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ATOT Poll: How do you pronounce "Super Mario Bros"?

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HardcoreRobot said:
its a-me, maaahrio

why is this a debate?
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Let me offer a bit of an explanation as to why: are you aware of sth called "translators liberty"? It was much more common back in the day when video games were smaller and the market more niche. Basically, the creator of the video game would have them shipped to the US, but they had to have them translated. Oftentimes, the translator would take liberties in the English version, and change dialogue and names around that didn't match the original. I saw this happen on console games from SNES to PS2.

The creator of Super Mario Bros was Shigeru Miyamato. To be 100% accurate, we need to know his pronunciation, since he created the character. We may know what the translator thought, but not Shigeru. I haven't found anything verifiable yet. That is why this subject continues to be debated.
 
janas19 said:
Let me offer a bit of an explanation as to why: are you aware of sth called "translators liberty"? It was much more common back in the day when video games were smaller and the market more niche. Basically, the creator of the video game would have them shipped to the US, but they had to have them translated. Oftentimes, the translator would take liberties in the English version, and change dialogue and names around that didn't match the original. I saw this happen on console games from SNES to PS2.

The creator of Super Mario Bros was Shigeru Miyamato. To be 100% accurate, we need to know his pronunciation, since he created the character. We may know what the translator thought, but not Shigeru. I haven't found anything verifiable yet. That is why this subject continues to be debated.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmu8OEXL91k

go away now?
 
janas19 said:
Let me offer a bit of an explanation as to why: are you aware of sth called "translators liberty"? It was much more common back in the day when video games were smaller and the market more niche. Basically, the creator of the video game would have them shipped to the US, but they had to have them translated. Oftentimes, the translator would take liberties in the English version, and change dialogue and names around that didn't match the original. I saw this happen on console games from SNES to PS2.

The creator of Super Mario Bros was Shigeru Miyamato. To be 100% accurate, we need to know his pronunciation, since he created the character. We may know what the translator thought, but not Shigeru. I haven't found anything verifiable yet. That is why this subject continues to be debated.
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Shiggy called him "Jumpman" in the original Donkey Kong. Nintendo of America decided to call him "Mario."
 
amdhunter said:
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Lame.
 
Super Mar-ee-oh Brothers is the correct pronunciation. I guess saying "Bros" is acceptable as well since that's how it's written, but it's obviously just shortened to make it fit better.
 
janas19 said:
According to Wikipedia, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has almost 1.8 million viewers. So a significant amt of people fall into the 2nd camp.

And the poll is not a failure, it has to gain more input before we reach the final results.
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diabeetus
 
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