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Post by Shrikeswind on Nov 29, 2009 22:27:57 GMT -5
It's okay, I've made that mistake before.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 18, 2010 14:38:34 GMT -5
I've been working on something recently that led me back to this thread. In doing so, I also found some connections that were missed the first time round.
Birabuto So we know it's supposed to be romanized as "Piraputo", but I dug a little deeper and the name is a portmanteau of "piramido" and "egiputo"... So it's actual English name should be Pyrapt (although I think Pyragypt sounds better as a localised name).
Gira
This was mistaken. Giragira means to blaze or glare (like a light). This makes sense given that its only real distinguishing feature from Bullet Bill is the flame that comes from it.
Yurarin / Yurarin Boo
it's actually "yurariyurari" for slow and repeated swaying motions. It still seems the best fit, as it's the typical movement of a seahorse.
Mekabon
Pon could also be short for Ponkotsu, meaning "junk". As the level it appears in is based on the lost city of Atlantis, it makes me think that perhaps it's supposed to be an old robot relic. Another possibility is that "kapo" can mean "couple", which also makes sense given it splits itself in two to attack.
Gunion
Gunyon is either a completely made up word (which I don't think has happened in the history of Mario), or there's a good chance it's not based on a Japanese or English word, and may actually be Chinese, Korean, etc.
King Totomesu
Turns out that the Japanese manual does list Totomesu, and only the Japanese website is Todomesu. It also turns out that Totomesu is the Japanese name for the pharoah lineage Thutmose.
Dragonzamasu
There's a chance that the name is supposed to be "Dragon Za Masu", which would become Dragon The Huge. It's not written that way in Japanese, but it's the closest thing I can suggest without saying it's just a name.
Tatanga
As my earlier research brought up, there's a chance his name is an arrangement of "Tangata", the Easter Island legend of a flying man.
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Post by Koopaul on Aug 18, 2010 20:28:41 GMT -5
I always nicknamed Nokobon either Kooboom or Koopaboom.
Mekabon into Mechapop!
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Oct 4, 2011 22:35:12 GMT -5
This thread was still on the first page, so I said "why not posting this?". From the Virtual Console manual of the original Super Mario Land, these names were localized: Chibibo → GoomboNokobon → Bombshell KoopaGira → Bullet BiffThe others were left intact or became translated as made obvious in this thread (like Pakkun Flower becoming Piranha Plant).
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Post by Koopaul on Oct 4, 2011 23:57:37 GMT -5
Wow why didn't they do more?
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Post by Fryguy64 on Oct 5, 2011 1:14:40 GMT -5
Oh. That's kinda cool. Did they change any of the place names?
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Oct 5, 2011 13:32:11 GMT -5
None. Unless you count that Sarasaland is never written as Sarasa Land now. (When did that first happen anyway? In Melee? The Super Game Boy player's guide?)
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Post by Fryguy64 on Oct 5, 2011 16:03:56 GMT -5
The Super Mario Land 2 manual was the first time I saw it written as Sarasa Land.
Still, shame they didn't correct all the b/p errors.
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Post by The Qu on Oct 6, 2011 22:12:24 GMT -5
Bullet Biff and Bombshell Koopa are both rad, but Chibibo is better than Goombo.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Oct 7, 2011 3:56:53 GMT -5
Goombo is awesome! Bullet Biff is a bit of a rubbish name... Biff? Really?
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Post by The Qu on Oct 7, 2011 19:11:52 GMT -5
Well, IMO, Goombo is a good name on its own, but I like how Chibibo describes the Goomba and its main characteristic. Granted, I have no idea how you could translate that without just turning it into a Micro Goomba. And where's the fun in that? Biff, though, I don't really see the problem. Not like Gira was too much different from a standard Bullet Bill. On the subject of completely made up Mario names, any idea where Lakitu comes from? Jugem has an etyomolgy, even if it doesn't really have to do with the enemy at hand. Lakitu... not so much.
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Post by Koopaul on Oct 7, 2011 19:40:20 GMT -5
Yes I always wanted to know where the hell "Lakitu" came from!
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