Lost in Localisation - A Link to the Past

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Norki Norki

Norki Norki

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@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
LiL Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL8NyM9oubVEQJrsJf7mOLpQmv4ZSkQC4q&si=RimqGUyxz_QtENi7 @Dwedit reminded me of the "gossip shop" hint given by the Fortune Teller. In Japanese, it's 宝箱のことは闇世界の洞くつに住む、じょうほう屋にきけ~;"ask the information trader who lives in a cave in the Dark World about (the) treasure chest(s)". @trace6314 taught me about a Japanese myth in which catfish cause earthquakes which could be why the in-game one gives Link the Quake Medallion. @jamilp2869 and @RinkuSonic41 suggested the Kyameron, an enemy made of water, is named after James Cameron who wrote and directed the 1989 film The Abyss in which aliens can form beings from water (I haven't seen it). @Skawo found that Echoes of Wisdom's mountain is called "Mt. Hebrew" internally which supports the idea that Mt. Hebra's name comes from the Japanese word for the language, "Heburai-go". @adventureoflinkmk2 pointed out that Kiki's total fee is 110 rupees, not 120. @thepsyshyster8243 suggested that the "geru" in "Gerudoga" refers more to its 'gel'-like quality than its dungeon's corresponding light world region. @fallensoulkun suggested "Peese" is a reference to the peace sign since it can allude to crab-like monsters in Japanese media. Thank you for engaging with the video, everyone!
@butler128
@butler128 Ай бұрын
I think it's really funny that Nintendo supposedly censored religious references in A Link to the Past. When I was a kid, there was no question to me or anyone else that played the game that the "sanctuary" was a church and that the guy inside was a priest. I think it contributed to the immersion, too. It made Hyrule feel like a place that could exist in the real world.
@rechargiing
@rechargiing Ай бұрын
Ah yes, my favourite Sahasrahla quote: "GGs! Now go an' rek 'im, lad!"
@ianorourke9709
@ianorourke9709 Ай бұрын
This is the best youtube video i've watched this year for sure
@TheGerkuman
@TheGerkuman Ай бұрын
'You're Not Qualified' is a bad localization, but 'You've Qualified' and 'You Failed to Qualify' do make sense if you think of the maze as a race. It means you beat the time, and is often used in car racing.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@TheGerkuman You're right! And it's a very succinct way to get the point across.
@childofcascadia
@childofcascadia 25 күн бұрын
I love this series. Im obsessed with language, how language actually shapes the way people think and perceive things, and how localization and translation are two wildly different things. I hope you do more of them. I mean, theres the dragon quests, the final fantasys, SaGa, etc.
@RelativelyBest
@RelativelyBest Ай бұрын
15:37 - "...problem now."
@PraecorLoth970
@PraecorLoth970 Ай бұрын
I am absolutely loving these! I've binged the first 3 episodes, can't wait for the next one!
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
Triforce of the Gods sounds badass as a title but I would think that from the current lore it should be named Triforce of the Goddesses since Ocarina of Time introduced Din, Farore and Nayru (like how Wise Men became Sages because more than half were women). I still find it baffling how Nintendo of America was so adamantly against any religious symbolism in the localised games...
@ThatWolfWithShades
@ThatWolfWithShades Ай бұрын
They knew their market couldn't handle anything of the sort at the time... And honestly, for the most part, still can't.
@gespenst1329
@gespenst1329 Ай бұрын
@@ThatWolfWithShadesDefinitely explains why they have to take out all the sauce before serving up the material.
@specialnewb9821
@specialnewb9821 Ай бұрын
Tbf, Link praying to a crucifix in official art is weird af.
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
@@specialnewb9821 This feels surreal yet shows how early Zelda took a lot from the Arthurian Legend (and Peter Pan for this design) but I'm glad the franchise gained its own mythos. I know that there's a TV Tropes talking about that shift from the real world religion references into Hylia's religion. This is also probably why Islam chants got patched asap in OoT.
@elio7610
@elio7610 Ай бұрын
"Gods" does not exclude female deities, it just does not specify. It would be unnecessary to change the title to "Goddesses".
@BrandonRuiz-z6q
@BrandonRuiz-z6q Ай бұрын
Please keep growing, your content is awesome
@jamilp2869
@jamilp2869 Ай бұрын
Kyameron could refer to James Cameron who made the movie The Abyss with amazing water effects that had never been seen. 40:31
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@jamilp2869 Oh, I didn't know about The Abyss. That holds more water (sorry) than the Titanic suggestion. Looks like water is used to create a human-like shape in the film much like how the Kyameron is an enemy made from water. Good find!
@jamilp2869
@jamilp2869 Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming Riiight. Especially since Titanic came out after this game was made, and The Abyss was still... making waves... when LTTP was released.
@trace6314
@trace6314 Ай бұрын
what i just noticed from watching this video, and im surprised you didnt mention, is the reason a catfish gives you the quake medallion is because in japanese mythology, the catfish is associated with earthquakes. really interesting how the developers put in so many little cultural details that just cannot be localized properly
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@trace6314 Wow, I didn't know that! Thanks for pointing it out!
@JaidynReiman
@JaidynReiman Ай бұрын
Interesting note, this exact thing happens in Lufia 2 as well. I knew about the Catfish Cave with it creating Earthquakes in the town of Sundleton, but its funny because I never connected the dots with LTTP where a "catfish" like Zora gives you a Quake Medallion.
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
Wasn't there a catfish pokémon linked to that as well,
@honjon666
@honjon666 Ай бұрын
​@@ikagura whiscash is the catfish mon, a ground/water type.
@rhombusx
@rhombusx Ай бұрын
Imagine if the US version had kept the names MC Hammer and the Stalin tank armor... people would have thought it was a bizarre joke. I know there are some purists that hate any changes from the source material, but I think NoA did a fantastic job with ALttP especially given the standards of time, quick turnaround, and extremely tough space/character limitations. Also, I feel like recontextualizing many of the religious references to more myth, legend, and history in the US version works well for the feel of the game, especially this being kind of an explanation of the "lost past".
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@rhombusx Apart from the hint about paralysed enemies and the "strange middle-aged guy", they definitely did a great job. In fact, their policy on religious content at the time makes the localisation even more impressive in my opinion!
@matttyree1002
@matttyree1002 Ай бұрын
This is so intriguing, it really gives you more insight to the intention behind the naming when you compare the 2. Keep these vids coming!
@BlusViews
@BlusViews Ай бұрын
Can't wait to watch this! *makes popcorn* Always a pleasure to see a new upload 😀
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@BlusViews I'll write "FIRST!" for you, lol
@zackmezera
@zackmezera Ай бұрын
These are literally the best videos I’ve ever found on KZbin. An incredible amount of work. Thank you
@ivanvz
@ivanvz Ай бұрын
This is top tier content thank you
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@ivanvz Thank YOU!
@Painted_Owl
@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын
Wow, this video is demonstrably underrated. May you get the views and likes you deserve for such quality content!
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Painted_Owl Thank you so much!
@chrisp1601
@chrisp1601 Ай бұрын
Seriously incredible breakdown.
@CappnRob
@CappnRob Ай бұрын
This is pure speculation on my end, but Pirogusu might come from Pirague, which is a French interpretation of the Spanish word Piraga, which is in turn derived from the Carib word piraua. It refers to any sort of canoe or small boat, essentially, so I guess that's fitting for water treading enemies in a water dungeon!
@metalj
@metalj Ай бұрын
Amazing video, was really hoping for something like this to exist with ALTTP being my favourite game of all time. The translation itself seems quite good, for example I can totally get behind the 'powerful glove' becoming the 'Titan glove'. But it's odd for sure that even PAL territories used the EN translation as a basis with how it handles religious themes. But then again as we've noticed from Totk recently (hope your channel goes on long enough to reach that game one day) even in recent times that sadly still seems to be the translation practice to this day.
@matttyree1002
@matttyree1002 Ай бұрын
Also, having those awesome renditions of the game music dynamically switching when you are in various locations is a nice touch 😊
@thepsyshyster
@thepsyshyster Ай бұрын
This channel has been such a great find! I got quite a bit to say regarding my own interpretations of some of the names, but so little time. For now, I'll just say that ゲルドーガ seems more of a reference to the Gel or ゲル enemies. Hopefully I'll find time later this week to comment on some other names.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@thepsyshyster That's a good point that I didn't even consider! Looking forward to reading your other interpretations!
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
21:24 The French name of the village is Cocorico. I suspect that the localiser avoided the name _Kakarico_ simply because phonetically "kaka" is the word for poop (this is also the case in many anime with names that have Japanese names that are phonetically like swear or vulgar words).
@MAYOFORCE
@MAYOFORCE 23 күн бұрын
Dang, I thought the Hebra area in Breath of the Wild was them trying to come up with something original for Hyrule's geography
@paperluigi6132
@paperluigi6132 Ай бұрын
Just a reminder that back before the 2000s, Nintendo of America had a strict policy regarding religious references in games.
@HSN212jp
@HSN212jp Ай бұрын
This is such an interesting video, you can tell you poured so much time and effort into it. Please keep making content like this!
@skywardtardis
@skywardtardis Ай бұрын
23:16 at least in the English version, that screen does play the Kakariko Village theme, but it switches to the overworld theme after you defeat Aghanim in Hyrule Castle.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@skywardtardis Hmm, I wonder if the Japanese version was the same, actually?
@curtx88
@curtx88 Ай бұрын
Good algorithm
@SECONDQUEST
@SECONDQUEST Ай бұрын
The eyegoal thing could be an eye golem. Hence the star of David.
@Dwedit
@Dwedit Ай бұрын
One infamous mistranslation is that there is a fortune teller hint that tells you to go seek out a "Gossip Shop". I was watching several first time players stream the game, and they all got badly lost when they encountered that hint, spending hours wandering the map looking for that gossip shop.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
​@@Dwedit Oh, really? I don't seem to have encountered that one... EDIT: Wait, I did see that! There must have been a reason I didn't put it in the video. Is the hint supposed to mean that one of the Fortune Tellers' Huts becomes a treasure minigame in the Dark World? I guess I didn't think much of it during my comparison playthroughs...
@Dwedit
@Dwedit Ай бұрын
The Gossip Shop hint is supposed to lead you to the Purple Chest sidequest. Since Nintendo was stuck with that mistranslation in the game, Nintendo Power issue 83 page 86 makes the claim that the broken-down house with the purple chest inside is called the gossip shop.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Dwedit Interesting! I found the Japanese text in my document. I put it in this video's pinned comment. Thanks for reminding me of it!
@jessemarkham6887
@jessemarkham6887 Ай бұрын
Zelda 1 had a lot of stuff like this where hints that actually tell you where to find things are altered to be vague as helkl
@MetroAndroid
@MetroAndroid Ай бұрын
25:24 I think it's something more like Eye + Golem + Idol. 32:17 It's crazy that Gerudo and possibly the origin of Gorons appeared in A Link to the Past, and we didn't even know! 32:44 Some remnants of this in the 'Tail Cave' in Link's Awakening, which houses Moldorm. 25:19 35:50 40:20 43:20 Really cool seeing what all the enemy designs are 'supposed' to represent! Flowers, sea anemone, amoebae, slugs, water striders, grasshoppers... Honestly seeing some of these changes makes me feel like ALttP is somehow an even better game than I thought. It would be amazing to be able to play through the game with a re-translation patch with this level of detail, properly referencing everything. Apparently there is a hack called ALttP Redux that includes a Japanese-faithful retranslation... hopefully it has most of what's included in this video. Great video Norki, looking forward to your next one!
@tkayube
@tkayube Ай бұрын
32:47 That explains the name of the Tail Cave in Link's Awakening.
@StudioQuigleyGaming
@StudioQuigleyGaming Ай бұрын
Good job yet again with this one! I can’t help but bring up a couple of Pokémon comparisons! 14:04 The onomatopoeia “biri biri” is also used for the Pokémon Voltorb: Biriridama (ビリリダマ) “electric ball” 32:19 You also bring up the “goron goron” sounds for rolling around and obviously bring up that that is also where the name of the Gorons comes from. The Pokémon Graveler and Golem have a similar etymology in Japanese: Gorōn (ゴローン) and Gorōnya (ゴローニャ), respectively as they are also rolling rock creatures.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@StudioQuigleyGaming Thanks, "StudioQuigleyGaming"! I'll assume you'd prefer I don't use your first name 🤭
@StudioQuigleyGaming
@StudioQuigleyGaming Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming Using my name’s fine! I’m not keeping it a secret or anything. Lol.
@sebc255
@sebc255 Ай бұрын
Very informative channel! I couldn't help but fixate on the possibility that the Ropa was meant to be spelled as Roper, a fantasy monster that looks similar to what the guide describes (a tall mass with tentacle-like limbs). It's weird to me considering Zelda's track record of coming up with its own names for the enemies.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@sebc255 Oh, I didn't know about the roper! Thanks for letting me know.
@Painted_Owl
@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын
This is my first contact with your channel. Going through your previous work, it’s obvious you have a passion for educating and for Zelda. This video is amazing, and I’m excited to chew through the other two Lost in Localizations and maybe the vocab/trivia eventually. Nearly 23 hours of content with TP alone is hefty to say the least. If I were to make a suggestion, I’d say to retouch the 3D Zelda titles under the Lost in Localization format?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Painted_Owl I actually only wanted to make LiL - Ocarina of Time, but when I started working on it I felt it necessary to cover all the previous games first (except Link's Awakening). I'm finally nearly done collecting gameplay footage for OoT!
@Painted_Owl
@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming oooh, let’s goo. I’ll be here for it.
@AnAverageGoblin
@AnAverageGoblin Ай бұрын
certified A Link To The Past classic.
@fallensoulkun
@fallensoulkun Ай бұрын
19:28 The name Peese probably is a reference to the peace sign (✌). Double Peace posing is generally an allusion to crab-like monsters in japanese shows and other medias. Not uncommon to hear the words "kani-kani" or "peace-peace" together with the pose.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@fallensoulkun Oh, that's interesting. Thanks!
@Almost_Healthy
@Almost_Healthy Ай бұрын
In short, they altered the Bible.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Almost_Healthy Pretty much! LOL
@Reoko77
@Reoko77 Ай бұрын
We pretty much got the sequel, Bible 2.
@EmmyPupcake
@EmmyPupcake Ай бұрын
The mini-Moldorm's name being "Tail" in Japanese made me think of Link's Awakening's first dungeon, Tail Cave, which has a large one as a boss
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
This makes much more sense now. Should've been named "Mold Cave" in English.
@tye8953
@tye8953 Ай бұрын
Just found your vids yesterday, and im hooked! Ive been learning japanese for about 6 months now, and I hope that they will help with my grammar ( Its terrible lol).
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
I hope my content helps!
@BurtKocain
@BurtKocain Ай бұрын
I never knew there were so many biblical references in one of my favourite games! I wonder if there's significance in the final temple being a pyramid, considering the Egypt vs Israelites Old Testament story. 🤔
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@BurtKocain You may be on to something there. Then again, maybe not, lol
@TheDrapetomanic
@TheDrapetomanic Ай бұрын
"Sanctuary" wasn't mistranslated, it was deliberate because Nintendo wanted no reference to religion in games in the west.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
​@@TheDrapetomanic I didn't say "mistranslated" except in the case of the Japanese word for "temple" accidentally becoming "sanctuary" in the English manual. ETA: The Japanese manual was saying it would use the word "dungeon" to refer to the "temples" (among other things), so the English manual should have read "palaces" to remain consistent with itself. It instead reads "the sanctuary" which is a translation error.
@RinkuSonic41
@RinkuSonic41 Ай бұрын
40:44 being the name Cameron and the creature a fish, I guess it's implied as a reference to James Cameron, director of Titanic?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@RinkuSonic41 Titanic wasn't released until 1997 and I THINK it was during research for the film that James Cameron got into deep sea diving so he wouldn't have been associated with that sort of thing during ALttP's development. Would've been good if true, though!
@BJG8966
@BJG8966 Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGamingmaybe a stretch, but camaron is shrimp in Spanish
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@BJG8966 The enemy named "Cameron" is the water-like blob that pinballs around the rooms in the Water Shrine. It doesn't resemble sea life despite its entity name of "FISH". But your guess is as good as mine!
@themadmallard
@themadmallard Ай бұрын
@41:40 Dont the Japanese also use a sort of 'royal we' when they are of a certain social dynamic status level? Since Sah is village chief, that might track
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
I watched a couple of emperors' speeches and asked a native friend so I could confirm this and it seems that the royal "we" isn't a thing in Japanese.
@MetroAndroid
@MetroAndroid Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming I seem to recall a couple times when he says 'we' in English or something implying a group when speaking to him through through telepathic tiles. Since Sahasrahla and Aginah are descendants of the Seven Sages, I always assumed it was at least the two of them and maybe that there were other elder descendants not seen in-game that were hiding out who he was convening with telepathically. Not sure if I read that somewhere, but I've thought that for a long time.
@adventureoflinkmk2
@adventureoflinkmk2 Ай бұрын
37:52 hold up, it's just 110 rupees, assuming you don't lose the Kiki
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@adventureoflinkmk2 You might be right. I thought it was 120 when I wrote the script.
@captainpowers
@captainpowers Ай бұрын
Link you are the princess
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@captainpowers That would be even worse, lol!
@clouds-rb9xt
@clouds-rb9xt Ай бұрын
Honestly there are a couple good retranslation hacks now :P
@jessemarkham6887
@jessemarkham6887 Ай бұрын
Redux's translation is good
@clouds-rb9xt
@clouds-rb9xt Ай бұрын
@@jessemarkham6887 Yeah, it is pretty good all things considered. I had actually talked to one of the translators over Twitter DMs about some potential issues some people raised and they were very nice about it.
@clouds-rb9xt
@clouds-rb9xt Ай бұрын
@@jessemarkham6887yep, i talked to them once
@doriphor
@doriphor Ай бұрын
Man-drag Ganon lol
@Painted_Owl
@Painted_Owl Ай бұрын
He does come from an all female race. I don’t blame him.
@themadmallard
@themadmallard Ай бұрын
@5:31 it might be a stretch to say thats a reference to Gandalf considering theres an extra syllable and the Do is not Da. also, it might be just a narrative oversite in the video , saying it has 'neither' is probably not right. It doesn't have Dragmire and Mandrag, but Ganondorf and Ganon are pretty evident.... and picture 5:45 is Agahnim and not Ganon, isnt it?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@themadmallard Well, they'd already established that the antagonist's name is Ganon so they couldn't really change that for his human form. "Ganondalf" would be a bit too close to the Tolkien character, too. However, I do agree. I simply meant to point out that they more closely resemble each other in Japanese while nodding towards Tezuka's love of Tolkien. Yes, it has neither Dragmire nor Mandrag. That was my point. As for the picture, you're probably right. I'm really not sure myself.
@themadmallard
@themadmallard Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming should have led with this, but good video and a good thing to identify and catalog this stuff
@ChronoSquare
@ChronoSquare Ай бұрын
Is there any such lost in translation videos covering Secret of Mana that you know of? I know that one has its story truncated due to English characters talking up too much space so a lot got lost. If not I'd love to hear what the full story is supposed to be
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@ChronoSquare I don't really know anything about Secret of Mana, but I could maybe look into it someday. Could be interesting!
@steve_yu
@steve_yu Ай бұрын
I would also be interested in an in depth look at Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2) and its sequel Trials of Mana, which has both a fan translation and an official translation decades after the fact. Though, he will likely have to start with Seiken Densetsu first (Final Fantasy Adventure / Sword of Mana) first. And that's not mentioning a series on Final Fantasy would likely get him considerably more views 😂
@cube2fox
@cube2fox Ай бұрын
Very interesting! Only the background music sounds strangely wobbly at times. (slowed down?)
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@cube2fox It's cut and pasted a lot. I only recorded a single playthrough of each song, then attempted to seamlessly link them together in editing. It seems I failed...
@cube2fox
@cube2fox Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming Ah, I'm sure the next one will be better :)
@ICLAIMTHISNAME
@ICLAIMTHISNAME Ай бұрын
The jumping skulls are called stal and stalfos are the skeletons. So what does stal mean?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@ICLAIMTHISNAME I covered this in LiL - TLoZ 😉 I suggested it was a mix of "skull" and "sutaru", but another user had another suggestion which is in that video's pinned comment.
@ICLAIMTHISNAME
@ICLAIMTHISNAME Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming Thank you for replying and making the video. I learnt some interesting things from watching this and will check out the other edited videos!
@AntoniaRenard
@AntoniaRenard Ай бұрын
BWAHAHAHA The hookshot name 😭
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@AntoniaRenard Makes me wonder if the game should have had a different ESRB rating with that word in there 😂
@wrst_trsltin633
@wrst_trsltin633 Ай бұрын
lol I hope you make a video on Simon quest
@AzumarillConGafasBv
@AzumarillConGafasBv Ай бұрын
This where the fun begins, would you do a video about either Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon (DS) or Fire Emblem Three Houses?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@AzumarillConGafasBv Ocarina of Time will be next. These videos take a LOOONG time to make so I can't make promises, unfortunately.
@AzumarillConGafasBv
@AzumarillConGafasBv Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming no worries!, I understand translating and interpretation can take a WHILE, I'll wait for more videos, these look fun!
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@AzumarillConGafasBv Well, there's translation, but most of the time is spent reading the manuals, in-game text, the official guides, and dozens of issues of Famitsu. Then I have to sift through the results that pop up when I search for enemy names and whatnot. Then I have to write a script, confirm my thoughts with Haruka, ask her to record her part, and then edit it all together. THEN I like to record all the music. It's taken me 10 months to make the 3 Lost in Localisation videos so far.
@carlosrios3215
@carlosrios3215 Ай бұрын
The Nihongo version is just so much…better. 😢
@steve_yu
@steve_yu Ай бұрын
Is it possible for Mount Hebra to be based off the biblical Mount Hebron, instead of the word Hebrew?
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@steve_yu Definitely! Will look into that, thanks!
@GameheroVHDLol
@GameheroVHDLol Ай бұрын
As I learned Japanese I felt I had many issues with localization. Many Japanese references are often removed and even very simple phrases that can make sense in English are changed. I think if translators kept translations more literal it would help people understand Japanese culture better.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
True, and sometimes translations are just inaccurate. I'm guilty of things like that myself.
@Dragonite43
@Dragonite43 Ай бұрын
Do keep in mind that back then, there were character letters.
@Onion825
@Onion825 Ай бұрын
Great video, but you need to lower the background music by at least 6dB.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
I appreciate the feedback; will bear in mind for future videos!
@essaysandmore
@essaysandmore Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGamingYou could consider auto ducking, which would lower the music when someone speaks and raises it when nothing else is happening.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@essaysandmore That's a great tip, thank you!
@djinnspalace2119
@djinnspalace2119 Ай бұрын
i am interested but the pacing is a too slow since i do not speak or learn japanese, so hearing the japanese voice just completely breaks the flow.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@djinnspalace2119 Understandable. My previous content gained a slight following because of the Japanese so it feels I should continue to incorporate it for the viewers who were interested in learning.
@TheRealBatabii
@TheRealBatabii Ай бұрын
if "hebra" is based on "hebrew" wouldn't it be pronounced like "hee bruh"
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@TheRealBatabii If the mountain name actually came from the Japanese word for Hebrew AND the localiser translated it with that intent then "yes"? I definitely doubt the latter, though.
@Skawo
@Skawo Ай бұрын
@@NorkiNorkiGaming I have looked into the files of Echoes of Wisdom a couple days ago and that game's Mount Hebra IS called Mount Hebrew internally. Make of that what you will :V
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Skawo Wow, that's a great find! I'd still go with "heh-brah" as its pronunciation because of its spelling and the katakana it was romanised from, but "hee-brah" is arguably acceptable, too.
@ikagura
@ikagura Ай бұрын
@@Skawo So I wasn't the only one to think it sounded like "Hebraic".
@LinkageAX
@LinkageAX Ай бұрын
Why are americans scared of religion
@GoldnPea
@GoldnPea Ай бұрын
Nintendo NA wanted to avoid controversy probably, that's why they didn't allow religious references
@MegaZeta
@MegaZeta Ай бұрын
Exactly the opposite: part of Nintendo of America's skittishness represented how people in the U.S. at the time were more likely to be actively religious (weekly religious service attendance, etc.) than in Japan or many European countries.
@Reepicheep-1
@Reepicheep-1 Ай бұрын
Why the awful music? It never sounded this tinny or distorted on my mono-speaker 80s TV when Zelda 3 was new. This music sounds like a cheap arrangement, compressed into a low-bit mp3, then played through a broken speaker. Please use decent music or no music. I KNOW Zelda 3 sounds better than this, I've put enough hours into it. Thanks for the Japanese/English clarifications!
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@Reepicheep-1 LOL! I didn't think it was that bad. I'm definitely inexperienced with recording and producing music, though. Thanks for watching!
@TheTrueNehme
@TheTrueNehme Ай бұрын
If you're a Japanese teacher, why are you using text to speech instead of just saying it yourself..? I know other commenters are going lambaste me for what can easily be called a nitpik, but I found it to be very disruptive to the flow of your commentaries.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@TheTrueNehme It's my native friend, not text-to-speech. I'm not native so my intonation is odd sometimes. And I thought some people would dislike it when I chose to write the script that way, but I also thought people will dislike my content regardless of what I do so I committed to it anyway. I'm sorry to hear it was disruptive to you, but I can't please everyone. Thank you for watching!
@steve_yu
@steve_yu Ай бұрын
This speaks volumes about the quality of Google's Japanese text to speech, doesn't it? 😅 This is a well researched video that earned an instant subscribe. My only nitpick is the English narration could stand to be a little less monotonic and more lively. I actually initially thought this had something to do with Clyde Mandelin, who runs a site on video game translation called Legends of Localization.
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
@@steve_yu I'm actually surprised that you're the first person to say that about my voice in this video. I didn't like it during editing and was concerned about uploading this, but I wondered if it might actually be a positive (something people could fall asleep to, maybe). I'm glad not many people seem to dislike it, but I agree that it would be better with more enthusiasm.
@UraYukimitsu
@UraYukimitsu Ай бұрын
34:05 lol I definitely wasn't expecting that
@NorkiNorkiGaming
@NorkiNorkiGaming Ай бұрын
I can be a bit silly sometimes 😝
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