tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post4340804644594440009..comments2024-03-27T23:00:43.757-05:00Comments on Rockman Corner: The Origin Of HippopotamusProtodudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08650204880792333537noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-72997337523295158072011-07-14T21:41:31.887-05:002011-07-14T21:41:31.887-05:00@Cleveland Rock: Yes, the baka thing was what he o...@Cleveland Rock: Yes, the baka thing was what he originally had in mind, not what ended up in the game :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-48803860751523542672011-07-14T20:54:11.140-05:002011-07-14T20:54:11.140-05:00That's strange, about "kaba" and &qu...That's strange, about "kaba" and "baka", because I've actually played the Japanese version. The name options were Rock (ロック) and Hippopotamus (ヒッポポタムス). That is, they used the English word in the Japanese version.Cleveland Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640484471171914358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-84672453559004802772011-07-14T01:34:40.519-05:002011-07-14T01:34:40.519-05:00@Anon: Well, I guess somewhat, lol, though it was ...@Anon: Well, I guess somewhat, lol, though it was late when I wrote that!<br /><br />Anyway, I also liked the Wily reference in the game and the fact that, of all things, he ran a boat store. :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-40383693410001693552011-07-14T01:23:01.966-05:002011-07-14T01:23:01.966-05:00@Allahweh
I'm not sure if you're joking o...@Allahweh<br /><br />I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but "sumatopoppih" is "hippopotamus" backwards...<br /><br />I remember staring at the screen in confusion when I watched a playthrough for this part. One of my favorite parts in the game, most definitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-72026430527220917332011-07-13T23:39:38.221-05:002011-07-13T23:39:38.221-05:00So what does "Sumatopoppih?" Is that Hi...So what does "Sumatopoppih?" Is that Hippo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-31600100609263166102011-07-13T17:19:42.335-05:002011-07-13T17:19:42.335-05:00Oh man, I remember cracking up about this back in ...Oh man, I remember cracking up about this back in the day! Between that and kicking that scotty dog, MML had a great reputation in my mind. Interesting to know there was meaning behind the quirkyness! XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-62194663585443080452011-07-13T15:32:36.184-05:002011-07-13T15:32:36.184-05:00Kanji are ideographs. Each symbol represents a thi...Kanji are ideographs. Each symbol represents a thing or idea. What the game uses to spell "hippopotamus" or "baka" is Katakana or Hiragina. These are symbols that represent syllables and are used to write or pronounce things without kanji. They are often used when you are limited to a small character set(letters).<br /><br />PS: Kudos to Anonymous for trying to correct a Japanese person on how Japanese works.Rockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924272235436001773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-88680562697807312642011-07-13T14:14:28.406-05:002011-07-13T14:14:28.406-05:00@Anonymous:
Japanese words are written in differen...@Anonymous:<br />Japanese words are written in different characters, from the top of my head I believe they are called Kanji. One kanji represents, most of the time, two 'normal' letters. So there is one kanji for 'sa', one for 'da', and so on. <br /><br />This would mean Kaba is divided in Ka and Ba, and when turned around (in kanji form) it would form Baka.Velguadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-18150122369349926902011-07-13T14:09:51.962-05:002011-07-13T14:09:51.962-05:00Anon that's because you're think in a diff...Anon that's because you're think in a different language. In Japanese, Chinese, and Korean there are certain characters that make up words. In this case 'BA' is treated as a single character (or a single 'letter'), as is 'KA'. So Baka backwards <i>would</i> be Kaba.Hothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080026879350344019.post-66368872848841226122011-07-13T13:48:09.999-05:002011-07-13T13:48:09.999-05:00"the Japanese word for "hippopotamus&quo..."the Japanese word for "hippopotamus" is "kaba", which is "baka" when spelled backwards"<br />umm...no its not, as you can clearly see, "baka" spelled backwards is "akab", not "kaba"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com