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bad game translations

As videogames started to go through their boom period in the late 1980's, so the market to the West followed. Unfortunately, not all Japanese developers either bothered or were able to research and accurately translate the finely tuned nuances of the English language.

Engrish has amassed a small collection of screen shots detailing some woefully bad translations. Thankfully things have a improved a bit since then...

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 4:21 pm.

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