Thunder Force VI female announcer

[gs68]

Does anyone have a romanization (NOT translation) of the TFVI female announcer (the one who calls out the stage name and boss warning)'s lines? Thanks.

[kozo]

Not sure if this helps, but the text is all in the defunct (and awesome) Tangut Script.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangut_script

I don't know what language she is speaking though - an old dialect?

[Limbrooke]

I believe there was a booklet containing some Tangut information along with other TF6 bonus material. This was an early pre-order bonus and possibly only through Sega direct (not SD/Sega Direct, I mean directly, although it's been while perhaps it was SD anyway). Here's the post: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... 65#p409265
Here too: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... 27#p419227

I always wanted a look at this book, hey Rai82, want to sell me your copy? Anyone else?

[Rai82]

Ok, here you go gs68. This is from the TF6 databook. Remember to click again for full size image when you press the link.



Reference:
A. Title
B. Stage Description
C. Weapon Description
D. Stage Select
E. Boss Character Approaching
F. Stage Clear
G. Continue
H. Game Over
I. Vasteel Warning Alert (I1, I2: Boss Warning Vocals)
J: Ending Message 2 (Normal)
K. Ending Message 3 (Hard)

Legend (in order from left to right):
Japanese kanji etc, Seika (tangut script), romanized tangut, katakana, <Japanese translation of tangut vocals>.



Left: Mongolian, Right: Japanese translation

Reference:
A1. Gargoyle Perfect appearance vocals
A2. Flame Maiden appearance vocals
A3. Cherubim Purple appearance vocals
A4. B3 appearance vocals
A5. Vasteel Nocht appearance vocals
A6-A9: Orn Emperor appearance vocals (Phase 1, 2, 3)
B1-B23: Ending Message 1 (Easy)

[gs68]

Thank you.

And holy crap what kind of other-alphabet-to-katakana transliteration is that

[Rai82]

Thank you.

And holy crap what kind of other-alphabet-to-katakana transliteration is that

I understand what the tangut romanization means.

For example, the translation of the name Thunder Force VI in tangut romaji is "1di:' 1'yi 1cheu: 2tseu".

So basically it's pronounced in katakana as "di i cheu tseu" if you know Japanese. Anyway, this phrase was heard when the player encounters a bunch of Galaxy Federation Rynex ships in Stage 4.

The highlighted numerals accompanying each tangut romaji are the pinyin tones. Refer to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin (check under Tones). If you know about Chinese Mandarin, you can figure out how each tangut word sounds. Tangut is an ancient Chinese dialect, so they share a few characteristics in between them. The Japanese call the tangut language "Seika".

[Plasmo]

The highlighted numerals accompanying each tangut romaji are the pinyin tones. Refer to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin (check under Tones).

It wouldn't make much sense if the Tangut characters would've been pronounced with the same four tones as modern chinese.
The numbers probably stand for a two tone system (because there are only 1 and 2) or maybe they only mark different consonant or vowel qualities. I'm guessing the former, but I don't have too much knowledge about the reconstruction of the phonology, maybe some others can help.

[kozo]

Thank you for those scans. Those are REALLY cool!

[SamuraiNeko]

Ok, here you go gs68. This is from the TF6 databook. Remember to click again for full size image when you press the link.



Reference:
A. Title
B. Stage Description
C. Weapon Description
D. Stage Select
E. Boss Character Approaching
F. Stage Clear
G. Continue
H. Game Over
I. Vasteel Warning Alert (I1, I2: Boss Warning Vocals)
J: Ending Message 2 (Normal)
K. Ending Message 3 (Hard)

Legend (in order from left to right):
Japanese kanji etc, Seika (tangut script), romanized tangut, katakana, <Japanese translation of tangut vocals>.



Left: Mongolian, Right: Japanese translation

Reference:
A1. Gargoyle Perfect appearance vocals
A2. Flame Maiden appearance vocals
A3. Cherubim Purple appearance vocals
A4. B3 appearance vocals
A5. Vasteel Nocht appearance vocals
A6-A9: Orn Emperor appearance vocals (Phase 1, 2, 3)
B1-B23: Ending Message 1 (Easy)

Hello. First of all I would like to say that you have some pretty good and interesting information. Sadly, as I was trying to click on the pictures, they did not show up. So I was wondering if you can re-upload the images for the Tangut language and the Mongolian script from the TFVI handbook. Thanks and have a wonderful night.

[Obiwanshinobi]

That post is pretty old and the poster may well not read these forums anymore. I would rather send a private message asking this.