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Eggman: Aspiring World-Conqueror &… Feminist???

September 7, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization One comment

The Sonic Heroes manual claims Eggman is a feminist. We know where it comes from, but doesn’t it still seem a bit out of place?

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The Mistranslation Behind Dr. Eggman’s “Special Race”

June 29, 2023 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

Dr. Eggman’s “special race to see who’s the fastest” has been the subject of ridicule online for some time. But is the good doctor that misguided, or was the weirdness introduced in localization?

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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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How to Read Yakuza Zero’s Perplexing Pager Codes (Part 2)

September 19, 2022 Matthew Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

Return to 1980’s Japan for one final, optional battle with super-hard Japanese numeric wordplay (goroawase) to understand the last three pager codes in Yakuza 0!

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How to Read Yakuza Zero’s Perplexing Pager Codes

September 15, 2022 Matthew Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

Find out how Kiryū and Majima look at a string of seemingly-random numbers on their pager and somehow extract meaning from them.

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What’s in Shin Megami Tensei V’s Powder Box?

August 18, 2022 Anthony Articles, Lost in Localization Leave a comment

It’s usually pretty easy to figure out the source of Shin Megami Tensei V’s relics, but the removal of a single word in the English localization makes this one a headscratcher.

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