Stuff you hate

[Thought]

Huh, never found a problem with VI's translation. At least, most everything seemed to make sense. But I think the last time I played that game, I wasn't even old enough to consider that a translated version would be so skewed from the original version.

But for stuff to hate: there is something fundamentally wrong with humanity when some people put so much effort in creating malware, which in turn requires that the rest put so much effort into just preventing those people from being asses. If Dante were around I think he'd put this sort of sin in a "very special level of Hell. A level they reserve for [malware creators] and people who talk at the theater."

just spent most my saturday trying to address viral infections over three computers, on top of having spent most of last saturday figuring out that it was these viruses that were causing other problems with said computers.

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

Okay, Thought, I'm guessing you know a lot more about malware than I do (aka - I know nothing), so why DO people create malware?  Is it really just to be a pain?

[FaustWolf]

If these mal-people would put their effort into something harmless and creative like hacking Chrono Cross, the world would be a better place.

[Vehek]

I'm playing through Final Fantasy VI right now and I hate the translation...  I think I'm gonna hit up the retranslation (as was done with Chrono Trigger) soon...

You mean Sky Render's/RPGONE? I don't know Japanese, but his translation isn't so accurate in some places. Some of the mistakes in Woolsey's translation were repeated in SKy Render's.

[Thought]

Boo, to my understanding (which was developed today), "malware" is created nowadays with an economic model in mind. It isn't just honest anarchy anymore, like the viruses of the dot-matrix era; today's crap-that-messes-up-computers wants something from you. They want your passwords, your internet browsing patterns, etc. The people behind this aren't doing it to be mean, they're doing it to make money, which makes everything all the more difficult.

But there is a very good reason it took me 2 saturdays to identify these problems and then (mostly) resolve the issues. I suck at most technology. I'm young enough and like using computers enough that I fool most people into thinking I know what I am doing, but I really don't. However, I can research (a skill useful both in comuter jiggery-pokery and dusty academics).

[Anacalius]

RPGOne's translation is good, and the original was pretty good as well (For the time it came out). I really liked the RPGone's translation though, what "Repeated mistakes" are you referring to? o.o;

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

Well as I said, I haven't played the alternate translation, but the original translation just had some horrendous dialogue.  Kefka said some downright stupid things (as memorable and likeable as he was).

[Anacalius]

Yeah, remember the year the game came out, though, and the overbearing censorship standards or the time, not to mention the fact that it was NINTENDO!!

Lines like "Son of a Submariner!!!" I assume are what you are talking about? =P

[Vehek]

RPGOne's translation is good, and the original was pretty good as well (For the time it came out). I really liked the RPGone's translation though, what "Repeated mistakes" are you referring to? o.o;

Things like this:

SETZER: Phew...
The Empire's made me a rich man.

Setzer
"Whoo......
I have the Empire to thank for my wealth."

Setzer: Hm.... Business's been bad thanks to the Empire, too.

Setzer: Phew......
Business is ruined thanks to the Empire.

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

And the fact that in the original translation no one dies.  They just "go to sleep"...

[Kebrel]

Of course no one dies, the just go to a far away farm to chase chickens all day long, with all the food and love a dog could ever want right...right...

[Thought]

While not from FFVI, lines like "You spoony bard!" are downright classic.

[x_XTacTX_x]

"This guy are sick"


Anyone remember that?

[Anacalius]

No, but I think the best ever was "I feel asleep!"
(Obviously was supposed to be "I fell asleep!"
Who can name THAT game? =P

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

"This guy are sick"

Final Fantasy VII.  Aeris (Aerith) said it when they were checking out that guy in the Slums who lived in the sewer pipe (and later turned out not to be sick, but to be a former numbered experiment of Hojo's Jenova Project).