Comments on: Being Articulate http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/ 1 + 1 = 3 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: TheReaper http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6031 TheReaper Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:46:42 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6031 Guys lets stop being so picky about little details like what should be the message of the mole cricket when it appears,Mato has way more important things to do that can take time and lots of work. Guys lets stop being so picky about little details like what should be the message of the mole cricket when it appears,Mato has way more important things to do that can take time and lots of work.

]]> By: Dave http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6030 Dave Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:41:09 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6030 I agree with FERNANDO PANDO. keep up the awesome work Mato and Jeffman! I agree with FERNANDO PANDO.

keep up the awesome work Mato and Jeffman!

]]> By: Unown http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6029 Unown Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:09:36 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6029 About the Mole Cricket. Instead of "You Encountered the Mole Cricket", it should be something like "The Mole Cricket Attacked" or something like that. You should still keep "The" After all consider this: You see a bug on the wall, you don't say "I'll squish a bug", you say "I'll squish the bug" About the Mole Cricket.

Instead of “You Encountered the Mole Cricket”,
it should be something like “The Mole Cricket Attacked” or something like that.

You should still keep “The”

After all consider this:
You see a bug on the wall,
you don’t say “I’ll squish a bug”,
you say “I’ll squish the bug”

]]> By: FERNANDO PANDO http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6028 FERNANDO PANDO Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:59:01 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6028 unsavory maggot, vyre is right. You're correct in saying it should be "You encountered a Mole Cricket" at the beginning of the battle. But for the rest of the entire battle, including "You defeated..." I absolutely contend that it should be "THE Mole Cricket". Once the battle begins and you've established that it is "A" mole cricket, your characters are now battling ONLY that one Mole Cricket, they're not battling every mole cricket in the entire world, it is now a personal battle between you and that one Mole Cricket. If you encountered a beetle out in your backyard right now maybe you'd start off by saying, "Hey look, it's a fucking beetle". Your little sister screams and says "EEWWW SQUASH IT", so you stomp on it. After that experience you wouldn't say to her "It's okay, I squashed a beetle", you'd say, "It's okay, I squashed THE beetle". It's not a matter of opinion, it's just correct grammar. You're just straight up wrong man. unsavory maggot, vyre is right. You’re correct in saying it should be “You encountered a Mole Cricket” at the beginning of the battle. But for the rest of the entire battle, including “You defeated…” I absolutely contend that it should be “THE Mole Cricket”. Once the battle begins and you’ve established that it is “A” mole cricket, your characters are now battling ONLY that one Mole Cricket, they’re not battling every mole cricket in the entire world, it is now a personal battle between you and that one Mole Cricket.

If you encountered a beetle out in your backyard right now maybe you’d start off by saying, “Hey look, it’s a fucking beetle”. Your little sister screams and says “EEWWW SQUASH IT”, so you stomp on it.

After that experience you wouldn’t say to her “It’s okay, I squashed a beetle”, you’d say, “It’s okay, I squashed THE beetle”.

It’s not a matter of opinion, it’s just correct grammar. You’re just straight up wrong man.

]]> By: Forgotten Man http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6027 Forgotten Man Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:45:28 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6027 I have a feeling that you're alot further along then you are telling us, anyway it's great that your even doing this! I have a feeling that you’re alot further along then you are telling us, anyway it’s great that your even doing this!

]]> By: Unown http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6026 Unown Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6026 I meant, how would you feel if nintendo released your translation as an official translation and did not give you any credit and claimed that they translated it? Although I don't think Nintendo would do something like that. I meant, how would you feel if nintendo released your translation as an official translation and did not give you any credit and claimed that they translated it?

Although I don’t think Nintendo would do something like that.

]]> By: Unown http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6025 Unown Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:30:10 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6025 I have a question I just HAVE to ask. Suppose that when the translation was finished, Nintendo took your translation and released it. How would you feel? Would you be Honored, Disgusted, or just happy that Mother3 would finally be released in America? Please answer this, it's something I must know! I have a question I just HAVE to ask.

Suppose that when the translation was finished, Nintendo took your translation and released it.

How would you feel?

Would you be Honored, Disgusted, or just happy that Mother3 would finally be released in America?

Please answer this, it’s something I must know!

]]> By: A Fan http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6024 A Fan Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:38:32 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6024 Here's some info from an old post by Mato for everyone who wants to learn ROM hacking (I thought he put it in the FAQ, too?) -- VBA http://vba.ngemu.com/downloads.shtml VBA-SDLH http://www.romhacking.net/utils/297/ GBA tech doc http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm GoldRoad ARM/THUMB assembler http://www.gbadev.org/tools.php?showinfo=192 THUMB reference http://www.gbadev.org/docs.php?showinfo=19 ARM/THUMB tech reference (very good) http://www.gbadev.org/docs.php?showinfo=16 Here’s some info from an old post by Mato for everyone who wants to learn ROM hacking (I thought he put it in the FAQ, too?) –

VBA http://vba.ngemu.com/downloads.shtml
VBA-SDLH http://www.romhacking.net/utils/297/
GBA tech doc http://nocash.emubase.de/gbatek.htm
GoldRoad ARM/THUMB assembler http://www.gbadev.org/tools.php?showinfo=192
THUMB reference http://www.gbadev.org/docs.php?showinfo=19
ARM/THUMB tech reference (very good) http://www.gbadev.org/docs.php?showinfo=16

]]> By: sKaNkPiT!!! http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6023 sKaNkPiT!!! Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:27:22 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6023 when the project is finished, i will send a dozen roses to my mom. that is the REAL mother's day. mom: you know, yesterday was mother's day. me: STFU! NO TRANSLATION, NO HOLIDAY OBSERVATION! mom: *cries* when the project is finished, i will send a dozen roses to my mom. that is the REAL mother’s day.

mom: you know, yesterday was mother’s day.
me: STFU! NO TRANSLATION, NO HOLIDAY OBSERVATION!
mom: *cries*

]]> By: Mato http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6022 Mato Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:21:57 +0000 http://mother3.fobby.net/2008/03/20/being-articulate/#comment-6022 I play Brawl once in a while, but I haven't played online. Mostly I just play a quick match against the CPU here or there during a work break. I play Brawl once in a while, but I haven’t played online. Mostly I just play a quick match against the CPU here or there during a work break.

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