bbgangzombie: I think the whole localization process from back in the day is just fascinating. marcusl999: One thing I actually kind of like is the fact that there’s lots of things that people speculate about, and I would hate to kill some of that with answers… bluetoad136498: I think giygas’s name is much better in EB than MOTHER 1 skyrunner14: Actually, anyone know if Giegue kept his original name in Mother 2? zincomog: maybe “geeg” just sounded weird strtofu: oh my god. this is perfect for me to just totally lose my brain to. marcusl999: Unfortunately, there wasn’t much process strtofu: skyrunner: yes Mod annk_: Giygas is one steaming hot potato bad guy awelcruiz: Was it hard trying to translate the Mr. Saturn dialogue? poetrader: KILL THEM skyrunner14: And Giygas doesn’t? jb2448: Oh, but answers resolve such burning questions! kingdarian: No, we’d love to hear all the juicy details. bluetoad136498: Giygas is a cool and perfect name Mod elobocodfish: I think answers would be very welcome bluetoad136498: not for a baby marcusl999: Do you guys really want to know how we translated Giygas? chrisbluestone: yes bbgangzombie: Oh, if you don’t want to answer, I won’t force you… bluetoad136498: yes!!!! skyrunner14: Yes! morgil27: yes cptncupcake: The truth and the fiction can both be interesting! kingdarian: bluetoad136498: everyone wants to know that!!!! kingdarian: YES raymaster32: Yup Mod elobocodfish: YEs, absolutely. zincomog: man yeah chrisbluestone: If I pronounce his name wrong one more time. . . torchicblaziken: How is it even pronounced? awelcruiz: Sure, why not? jb2448: I listened to that podcast Q&A you did, and my friend really enjoyed your method of recollecting information. strtofu: i think “gyiyg” is the closest thing to a canon romanization of ギーグ marcusl999: Actually, how about just the pronunciation Mod elobocodfish: I assumed Gigas as in Giant as a kid. skyrunner14: Guess that answeres that XD bluetoad136498: it is guy-gas I think xenosns: no, please don’t kingdarian: No, tell us everything~ Mod annk_: Gee-gus skyrunner14: Why Xeno? bluetoad136498: I want to know xenosns: i just like to be contrary zincomog: it’s been 18 years we should learn everything while we still can bluetoad136498: this is an age old question strtofu: i think “gyiyg” and “giygas” are both sufficiently lovecraftian morgil27: inquiring minds wanna know cptncupcake: The world deserves to know! vince340515: I like to think that after the events of Mother 1, Giegue grows evil and powerful and AAAARGH, and is then called Giygas. jb2448: Shall we end this pronunciation war once and for all, or will it rage on through all of eternity? bluetoad136498: yeah but giygas is better skyrunner14: I know in the Japanese, Itoi based it on walking into that movie… bluetoad136498: end the war chrisbluestone: In Mother 2 isn’t he still called Giegue? bbgangzombie: Yes. skyrunner14: But how’d you come up with the English version? bluetoad136498: no awelcruiz: WE WANT THE TRUTH! bbgangzombie: Well, Gyiyg on the title screen alex44343: Giygas (also known as Giegue) is an evil alien with psychokinetic powers, and is the main villain for the role-playing games Earthbound zero and Earthbound. strtofu: yes bluetoad136498: We all want to know! kingdarian: Yeah, it’s still GIegue/GYIYG in Japanese. zincomog: i’m very strong morgil27: you’re torturing us bbgangzombie: Goodness, don’t tackle the poor man! strtofu: The antagonist is “giigu” in both games bluetoad136498: we must know the truth marcusl999: So in Japanese it’s pronounced like “Geeg” skyrunner14: He’s probably typing his answer now, calm down guys __; bluetoad136498: we know that 2sang: I want to know yes strtofu: correct awelcruiz: I would like to know, if that’s okay. jb2448: Nope, Gyiyg, Chrisbluestone. Giegue was the name used for the English prototype of Mother 1 (EarthBound Zero). awelcruiz: PUUU? bluetoad136498: but it is not as good as giygas jb2448: (Called Earth Bound at the time) torchicblaziken: Such fitting music just a few seconds ago… chrisbluestone: lol awelcruiz: I KNEW IT!!! yoshistar_baxter: You need to speak to the monkey first! D: kingdarian: YES! I’ve had it right all these years! bbgangzombie: Hahaha bluetoad136498: those theories that state that giegue and giygas are two different aliens skyrunner14: Chewy, you forgot to talk to monkey cptncupcake: So for 18 years, we’ve been pronouncing it wrong! raymaster32: Well, I’ll be damned. I pronounced it guy-gas this whole time bluetoad136498: I have been wrong! cptncupcake: You cannot conceive the form of Giygas’s name! awelcruiz: Admitidly, I used to say “guygas” as a kid, but said “geegus” when i got older. strtofu: I kind of like “Gyiyg” simply because it defies English spelling conventions, and thus kind of dispels any pronunciation controversies schythedd: Who all is still hosting this event? morgil27: Geegus! bluetoad136498: guy-gas is cooler we all know that bbgangzombie: I’ve always pronounced it Gee-gas, haha. marcusl999: I’m just glad you were pronouncing it at all strtofu: and the kana makes the pronunciation clear marcusl999: anything is better than nothing strtofu: i used to read it as “gigyas” bluetoad136498: talking to you is perfect! alex44343: guygas strtofu: then one day i looked at it and thought “wait, what the HELL is that?” chrisbluestone: BBGang, Ji-gas? bluetoad136498: XD bbgangzombie: No » haha Your message was not sent because you are sending messages too quickly. bbgangzombie: Hah. strtofu: Japanese monkey cave, bane of gaijin everywhere chrisbluestone: Gi-gas? awelcruiz: What was that, lightning? jb2448: And, even though the war should have ended, Word of God didn’t affect personal preference, and the future refused to change. bbgangzombie: …sure tragicmanner: Hey, I’m back. Has anyone been keeping a chat log? And if so, could you PM me that last 30 mins on starmen dot net? awelcruiz: Or a camera flash? torchicblaziken: Just reminded me of that guy who read it as “City Gas”. marcusl999: So, I’m going to run… I promise that after having been away from the fan community for all these years, I’ll be around morgil27sings bluetoad136498: oh those caves! awelcruiz: Bye. zincomog: thank you marcus bbgangzombie: Thanks so much for answering my questions! poetrader: thank you, marcus!!! krawky398: Yes, playing though Mother 2 first, that monkey cave was awful… poetrader: tragicmanner: Thanks Marcus! cptncupcake: I hate to repost a thought in chat, but I have to. If you write a book, an article, anything, I want to buy it. kingdarian: Thank you so much for all of your insight! It’s been amazing! bbgangzombie: It’s like talking to my hero jb2448: Cult vince340515: It’s been loveleh! tragicmanner: Have a good evening krawky398: Thank you and see ya Marcus jb2448: cuullllt xenosns: Thank you Marcus awelcruiz: Monkey hole sounds dirty. marcusl999: And I’ll answer questions along the way. Hopefully help with the documentary Mod elobocodfish: Thanks for stopping by Marcus jb2448: Thank you for your answers, Marcus! cptncupcake: Thank you, Marcus. We love you! oppthumbs: Thanks for stopping by, Marcus, thanks a lot!!!! stuffgamer1: Wow, this is still running, eh? marcusl999: Are you going to be at PAX again? raymaster32: Thank you so much Marcus, I’ve never had an experience much like this. blair32: by thwy way, the twitchtv app on the ipad sucks, I cannot get this working Mod elobocodfish: Look forward to you on the doc, thanks for your work on earthbound as well poetrader: which ppax?