Game Center CX Coming to North America - Page 2

Peanut · 06-25-2011, 08:54 AM

Honestly, this isn't a very good version of the show. I know the NG ep was super long, but none of the cool segments are in there to break the show up, they didn't sub ANY of the on-screen text and the announcer is horrible. Losing the Japanese announcer definitely takes a good deal of charm out of the show.

Do not like. The fansubs are insanely superior. I find it crazy I'm saying anything so idiotically weeaboo like that, but anyone who's ever watched the TV Nihon translations of Game Center knows it's true.

愛 · 06-25-2011, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Honestly, this isn't a very good version of the show. I know the NG ep was super long, but none of the cool segments are in there to break the show up, they didn't sub ANY of the on-screen text and the announcer is horrible. Losing the Japanese announcer definitely takes a good deal of charm out of the show.

Do not like. The fansubs are insanely superior. I find it crazy I'm saying anything so idiotically weeaboo like that, but anyone who's ever watched the TV Nihon translations of Game Center knows it's true.

I really really like TV Nihon's translations. The thing about them is even though they take their time, they do everything right. I also miss the segments when he goes to visit old game centers or meets key members of the video game industry. He interviews Kojima in one of the older episodes, and it was awesome.

They did sub some of the onscreen text, but not nearly enough. I just wish they would lose that horrible announcer and sub the whole thing. The announcer pretty much says what the Japanese announcer says, anyway, just put it in text form!

Peanut · 09-21-2011, 12:17 PM

Just so people know, there's been a pretty big backlash over the state of the translated episodes of Game Center that have been hitting Kotaku. Everyone loves the show, but once they've seen a properly subbed episode, they find it hard to go back to the gimped dubbed version.

The best thing about that backlash is that a ton of people have come forward and started working on fantastic fan translations for a ton more episodes. I've found a place that's been putting them up at an amazing rate for the last little while and there's a ton on there I still haven't watched yet.

If anyone here loves (or even likes) games, especially retro games, this show is an absolute must-watch and the site I linked has a ton of amazing episodes. GO WATCH IT! Raise awareness and maybe we'll get proper translations and those DVD sets!

愛 · 09-21-2011, 12:57 PM

Oh my, this site is AWESOME! Now I know what I'm doing today. There's a lot I haven't watched yet.

The Kotaku translations are terrible. They often don't match what the Kachou is actually saying, and they never translate any on-screen text. It's incredibly lazy on their part.

Cryomancer · 09-27-2011, 11:58 PM

Most of the translations on that site are coming from this thread on the somethingawful forums: http://tinyurl.com/SAGCCX (you can see this url at the end of the episodes where the king/queen is talking). This link may or may not be visible depending on the day, SA forums sometimes can't be read by non members, it fluctuates. Those guys are the ones doing the recent/fast subtitled episodes going around now.

This thread on the gaki no tsukai fanbased forums also uploads the same files, and the TV-nihon ones, and the kotak ones, and raw ones too: http://gaki-no-tsukai.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2653

That is a pretty decent site if you are just looking for a streaming version to watch though, or if you want to link an episode to someone to show them the show, etc.

Peanut · 09-28-2011, 02:41 PM

Oh maaaan. I've been watching so much Gaki No Tsukai over the past week that it's killing me. I think I've watched every 24h Batsu Game in the last 3 days.

Also, sooooo much Game Center. I'm so glad that people have jumped onto these translations. It was pretty brutal to find anything beyond the first 10 or 11 episodes for like 2 years or more. TV Nihon did a great job, but it was like an episode (and most comprised of just Arino's Challenge) every 4 or more months.

Maybe this big spark in interest will lead to Namco-Bandai finally putting out Retro Game Challenge 2 over here, but I'm still pretty doubtful of that.

Cryomancer · 10-03-2011, 07:12 PM

Supposedly someone from Namco went with them on their US trip, so I guess it's more possible now than it was before. Here's hoping, anyway. There's a fan translation in progress but they've been non-specific about how far along they are so who knows how that'll go either.

09-27-2011, 11:58 PM	#25
Cryomancer Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,090	Most of the translations on that site are coming from this thread on the somethingawful forums: http://tinyurl.com/SAGCCX (you can see this url at the end of the episodes where the king/queen is talking). This link may or may not be visible depending on the day, SA forums sometimes can't be read by non members, it fluctuates. Those guys are the ones doing the recent/fast subtitled episodes going around now. This thread on the gaki no tsukai fanbased forums also uploads the same files, and the TV-nihon ones, and the kotak ones, and raw ones too: http://gaki-no-tsukai.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2653 That is a pretty decent site if you are just looking for a streaming version to watch though, or if you want to link an episode to someone to show them the show, etc. __________________ Final Boss of translation group Opentrain. We do videogame comics and TMNT stuff. http://opentrain.theyear199x.org/

10-03-2011, 07:12 PM	#27
Cryomancer Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,090	Supposedly someone from Namco went with them on their US trip, so I guess it's more possible now than it was before. Here's hoping, anyway. There's a fan translation in progress but they've been non-specific about how far along they are so who knows how that'll go either. __________________ Final Boss of translation group Opentrain. We do videogame comics and TMNT stuff. http://opentrain.theyear199x.org/

06-25-2011, 08:54 AM	#21
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Honestly, this isn't a very good version of the show. I know the NG ep was super long, but none of the cool segments are in there to break the show up, they didn't sub ANY of the on-screen text and the announcer is horrible. Losing the Japanese announcer definitely takes a good deal of charm out of the show. Do not like. The fansubs are insanely superior. I find it crazy I'm saying anything so idiotically weeaboo like that, but anyone who's ever watched the TV Nihon translations of Game Center knows it's true.

09-21-2011, 12:17 PM	#23
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Just so people know, there's been a pretty big backlash over the state of the translated episodes of Game Center that have been hitting Kotaku. Everyone loves the show, but once they've seen a properly subbed episode, they find it hard to go back to the gimped dubbed version. The best thing about that backlash is that a ton of people have come forward and started working on fantastic fan translations for a ton more episodes. I've found a place that's been putting them up at an amazing rate for the last little while and there's a ton on there I still haven't watched yet. If anyone here loves (or even likes) games, especially retro games, this show is an absolute must-watch and the site I linked has a ton of amazing episodes. GO WATCH IT! Raise awareness and maybe we'll get proper translations and those DVD sets!

09-21-2011, 12:57 PM	#24
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Oh my, this site is AWESOME! Now I know what I'm doing today. There's a lot I haven't watched yet. The Kotaku translations are terrible. They often don't match what the Kachou is actually saying, and they never translate any on-screen text. It's incredibly lazy on their part.

09-28-2011, 02:41 PM	#26
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Oh maaaan. I've been watching so much Gaki No Tsukai over the past week that it's killing me. I think I've watched every 24h Batsu Game in the last 3 days. Also, sooooo much Game Center. I'm so glad that people have jumped onto these translations. It was pretty brutal to find anything beyond the first 10 or 11 episodes for like 2 years or more. TV Nihon did a great job, but it was like an episode (and most comprised of just Arino's Challenge) every 4 or more months. Maybe this big spark in interest will lead to Namco-Bandai finally putting out Retro Game Challenge 2 over here, but I'm still pretty doubtful of that.