Guwange 360

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:35 pm

Anyone know what 'Guwange' means? is it a translation of a Japanese word?

Barrakketh · Post by **Barrakketh** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:55 pm

Guardians Knight wrote:Anyone know what 'Guwange' means? is it a translation of a Japanese word?

I'm not an expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure Guwange (ぐわんげ) is a Japanese word

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:41 pm

i kinda meant is it name or is it a descriptive word with a meaning. - I was fancying one of Lardsters tee shirts but i want to know what Guwange means first - it could mean mystical arse bandit for all i know.....

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:51 pm

I vaguely remember hearing that it's basically a "sound effect" word (like "kaboom" or "click" in English), but I forget what the context was.

dunpeal2064 · Post by **dunpeal2064** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:54 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:I vaguely remember hearing that it's basically a "sound effect" word (like "kaboom" or "click" in English), but I forget what the context was.

If i had to guess, id say its the sound a gong makes when struck

.. But i have no idea

Tyjet · Post by **Tyjet** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:47 am

I remember reading "Guwange" is an onomonopia. it's the sound that guwange-sama creates.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:42 am

They should have named it after the sound the catspider makes instead.

http://rydia.net/udder/!crap/catSpider.wav

ptoing · Post by **ptoing** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:59 am

IAAAAHHHHRHRHRHRHRHRH? not very catchy.

Drachenherz · Post by **Drachenherz** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:29 am

Tyjet wrote:I remember reading "Guwange" is an onomonopia. it's the sound that guwange-sama creates.

And IIRC, it sounds like "gwan-guh"... So no more goo-on-my-wang... ^^

BPzeBanshee · Post by **BPzeBanshee** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:56 am

Drachenherz wrote:
Tyjet wrote:I remember reading "Guwange" is an onomonopia. it's the sound that guwange-sama creates.
And IIRC, it sounds like "gwan-guh"... So no more goo-on-my-wang... ^^

Google Translate pronounces it as "Goo-wung".

Drachenherz · Post by **Drachenherz** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:00 am

BPzeBanshee wrote:
Drachenherz wrote:
Tyjet wrote:I remember reading "Guwange" is an onomonopia. it's the sound that guwange-sama creates.
And IIRC, it sounds like "gwan-guh"... So no more goo-on-my-wang... ^^
Google Translate pronounces it as "Goo-wung".

And we all know what a fine job google translate usually does...

Just kidding, I just read that somewhere and I don't even remember where, hehe.

BPzeBanshee · Post by **BPzeBanshee** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:14 am

I read on Wikipedia at some stage that Guwange-sama is supposed to make the sound thus the title. Makes sense, since you can hear it as "Goo wung" in the main boss theme of the game.

Sumez · Post by **Sumez** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:18 am

Where/when do you hear it? Could you point it out in a YouTube video or such? I don't recall it

BPzeBanshee · Post by **BPzeBanshee** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:27 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3P5w5257Cs - choir at the beginning. In high quality it sounds almost more like "Gulag" but as it is in MAME with all its ROM compression et al it sounds almost exact. Certainly makes logical sense.
Also, Google Translate's version of it.

Guardians Knight · Post by **Guardians Knight** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:11 pm

cool, thanks guys, thats enough info for me, think ill get a tee sometime soon now i know it doesn't mean i'm the son of a round eye gutter slut or some such

dsheinem · Post by **dsheinem** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:44 am

So is this worth downloading now? All patched up to play just fine on a HDTV? No weird aspect ratios or distortion or anything?

StarCreator · Post by **StarCreator** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:43 am

There was never an issue on 16:9 HDTVs, assuming you have no problem with the fact the visuals haven't been upgraded at all from the original arcade resolution.

Sumez · Post by **Sumez** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:01 am

Guwange was always one of Cave's best looking games IMO. Though the upscaling on HDTV's isn't too nice on the graphical style, it does look a lot better on a proper arcade monitor with scanlines.

eatingbadly · Post by **eatingbadly** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:53 pm

Want this game bad... Anyone play it on a huge tv?? What do you think it'd be like on a 48"??

And FWIW I always pronounce it "goo-wahnj"

Jockel · Post by **Jockel** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:57 pm

eatingbadly wrote:Want this game bad... Anyone play it on a huge tv?? What do you think it'd be like on a 48"??

And FWIW I always pronounce it "goo-wahnj"

How about goo wone geh?

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:29 pm

Jockel wrote:
eatingbadly wrote:Want this game bad... Anyone play it on a huge tv?? What do you think it'd be like on a 48"??

And FWIW I always pronounce it "goo-wahnj"
How about goo wone geh?

This is how I've always said it.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:41 pm

jonny5 wrote:
Jockel wrote:
eatingbadly wrote:Want this game bad... Anyone play it on a huge tv?? What do you think it'd be like on a 48"??

And FWIW I always pronounce it "goo-wahnj"
How about goo wone geh?
This is how I've always said it.

I used to say "Goo-waunge", then after seeing Rob's videos, I started mispronouncing it as "Goo-wang".

But now I say it like this also. I think that's the proper pronunciation.

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:07 pm

It's "goo-wan-gay", not "goo-wang".

http://twitter.com/#!/cave_world_en/sta ... 4207765504

Sumez · Post by **Sumez** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:00 am

Knowing Japanese, the u is probably close to silent, making it more like "G'wahng-geh". But then again they have a habit of putting emphasis on the first syllable.

KidQuaalude · Post by **KidQuaalude** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:27 am

Who cares? It'll always be "goo-wange" to me. Just as Raiden will always be "ray-den". I couldn't give a monkeys what the proper pronouncation is. Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to.

Sumez · Post by **Sumez** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:05 am

As long as you don't say "Ninja Gay-den"...

burgerkingdiamond · Post by **burgerkingdiamond** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:10 am

Sumez wrote:As long as you don't say "Ninja Gay-den"...

It's weird, I've always called it Ninja Gaiden like it's supposed to be, but still have to remind myself to not pronounce Raiden "RAYden".

Drachenherz · Post by **Drachenherz** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:37 pm

I just call it "that freaking weirdo game with the hellish bosses where you shoot your ghost at them".

mesh control · Post by **mesh control** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:35 pm

GAH-WANG

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:23 pm

mesh control wrote:GAH-WANG

WINNING!

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