the pronunciation of Giga Wing

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:15 am

I've always wondered whether or not if I've been saying it wrong all these years.

Is it pronounced "gig-ah", "gi-jah", "jig-ah" or "ji-jah"?

ill6 · Post by **ill6** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:17 am

Always assumed the first. Like Gigabyte.

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:17 am

gi-ga wing. It`s not like this is no English. Maybe japanese people pronounce it different; but they say things like "Playstayyscho tuu softuuu: Metoool Slaggkkuuu". Or "Hattesoon" instead of "Hudson". Somehow they always put in additonal letters.

Prove:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYlfXpUqij4

And now we move to lesson 2: DoDonpachi.
"Duuh Doww Patsch Eeeh". "Dodo BAA-chi".

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:52 pm

"JEE-guh wing".

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:28 pm

Another vote for gi-ga.
Maybe someone who's actually from Japan can correct me here, but don't the Japanese pronounce it jig-uh? Much like how they pronounce Studio Ghibli wrong (but it's right to them).

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:44 pm

I always assumed it was: guy-guh wing. But Japanese is not one of my languages.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:48 pm

It's written in english.... Gi guh wing, no need to say it with a japanese accent if you don't have one.

That be like calling Street Fighter 2, Stoh-ree-toh Fie-tah Tsu...

I admit thats kinda amusing at the same time, but it don't make it right.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:17 pm

The fun thing about English is that both "giga" or "jiga" are correct pronunciations (1.21 gigawatts!?!).

The game's title is written ギガウイング in Japanese, which would be pronounced "giga".

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:46 pm

TAH-ko

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:22 pm

More importantly, how do you pronounce a score in Giga Wing Generations.

Atomic · Post by **Atomic** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:51 pm

Stormwatch wrote:"JEE-guh wing".

jigga wha?

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 10:00 pm

jigga wha?

Jigga Bitch

Never_Scurred · Post by **Never_Scurred** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:34 am

I pronounce it the ghetto way...
gigga wang

TVG · Post by **TVG** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:55 am

Rob wrote:More importantly, how do you pronounce a score in Giga Wing Generations.

i just played it briefly but, did they really remove the colored digits?

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:29 am

There are none with color? In the Japanese version I think there are 3 + white (?).

JJG · Post by **JJG** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:53 am

Did someone say Giggle Wang???

Cho Aniki wha???

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:01 am

I usually call it "STUPID FUCKING GAME!" after a few plays.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:15 am

i got to stage 6 in a matter of weeks. that was more than half a year ago, though.

i prefer it to giga wing 2. just figuring what to do and the game's layout is pretty disorienting in that.

JJG · Post by **JJG** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:16 am

Doesn't this game have infinite continues?

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:18 am

continues what are those

JJG · Post by **JJG** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:25 am

haha uh okay

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:41 am

JJG wrote:Doesn't this game have infinite continues?

Once more:

What?

JJG · Post by **JJG** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:52 am

It's funny that people think they're invincible with these games. Fact is nobody just plays a game for the first time and goes through without dying. If you don't continue and just start the game over when you die then that's cool but whatev either way.

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:16 am

JJG wrote:It's funny that people think they're invincible with these games.

of course not

but who the hell continues

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:23 am

Rob wrote:More importantly, how do you pronounce a score in Giga Wing Generations.

I know huh. You have to make up new names with all of those long ass scores.

Anyway, I've decided to pronounce Giga Wing as "Guy-gay" Wing. Why not? There's already 20 other possiblities.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:30 am

I like Giggle Wing. They should make a cute em up parody.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:33 am

Rob wrote:I like Giggle Wing. They should make a cute em up parody.

Hidden character #1? Pillsbury Dough Boy.

Atomic · Post by **Atomic** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:22 am

Strider77 wrote:
jigga wha?
Jigga Bitch

rofl

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:52 pm

Rob wrote:I like Giggle Wing. They should make a cute em up parody.

THAT one I'd HAVE to get.

Atomic · Post by **Atomic** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:46 pm

BulletMagnet wrote:
Rob wrote:I like Giggle Wing. They should make a cute em up parody.
THAT one I'd HAVE to get.

or Jiggle Things