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PSO Comment--The Kabanda Mag
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:54 pm
by The Doc
I've never played any games in the
PS series, but I'm looking at the original PSO page in the Museum and I come across this selection in Miscellanea:
Kabanda -- Have no clue. My research came up completely dry. If you possess knowledge regarding the mythos of Kabanda, please feel free to share.
Now, this is just speculation, but it may have been named after a Ugandan musician by the name of Bernard Kabanda. He was a pioneer in music and the (I'm assuming) creator of a style known as "Kadongo Kamu", a now-popular style of Ugandan music.
I speculate this because Kabanda died at age 40 on September 4, 1999--three weeks before
PSO was announced. Perhaps they named one of the Mags "Kabanda" to commemorate Kabanda's legacy, or maybe I'm completely and utterly off-base.
Anyway, I just thought I'd bring this to your attention if it already wasn't. Here's the link I got my information off of:
http://www.drumcall.net/body_bernard_kabanda.html[/quote]
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:50 pm
by The Doc
You don't think that's it, do you?
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:11 pm
by Green Gibbon!
Well, all the other mags are derived from Hindu mythology, so...
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:22 am
by The Doc
...So?
I mean, if I were to look up "Kabanda" in Hindu mythology and I didn't find anything, that would tell me that it has nothing to do with Hindu mythology. Unless, of course, those wacky Hindis are hiding some super ultra uber-secret and only told Yuji Naka like Kabanda is a Platypus or something. I know I'd be embarrassed if it were discovered that Jesus was one. Then again, I'm not Christian, but I digress.
OK, seriously. Not all of them HAVE to pertain to Hindu mythology. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the servers were given names from moons of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus (no jokes now), the names of which derive from Greek mythology, but not all of them do. Some of them derived from Shakespeare. The background of the names doesn't necessarily have to be absolute.
All right, all right, bad example, but you know what I mean.
I guess the only true way to find out is to get it from the horse's mouth (read: DL Naka), and I seriously doubt that'll happen.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 4:19 pm
by Light Speed
I was looking at a screenshot from the DC PSO and it seems several of the ships are spelled wrong in the Xbox version. What's that about? I dunno why I brought it up, but whatever.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:22 pm
by Ash Holt
The names of the DC ships are different than the ships in the Xbox version. They weren't quite as lame (Benitoite? What the fuck?)
http://www.planetdreamcast.com/psoworld ... &artid=540
There it is. You could actually play in the JP and EU servers, which was cool. I practically never did, but it was still cool that you could. And you need to tell me if you want that invite, you son of a bitch. Is that off topic? I think it is.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:31 pm
by Light Speed
What are you talking about? I computer froze so I didn't get whatever AIM message you sent me this morning. If you are talking about Gmail Nathan already hooked me up.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:57 pm
by Ash Holt
Yeah, well, I've got only 2 invites left now, one of which I'm saving just in case I think of someone that I hadn't thought of before.
So yeah, if anyone wants that other one, whoever gets here first.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:23 pm
by Segaholic2
Haha, beaten.
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:25 pm
by Light Speed
They gave me 6, I got 5 left.
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:28 pm
by Spazz
Ya'll are talking about Gmail? If someone could hook me up, that'd be awesome. Maybe I'll give you something cool if you can. >_^
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:13 pm
by Segaholic2
While we're at it, does anyone else want Gmail? I have a few more invitations left.
Ye mods get higher priority.
Gmail
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 5:11 pm
by chriscaffee
If you have an extra invite, I wouldn't mind if you hooked me up.
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:32 pm
by Ash Holt
Bleh, I want to get rid of my last 2 invites. Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll get 'em to you.
EDIT: They're gone. Ask Segaholic and SF or something.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:53 pm
by Dache
I'd appreciate one if you could.
Dache@btopenworld.com.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:32 pm
by The Doc
Google doesn't work for me.
I'm actually surprised that you took this conversation to Gmail and not something like "nekkid boobies"...
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:00 pm
by Ash Holt

(0)(0):L:
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:01 pm
by aso
Direct <i>and</i> to the point!
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:54 pm
by The Doc
There we go. MUCH better!