Japanese DBZ Video Game Hilarity
Posted by: VegettoEX on 
May 1st, 2010 | 
Filed under: DragonBall
Every so often I like to just kick back and read through all of the various boxes and instruction books for my old, Japanese DragonBall video games. I happened to be scanning through the Super Famicom stuff this morning when I re-discovered the fantastic, not-entirely-”Engrish” splash text on one of the most acclaimed games for the generation, Sûpâ Saiya Densetsu (“Legend of the Super Saiyan“).
One of the things that I love about the box is its use of “Super Saiya-jin” rather than the standard (even for Japan) “Super Saiyan“. Pronunciation issues and differences aside, “Saiyan” has almost always been the de facto standard for Japan’s own romanization of the term, so it is a little shocking to see an outlier like this.
More than anything, though, the splash text as a whole just reeks with dramatic awesomeness, and at least one fantastic mis-spelling. Can you spot it?
The strongest man in the space. SON GOKOU fights the series of the terrible baitles for our space. That’s where the legend of the Super Saiya-jin starts from. Burning blood!!
What more is there to say? I have a bunch more examples like this to share… just gotta remind me every so often, folks!
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May 1st, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Let’s not forget the exclamation coming out of Goku’s butt. “Burning blood!!” Good stuff, sir. Thanks for sharing.
May 1st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
I believe it’s “The strongest man in THE space.”
Which is fantastic.
May 1st, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Crap, I can’t believe I missed that word! Figures… I’m unconsciously fixing up their writing when I’m very purposefully trying to transcribe the exact opposite of “good writing”
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May 1st, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I believe it is “BAITLES”
May 1st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Apparently Goku’s (oh, sorry, “Gokou’s”) blood is on fire. Who knew?
May 1st, 2010 at 4:17 pm
I can never forget that Cardass card that reads ‘BARDUCK’.
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 am
If they put the “the” from “the space” in front of “Super Saiya-jin” it wouldn’t be…as bad.
At least it’s not:
“Man of strongest in the space, SON GOKOU, frights the terrible battles of selies for our space. BURNING BROOD!”
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:22 pm
I never realized how hilarious the word “space” is with articles or pronouns in front of it.
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