Worst video game mispronunciations/bungles you've ever heard

[esteban]

My dad used to say "Nine - ten - dough".  My mom used to say " 'intendo."
...
And who can forget that in-game bungle:  "Sting - y"?

WAIT! My mom used to say "Intendo" too!

I'm sure a lot of folks said "intendo".... or was it just a "mom" thing?

She had known about "Intellivision"... so I always thought she associated NES with the earlier video game console.

Forgive me, but I can't place the last reference to "Sting - y"

[Gentlegamer]

For some reason, the Aussies saying see-ga annoys me more than it should.

[Black Tiger]

My friend and I called Dr Wily "Dr Willy" while waiting for Megaman 2 to come out after seeing the Nintendo preview (Megaman 1 never came to my hometown). After I got the game and realized that he unfortunately had a much inferior name, I still continued to affectiately call him Dr Willy with friends.

Myau will always be "Maiyu" to my Brother and I and that pronounciation is the name of my large white cat.

My Brother still likes to call Guile "Gully!", because he heard someone say that bitd. "Raiyu" will always feel much more comfortable to me than hearing "Ryu". Same with "Blank-Ah" vs "Blawnkaw".

I pronounce anime as it was intended, short for "animation". Same deal with Famicom/Family Computer. I don't call the PC Engine "Peeshee Enjeen" just because that's how the Romanji turns out.

[esteban]

My friend and I called Dr Wily "Dr Willy" while waiting for Megaman 2 to come out after seeing the Nintendo preview (Megaman 1 never came to my hometown). After I got the game and realized that he unfortunately had a much inferior name, I still continued to affectiately call him Dr Willy with friends.

Myau will always be "Maiyu" to my Brother and I and that pronounciation is the name of my large white cat.

My Brother still likes to call Guile "Gully!", because he heard someone say that bitd. "Raiyu" will always feel much more comfortable to me than hearing "Ryu". Same with "Blank-Ah" vs "Blawnkaw".

I pronounce anime as it was intended, short for "animation". Same deal with Famicom/Family Computer. I don't call the PC Engine "Peeshee Enjeen" just because that's how the Romanji turns out.

OK, I totally prefer "Blahhn-Kah" ("Blank-Ah" is runner-up)
I like both "Rye-ooo" and "Ree-ooo"

BUT YOU ARE CRAZY ABOUT DR. WILY.

Dr. Wily is the SUPERIOR name.

Dr. Willy is blah.

SORRY (sore-eee)

[esadajr]

one of the kids used to say "manen gover" instead of game over

[ccovell]

WAIT! My mom used to say "Intendo" too!

I'm sure a lot of folks said "intendo".... or was it just a "mom" thing?

Forgive me, but I can't place the last reference to "Sting - y"

I think it just comes from the ambiguity of the first commonly-heard phrase that parents heard back then: "Mom, I want a Nintendo."

Parents hear that spoken and since it's a totally new word to them, they don't know if it's written "an intendo" or "a nintendo."

As for Sting-y, Um...  http://audioatrocities.com/games/lastalert/index.html

[esteban]

WAIT! My mom used to say "Intendo" too!

I'm sure a lot of folks said "intendo".... or was it just a "mom" thing?

Forgive me, but I can't place the last reference to "Sting - y"

I think it just comes from the ambiguity of the first commonly-heard phrase that parents heard back then: "Mom, I want a Nintendo."

Parents hear that spoken and since it's a totally new word to them, they don't know if it's written "an intendo" or "a nintendo."

As for Sting-y, Um...  http://audioatrocities.com/games/lastalert/index.html

Wow, I never realized that. You learn something new every day.

In my defense, I gave up trying to understand that line over 20 years ago.

[ClodBuster]

My mom still says Nitenndo.

And I called Megaman"s nemesis Dr "Willy" for about 20 years.

[SamIAm]

Soukyuugurentai

I actually really like that this game avoids using imported words as often as possible, but isn't traditional-Japanese or anything. It seems confident.

[mackdanger]

My friend came back from the mall one day and started telling me about this cool game he played at the arcade called Alerted Beast.

[SamIAm]

"I'm pretty sure it's Mega Man Ten."

[ccovell]

Soukyuugurentai

I actually really like that this game avoids using imported words as often as possible, but isn't traditional-Japanese or anything. It seems confident.

That reminded me of the humour I got out of listening to Yakumo's Retro Core videos several years back...  He always called the game Layer Section "Layer Selection".  I had hoped it was just a one-off flub, or that he would realize the error of his ways, but no, it was a consistent mispronunciation every time without fail.  :-|

[esteban]

"I'm pretty sure it's Mega Man Ten."

I always thought it was pronounced "Mega Manx" (you know, like a powerful cat).







OK, I am just being silly. No sentient mineral/vegetable would have thought that.

[bartre]

My Brother still likes to call Guile "Gully!", because he heard someone say that bitd. "Raiyu" will always feel much more comfortable to me than hearing "Ryu". Same with "Blank-Ah" vs "Blawnkaw".

I always said blahn-kaaaaaaaa.
course, that's because there's a lot of mexicans in my neck of the woods.

I work with a Blanca, and every time i see her, I make street fighter jokes.
-she has yet to realize what i'm doing
-it has been 3 years

[esteban]

My Brother still likes to call Guile "Gully!", because he heard someone say that bitd. "Raiyu" will always feel much more comfortable to me than hearing "Ryu". Same with "Blank-Ah" vs "Blawnkaw".

I always said blahn-kaaaaaaaa.
course, that's because there's a lot of mexicans in my neck of the woods.

I work with a Blanca, and every time i see her, I make street fighter jokes.
-she has yet to realize what i'm doing
-it has been 3 years

I've always used the Spanish pronunciation, too.