3573756 >>3573398 What was the original Japanese win quote for Ryo in KOF98?

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 02:43:16 2016 No.3573761 LOUND VUHN LADYYY GO

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 04:14:37 2016 No.3573857 File: 13 KB, 304x224, mackyalownd.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573761 Oh yeah, Twinkle Star Sprite? All that Engrish contributes to its wacky charm.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 05:53:24 2016 No.3573934 >>3573857 Well it's KoF'98 actually, but Neo Geo game nevertheless

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 06:24:13 2016 No.3573968 >>3573403 AND WELCOME TO THE JAAAM

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 07:35:49 2016 No.3574036 EYE'L STAYNN MAH HAWNDS WIF YOH BRAD >>3573450 QUATTRO P A N O R A M A A N O R A M A

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 07:40:43 2016 No.3574040 iirc the Zelda intro text was really engrishy but it's been fixed in all subsequent releases.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 07:46:35 2016 No.3574050 File: 51 KB, 640x448, creepyguy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] SNK did it on purpose

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 08:38:42 2016 No.3574102 File: 215 KB, 500x271, tumblr_npsu3dnt2j1rishqio1_500.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 10:59:21 2016 No.3574253 File: 208 KB, 517x597, ghosts-n-goblins-nes-1986.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Congraturation!

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 14:12:32 2016 No.3574567 File: 15 KB, 83x115, GeeseHoward.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573384 i stein ma hanz wiz yo burad! GET REALAY! THUNNNDAAAA BREEEAKKKK!

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 14:14:23 2016 No.3574571 >>3574567 2 EECEE

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 21:05:28 2016 No.3575262 >>3574567 yu canno escae fom deaf

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 21:09:43 2016 No.3575269 File: 52 KB, 639x350, gmazinger.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3574567 >THUNNNDAAAA BREEEAKKKK!

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 21:18:03 2016 No.3575282 File: 8 KB, 231x219, 1476742615730.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573392 >the full extent of the jam

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 21:49:39 2016 No.3575347 >>3574253 Someone actually bothered finishing that piece of shit port?

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 22:16:23 2016 No.3575396 File: 68 KB, 250x230, Burla_Captain_Falcon_SSB.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] falcone... PAUNCH! falcone kyick! sho me ya movez! yeasz!

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 21 22:21:51 2016 No.3575403 File: 155 KB, 1024x819, Daytona.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573968 DAYEETOONAAAAAAA! RET'S GO AWAI! ROARING STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT https://youtu.be/iyVr1ux1Cok IF YOU WANNA JAM

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 18:41:57 2016 No.3576935 >>3575403 GAME OVER YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 18:51:31 2016 No.3576943 File: 90 KB, 640x448, 0107[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Skynet feels the need to rationalize its actions

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 19:10:25 2016 No.3576968 >>3574571 >>3575262 >>3575269 NICE TRY GUD TIMMMEEEE DIE FOEVA JEKEN Postive camon yung boi Also realizing that Geese VA is also Duck King and hearing him rap is so bad its funny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84kwRRis844

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:42:27 2016 No.3577093 Takenobu Mitsuyoshi's vocals are always gold, a lesser known work of his is his contribution to a Street Fighter tribute album It's quite something, I recommend it to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODWeirgcpQ8

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:45:14 2016 No.3577095 File: 7 KB, 64x112, King98.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] camon baybee

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:46:21 2016 No.3577098 >>3577093 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWnzfA9AqrA yeah TakeMits is fucking awesome

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:48:05 2016 No.3577104 Many of those accusations of engrish are unfair and stretching >Ohkay Is this even serious? Let's not forget hardware limitations.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:51:28 2016 No.3577112 File: 36 KB, 1000x737, powahgeezah.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3577104 >hardware limitation no hardware limitation is causing THE FULL EXTENT OF THE JAM or causing Terry's VO to say POWAH GEEZAH instead of power geyser

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:52:19 2016 No.3577114 >>3573320 >ITT: SNK

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 20:54:45 2016 No.3577123 >>3577114 SNK just has the most and funniest examples

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:04:57 2016 No.3577132 File: 204 KB, 636x358, metalgear.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:21:57 2016 No.3577160 >>3577104 Do you not realize that the word "Engrish" is a mispronunciation? The literal meaning of it is just mispronouncing English words like "okay" which can be as simple as "OOhkeiYA"

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:35:15 2016 No.3577172 >>3576943 It knows that the Russian counter-rationalisation will eliminate its enemies over here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:38:38 2016 No.3577176 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk0kufx74Io POWAH DAHNK

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:43:26 2016 No.3577178 >>3577093 For a while I've thought about adding lyrics and vox to classic game tunes. The battleship level from UN Squadron (Area 88) is one I've always reckoned would work well.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:49:08 2016 No.3577181 >>3577178 Springyard Zone too. It already sounds like a lost Bobby Brown backing track (in a good way).

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:55:57 2016 No.3577193 >>3573427 >tfw I've been involved in the troubles

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 21:56:12 2016 No.3577194 >>3577176 >show me ya moves! >okey! this is epic

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 22:01:17 2016 No.3577202 >>3577176 kek epic

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 22:15:20 2016 No.3577225 >>3577176 god this is so funny still to this day.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 22:35:33 2016 No.3577254 A classic one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icVy7Ve6y6A

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 22:40:03 2016 No.3577264 >>3577254 for great justice

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 23:46:30 2016 No.3577361 >>3577193 >>3573427 Every time I see this screen I just imagine someone making a MUGEN fighter set in Northern Ireland

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 22 23:52:05 2016 No.3577372 >>3577254 >AYB is so old and worn out now that it's been forgotten long enough to be fresh again When are we going to start seeing it on Twitter?

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:09:45 2016 No.3577404 >>3577372 AYB needs to pass through Kuvalauta's intestines to become relevant again, like pedobear

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:17:17 2016 No.3577420 >>3577112 Nothing can limit the jam

Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:38:23 2016 No.3577464
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Bryan!
PEE-HOLE!
Branch Can Allow!~Snatch!
Hey!~Crotch!
Gudbai!
Master retaaard!

And the KoF2003 special intro https://youtu.be/cLF2krLRIgU (1:23 mark)
"You're doochin' a new partnah? Aren't you za wacky wun? I'll sho yu"

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:48:45 2016 No.3577490 File: 36 KB, 800x750, ikariwarriors.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:51:14 2016 No.3577495 File: 7 KB, 320x240, iamwoman.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] this is unintentionally turning into the "SNK had a junior high English student translating their games in the 90's" thread

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 00:55:50 2016 No.3577504 File: 14 KB, 320x240, doubledragon.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:02:28 2016 No.3577515 File: 25 KB, 480x360, getequipped.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:07:18 2016 No.3577520 >>3577464 It took me many years before I realized her scream when defeated was "I SHALL RETURN" instead of "Master retaaard".

Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:14:32 2016 No.3577535
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I would mention King Leo (Shin Shishioh), but I just remembered he actually has an american VA. It's just that his lines are corny as hell. The weird thing is that his "shadow" (King Lion, weaker version) actually speaks in japanese.

EARTH CHOPPER
THUNDER
DYNAMIIIIITE

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:18:13 2016 No.3577546 File: 42 KB, 320x248, segarally.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3576935 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09s-c2JVI40 who taught YOU how to drive?

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:20:22 2016 No.3577549 File: 357 KB, 1280x1024, 0f07acf8c31be7aced9fecda88065ab6.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Postan

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:22:48 2016 No.3577551 >>3577549 >mortal kombat 2 >japanese the "have a nice day" is a joke you autist

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 01:25:46 2016 No.3577557 >>3577535 Shin Shishioh is awesome. I love EARTH CHOPPER in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum.

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 13:50:00 2016 No.3578375 File: 21 KB, 304x224, 1413954848709.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 23 13:51:38 2016 No.3578376 File: 32 KB, 320x224, 1413959406530.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 02:27:48 2016 No.3579429 What's with Japan's obsession with the word "buster"? Crude Buster Air Buster Little Busters Buster Wolf Gunbuster Is it what Japanese consider beginner English, like "apple", "dog", "buster"?

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 02:42:45 2016 No.3579435 >>3579429 It sounds cool.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 02:53:23 2016 No.3579446 File: 364 KB, 540x300, 1473217405437.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3579429 Are you ok? BUSTER WOLF!

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 03:22:27 2016 No.3579469 >>3577551 And there's a line from Monkey Island

Anonymous Mon Oct 24 03:52:36 2016 No.3579497
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>>3579446
I like how it makes no sense at all:
1) Why ask "are you ok" BEFORE the attack?
2) What the fuck is "buster wolf" anyway? I get the "wolf" part (because of "Garou Densetsu"), but it's about as Engrish as it gets.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 04:08:39 2016 No.3579503 >>3579497 "Are you ok" is probably supposed to be like "get ready" or "here it comes"

Anonymous Mon Oct 24 04:56:40 2016 No.3579558
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>>3573398

Most likely SNK trying to be hip. Remember how Kim wanted people to do the Tae Kwan Do Thang?

Pic unrelated, although

>King will never call you a Weenie Meister

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 05:03:32 2016 No.3579567 >>3579558 Hmm. Not bad. One more time on the house. N O T !

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 05:05:34 2016 No.3579570 File: 45 KB, 500x375, 1459508777914.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3579567 Speaking of Weenies...

Anonymous Mon Oct 24 05:09:07 2016 No.3579576
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>>3579570
I feel like the translators' idea of 'cool' was something like "neo-maxi-zoom-dweebie". Funny, but it kinda works with SNK's cheesy '80s movie aesthetic

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 05:12:54 2016 No.3579583 File: 71 KB, 618x909, 1459498441112.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3579576 Now that I think about it, it does work if you look at it that way.

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 08:55:54 2016 No.3579873 File: 251 KB, 640x480, 17247-SNK_vs._CAPCOM_SVC_CHAOS-4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >BADUH DEEDLE DAY!!

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 18:07:13 2016 No.3580670 File: 44 KB, 301x225, last-blade-weenies-e[1].png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3579570

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 19:17:15 2016 No.3580815 >>3574567 DUBOO RENPUKEN

>>	Anonymous Mon Oct 24 19:49:02 2016 No.3580878 File: 668 KB, 918x689, tumblr_lb28wr1ZmG1qd9g7oo1_1280.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3580670

Anonymous Tue Oct 25 01:31:33 2016 No.3581376

>>3580670
>>3580878
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you dweebenheimer? I’ll have you know I was involved in the troubles, and I have over 300 confirmed burad steinz on ma hanz. I am trained in kyokugen karate and I’m the satan of martial arts of the US armed forces.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 04:06:59 2016 No.3581525 >>3579503 He does say "Here comes a big one!" instead of "Are you okay?" in XIV, so maybe.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 04:11:48 2016 No.3581530 >>3574050 how is this not proper english? you mean it sounds like he's gonna defecate on everyone? (non-english anon)

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 04:17:58 2016 No.3581538 >>3581525 It's a cool thing to shout in restrooms

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 04:18:30 2016 No.3581539 >>3581530 >how is this not proper english? You don't need a time machine to travel the world and fight... nowhere in that sentence does it mention going to different time periods.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 07:38:08 2016 No.3581679 File: 430 KB, 400x400, download-japan.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Not sure if it's Engrish, but this is perhaps the worst name of the game ever The file name is a fucking joke, "download japan"

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 08:01:26 2016 No.3581712 >>3581539 Do you even know what World Heroes' roster is like?

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 08:09:50 2016 No.3581720 File: 46 KB, 283x283, Zabugorie_Cover.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>3573320 http://www.ag.ru/games/zabugorye/demos/5328 here, anon. entertain yourself.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 09:59:22 2016 No.3581840 >>3581525 i find Terry's new voice to be cringy imo. I get the fact that they wanted to use new VA but it's just doesn't click with me yet.

>>	Anonymous Tue Oct 25 10:37:07 2016 No.3581891 >>3581720 That's not Engrish, that's cheeki breenglish

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