Re: Newtype USA September cover disk

John M Ward wrote:
> In article <46E810C1.1020205@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>    Justin Palmer <justin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> John M Ward wrote:
>>> In article <fc6b65$rre$2$8302bc10@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>>    Justin Palmer <justin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote, in part:
>>>> Like many console RPGs emerging into a new market at the time, the 
>>>> translation was - re****tedly - "spoony". ^_^
>>> Now that's an expression I have never encountered before.
>> 	I'm a little fuzzy on the history of this, but it originated with
>> the famous "Final Fantasy" series of games. Back in the days when
>> game consoles only had 8 or 16 of those bits, games occasionally
>> escaped from Japan having been translated from Japanese in a...
>> er... haphazard manner. 
(snip)
> [the rest read, but snipped from this reply]
> 
> Ah!  I always thought that Shakespeare was a bit odd, but never saw this
> description of him...
> 
	This was a different Bard, but the idea of a Shakespearian Final 
Fantasy game is an interesting one...

	"Alas, poor Aeris [1], I knew her well. Whether 'tis better to suffer 
the Summons and Attacks of outrageous misfortune... "

> Thanks for the explanation (also received here by email, which will go
> into the reference archive).
> 
	That was also a "spoony". ^_^


	[1] You killed Aeris! You b*****ds!" <sniff>

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