 Alternity Comic Part 2 Translated, "To Die Game" |
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 Oct 13 2009, 11:35 AM
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Oct 13 2009, 12:03 PM
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 Aw Yeah Ragdoll! Group: Citizen Posts: 3,389 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
Ohhhh MAN that makes no sense. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-hotrod.gif)
Primax 406.3 Eta would be the Kiss Players radio play universe, while Tyran 407.1 Beta is.... something from the live-action universe that was released on April 1st 2007 in tech specs? -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:09 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 769 Joined: 31-January 04 Member No.: 4,093 |
Hmm... Not sure I quite follow the stream-jumping bit at the begining. Are those designations actual preexisting multiversal streams or random Takara creations? Sound kinda fake...
Not sure I really follow why the game/deal is being set up either. As for the rest, Ultra Magnus vrs. Legions of Decepticons? Sounds like Megs and Prime are gonna play the old Famicom video game. Heh, I've played that, Ultra Magnus better get ready to die... a lot. This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Oct 13 2009, 12:10 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:13 PM
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Aw Yeah Ragdoll! Group: Citizen Posts: 3,389 Joined: 28-September 03 Member No.: 3,634 |
QUOTE(ZacWilliam1 @ Oct 13 2009, 06:09 PM)  Hmm... Not sure I quite follow the stream-jumping bit at the begining. Are those designations actual preexisting multiversal streams or random Takara creations? Sound kinda fake... They're not pre-exsiting *designators*, but they use all the existing terminology to describe existing dimensions. QUOTE Not sure I really follow why the game/deal is being set up either. As for the rest, Ultra Magnus vrs. Legions of Decepticons? Sounds like Megs and Prime are gonna play the old Famicom video game. Heh, I've played that, Ultra Magnus better get ready to die... a lot. OH MY GOD WAIT - Bruticus, Menasor and Trypticon are the shadowed figures there, and they were the bosses in that game! And... and "maze of space loops and time tunnels"... that level that's a maze...THAT IS SERIOUSLY ACTUALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING. This post has been edited by Chris McFeely: Oct 13 2009, 12:16 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:14 PM
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 Let There Be Light Group: News and Content Posts: 10,656 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Chilling on Velocitron Member No.: 4,279 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
Oh WOW.
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Oct 13 2009, 12:15 PM
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 Such a Doll... Group: Citizen Posts: 8,759 Joined: 23-June 03 From: Berkeley, CA. Member No.: 3,051 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE Not sure I really follow why the game/deal is being set up either. These guys are more or less operating at such a godlike power level (Able to go anywhere in spacetime) that they view lesser beings as either pawns (In the case of Megatron) or someone to look out for (In the case of Convoy.) It's all a game to them; think of some of the alien species in Star Trek that would make Kirk engage in situations where his shirt would be inevitably ripped off. I can only imagine that for a Megatron, it would be an even more evil way to taunt a Prime if innocent lives are brought into play. What's the deal with the Alternity Megatrons, anyway? I know the Convoys are agglomerations of lots of different Primes/Convoys, according to the Wiki, sort of collective beings. I think a lot of the timestream technobabble is honestly to make them seem more important and powerful. Sort of like if it was set in 1995 and Megatron was taunting Prime, an American fan, with information about Masterforce. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) Edit: SNERK...the video game? That's awesome! This post has been edited by Ataru: Oct 13 2009, 12:18 PM --------------------  BRB |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:16 PM
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 The world suffused with sound Group: Citizen Posts: 10,365 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
QUOTE(Chris McFeely @ Oct 13 2009, 10:13 AM) QUOTE Not sure I really follow why the game/deal is being set up either. As for the rest, Ultra Magnus vrs. Legions of Decepticons? Sounds like Megs and Prime are gonna play the old Famicom video game. Heh, I've played that, Ultra Magnus better get ready to die... a lot. OH MY GOD WAIT - Bruticus, Menasor and Trypticon are the shadowed figures there, and they were the bosses in that game! THAT IS SERIOUSLY ACTUALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING. That and the endless time loop maze arenas. Game full of death and suffering? Goddamn brilliant! |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:16 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 769 Joined: 31-January 04 Member No.: 4,093 |
QUOTE(Chris McFeely @ Oct 13 2009, 01:03 PM) Tyran 407.1 Beta is.... something from the live-action universe that was released on April 1st 2007 in tech specs? Hmm... when did the first movie figures hit? Would the preview Protoform figures techspecs match up? -ZacWilliam, on another note, if the end does represent the Famicom game didn't Alt. Megs say that was his universe of origin? -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:20 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 769 Joined: 31-January 04 Member No.: 4,093 |
QUOTE(Chris McFeely @ Oct 13 2009, 01:03 PM) Tyran 407.1 Beta is.... something from the live-action universe that was released on April 1st 2007 in tech specs? Hmm... when did the first movie figures hit? Would the preview Protoform figures techspecs match up? -ZacWilliam, on another note, incorporating he Famicon game is AWESOME, on a continuity note if the end does represent the Famicom game didn't Alt. Megs say that was his universe of origin? This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Oct 13 2009, 12:21 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:21 PM
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Let There Be Light Group: News and Content Posts: 10,656 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Chilling on Velocitron Member No.: 4,279 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers:_Mystery_of_Convoy
Seriously, this went from 'oddity' to 'amazing' in like 30 seconds. Explaining the Mystery of Convoy video game as a game between Alternity Prime and Megs? EFFING BRILLIANT. -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:27 PM
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 I am Babushka Sky Lynx. I come from Russia. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,028 Joined: 11-February 02 From: Memphis, TN Member No.: 641 |
Not to diminish anyone's efforts, but the English in that translation is really awkward.
Every once in a while, Takara amazes me. Not that the story makes much sense overall, but tying it back to the old NES game is fantastically ridiculous. |
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Oct 13 2009, 12:30 PM
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 "And they thought Inferno was bad..." Group: Citizen Posts: 10,202 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Cybertron Member No.: 2,250 Faction: Decepticon |
Hehe, all it needs is an old sonic style "Play the game to see what happens next!" blurb at the end.
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Oct 13 2009, 12:43 PM
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 The Failure Group: Citizen Posts: 1,412 Joined: 21-November 06 From: Illinois Member No.: 9,388 Faction: Decepticon |
Holy. Hell. The Famicom game? That is brilliant.
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Oct 13 2009, 12:58 PM
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 Rogue Decepticon Group: Citizen Posts: 1,419 Joined: 18-January 02 Member No.: 418 |
"Diamond Black Megatron has convinced Ultimate Silver Convoy to play a game with the past. Will a super-powered Ultra Magnus..."
I'm surprised there was room for any other text. -------------------- I'm pretty sure it = nipples on Batman.
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Oct 13 2009, 01:01 PM
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 <Place Custom Title Here> Group: Citizen Posts: 3,378 Joined: 29-January 03 Member No.: 2,107 |
This is amazing.
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Oct 13 2009, 01:41 PM
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 President of the Deflowering Club Group: News and Content Posts: 15,669 Joined: 26-April 02 Member No.: 905 |
That's Hirofumi Ichikawa for you, an excellent artist and a brilliant writer (I'm presuming he wrote both Alternity Comics in addition to illustrating them, as is customary in Japan).
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Oct 13 2009, 01:44 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 769 Joined: 31-January 04 Member No.: 4,093 |
Huge kudos to those that translated this and posted it. Very cool. No slight to that work meant at all, but the translation is a bit stillted and awkward in a few places. That happens frequently in translation, where clarity in translating the meaning of words has come at the cost of the natural rythm and unstillted manner in which people actually talk.
I was bored and had some free time, so I figured, why not... here's my quick and messy (didn't bother to font match or spell check) attempt at a smoother more naturally flowing read without loosing meaning: (IMG:http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.ef1dd43db5.gif) (IMG:http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.be7fcc2109.gif) (EDIT:There. fixed the links...) This post has been edited by ZacWilliam1: Oct 13 2009, 01:58 PM -------------------- |
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Oct 13 2009, 01:44 PM
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 Frater Group: Citizen Posts: 1,394 Joined: 15-September 08 Member No.: 11,989 Faction: Maximal |
Yeah, Ichikawa seems to be having even more fun with Alternity than he did with Binaltech.
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Oct 13 2009, 01:50 PM
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 10 years and the pop is still fizzy! Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 32,308 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Westlake, OH Member No.: 3,012 |
That's as awesome as that game is hard. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-ironhide.gif)
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Oct 13 2009, 06:48 PM
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 Handsome afthead, ain't he? *tries not to start fangirling* Group: News and Content Posts: 4,279 Joined: 6-April 07 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,100 Faction: Autobot |
Apologies on the translations, as this one was a lot harder than "Arch-Nemesis!". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-wildride.gif)
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