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In another thread, someone linked to a page called The Translation Party (http://translationparty.com/), which translates a text back and forth until there are no differences in the output. This sometimes leads to hysterical, interesting and even insightful results.

I'll start this off by taking the intellectual high grounds with an existential approach, quoting Walt Whitman:

http://translationparty.com/#7373436

Albert Einstein:

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

becomes

Reality is merely an illusion. However, very tenacious.

http://translationparty.com/#7373476

Or how about we post the result and others have to guess what famous quote it comes from? ;)

Hmm, "it's time to chew bubble gum or kick ass, and I don't chew gum"? Sounds like something The Thing would say...

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Ok, the Bard, Cassius speaks in Julius Caesar:
http://translationparty.com/#7373541

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings"
⇓
"Well, that Brutus star itself, we were government employees."

It's Duke Nukem, of course!

How about this one:

"Put the lotion in the basket."
becomes:
"Apply lotion to your basket."

"they're fine by me, as long as they're significant to the game and not just spoilers for the sake of spoilers. but they're common so far. check the article on FATHOM by adam atomic." ~Paul Eres

Becomes

"have a huge game, they are not Supoirasupoira. But they are common place. Check Post Adamufatomu atoms."

"Translation Party sucks"
becomes
"Translators suck"

Decided to throw a pleathrea of varied words at it to see what it did.

Sexy ninjas scare away large lemons and small children.
becomes:
Remonsukea children and a wide range of sexy ninja.
Anyone know know Remonsukea means?

also: The boot stepping on a human face - forever consider.

I still haven't seen nothing that tops what it does to "What is a man?"
Observe and weep as it's mutilated beyond recognition: http://translationparty.com/#7373972 (http://translationparty.com/#7373972)

"Tips from a small mountain of tragedy!"

Yes, this is from the other thread.

Remonsukea is the result of transcribing lemon and scare into Romaji (レモン and スケア) and mangling it into レモンスケア　--> remonsukea.  :wizard::handmetalR:

How many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man?
becomes
Detari are walking the streets in front of many people, you call me?

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."
⇓
"Casual lunatic asylum, Shigozaimasu belief is please see the certificate."

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law without contradiction.

Arimasunaku method may match your needs.


Great that is much simpler still. If only I knew what Arimasunaku is. :D

Actually, it's from They Live. Duke Nukem hasn't one original one-liner. It's all from movies.

Actually, it's from They Live. Duke Nukem hasn't one original one-liner. It's all from movies.
-Renton

In fact, they live. [Nukem Duke 』is the original liner. This is every movie.

http://translationparty.com/#7374729

"It was not by my hands that I am once again given flesh." Dracula to Richter Belmont (beginning of Castlevania SOTN)

into

"My hands, giving the meat, I was again."

Yes it can. This is what I get:

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
⇓
"Our problem is to create unique solutions that are used by using the same idea."

I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.

My personal conclusion is all chess players, artists, chess players are all coming artists.

http://translationparty.com/#7375135

Yes, yes I do.  :-*

"Gotta catch em all! POKEMON"

VVVV

Featured, catch em all! Pokemon

Stop locking my threads you passive-aggressive wanker

becomes

Oyster Passhibumasu is stopping you lock my thread

Oyster? ???

Please, find the great sword and rescue the princess from the evil king!

Oh god, this is not the final result, but:

Wang said that to save the princess from the evil sword in your search

:eyebrows: anyone?

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 :-\

Miyamoto Never Had To Work For Press Like This

Miyamoto did not work as a reporter


this is wisdom translation

Miyamoto Never Had To Work For Press Like This
Miyamoto did not like this feature press
The press as Miyamoto did not feature
Miyamoto did not work as a press
Miyamoto did not work as a reporter

The whole transcript is hilarious!

Wow, it is like a poem!  :wtf:

Sometimes it works surprisingly well.

I guess we'll just have to tear it down!
VVV
We must destroy it!

it's a secret to everybody
There is a secret to everyone
Everybody Has Secrets and
Everybody has secrets
Everyone has a secret

Sorry but this one is full of epics  :epileptic:

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Idea, Translation Party Remake compo.

Get a game concept
Pass it through Translation Party
Make a game about what comes out in the end

Ideas, Party Rimeikukontesuto translation. It is created to achieve a passing game to get the final concept of translation.

EDIT: we have the compo name: Party Rimeikukontesuto translation

Let's try it with Pitch Your Game Topic:

A role-playing game where battles consist of matching and overpowering your enemies dance moves with your own.
VVV
You are set to battle in response to the role of dance moves.

You're robbing a bank with three of your buddies. In the end, all the money you get will be split between the four of you. Unless, of course, one of you decides they want more money and takes care of one of the other robbers...
VVV
Three friends, the bank robber. Finally, the purchase price will be split between all four cases. Of course, that one decision, please refer to the robbery of my money ... More info

'80s ultraviolent science fiction action movie style shoot em up where the big muscled highly detailed hero goes through missions using his many futuristic but realistically damaging weapons to go guns blazin' on countless enemies while also using his deadly powers to inflict brutal, blood spilling deaths upon them.
VVV   
80, the brutal violence and deadly cancer of the SF mission, the future rights of thousands of movie-style arms to provide a bleeding Blazin'em true hero of his enemies in the use of muscle activity is to destroy.

Unfortunately, I don't think It's going to work.

EDIT: Or maybe it will, observe: http://translationparty.com/#7376152 (http://translationparty.com/#7376152)

A new planet that supports life is discovered, you are sent to explore this new world and discover the secrets that lie within and the evil that hides in the shadow.
VVV
If you can find the secrets that are sent to explore a new world of shadows in your life, the new planet is evil.

EVEN MORE EDIT:
Accept the game. We are the mouse and the finale, the movie distribution platform, please pass level to work with care file.

Weapons, in Boston, if time travel is broken!

Yeah, It'll work out, but some concepts just wont.

Mmm...

Maybe there's a specific way to write the concepts that yields the best results?

I was just an idea, but yeah, maybe it wouldn't work too well. This thing isn't CRAZY enough.

Yes, the last quote I posted was from They Live/Duke Nukem, so either is right :P


becomes:


Ah purizu purizu use-u, sir!! Man, that's hilarious.

http://translationparty.com/#7376160

purizu is the new drug man!

Hey, while perhaps the ideas will not be scrambled and crazy enough for random hilarity, it should be a requirement for the Famicart compo that all games must have a short description generated by Translation Party! :eyebrows:

That would be pretty cool, yeah. Fits well with the Engrish vibe.

Maybe any and all text in the games should go through the Translation Party, to give a feeling of all the games being badly localized famicom carts.

Opponents have converted well, I was Famicart Kureijirandamuaidea Simply put, you create a competitive game for the party, do I have all the excitement?


This is pretty cool. I am English and Japanese are feeling a good fit. Building shopping cart, any text Famikonrokaraizu game seriously, probably all, Patigemuoba or will I look into?


endless fun for idiots  :durr:

In some ancient language from the beginning of time, I'm certain that this is exactly what the word "internet" stands for.

A heroic plumber must repeatedly defeat an evil turtle, because the princess is in another castle.
Princess, Kameshiro must repeat the evil hero down the pipe.
http://translationparty.com/#7378214

A benevolent scientist creates a war machine to save the world from 8 themed robots.
Scientists will create a humane world to save the eight themes of the robot war machines.
http://translationparty.com/#7378156

A spelunker with a large red nose must use ropes, bombs, and a whip to navigate through increasingly improbable underground environments.
This is a big red nose, Ropusuperanka can go to our basement bar explosive environment.
http://translationparty.com/#7378238

Okay, as an insane game inspiration machine, this is perhaps second only to the VGNG.

cave story is a japanese indy game that has become quite popular on the internet.
to
Indiana cave in Japan is a very popular story on the Internet.

http://translationparty.com/#7379263

Guess the reference and WIN!

EDIT: Also: "You spoony poet!"

EDIT: And more:


is now

The player must stack blocks in a variety of different shapes, leaving no gaps between them.
Other players in various ways, the gap must block pile.

 :shrug2:

It reminds me of square testicles.

Why does everyone credit that quote to Duke Nukem when they totally stole it from They Live (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/)

A metroidvania set entirely in water, using the unusual movement to create unique gameplay.
VVV
Metroidvania is done using a glass of water movement to create a very unique game.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Anyone tried it.

Is that a question?  The Lord works in mysterious ways and apparently He is a sarcastic bugger.

"Stupid is as stupid does." becomes, "Stupid stupid."

What's worse is that the translation is completely non-deterministic. I tried some of the lines you guys posted here and got different results.

Were they old lines?  This topic is not exactly new.
I think Google's translation has improved (or at least changed?) since then, so you won't be getting the exact same results any more.

"o"

becomes

"o"

Dum becomes dam

An Einstein quote :
"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves"
Becomes "Of course, it is safe."

Tired of those games Illidan.

from
I grow tired of these games, Illidan will be mine! -Warden from WC3 camp.

I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum.

It's all bubble gum chewing gum, ass strikes back.

 :o

Before known than text output page thread conversion, can be linked to differences between the parties. Leads to insight and hysteria.

My fingers are so cold right now guys.

My finger was a cool guy.