It's Ron Gilbert and it's supposed to sound stupid as it is a joke about action game heroes.camokkid said:tim schafer is making a new game called "[b/]Deathspank[/b]"
that's the name of the main character too
As far as I know, Miyamoto found the word in a dictionary and liked the sound of it. I can't confirm anything, though.Omikron009 said:The original developers were Japanese, and they were looking for an english translation for "stubborn ape." For stubborn, the word they found was donkey, and for ape they found kong. At least that's what I heard. It's still pretty dumb.Spaceman_Spiff said:Donkey Kong, how can an ape be a donkey?
He's not a marine. The SPARTAN II project falls under NavSpecWar.Eclectic Dreck said:Not to mention, it has caused some confusion for me. Master Chief is a rank in the current US Navy. The Chief is apparently a marine. The equivalent rank in the Marines is Gunnery Sergeant. As such, I have, on more than one occasion, wondered if our hero in Halo was a Marine or a Sailor.Kuchinawa212 said:Yes, it was a joke. I know Halo is the name of the big killy death star rings. But MC himself, you must admit, is not very holy
So, he's like a SEAL or something? So, you're telling me, that Chief and whatever the fuck is in ODST are just a whole shitload of Navy SEALS in a project that the Marines would probably benefit more from?MasterSqueak said:He's not a marine. The SPARTAN II project falls under NavSpecWar.Eclectic Dreck said:Not to mention, it has caused some confusion for me. Master Chief is a rank in the current US Navy. The Chief is apparently a marine. The equivalent rank in the Marines is Gunnery Sergeant. As such, I have, on more than one occasion, wondered if our hero in Halo was a Marine or a Sailor.Kuchinawa212 said:Yes, it was a joke. I know Halo is the name of the big killy death star rings. But MC himself, you must admit, is not very holy
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I still hate it. It makes no sense. D:Spot1990 said:It's science fiction...x434343 said:So, he's like a SEAL or something? So, you're telling me, that Chief and whatever the fuck is in ODST are just a whole shitload of Navy SEALS in a project that the Marines would probably benefit more from?MasterSqueak said:He's not a marine. The SPARTAN II project falls under NavSpecWar.Eclectic Dreck said:Not to mention, it has caused some confusion for me. Master Chief is a rank in the current US Navy. The Chief is apparently a marine. The equivalent rank in the Marines is Gunnery Sergeant. As such, I have, on more than one occasion, wondered if our hero in Halo was a Marine or a Sailor.Kuchinawa212 said:Yes, it was a joke. I know Halo is the name of the big killy death star rings. But MC himself, you must admit, is not very holy
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I meant I hate Halo period.Spot1990 said:But Aliens and world destroying lasers you're cool with?x434343 said:I still hate it. It makes no sense. D:Spot1990 said:It's science fiction...x434343 said:So, he's like a SEAL or something? So, you're telling me, that Chief and whatever the fuck is in ODST are just a whole shitload of Navy SEALS in a project that the Marines would probably benefit more from?MasterSqueak said:He's not a marine. The SPARTAN II project falls under NavSpecWar.Eclectic Dreck said:Not to mention, it has caused some confusion for me. Master Chief is a rank in the current US Navy. The Chief is apparently a marine. The equivalent rank in the Marines is Gunnery Sergeant. As such, I have, on more than one occasion, wondered if our hero in Halo was a Marine or a Sailor.Kuchinawa212 said:Yes, it was a joke. I know Halo is the name of the big killy death star rings. But MC himself, you must admit, is not very holy
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Case and point...
Wow... Both of you win.Akai Shizuku said:http://www.teamteabag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/touchdic.jpg
I kid you not.
Does that game let you do what I think it let's you do?ohgodalex said:I would show you, but it's highly illegal.ZombieGenesis said:I wonder how you win...Akai Shizuku said:I kid you not.