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Month: February 2023

Hitmonlee: Psyduck in Disguise?

February 26, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization 2 comments

A playground rumor that Hitmonlee mistakenly says “Psyduck” is actually kind of complicated.

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The Sonic Adventure Paradox

February 16, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization One comment

Sonic’s first 3D entry had a winding, intersecting narrative that led to some challenges in localization.

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A screenshot from a trailer for Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp. Andy says, "Awesome! What's an airport again?"

Was Advance Wars’ Andy More Airport-Savvy in Japanese?

February 9, 2023 Matthew Articles, Lost in Localization 4 comments

The “What’s an airport?” line was pretty much the same in Japanese, but a translation error earlier in the script changed the context.

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Was Lenneth Valkyrie’s Battlecry Mistranslated?

February 2, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

There’s a long-standing rumor that Lenneth’s iconic battle cry is mistranslated. We break it down word by word to get to the bottom of things.

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