Mario prototypes on ebay??!

Really? I read some Nintendo-dedicated magazines back when N64 and GC was popular and they mostly referred to Nintendo as "Ninty" in texts, but not headlines obviously.

 

Its internet slang! I hope no one goes around saying that! ;-) Also, whatever happened to these? Or are they just review copies?

 

One of them may be possibly a legit sample cartridge, the 3-in-1. However it could just be a bootleg on a real EPROM compatible development board. The Super Mario Bros 2 is a bootleg more than likely given the rewiring of a commercial board, and the lack of sockets. The first one lacks sockets but it is on an eprom board. Either way I doubt either cartridge contains anything interesting.

 

Did anyone tried to contact the seller regarding the prototype's version? Let's hope that they're new builds!

 

The seller doesn't want you to know exactly what it is. He's hoping someone will pay a lot of money for what could be (and likely is) crap. If you knew exactly what you were buying it would probably be valued at a lot less.

 

Really? They used to say it in Edge often. I'm not sure if that changed.

 

Perhaps I should clarify: I can't remember anyone saying it out loud. It's not a common verbal designation for the company. What UK game journalists use instead of "Nintendo" wouldn't surprise or interest me.

 

Better than the people that pronounce NES as "nez", or SNES as "snez"

At least Ninty sounds like you're looking back at them as an old pal from your childhood. Saying "nez" on the other hand just makes me feel stupid.

 

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Even Kotaku are using it:

http://kotaku.com/5035242/ninty-forbids-miyamoto-to-discuss-his-hobbies

Guess you must be in the minority then, Alchy!

Yes, it was very common in even some of the best magazines, which most of the gamers I know used to read.

Maybe it stems from the popular use of Shiggsy - again nothing like his name. It's just a friendly expression. As well you know, this is done frequently here. Fergy, Wossy, arcade people talk about Hantys referring to Hantarex monitors, Richard O'Brien would talk about his Mumsy on Crystal Maze.

Perhaps you should choose something more worthwhile to moan about? Maybe all the people who say "jap" when they mean "Japanese", considering jap is a derogatory slur and has been since the Second World War?

*EDIT* the above was aimed at Alchy - sorry Bramsworth, you got between posts there! Agree with what you said, it is an endearing term used in the old British tradition of putting a -y or -sy suffix on something. I mentioned Princess Fergy (she's never complained about it, although being royalty is in a better position than most!) and Jonathan Ross, or Wossy. He is a popular television presenter in Britain, known for pronouncing his Rs as Ws. Hence Wossy. Guess what he chose as his Twitter name.

Interesting point on the NES / SNES thing (although that's common here - we'd say N - E - S and Super N - E - S sound stupid)... actually, to those who said that names like Nintendo shouldn't be abbreviated, perhaps you should stick to Super Nintendo Entertainment System whenever you mention the machine - it's what's written on it!

 

Shit, that's me. I'm not saying "Nintendo Entertainment System" every time and N-E-S just sounds weird.

Woah there mate! Read what I wrote - I wasn't moaning about anything, for once. People can call Nintendo whatever the fuck they like, I was just observing that when I talk to UK gamers they never say Ninty. That's just my experience. Let's leave it there, eh?

Anyway, the other cart went for $338, so close to $800 between the two. Pretty lucrative if it is a fake.

 

Oops! The top part of my edit was at you (a few examples of use and a suggestion of origin)... the last part was at the general angry mob who were against the use of the word!

I think just about everyone in the UK says "ness" and would agree that N-E-S sounds odd.

As for the cart, it would be interesting to see what it did contain... if it's a forum member that bought it.

 

people who call it "NEZ" and "SNEZ" annoy me. It's pronounced in the damn commercials "N-E-S." and "S.N.E.S." You don't call it a Pzz3 and a Zzbox 360 do you?

 

It's pronounced in the AMERICAN commercials as that, yes - and those are EXACTLY what we Brits find irritating! It's funny, you know, because we say U-F-O and you guys say "yoo-fo", so why do you do differently with the NES? Oh, and Americans seem to like saying "a-sap" instead of A-S-A-P.

Not every acronym has to be said out letter by letter.

Do you say R-O-M?
Do you say R-A-M?
Do you say E-P-R-O-M?
Do you say R-A-D-A-R?
Do you say F-U-B-A-R?
Do you say M-I-L-F?

I'm sure the answer to the above is no.

Some things people say differently. Accept it.

Tomato, data, duke, ROFL, LOL, Linux, SQL... there's not necessarily a wrong or right.

 

Guys, calm down, in some other languages, people just don't say acronyms as english talking people.

So, CIA is C-I-A for english talking people, but is "seeah" for other languages...

Of course things like FBI can't be pronounced that way, so it stays F-B-I.

EDIT: Oh, Retro just pointed it more clearly.

 

I have never heard anyone say "yoo-fo" over U.F.O, not from any country, hahahaha. You sure it wasn't an American who was under 4 years of age? :lol:

Anyway, I have always called it N.E.S. and S.N.E.S.

Although Snessy is a pretty sexy term for that Super Ninty! ;-)

 

Look it up - Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, the man in charge of Project Blue Book, suggested it be pronounced as a word. The US military do exactly that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYVgKcTqXXI

As a result, we had to make our TV series UFO doing likewise, so it could be sold to an American audience:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvzarp5j_T8

America's a big country - you're going to hear people talking differently in different parts.

 

Theres about 5 different ways to say 'you all' that i can think of. I have to agree, pronunciation isn't that big of a deal.. As long as you don't call a LED a led.. lawl.

 

What an argument to have, guys.

Why does anyone care how someone else pronounces a goddamn abbreviation for a product?

It's kinda pathetic.

 

Who's arguing? Just because members are quoting an responding to each other doesn't mean its always an argument... I'd like to think of it as more of a discussion... a pretty off topic one, ha!

As for a more on topic note, does anyone think we will ever see some actual early builds of Mario games come through the hands of members? I think it would be too hot a product for it to be an announced transaction at all. :crying:I still pray that early build of SMW will see the light of day.:mario: