The "other" reason Naka joined STI?

Koosh Koosh! · Post by **Koosh Koosh!** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:30 pm

It's asking me for a password, big_smile. Care to share (via PM)?

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:50 pm

Me too

Post by **big_smile** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:48 pm

Oops! Try the link now. It should work.

^_^

Sniffnoy · Post by **Sniffnoy** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:04 pm

"Stone sonic"?

Also, "Robot Egg Man" sounds much less threatening than "Robot Eggman". Especially because it could be read as a man who makes robotic eggs. Which could be pretty cool, depending on what they did, but global domination seems unlikely.

Neo · Post by **Neo** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:40 pm

Enourmous Robotnik Suit, not 'Death Egg', see?

Post by **big_smile** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:50 am

Enourmous Robotnik Suit, not 'Death Egg', see?

The US/UK guides are nothing more than fan-fiction, as they were written by people that were not involved with the games. "Stone Sonic" is a good example of this.

^_^

Post by **G.Silver** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:20 am

I think the Japanese calling it the Death Egg is really about as bad--more likely they were not provided a name for it from Sega and somehow didn't make the Star Wars connection. Isn't the Death Egg boss of S&K also called Robo Eggman? What do the guides besides Sonic Jam's call it?

Post by **big_smile** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:54 pm

G.Silver wrote: Isn't the Death Egg boss of S&K also called Robo Eggman?
What do the guides besides Sonic Jam's call it?

It's all in Japanese:
Jam S&K
Jam S&K
SMC S&K

The S&K boss has an upgraded appearance, so there is a slight possibility that it was given a new name to differentiate it from the Sonic 2 model.

^_^

Post by **G.Silver** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:33 pm

"Giant Eggman Robo" according to SMC. Sonic Jam calls it Eggman Robo and occasionally gets the "giant" (kyoudai) in there too, so it's hard to tell if it's part of the name or just an adjective. Not especially conclusive, and not as interesting as arguing over the proper names for Mecha Sonics, since the Robo Eggmans are not really "characters." But it feels to me like the same sort of "series" of bosses sharing a similar name, and Death Egg doesn't really fit, especially since it's also definitly the name of something else.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:12 am

Just for the record, I just got an actual Japanese Sonic 2 (in startlingly good condition) and discovered for the first time that the plesiosaur bot I had been calling "Saura" is actually "Zaura". Apparently the ゛above the サ was obscured in the Sonic Jam files I'd been using up until just now. I feel so ashamed.

Post by Bo » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:22 pm

You're like the Joan of Arc of video game trivia; I just hope they don't burn you at the stake.

FlashTHD · Post by **FlashTHD** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:01 pm

Say, is this a new record for this forum? This topic derailed off subject from post one and never looked back.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:43 pm

I think there might be some thread out there that changed its topic right in the first post.
Is there an actual difference between "s" and "z" in japanese?

Post by **G.Silver** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:36 pm

yeah, it's like this:

s = s
s" = z

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:45 am

Also, I am much prettier than Joan of Arc.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:18 pm

So the second derivative of s is equal to z?