Foreign Monkey Island logos

[Astro Gnocci]

Well i thought you guys almost never got dubs ?
Talked to a few dutch people over the internet, all of them's english was pretty good and all of them told me they'd learned basically the way you did, and the mere idea of dubbing movies seemed crazy to them.
And i thought that was great.
Is that changing ?

[apenpaap]

Children's thing are usually dubbed (badly), but most teenage/adult things are subtitled.

[LogicDeLuxe]

Originally Posted by Ripcord

I think there should be a site somewhere that catalogs the box covers for each of the games from different locales.

There is: http://www.mobygames.com/home

[DjNDB]

I like the South Korean Monkey Island 2 Logo.

[Hassat Hunter]

Originally Posted by Astro Gnocci

Well i thought you guys almost never got dubs ?
Talked to a few dutch people over the internet, all of them's english was pretty good and all of them told me they'd learned basically the way you did, and the mere idea of dubbing movies seemed crazy to them.
And i thought that was great.
Is that changing ?

Not that I know off... then again, I never really watched cartoons.
Actually, it seems more and more disney movies are now shown on TV in english with subs unlike the dutch it was back when I was still watching TV.
I do remember there was a major outrage when they decided to dub "Black&White" and they had to make an english patch just for us. Most games that allow dutch also allow english anyway, and I see no reason why not to pick that superior option. It's nice for children when dutch is available though. I remember being like 5 and getting 2 games, Emergency (Dutch) and Lego Island (English). Being 5, I couldn't really figure out what to do in that kids game... :? (And now I am too old to care ).

[Little Writer]

Originally Posted by Visstix

I hate dubbing.. Even on cartoons, I learned english by watching cartoons, and playing videogames. Now every cartoon is dutch. it just feels fake. And it doesn't help children to learn english. not that I still watch cartoons........

Moreso because it isn't normal when something dubbed in your mother tongue actually becomes harder to understand than the original. No offense, but Dutch voice actors are masters in high, squeaky, ADHDish, all-over-the-place type voices.

[Visstix]

Originally Posted by Little Writer

No offense, but Dutch voice actors are masters in high, squeaky, ADHDish, all-over-the-place type voices.

Yeah Spongebob sounds alright in dutch.

[Hassat Hunter]

Originally Posted by Little Writer

No offense, but Dutch voice actors are masters in high, squeaky, ADHDish, all-over-the-place type voices.

None taken.
Maybe you guys should subtitle Dutch like we always subtitle Belgian speaking programs/people?

[Ripcord]

Originally Posted by Hassat Hunter

then again, I never really watched cartoons.

What??? Maybe it's different for the Hollandaise, but to me that's like saying "as a child, I never ate breakfast" or "as a child, I didn't play games of any kind", or "as a child, I mostly spent my time preparing other people's taxes. I was especially fond of forms involving property abatements".

[Hassat Hunter]

Meh, just some of the Disney. The rest was pretty sucky. It's only worse for today's youth. No wonder all kids are such a pain in the...

Well, actually now I am kind of wondering what the hell I was doing as a kid. Not watching TV, not playing videogames (yet), certainly not playing outside. Huh...

[DjNDB]

Originally Posted by Hassat Hunter

Well, actually now I am kind of wondering what the hell I was doing as a kid. Not watching TV, not playing videogames (yet), certainly not playing outside. Huh...

Extended childhood amnesia?

[Todesreiter]

how about this one...

[Hassat Hunter]

Originally Posted by DjNDB

Extended childhood amnesia?

Pretty much. Can't remember much from before 10, wish I couldn't remember anything after that, but sadly... that ain't the case.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by Todesreiter

how about this one...

I want it!

[Didero]

Just get a flashcart, a good sized memory card, and ScummVM DS. It works pretty well on my DS

Still, if LucasArts really made a DS version, I'd still buy it. The cover should be a bit more like the original though, in my opinion.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by Didero

Just get a flashcart, a good sized memory card, and ScummVM DS. It works pretty well on my DS

I would, but I'd need to buy one of these expensive things you use instead of a DS game. And as previously stated, they cost a lot. There isn't enough use I could get from one to justify the price unless I was to play games I don't actually own.

[Didero]

Originally Posted by avistew

I would, but I'd need to buy one of these expensive things you use instead of a DS game. And as previously stated, they cost a lot. There isn't enough use I could get from one to justify the price unless I was to play games I don't actually own.

That's what I meant with 'flashcart'
And they're about as expensive as an official DS game.
It also allows you to use a lot of 'homebrew' programs on your DS. For instance, I use it sometimes as a music player (including for MI music ). Of course, a real MP3 player works better, but I don't have a need for one frequently enough to buy one.

An official DS version of Monkey Island would work better though, I think. As long as I can carry MI around with me

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by Didero

And they're about as expensive as an official DS game.

Really? So, like 30 dollars or something? When I did look at them, the only ones I found were more like 100 euros. Yikes!
Considering I tend to buy my games second hand (and around 5 bucks if I can although often it end up being more like 10), that would have taken a lot of free domain games to be worth it lol.

But if it's 30 dollars, about 5 games on it and it starts being a good investment. Of course I'd need to have a micro memory card as well but it's not like I couldn't use that for anything else.

I'll look into it. Any website you can direct me that has non-copyrighted games or applications so I can see if there is anything I'd be interested in?
(And do you know of a place that sells empty DS boxes so I'd have a place to store my card? Actually for that last one, I'd love it if you knew of a place you can puchase a DS case that's a normal size but has like 4 or 6 spots for putting a DS game in it. I love the shape and size of the DS boxes but for just one game it's too big. But I don't want to keep my game in just the small plastic thingies either, I'd love something in between).

[Didero]

Originally Posted by avistew

Really? So, like 30 dollars or something? When I did look at them, the only ones I found were more like 100 euros. Yikes!
Considering I tend to buy my games second hand (and around 5 bucks if I can although often it end up being more like 10), that would have taken a lot of free domain games to be worth it lol.

But if it's 30 dollars, about 5 games on it and it starts being a good investment. Of course I'd need to have a micro memory card as well but it's not like I couldn't use that for anything else.

I've got an M3 Real, and looking at the list of Canadian/US sellers, they appear to be slightly under $40.
Also, I bought a 16 GB microSD card a year ago to go along with it, which was about €20 then. 16 GB is far more than you'd realistically need. I can store about 100 DS games on it. A 2 or 4 GB microSD card should be large enough for normal use, which should be cheaper.
You might want to look for a deal that includes the memory expansion pack. It's extra RAM for the DS, that goes in the GBA slot. It's useless for the DSi since it doesn't have that slot anymore, but if you've got an older model DS, you can play Full Throttle and other memory-intensive classic adventure games with ScummVM DS. It's not needed to play MI 1 and 2, but it can be useful.

Originally Posted by avistew

I'll look into it. Any website you can direct me that has non-copyrighted games or applications so I can see if there is anything I'd be interested in?

I don't know of a clear list, but this forum is about homebrew applications, so you're bound to find some info there.

Originally Posted by avistew

(And do you know of a place that sells empty DS boxes so I'd have a place to store my card? Actually for that last one, I'd love it if you knew of a place you can puchase a DS case that's a normal size but has like 4 or 6 spots for putting a DS game in it. I love the shape and size of the DS boxes but for just one game it's too big. But I don't want to keep my game in just the small plastic thingies either, I'd love something in between).

You might want to look into DS cases. They're boxes or bags where you can store your DS, along with a few games.
Another benefit of a flashcart is that you can put ROMs of games you already own on it (or make them yourself, if you know how), so you only have to take along the flashcart, and not a case full of game cartridges. (I don't know how legal this is though. But you already bought the game anyway, so it's not really pirating)


*Looks up*
Holy off-topic conversation, Batman!

[Avistew]

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Didero

You might want to look into DS cases. They're boxes or bags where you can store your DS, along with a few games.

I have one, but I don't like it. It's all small and has room for the DS and to cram some games (just the games, mind you, no room for the manuals). Then there are the briefcase-like ones that I like better but they tend to look like they're made to hold one game per square meter (and still no room for the manuals. Do people throw their manuals away or something?).

I've long thought about designing my own, but it's kind of pointless since I'd never be able to actually make it.
Oh well, maybe when I'm rich and famous I can hire someone to do it for me.

(And I have a DS Lite. I don't think I'll buy a DSi, it looks too much like "we took the DS, added useless stuff and took out important stuff" to me.)