• Helen Keller in an Old Japanese Sci-Fi Video Game

  The Hellen Keller reference made it into the English script too.

• Horizon Zero Dawn’s “Grizzly” Joke in Japanese

  The translation uses Japan's scientific naming system to parallel the English joke.

• How Ganon’s Motivation Changed in Breath of the Wild’s English Translation

  Key moments in key scenes are when text nuances matter most in translation.

• How the “Metal Gear” Name Is Explained in Japanese

  A scene in Metal Gear Solid 3 explains the meaning behind the iconic name.

• Is Lance from Pokémon Supposed to Be So Sadistic?

  Does this enemy leader really threaten to strangle you with dragons' tails?

• Is Metroid’s Ridley Really the “Original Life Form of Planet Zebes”?

  Is this foe really the source of all life on Zebes? Or was there a mistranslation?

• Kefka’s Famous “Son of a Submariner” Line in Japanese Final Fantasy VI

  One of Kefka's many famous scenes involves a castle that is also a submarine.

• Kingdom Hearts’ “Oh, You Speak English!” Line in Japanese

  She instead asks if you understand "Words" in the Japanese script.

• Link’s Awakening’s “Disco Inferno” Reference in Japanese

  This Western pop-culture reference isn't present in the Japanese script.

• Localization Oversights in PETA’s Parody of Super Mario RPG

  Any parody of a foreign, translated game is bound to be strange.