RE: We chat about videogames and videogame accessories.
07-20-2013, 04:29 AM
Oh, I would not be a good guide to Johnny Turbo. To me, he was simply an in-joke among a circle of Sega fans I used to hang with years and years ago. Let’s say a decade ago. They kept the legend on life support, they did. Even built up a minor mythos about his rivalry with Segata Sanshiro, who was Anglonet-obscure at the time.
One should search the name and judge for oneself. And you will judge. It is a bonkers history of insane move stacked upon insane move; of irrational console warring and an extended superficial insult at the expense of a real person who actually exists. It leaves us in a situation where the Turbo that can be told is not the eternal Turbo.
Anyway, if what I’ve seen of AVGN translations on Niconico or the general reception of amusement for Bad Boxart Megaman are any indication, the kusoge fans of the Japanese-language Internet are receptive to an education on the finer points of American kusoge traditions. Looks like they’re getting one courtesy of a $150M publicly traded company! Oh yes, some of these comics are translated into Japanese. It’s... actually kind of surreal seeing these familiar webcomic artists’ styles with translated text, typeset properly and everything.
Then again, tie-in comics happens more often over there, if I’m not mistaken (ever seen the Solatorobo yonkoma?). Our paucity thereof will never translate.
Really, I can’t figure out who ShiftyLook is for. That’s probably the wrong question anyway. But it would not be the first time I’ve found myself wondering what the real point behind some marketing thingummy is.
One should search the name and judge for oneself. And you will judge. It is a bonkers history of insane move stacked upon insane move; of irrational console warring and an extended superficial insult at the expense of a real person who actually exists. It leaves us in a situation where the Turbo that can be told is not the eternal Turbo.
Anyway, if what I’ve seen of AVGN translations on Niconico or the general reception of amusement for Bad Boxart Megaman are any indication, the kusoge fans of the Japanese-language Internet are receptive to an education on the finer points of American kusoge traditions. Looks like they’re getting one courtesy of a $150M publicly traded company! Oh yes, some of these comics are translated into Japanese. It’s... actually kind of surreal seeing these familiar webcomic artists’ styles with translated text, typeset properly and everything.
Then again, tie-in comics happens more often over there, if I’m not mistaken (ever seen the Solatorobo yonkoma?). Our paucity thereof will never translate.
Really, I can’t figure out who ShiftyLook is for. That’s probably the wrong question anyway. But it would not be the first time I’ve found myself wondering what the real point behind some marketing thingummy is.
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