need help translating a message from japanese Ninja Turtles game

I recently purchased the Famicom version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - The Manhattan Project (or as they refer to it, TMNT 2). Unlike the NES version, the OPTION switch (for difficulty, lives, etc) is already on the Main Menu. In the US version, you need to perform the Konami Code in order to access this. In curiousity, I tried entering the same code at the menu. Instead of a menu with stage select, I was taken to a screen full of Japanese Kanji. I took a picture of it (I hope its big enough)



Can anyone translate this? What does it say? Thanks

 

What the heck? I'd like to know what this is as well. This wasn't in the US one?

 

anyone?

 

It's kinda hard to read. You should post a higher resolution version.

 

You're playing Konami's TMNT2 - The Manhattan Project - you bought the game, lets get started, sincerely thank you

Note: there is no kanji

 

Yeah...that's not Kanji. That'd be Katakana

 

kono tabi wa, kona ? no

TMNT2, the manhattan project

?, okaiage inada kimashite.
makotoni, arigatou gozaimasu.

A bigger pic would help.

 

Thank you for buying Konami'S TMNT: The Manhattan Project.

Yes, Japanese is a very "long" language.

 

For complex things, yes; otherwise, not as much (from my limited exposure). At least it doesn't use "dead words" and fucked up grammatical structures (unlike English (American English at least)). Let's not even start on phonetics in English...

 

Limited would be the key word. Japanese uses implication a lot in daily conversation, but anything above that is painfully long. Go a step higher into the keigo and it's a nightmare. It's not necessarily the words, but they way things are done. You can see this in just about anything. If you want it done simply, don't do it in Japan, plain and simple. There's a whole scene dedicated to this in Lost in Translation.

The English track on NHK news has 10 second gaps between sentences due to the aforementioned issue.

Yeah, they do even better. Misuse foreign words (although I'm sure a lot of foreign English words aren't 100% accurate either).

 

Why the hell would they put a hidden thank you message in a tmnt game?

 

In Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun (悪魔城すぺしゃる ぼくドラキュラくん) Entering the code at the title screen will display a black screen with the text "There's nothing here!" in Japanese.

 

I guess Japanese developers like putting hidden jokes or messages in games.

 

oh yes..and how they love to do that!

 

Probly just because it's a konami game, and by that timethe code was famous...

they figured "Why not throw a joke in when you use it?" Both times.

 

Which scene? I got bored during some parts of the movie and now I cant remember most of it...

Yeah remember the easter egg in Daytona? the one that says "You Just Lost Your Sponsors!".

But on the other hand hidden messages were common in games and even regular software during the early days of personal computer and videogames.

But thanks to the ESRB and some controversial easters eggs like hot coffee companies seem to pay a lot of attention these days, and they remove anything thats under the radar...

 

I think GP is talking about this scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUt7JmUIix4

It's hilarious! Pretty good movie, too. :nod:

 

What ?!? Lost in Translation is a fantastic movie and one that really shows the Japanese for what they are (if not a little watered down).

Yakumo

 

I remember the scene now, pretty much the only part of the movie I can remember now...

Thought it was a practical joke at most translators, since I've seen the same issues happen even when translating between western languages, mostly due to the fact that some (if not most) translators seem to be dumbasses doing a part-time job.

Anyway, I never liked bill murray's movies...except ghostbusters:nod:

 

Oh.　yes Ghostbusters is pure class :nod: Love that movie. Although I did like Murry in Ground Hog day as well. But this is getting off topic so.....

Yakumo