What game titles or game manufacturers did you pronounce wrong?
The Tengen thread got me thinking, there have been a lot of games titles and game manufacturers that I have heard people pronounce many different ways. What are some of the titles that you said the wrong way forever and then heard someone pronounce it correctly.
For me I hear this with games like Chrono Trigger...and Secret of Mana. I hve heard many people say "Chrono" differently...and "Mana."
I have heard people say "Taito" many ways.
What other titles have this issue and what is the right way to say them!!!???
If this has been discussed already besides in the Tengen thread, sorry I couldnt find it.
For me I hear this with games like Chrono Trigger...and Secret of Mana. I hve heard many people say "Chrono" differently...and "Mana."
I have heard people say "Taito" many ways.
What other titles have this issue and what is the right way to say them!!!???
If this has been discussed already besides in the Tengen thread, sorry I couldnt find it.
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Also, Ryu from Street Fighter, et al has a subtle pronunciation, like "Roo" but with a bit of Y quickly thrown in.
Edit: Tulpa beat me to it while I was getting the video
Edit 2: And then edits the same video into his post *shakes fist angerly*
Man-ah (not mon-uh)
Tie-toe (not tay-toe)
How about Jaleco?
Ryu should be pronounced (Roo)
Blanka should have a long a not a short one
Which makes Darius Gaiden some real Inception level stuff.
Rye-eww
Jal-EEE-co
Jal-LICK-co.
I always say "info games" in my head. Although, that's not so much because I don't know how to say it correctly, but because I simply hate that name.
Ninja Gaiden comes to mind:
Edit 2: And then edits the same video into his post *shakes fist angerly*
Well here, I'll reply to you instead to make it better.
You know, to this day, I've never seen that movie. I thought it looked stupid back in the day, then got curious as young adult (ie: 19-21) but never bothered to rent it. Then, a year or two ago, got the urge to sit down and finally see it but haven't yet been able to find a copy. It's not streaming anywhere and I don't want to see it so badly as to blow $10-15 to mail order it somewhere. I guess it's not yet my time, lol.
I've always said Square Ehnix.
I call them squeenix now
I swear everyone says Ikaruga differently. I always say i(f) ca(r) ru(ne) gu(t), and usually get corrected. Always in a different way.
its ¡Ay Caramba!
Darius: duh-RYE-us
Gradius: grad-EE-us (Although if you want to say gruh-DYE-us to be in line with the Darius pronunciation I think that's hilarious and thus acceptable)
Gaiares: guy-ARE-us
Gradius: grad-EE-us (Although if you want to say gruh-DYE-us to be in line with the Darius pronunciation I think that's hilarious and thus acceptable)
I keep hearing people pronounce it GRADE-DEE-US and I want to knee them in the happy sacks.
Gradius: grad-EE-us (Although if you want to say gruh-DYE-us to be in line with the Darius pronunciation I think that's hilarious and thus acceptable)
I keep hearing people pronounce it GRADE-DEE-US and I want to knee them in the happy sacks.
Always pronounced it GRAY-DEE-US. Please be gentle with my happy sacks.
- The Legend of Kage
you guys pronounce it as "Cage"
while it actually reads "Ka-gay" which in japanese means "Shadow"
hence the Samurai character.....
Gradius: grad-EE-us (Although if you want to say gruh-DYE-us to be in line with the Darius pronunciation I think that's hilarious and thus acceptable)
I keep hearing people pronounce it GRADE-DEE-US and I want to knee them in the happy sacks.
Haha. I still say Grade-ee-us
and Dare-ee-us!
Ys: I say "eece" like in fleece. I've heard "Eeze" too.
Scheherazade, Tengen and Ristar.
What is the correct pronounciation? I've always said "Rye-Star".
Scheherazade, Tengen and Ristar.
What is the correct pronounciation? I've always said "Rye-Star".
It's pronoucned "Ris-star". In Japan, it's pronouced "Risuta", but the "u" is kinda silent or more or less stressed.
Helena from the Dead or Alive series of games is pronounced "Elena", as if the "H" is silent.
It's not game related, but what blew my mind is how Dr. Seuss's name is pronounced. It's actually pronounced "Zoice". 0_o
Scheherazade
This one... heck, I'm still not sure how to say it correctly.
Scheherazade
This one... heck, I'm still not sure how to say it correctly.
Sheh-hair-rah-zad-eh.
I've always said Square Ehnix.
I call them squeenix now
ha me too. I like the sound of squeenix
Ys: I say "eece" like in fleece. I've heard "Eeze" too.
It's definitely "whys"
I pronounce Xenogears & Xenoblade as Zeno instead of Zeeno. People say Zeenoblade and it sounds like garbage. Zenoblade sounds better and i will always say it that way. I even heard the japanese people who made the game pronounce it Zenoblade so thats good enough for me. All these Muricans and their Zeenoblade can eat it!!
We call it Zednoblade in Canada.