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Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:27 am
by GirianSeed573
If I was Gillian, I'd be getting the fuck out of my tricycle quick!

Oh yeah and never replace the Program Disk.
"4". calls for Data Disk 4 whick is actuall Disk 5.

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:58 am
by Trickless
GirianSeed573 wrote:
Trickless wrote:Although if you want the latest version then you should try and get the M88 Kai+ builds (latest is 2012-02-04)
Do want. Got any links?
http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/v ... f=4&t=1050

You might also be interested in grabbing the Neo Kobe emulation pack http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/v ... f=3&t=1161

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 11:29 am
by GirianSeed573
Trickless wrote:http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/v ... f=4&t=1050

You might also be interested in grabbing the Neo Kobe emulation pack http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/phpBB3/v ... f=3&t=1161
Downloaded. Thanks man!
I wonder if anyone's going to make an english version of M88 Kai.
Also, why did Tokugawa Corporate move their forums?

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:25 am
by Trickless
The old forum had a lot of bugs as it was running on old code, so Ben decided to move/upgrade.

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:25 pm
by GirianSeed573
Oh, I see.

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:30 pm
by Hunka Junka
I'm committing blatant ancient thread necromancy here, but I wanted to bump this because it's such an excellent and near-complete gallery of MSX Snatcher images... possibly still the best on the web! An evergreen, timeless topic, I say!

O:) O:) O:) O:)

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:43 am
by SegaSky
I appreciate you bumping as I've glossed over this thread previously. I love how it looks but man it needs an updated translation.

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:58 pm
by Hunka Junka
Glad I could do some good! :) I think with social media covering more immediate conversations, web forums have kind of naturally morphed into more of a "ship in a bottle" role, more dedicated to posterity. So bumping a ten-year-old thread (that still serves its original function) doesn't seem so crazy to me as it used to!

Definitely helps that the images were attached to the posts themselves so the links haven't expired. If you're still around to read this, geat forward-thinking there, "AwesomeBrand"! :-D

Re: MSX Snatcher Images

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:06 pm
by Hunka Junka
SegaSky wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:43 am I love how it looks but man it needs an updated translation.
Honestly I find the obviously non-professional ESL translation to be oddly endearing when combined with the 8-bit presentation and the knowledge that it's on an exclusive Japanese computer. That's easier to say since we already have an official, professionally-translated Western release in the Sega CD port to scratch that itch, but somehow it seems appropriate to be experiencing the MSX version secondhand, like it's coming to us through some sort of filter.

The random reoccurring Portugese line that was mistakenly left in is also charmingly amusing (in English it's something like "you can examine it here so no need to take it with you," spoken by Metal Gear when you try to 'Take' certain things).

Piggybacking on a couple related posts earlier in the thread:
Ramseyk wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:20 am Anyone else finding Gillian calling Harry "Daddy" hilarious? Or just me?
AwesomeBrand wrote: Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:36 pm Yes it is rather silly, but I think that's simply how Japanese works, as it's a term of endearment. Kinda like how in the Japanese version of MOTHER, the enemy known as Wally in the Prototype version and Hillbilly in the GBA retranslation is apparently called Uncle, and the bag lady is called Aunt.
I reckon that's similar to elders calling a younger man "son" in English (could be either affectionate or condescending depending on the situation) only in reverse. I feel like a crafty translator could come up with something that works in English but that's a tricky one in that particular scenario: deadly serious, tender, between two men that have formed a bond but have only known each other a short time. "Old man?" "Pops?" Maybe drop the age connotation and simply go with "my friend?" I can't remember if they tried in the Sega translation.

This stuff can get really nuanced and interesting!