Comments on: M3 Translation in Hardcore Gamer

By: somepartsareme

somepartsareme — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:45:43 +0000

I so lol’d at “No, not his cohorts!”

By: Berrypievision

Berrypievision — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:17:45 +0000

What makes you think its the last issue? It is still going on:

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/

By: The retard of epic proportions

The retard of epic proportions — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:26:06 +0000

Wow, they really edited Reids review.

By: Leirin

Leirin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:18:18 +0000

I think releasing a prequel would actually be a good idea. But didn’t they deem the original SMB2 (Japanese one) too hard, so they realeased “their own” SMB2? …I think Mother would be too hard. Maybe they could, like, lessen the random battle rate. But I could still see it selling!

80′s commercials are quite amusing. The American one would most likely be different.

By: XX Stone

XX Stone — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:28:09 +0000

Too bad they never released Mother in the U.S… that would have changed everything. I mean, with that awesome commercial they had for it (Go 80′s commercials! ) it would have been a hit. Since people would have wanted more, Earthbound would have sold better, and Mother 3 would have been offically translated. Ah, if only…

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:12:48 +0000

It’s in the bathroom dungeon when you (try to) go to the 100th floor.

By: Leirin

Leirin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:56:04 +0000

Totally right! Besides, MOTHER is such an enchanting and amazing experience like no other, it cannot be described exclusively by words. It has to be experienced, too! And that’s why I like it. Nice article. Get with the program already, Nintendo!

Haha, the toilet caption is funny. Where was that toilet in the game, anyway?

By: Simon Roberts

Simon Roberts — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:28:34 +0000

That’s why the TV spot was so effective — no gameplay, just a woman on the verge of tears talking about her experience. I love that human connection. It’s hard to portray that sentiment in print.

By: Mato

Mato — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:55:57 +0000

Now that you mention it, I was getting a little bit of that vibe too, I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I wonder if game publishers and game media just have an innate problem trying to explain these games.

I wouldn’t be surprised, I have no idea how I’d go about advertising the games myself. They look and sound pretty bland graphics-wise and gameplay-wise if you try to compare them to other games, but there’s a lot hidden that screenshots and simple explanations can’t convey. Maybe the fact you can’t explain them quickly is the underlying problem, so marketers and reviewers reach for things like potty humor.

By: Pishi

Pishi — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:34:16 +0000

So many neat things happen in the game. Even if you really want to avoid posting spoilers, there’s still tons of things to see and to show, something to which the translation blog is a witness.

And yet, one out of three screenshots they put in the magazine displays a giant toilet.

Why oh why does that smell like Earthbound’s marketing campaign.