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Question about the video game names of technique

Post by DBZGTKOSDH » Fri Nov 29, 2013 7:21 am

In the Dimps and Spike video games, are the game-exclusive names of techniques different in the Japanese versions from the English versions of the games? I'm not taking about techniques like Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb, I'm talking about Raditz's Double Sunday or Gogeta's Stardust Breaker.
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Re: Question about the video game names of technique

Post by VegettoEX » Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:11 am

Most of them are accurately translated from the original Japanese. It'd take forever to compare them all, but those both examples you've listed are accurate.
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Re: Question about the video game names of technique

Post by Herms » Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:51 pm

Heck, "Double Sunday" and "Stardust Breaker" are exactly what they're called in Japanese too. They use English for those attack names even in Japanese (ala "Big Bang Attack" or "Final Flash" in the series proper), so there's no translation required.
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Re: Question about the video game names of technique

Post by Xeogran » Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:06 pm

Since we are on this topic already, there is always that one question I have wanted to ask, but never found an opportunity to do so:

Just what are the techniques that Broly shouts in Super Butouden 2? I have always been wondering about the namings. Has anyone got a bigger understanding?
When he does his special, it always sounded like he shouted "Soul...BLASTER!" to me.
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Re: Question about the video game names of technique

Post by Haji » Fri Dec 06, 2013 6:55 pm

Nightstar1994 wrote:Since we are on this topic already, there is always that one question I have wanted to ask, but never found an opportunity to do so:

Just what are the techniques that Broly shouts in Super Butouden 2? I have always been wondering about the namings. Has anyone got a bigger understanding?
When he does his special, it always sounded like he shouted "Soul...BLASTER!" to me.
Alright, i just checked the game, cause i have wondered about this as well, his first special is Eraser Cannon and the other is Throwing Blaster(surouingu burasutaa). i think that its throwing.
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