Nintegageo | 583 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I admit I think Kickmaster on the NES is a severely overlooked game, and it is probably due to its name. Anyone else got an example where a game impresses you despite its ridiculous name? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,724 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 New Super Mario Bros U. One of the greatest Mario games marred by not only being attached to the no longer new "New" series, but also Wii U's branding. Awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,888 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3D Dot Game Heroes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,704 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,206 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, Tulpa said: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Sounds to me like a case where the Japanese title was directly translated to English, but not adjusted to sound more colloquial for native English speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,013 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I mean, Mega Man is a pretty lame name. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,704 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 27 minutes ago, RH said: Sounds to me like a case where the Japanese title was directly translated to English, but not adjusted to sound more colloquial for native English speakers. No, it's pretty much the same in Japan. I think the Let Us Cling Together was taken from the Queen song. Also, 1943: The Battle of Midway bugs me. The actual Battle of Midway was in 1942. They couldn't have picked a battle that actually took place in 1943 for the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,206 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, CodysGameRoom said: I mean, Mega Man is a pretty lame name. It's better than "Rock Man". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,291 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 All my old games...have dumb names... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball | 176 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Too many to list just for NES alone. Dumb titles were all the rage back then: Faxanadu Astayanax Xexyz (maybe this one is so bad it's good) Kickle Cubicle OK maybe these aren't "great" games but all above average imo. I would also throw Donkey Kong into the mix. I love the name now and can't imagine our universe without it, but Donkey Kong is a pretty silly name when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,918 Editorials Team · Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, RH said: Sounds to me like a case where the Japanese title was directly translated to English, but not adjusted to sound more colloquial for native English speakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman | 195 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 There's that game called D it's so inconvenient and stupid because every time you wanna mention it you'll have put the name in context in a way. Altough i've never played so maybe it's a shitty game on top of the shitty name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,251 Administrator · Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Mdk. It's a great game with a great sequel, but nobody is gonna see "MDK" and immediately go "fuck yeah sign me up bruv". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,918 Editorials Team · Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 How about Cybernator. The, uh, Cyber Terminator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,206 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: How about Cybernator. The, uh, Cyber Terminator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman | 195 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: How about Cybernator. The, uh, Cyber Terminator? No not a bad name 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman | 195 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 S.C.A.T ought to be a prime example what the fuck kind of entertainment from Germany or Brazil were they taking inspiration from 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,727 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 - One of the cooler games in the series. I mean they’ve all got bad names aside from the main numbered entries, but that one sticks out to me. Can we mention consoles? Wii U is iconically bad, but so is Xbox’s naming scheme after the 360. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 1,010 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Zombies ate my neighbours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,857 Graphics Team · Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, cartman said: S.C.A.T ought to be a prime example A few years ago I heard about that game and wanted it for my collection. I bought the PAL version because it wasn't so expensive, and it was a pleasant surprise to find that the game is called "Action in New York" over in Europe. Still not a great title, but much more palatable than "S.C.A.T". -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman | 195 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, CasualCart said: A few years ago I heard about that game and wanted it for my collection. I bought the PAL version because it wasn't so expensive, and it was a pleasant surprise to find that the game is called "Action in New York" over in Europe. Still not a great title, but much more palatable than "S.C.A.T". -CasualCart Never heard of this. I know that Ninja used to be replaced with Hero because the former apparantly to violence too much and that was a no-no but there might have been other instances aswell like the one you're mentioning. For the record i don't think any title should be denied but that's how it was back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,704 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Yeah, S.C.A.T. had a different name for each of the three regions. It was Final Mission on Famicom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,857 Graphics Team · Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, Tulpa said: Yeah, S.C.A.T. had a different name for each of the three regions. It was Final Mission on Famicom. That's a good name! And it seems so fitting for a space-shooter (but maybe a bit too similar to 'Alpha Mission'). -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,704 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, CasualCart said: That's a good name! And it seems so fitting for a space-shooter (but maybe a bit too similar to 'Alpha Mission'). -CasualCart Alpha Mission was ASO: Armored Scrum Object in Japan. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,888 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I don't have a problem with Mega Man (it's definitely better than Rock Man), but some of the Mega Man games are pretty bad. Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace/Red Joker Keep in mind that this game isn't to be confused with Mega Man 3, Mega Man III, Mega Man X3, Mega Man Zero 3, or Mega Man Battle Network 3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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