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    That is the section of Japanese that was translated into "All your base are belong to us". I think the real translation is something like "CATS has taken over all of your bases" or something like that. ごめんなさい、その漢字を読むことができません。I am not sure of the exact translation because I don't know most of those Kanji. I read the proper translation once, though.
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    Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning hypocrisy, deception, or feigned ignorance) is a situation, literary or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity, discordance or unintended connection that goes beyond the most evident meaning.


    i understand what you're getting at, but i don't think that word means what you think it means.

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    It's only ironic in the Alanis Morisette-defined version of the word.
    "And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    It's only ironic in the Alanis Morisette-defined version of the word.
    When that damn song was released 9th grade teachers across the US took it upon themselves to point out that all of the 'ironic' situations in the song were mere coincidence.
    Now a generation of children thinks they're smart and edgy as shit for downplaying every instance of irony as 'just a coincidence'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bombman View Post
    Now a generation of children thinks they're smart and edgy as shit for downplaying every instance of irony as 'just a coincidence'.
    I don't get it - her examples weren't ironic. What's your point?

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    What's ironic is that Toaplan is best known for one of their worst games, made in a format they always had trouble with - despite developing many core mechanics of the shooter genre and eventually morphing into shmup powerhouse Cave which is still a going concern and not subsidiary of a slideshow game and fanservice company.

    Also, I like those things Smork said about everybody being nice because we're already a fringe group.

    The kanji aren't really visible but the general outline and context should give clues for what many of them are - that wouldn't be helped by not knowing what the game was about in advance, however. Furigana, lol. I only know a handful of kanji but using furigana in place of a character would just slow me down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Oscuro View Post
    What's ironic is that Toaplan is best known for one of their worst games, made in a format they always had trouble with...
    It's also on PC Engine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bombman View Post
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    i don't think that word means what you think it means.
    You keep using that word....I do not think it means what you think it means.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobra Commander View Post
    You keep using that word....I do not think it means what you think it means.
    lol, I was just thinking of that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobra Commander View Post
    You keep using that word....I do not think it means what you think it means.
    hahaha. glad someone picked up on that.

    couldn't remember the exact quote, but glad someone did.

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