Friday Quiz: All Your Base Are Belong To Us.
Matthew Clemson
concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
is to figure out what game it's referring to.
A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
other)
1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
2) The resistance is with you, always.
3) Green eleven has extracted the food
4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
defective Bydo
7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
11) Beginning of the encampment
12) In order to open it, the master to if!
13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
14) They have the good taste in music
15) They are great efficient poo
-Matt
Stuart Dennett
> Welcome to this tribute to the great inept translations of our time. The
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
>
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
Pong
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars
>
>
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
>
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
>
>
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
Perfect Dark
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
Super Monkey Ball
Adam Dawes
Covert Badger
> Welcome to this tribute to the great inept translations of our time. The
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
Gauntlet
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
Got to be R-Type
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
Bwaaaaaaha! That's .sig quality material. Monkey Island.
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
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Mike Jenkins
<ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote:
>Welcome to this tribute to the great inept translations of our time. The
>concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
>I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
>Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
>is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
>A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
>might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
>other)
>
>
>
>1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
Pong
>2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars?
>3) Green eleven has extracted the food
Gauntlet
>5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
Space Harrier
>6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
>defective Bydo
R-Type
>7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
Operation Wolf
>8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
Monkey Island
>9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
>10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
Populous?
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Schnide
> Welcome to this tribute to the great inept translations of our time. The
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
>
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
>
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
Megalomania?
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
Space Harrier
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
R-Type
>
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
Monkey Island
>
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
>
>
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
>
>
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
>
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
Er, Zelda?
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
Castlevania?
> 14) They have the good taste in music
Not 14 year old kids then..
> 15) They are great efficient poo
I'll get my coat.
Schnide
>
>
>
>
> -Matt
Paul M
"Matthew Clemson" <ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote in message
news:b8sg57$qml$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into
Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your
task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
>
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
>
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
>
>
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
>
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
>
>
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
>
>
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
>
>
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
>
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
>
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
>
>
> 14) They have the good taste in music
>
>
> 15) They are great efficient poo
>
--
Paul M
Toby Newman
Something from a Star Wars game?
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
Look behind you, a three-headed monkey! Secret of Monkey Island.
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
"All your base are belong to us", Zero Wing.
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
"In the beginning the world was without form, and void" CIV
Toby
Daniel James Ness
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into
Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your
task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
>
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
Pong
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
Gauntlet 2
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
Super Mario Land
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
Space Harrier
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
Apparently R-Type
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
Bad Dudes vs Dragonninja
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
Apparently The Secret of Monkey Island
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
Civilization
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
>
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
>
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
NiGHTS: Into Dreams
> 14) They have the good taste in music
Dance Dance Revolution.
> 15) They are great efficient poo
--
All the best,
Daniel James Ness, "From beneath you it devours ice cream."
Tim Miller
> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
>
Pong (Avoid missing ball for high score)
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
>
Star Wars? (The force is ...)
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
Gauntlet?
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
>
Fantasy Zone
>
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
R-type
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
I really can't think of games where you need to protect the president
before Monkey Island ... I'll kick myself.
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
Secret of Monkey Island
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
>
Zero Wing
>
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
>
Populous?
>
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
>
No idea at all.
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
>
Resident Evil (master of unlocking?)
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
>
NiGHTS?
>
> 14) They have the good taste in music
>
Me, obviously.
>
> 15) They are great efficient poo
>
I did think this was Super Monkey Ball 2, and in fairness I'll put
that as my answer - though it could also be Conker's Bad Fur Day?
But I wanted to see how you did this, and I found that "Magical spell
is ei-ei-poo!" translates to "the magical fascination is poo of
excitation of excitation) of I.E.(internal I.E.(internal)!"
Hmm.
Tim (tm)
SkiJumpToes
>A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
>might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
>other)
Havent a clue, but they all remind me of how Jon Ross used to speak
after a 'good' weekend ;)
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deKay
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
>
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars.
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
>
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
Space Harrier. Fantasy Zone seems too obvious...
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
>
>
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
>
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
>
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
NiGHTS (into Dreams)
> 14) They have the good taste in music
>
>
> 15) They are great efficient poo
Sony? :)
Cripes. That was bad.
OJLim
> Welcome to this tribute to the great inept translations of our time.
> The concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into
> Babelfish; I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back
> to English; to Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled
> end result. Your task is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
Great idea for a quiz. Certainly better than the unfinished one I have
lying around.
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
>
Star Wars.
>
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
>
Gauntlet
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
>
Prince of Persia?
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
wft is a Bydo? I can only think Mario 2 (USA).
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
Monkey Island!
>
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
>
Hmm, this sounds like some God game. Probably some Molyneux game. Or
perhaps Civilization. I don't know.
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
>
NIGHTS.
>
> 14) They have the good taste in music
Jet Set Radio. Maybe.
> 15) They are great efficient poo
>
Super Monkey Ball 2. Probably.
Andrew Hollingbury
"Matthew Clemson" <ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote in message
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> concept is quite simple; I take a videogame quote, I feed it into
Babelfish;
> I translate it to French, back to English; to German, back to English; to
> Italian, back to English. I then give you the mangled end result. Your
task
> is to figure out what game it's referring to.
>
> A hint before you start: these games are roughly in order of release (I
> might have slipped up on some that were released in the same year as each
> other)
>
>
>
> 1) It avoids the sphere, that it is absent for the highest points
"Avoid missing ball for high score" Pong.
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
"The force will be with you, always." Star Wars?
>
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
"Green Elf has taken the food" (is that right?) Gauntlet.
>
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
"I'm sorry, but the princess is in another castle!" Super Mario Bros/Land?.
Is the e the closest you can do to an umlaut in text? Idle curiosity.
>
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
It's not Space Harrier, is it? "Welcome to the Fantasy Zone, get ready" or
something like that?
>
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
"Blast off and strike the evil Bydo" is part of it. R-Type.
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
"Are you bad enough to rescue the president?" or somesuch. Bad Dudes,
apparently.
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
"Look behind you, a three headed monkey!" The Secret of Monkey Island
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
"All your base are belong to us" Zero Wing
>
> 10) To the beginning it was the world without empty shape and
"In the beginning the world was without form, and void" Civilisation
>
> 11) Beginning of the encampment
No idea. Something between 1996 and 1991, though, I reckon. Any clues as
to what the original was? Interestingly, Italian doesn't seem to have a
word for encampment, though.
>
> 12) In order to open it, the master to if!
"the master of unlocking" comes in there (and going through that sequence in
Babelfish is a frightening thing indeed...), so it's Resident Evil.
>
> 13) In the dreamer of it appeal to of the night...
I'd guess Nights, but that seems too obvious. I don't know any of the
script from it, however, so I can't work it out.
>
> 14) They have the good taste in music
"You have good taste in music", Dance Dance Revolution US Mix.
> 15) They are great efficient poo
Damn, no idea. Conker's Bad Fur Day? (I don't know any quotes, could be
"you're a really big poo" or something like that, I know there's a giant poo
as a boss.)
Michael Cargill
>
>
> 2) The resistance is with you, always.
Star Wars
> 3) Green eleven has extracted the food
>
>
> 4) I, our prince is betruebt in other lock
Prince of Persia?
> 5) Welcomely to the zone of the fantasy - you are ready
Fantasy Zone
> 6) It knows to you via and it is hit that you have gotten worse on the
> defective Bydo
>
>
> 7) You are Badly sufficient of the sort to store the president?
>
>
> 8) It observes behind you, one three-made monkey reference!
>
>
> 9) Their entire lower surface is belongs to we
Zero Wing
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