Does Cave Co. Ltd. list credits for English voiceovers?

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:38 pm

On all the Donpachi PCB games (and even Ketsui), I don't recall Cave Co. Ltd. ever giving listed proper credits for the English voiceovers used during the attract screens & in-game sessions. Why is that?

And does Cave outsource to a private 3rd-party company for it's all-English voiceovers or is it done in-house at Cave's HQ? It would be cheaper if done by outsourcing. As then you wouldn't have to worry about getting all the professional recording equipment + sound recording booth setup. Or just go to one nearby and rent it for such purposes.

I've noticed that the USA region Donpachi PCB released by Altus USA seems to use extra voiceovers compared to the original JPN region version of the same name. Is that right or not?

Who did the voiceovers for the following listed Donpachi series of PCBs:

Donpachi -- it does feature alot of voiceovers with a black guy. ^_~

Dodonpachi -- sounds like an American lady doing the voiceovers during the intial launch from the support ship.

DoDonpachi DOJ -- again with the voiceovers during the Cave logo screen and during in-game play. If you listen to the voiceover samples in Test mode, nowhere are some DOJ's voiceovers heard during the actual gameplay. Why go through the trouble to record them and not use them?

I don't know about this version 1 and 1.5 of Dodonpachi Dai Fukkatsu PCB though. Does it have English overvoices as well and is proper credit given for them during Staff Roll credits sequence?

You might recall that Working Designs had such a professional in-house recording studio to do such English voiceovers for many of it's games released over the years.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:20 pm

They are all done by Japhei.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:44 pm

320x240 wrote:They are all done by Japhei.

Even the female voiceovers? Perhaps in a falsetto female sounding tone. ^_~

You crack me up, 320x240. Lol

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

robivy64 · Post by **robivy64** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:41 pm

Donpachi -- it does feature alot of voiceovers with a black guy. ^_~

lol

If you 1cc it, do you see his face?

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:57 pm

Japhei & "BLAK MAN'S" baby?

8 1/2 · Post by **8 1/2** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:35 pm

I always thought the Donpachi guy sounded more "hick" than black. It does have slightly southern twang to it. "Good Luck!"

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:58 pm

I've yet to see a DFK credit roll, but I'll be a shiny quarter all of the voice actors are outsourced from Kikaku (and credited as such).

spineshark · Post by **spineshark** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:00 pm

I always thought the DOJ voices sounded like a black guy, personally. WATCH OUT WATCH OUT! The "JUST A COUPLE MORE SHOTS!" is especially deep.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:15 am

GaijinPunch wrote:I've yet to see a DFK credit roll, but I'll be a shiny quarter all of the voice actors are outsourced from Kikaku (and credited as such).

Thanks for the 411 on that info, GP. Nice to learn about that. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:00 am

spineshark wrote:The "JUST A COUPLE MORE SHOTS!" is especially deep.

ONLY BLAK GUYS DOES DEEP VOICE

zlk · Post by **zlk** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:56 pm

The donpachi speaker sounds exactly like Paul Heyman. I wouldn't be surprised if he actually did do the voice acting for the game.

kozo · Post by **kozo** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:19 pm

Probably Rick Astley, with his man-child voice.

spineshark · Post by **spineshark** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:14 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:
spineshark wrote:The "JUST A COUPLE MORE SHOTS!" is especially deep.
ONLY BLAK GUYS DOES DEEP VOICE

Well, when you put it that way, I guess I am that stupid!

Of course it's not the only thing that makes me think of the voice like that, just the one that's easiest to describe >_>

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:55 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:I've yet to see a DFK credit roll, but I'll be a shiny quarter all of the voice actors are outsourced from Kikaku (and credited as such).

Yep.

The system voice (the girl who counts down before the first stage and tells you when a hyper is ready) is credited to someone named Erika Yamano.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:46 am

EOJ wrote: Erika Yamano.

I wonder if she's a dirty whore.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:05 am

Or Japhei in drag.