A playground rumor that Hitmonlee mistakenly says “Psyduck” is actually kind of complicated.
Month: February 2023
The Sonic Adventure Paradox
Sonic’s first 3D entry had a winding, intersecting narrative that led to some challenges in localization.
Was Advance Wars’ Andy More Airport-Savvy in Japanese?
The “What’s an airport?” line was pretty much the same in Japanese, but a translation error earlier in the script changed the context.
Was Lenneth Valkyrie’s Battlecry Mistranslated?
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.