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Post by mrmolecule on Mar 12, 2007 17:05:19 GMT -5
This is for "translating" old Nintendo terms.
Term: Tapes
Gut Reaction: Cartridges for a system older than the NES, or tapes for a peripheral.
Actual: Mislabeled cartridge term.
Term: Control Deck
Gut Reaction: Some sort of peripheral
Actual: The actual console
Well, that's all I could think of now.
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Mar 12, 2007 17:34:58 GMT -5
COMMENT!
Tape is not a cartridge, however it is what I used to repair my SNES controller cord when my dog though it would be a good idea to chew on it.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Mar 12, 2007 17:36:41 GMT -5
Is this for outdated Nintendo terms?
Game Pak
Translation: cartridge
Sega
Old Translation: Enemy
New Translation: Friend ;D
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Post by Manspeed on Mar 12, 2007 18:39:41 GMT -5
I can't think of any terms that were used back then that aren't used anymore today. Unless "Password" counts.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2007 0:20:06 GMT -5
Extra Lives:
Current Meaning: Outdated, excessive uselessness
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Mar 13, 2007 6:38:53 GMT -5
Challenge:
Previously - A reeeeeeeeeeally hard game/section/etc
Currently - A whole lot less hard game/section, yet people complain about for being too hard.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Mar 13, 2007 8:31:46 GMT -5
A tape is not a cartridge. However, in Chinese some people may literally call cartridges "tape" as they share a same word in the phrases (卡帶/盒帶 cartridge; 錄音帶 tape)
Totally agree w/ DiU!!!
And...
Mario
Old Translation: An array of pixels which resembles a jumping dude.
New Translation: Our very handsome (?) hero!
Players 3 and 4
Old Translation: Things we can only imagine to exist in the future.
New Tanslation: With games like Band Brothers, we can even have 100P!
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Post by kirbychu on Mar 13, 2007 9:07:01 GMT -5
Challenge: Previously - A reeeeeeeeeeally hard game/section/etc Currently - A whole lot less hard game/section, yet people complain about for being too hard. I just picked up Super Mario Advance 2, and noticed that even if I lose all my lives and have to continue, the game still restarts me at the halfway point of the stage I died on. I remember when the original SMW used to send me back to the last fortress or ghost house I finished. Coupled with the fact that you can now save anywhere you want, I really don't see the point in extra lives even existing in SMA2. |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Mar 13, 2007 11:44:38 GMT -5
When I was a kid, we referred to the NES simply as "the Nintendo." Then:"Wanna play the Nintendo?" "Sure!" Now:"Wanna play the Nintendo?" "Uh . . . Which one?" To that effect, "Nintendo game" had a slightly different definition as well. Then: Any game on the NES. Now: Any first party game on a Nintendo system. Personally, I prefer the old definition since it didn't discriminate against third parties.  As for the cartridge vs tape thing, my grandmother always called them tapes. To her, they were the same as VHS. I think she completely failed to understand the concept. Sometimes when I would play games in front of her, she would say something like "I wanna see what happens when you stop pushin' them buttons." Heh, heh. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Mar 13, 2007 14:08:55 GMT -5
Hehe, which probably meant your gran would have been the first to uncover all of those little animations that game characters pull when not moved for a while (Ahh spaghetti...)
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Mar 13, 2007 14:14:02 GMT -5
That's curious; they called them "cassettes" here. Older people still do, but the word "game" is used more.
Also, one of my older sisters used to joke saying "let's play people" while using the Atari 2600 joysticks when watching TV (pretending we controlled the actors on the screen). That sounds so naive these days.
Cleaning Kit: An official set of tools used to clean your NES cartridges, largely ignored and replaced with the use of cotton swabs + alcohol + screeching blows.
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Post by minimario on Mar 14, 2007 15:01:54 GMT -5
Online gameplay
Then: Turn-based games played by sending e-mails to each other.
Now: XBox Live
High budget game
Then: a game made by a real company instead of two guys in a garage.
Now: a game which production costs are much higher then the average movie.
Nerd
Then: someone who knew how a computer worked or played video games.
Now: someone who plays World of Warcraft more than 5 hours a day.
The Legend of Zelda
Then: awesome
Now: awesome
Video Games
Then: toys for 10-year old boys
Now: the scource of all violence and shooting incidents in America
In the future (if Nintendo is right): a fully accepted form of entertainment for all ages.
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Post by Manspeed on Mar 14, 2007 20:02:13 GMT -5
I see this as turned into a Then and Now topic. That's cool.
Robotic Operating Buddy
Then: A kinda crappy device for the NES.
Now: A well-remembered old friend.
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Post by wanderingshadow on Mar 15, 2007 7:20:09 GMT -5
Amazing Graphics
Then: You can tell what your character is supposed to be
Now: "Hey, what team's playing?" "This is just a video game, dude."
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Post by mrmolecule on Mar 15, 2007 10:09:42 GMT -5
If you look in the 1st issue of NP, Letters section (and other early NPs), they use the word "tape" instead of cartridge.
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