tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post6038301477590431330..comments2024-03-23T00:57:10.650-07:00Comments on Chrontendo: Your Pre-Superbowl Update.Doctor Sparklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-51727440768042012012012-02-25T15:16:13.431-08:002012-02-25T15:16:13.431-08:00Heh, unfortunately not right away. :( I thought we...Heh, unfortunately not right away. :( I thought we were further along but we discovered a bunch of untranslated script. This year is a possibility. FYI: You may have seen it already, but if not you may want to check out the progress video I posted to YouTube. It's on my projects page (WtPC2). It contains translated game-play for the first 10 minutes or so.<br /><br />Your videos are inspiring me to look at some Famicom projects too. We'll see what crops up in the future.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459029703717579046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-23798629219116880102012-02-23T22:08:25.589-08:002012-02-23T22:08:25.589-08:00Hey Filler, I'm glad you liked it. Hopefully, ...Hey Filler, I'm glad you liked it. Hopefully, we'll be seeing Pia Carrot 2 soon?<br /><br />MPX - Thanks for the info. I'm going to have to tackle all those unlicensed games at some point. However, I know my list of unlicensed games is far from complete, so this sort of information is really helpful. I'll update "The List" when I get a chance.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-35372492003981121312012-02-22T21:53:24.570-08:002012-02-22T21:53:24.570-08:00I second The Professor's comment. We need an u...I second The Professor's comment. We need an update.matt.mcneelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795894910056929236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-71269611701284642192012-02-22T10:46:45.576-08:002012-02-22T10:46:45.576-08:00This..wait...is...KILLING ME!!!This..wait...is...KILLING ME!!!The Professornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-36322292490671685472012-02-21T16:29:33.963-08:002012-02-21T16:29:33.963-08:00Some games made by Hacker International are missin...Some games made by Hacker International are missing from list<br /><br />http://www.nintendoplayer.com/software-profiles/soap-panic/mpxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366744101617096955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-47278462027302671112012-02-21T16:24:35.353-08:002012-02-21T16:24:35.353-08:00Also here is full release of Codemasters/Camerica ...Also here is full release of Codemasters/Camerica <br /><br />Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, April 1991<br />Firehawk, September 1991<br />Aladdin Deck Enhancer incl. Dizzy the Adventurer, November 1992<br />Quattro Arcade<br />Quattro Sports<br />Quattro Adventure<br />Big Nose the Caveman<br />Big Nose Freaks-Out<br />Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade<br />Micro Machines<br />Ultimate Stuntman<br />Stunt Kids<br />Bee 52<br /><br />Some games are missing in yout list<br /><br />http://www.nesworld.com/codemasters.php<br /><br />http://www.nesworld.com/camericacodiesgames.phpmpxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366744101617096955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-22388857310038519962012-02-21T16:13:23.853-08:002012-02-21T16:13:23.853-08:00Hello :)
I foud some missing things in your chron...Hello :)<br /><br />I foud some missing things in your chronology list<br /><br />Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque is missing...<br /><br />http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/562972-saint-seiya-ougon-densetsu/images/box-82357<br /><br />Daiku no Gen-san has european release in 1992 as Hammerin Harry<br /><br />http://hardcoregaming101.net/hammerin/hammerin.htm<br /><br />International Cricket is missing... <br /><br />http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/578653-international-cricket/images<br /><br />Over Horizon was released in Europe<br /><br />http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587500-over-horizon/data<br /><br />Parasol Stars full name is Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble 3 <br /><br />Here is list of PAL only NES games:<br /><br />http://www.nintendoplayer.com/software-profiles/pal-only-format/<br /><br />http://nesfountain.silius.net/palonly.shtmlmpxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366744101617096955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-8132375373600103302012-02-21T15:38:32.123-08:002012-02-21T15:38:32.123-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.mpxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366744101617096955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-57064329797765597392012-02-19T16:04:17.897-08:002012-02-19T16:04:17.897-08:00Hey, Filler here. I discovered your videos a few w...Hey, Filler here. I discovered your videos a few weeks ago when doing a Pia Carrot related search and I just finished catching up to the latest episode. I have to say, great job! I love your roundups and contextualizing of these classic games, and really just the sense of continuity the chronological play-through gives. A big thank you for tackling this monumental project and for the recognition you give fan translators. I especially appreciated the good showing you gave WtPC. Though now that I think of it, you neglected to mention the multiple endings for Hoshi wo Sagashite which I always thought was a neat thing for that era of game. Anyway, just nitpicking. :) You're really making a great contribution with these. I'm looking forward to episode 43!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459029703717579046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-45469696835694223962012-02-19T01:08:58.726-08:002012-02-19T01:08:58.726-08:00That was the Top 100 Games list, not specific to c...That was the Top 100 Games list, not specific to consoles...but I just saw that I misread the post at HG101, it is a repost of the 2003 list, cause it isn't posted anywhere anymore. HG101 reposted it, because they believe next year will be an new list from famitsu for their 30th anniversary. Nevertheless, interesting list...I mean, Spelunker is on place 23...WTF? and what about Gradius 2? It is on the 100th spot. Thanks Japan, deep look inside your minds.qaylIS aka Nicolas Deußerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943098766424527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-32594509134735505552012-02-18T22:28:33.483-08:002012-02-18T22:28:33.483-08:00Wasn't there discussion of that list in some p...Wasn't there discussion of that list in some previous Chrontendo episode? There certainly was of SOME "top hundred" list, and it seems likely that it was that one.GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-81845019460965579272012-02-18T14:28:59.921-08:002012-02-18T14:28:59.921-08:00Yo Doc, I know you are a regular reader of Harcord...Yo Doc, I know you are a regular reader of Harcordegaming 101, but there is a possibility that you haven't seen this...and also there might be some other people who didn't see it. Its a Famitsu Poll of the 100 most beloved Famicom games: http://blog.hardcoregaming101.net/2012/02/top-100-famicom-games-as-voted-by.html Check it out people!qaylIS aka Nicolas Deußerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943098766424527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-73047881029863774942012-02-14T06:46:37.934-08:002012-02-14T06:46:37.934-08:00The Japanese use of foreign words that I am talkin...The Japanese use of foreign words that I am talking about is different in nature than things like German, French etc. words becoming household expression in English.<br /><br />That sort of language cross pollination is an ancient concept. Japan has a huge, huge staple of such imported words used in everyday language.<br /><br />But the phenomenon I am referring to is different from this. It is more of a case of mostly anime and game titles being adorned with a repertoire of random foreign words that are not loanwords per say, because they are not meaningful part of everyday language such as schadenfreude or lolita complex.<br /><br />The motivation for their use is harder to explain. They seem to be used not to convey any meaning, because they seemingly have not one on their own, but are there more for the sake of aesthetics.<br /><br />Throwing in Bio is one such example. Panzer is another. Dragoon is yet another. The word Valkyrie in the title of products not always belays the presence of Nordic mythology in said title. There are better examples of this that escape me for the moment.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-57782931746017060812012-02-12T16:34:29.011-08:002012-02-12T16:34:29.011-08:00Let me tell you, in the US, schadenfreude is the l...Let me tell you, in the US, schadenfreude is the loanword success story of the last decade. Not that long ago, it was a semi-obscure word that you would encounter only occasionally. Now, I see it all the time. I think its usage exploded during the real estate collapse and the subsequent financial crisis.<br /><br />In my town, everyone pronounces Goethe to rhyme with "Katie." There was a guy named Charles Goethe who was a local bigshot, so there is a park, street, etc, named after him. I assume his family altered the pronunciation to Gay-tee after they came to the US. Sort of similar to the song Danke Schoen, in which schoen is pronounced in in the Yiddish fashion, like "Shayne."Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-68106981215252459262012-02-12T11:54:14.318-08:002012-02-12T11:54:14.318-08:00Don't look down on the japanese who lend words...Don't look down on the japanese who lend words from german. I just say Zeitgeist, Angst, Kindergarten, Weltenschmerz, Wunderkind, Schadenfreude or the always (in)famous Blitzkrieg. What creeps me out is the wrong pronounciation which often follows, especially when it comes to names. Okay, I understand that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gets the short-end of the stick, when english speaking people pronounce the "th" like they use to, and not like it was originally intended. And I can get that the correct pronounciation of Immanuel Kant can offend some people. Though it is also hard to accept that the japanese lend german words without asking...but at least they try to spell them correctly =)qaylIS aka Nicolas Deußerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943098766424527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-17958974797176077012012-02-12T01:07:05.145-08:002012-02-12T01:07:05.145-08:00Ah, when I saw the name of this title I got excite...Ah, when I saw the name of this title I got excited and thought I would see another Shin Megami Tensei type game... Ya know, in Shin Megami Tensei 2 for the SNES, you actually interact with folks from the Bible and even fight Yahweh at the end of the game as a final boss... pretty crazy stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-34487986973489387442012-02-10T23:09:30.205-08:002012-02-10T23:09:30.205-08:00Niahak - Very cool! Fan translators like you are d...Niahak - Very cool! Fan translators like you are doing a huge favor to the retrogaming community by making these games accessible to more people. While, the game was pretty flawed, I'm glad an English version exists. <br />Nice to hear there's a new version coming. I assume it will be closer to the game script you posted online?<br /><br />Kamiboy - Don't forget about the most infamous Japanese loanword of all: lolita! On the other hand, I hear that words like otaku and hentai have radically different connotations for the Japanese than they do for westerners.<br /><br />Deep down in my heart, I hope that someone at Enix was actually a huge Jesus Lizard fan.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-34677592653455748062012-02-10T15:14:55.691-08:002012-02-10T15:14:55.691-08:00Hey Dr. Sparkle,
I'm actually the guy that fan...Hey Dr. Sparkle,<br />I'm actually the guy that fan-translated this one. I'm glad to see such a well-written overview of it (I, too, was taken aback by the name and purchased it for that reason alone). I share many of your opinions on this one: good atmosphere, poor execution.<br /><br />Just in case anyone IS interested in slogging through this one, I've been working on a re-translation effort to get around the character limit. Should be out in a few months. It also has a PC98 sequel, which I know very little about.<br /><br />@Kamiboy: Since the name is in katakana, the mystery is already solved since it's phonetic. It is absolutely *that* Jesus (Jiizasu).Niahakhttp://www.niahak.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-7952795777768800372012-02-10T08:50:37.504-08:002012-02-10T08:50:37.504-08:00As for the prevalence of the loan word Bio in Japa...As for the prevalence of the loan word Bio in Japan. Well, the thing is the Japanese display a bizarre and incomprehensible affinity towards a whole host of foreign words that often are rarely employed in their language of origin.<br /><br />From the top of my head I tally things such as Atelier, Panzer, Dimensional or my favourite variety, Super Dimensional.<br /><br />There are many more that for the moment escape me. A surprising number of random german words for an example.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-52960177575170877492012-02-10T08:41:30.408-08:002012-02-10T08:41:30.408-08:00The shocking truth behind the name of the station ...The shocking truth behind the name of the station need not be any more extraordinary than it being named after a spanish person whose name is pronounced Hesus.<br /><br />If only NES games had voice acting, then we could settle the matter once and for all.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-70391107724279251702012-02-06T20:50:44.694-08:002012-02-06T20:50:44.694-08:00I went online and took a look at Roots Search, and...I went online and took a look at Roots Search, and Jesus: Kyoufu no Bio Monster does seem a little like that.<br /><br />However, I did love Roots Search's ending which seems to be ripped off directly from Lucio Fulci's The Beyond!Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-82654115321953834522012-02-05T21:21:18.472-08:002012-02-05T21:21:18.472-08:00Hearing about that Jesus game made me think of the...Hearing about that Jesus game made me think of the horrid OVA out there called "Roots Search" (don't ask).Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-86810085596719697052012-02-05T19:37:52.021-08:002012-02-05T19:37:52.021-08:00The little I knew about Jesus: Dreadful Bio-monste...The little I knew about Jesus: Dreadful Bio-monster going into this episode led me to believe it would be a bit of a let-down. Oh well. Should be interesting seeing how you visually represent the frustrating nature of the game in the video.matt.mcneelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795894910056929236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-78216422348587288612012-02-05T17:53:12.069-08:002012-02-05T17:53:12.069-08:00Er, I can't wait? Pederastry, huh, dunno if I ...Er, I can't wait? Pederastry, huh, dunno if I want to know what that is >__< And after everyone here clamoring you release the next ep fast. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.plsburydoughboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508008841737069075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-55729578863506371352012-02-05T11:57:28.452-08:002012-02-05T11:57:28.452-08:00Pederasty fans should take note that the subject w...Pederasty fans should take note that the subject will be touched upon during the discussion of another game in Ep 43: Hiraku Shinwa.<br /><br />It is REALLY easy to get stuck in Jesus: Kyoufu no Bio Monster because you didn't inspect some particular crate and thus failed to find the hidden trigger. A walkthrough or an extraordinary amount of patience is required. Obviously, I used a walkthrough.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.com