Funny things you've been told while buying a TG game or system!

[Necromancer]

Noob question.

How is Ys supposed to be pronounced?  Using normal English phonics, I would assume that it would be pronounced WHYSSS.

Haven't you played (about a minute in)? 

It's pronounce like eese - think geese without the g.

[Black Tiger]

Noob question.

How is Ys supposed to be pronounced?  Using normal English phonics, I would assume that it would be pronounced WHYSSS.

Haven't you played

(about a minute in)? 

It's pronounce like eese - think geese without the g.

lol, I was going to use the "geese" example before clicking on page 2.

Other localized Ys games might say "EEZ", but I haven't played any other Ys games with Englush voice acting other than the beginning of Ys Seven. It's "EESU" in Japanese.

I don't blame people for saying "WISE" because the SMS and PCE Ys IV spell it "Y's".

[geise]

PCE Ys 4 does?  Don't remember that one?  I'm sure you're right though.  I haven't played it in ages.  Does the SMS Ys spell it Ys for both JP and US versions?  

Weird I can't put a ' in Ys.  Try it again... Y's

[Drakon]

Years ago (late 90's, early 2000's), there was a store outside the Eaton's Centre in Toronto (I think it was Video Game Connections??) that had 2 new Turbo Cd systems on the shelf for years and years.  They were priced at $299 and I offered to buy both for $400. 

He looked at me and scoffed, "I've got a guy in California who will pay $1200 EACH for them.  I just don't want to ship them."...

They were still there six months later, but I haven't been back to the store in over 10 years....

I'm from toronto living in york.  I've never tried to buy tg16 stuff at stores because store guys here are idiots.

[majors]

Weird I can't put a ' in Ys.  Try it again... Ys

Ahhh....cool forum mod.

[420GOAT]

hahaha

Years ago (late 90's, early 2000's), there was a store outside the Eaton's Centre in Toronto (I think it was Video Game Connections??) that had 2 new Turbo Cd systems on the shelf for years and years.  They were priced at $299 and I offered to buy both for $400. 

He looked at me and scoffed, "I've got a guy in California who will pay $1200 EACH for them.  I just don't want to ship them."...

They were still there six months later, but I haven't been back to the store in over 10 years....

I'm from toronto living in york.  I've never tried to buy tg16 stuff at stores because store guys here are idiots.

i asked the local "Gamer" at game stop about some tg16 stuff and he said "whats that?" my kids and buddies just laughed and said "youre old" to me.

[turboswimbz]

Here is my favorite store reviews since it was posted before about a store.

http://local.yahoo.com/info-64801159-swap-video-audio-games-music-7326403123-edison

http://www.yelp.com/biz/swap-edison

By the way any positive review comes from the owner himself.  And no he does not know where anything is.  once saw a guy ask "do your have super metroid" they came back with super smash bros.  and swore it was in fact super metroid.

[Arkhan]

Betty:

I went to this store to sell some video games and DVDs that I didn't want anymore:.it was a NIGHTMARE...first -I couldn't believe how cheap the guy working there was...THE PRICES IN THIS STORE R A RIP OFF!!! this guy is selling CDs for 15-25 bux some even HIGHER!!! When u can go to target or wallmart and pay 9.99:.I mentioned this to him& he said the CDs I have are rare& not in print anymore..RIDICULOUS! I don't care what he says he is overpriced...EVERYTHING IS!!!..my friend asked about a USED saxophone & he told him he wanted 1000 bux!!!! There are new beautiful saxs' for 350-500!!!!!! NEW NOT USED!!!!...& to top it all off the most HORRIBLE THING WAS THAT THIS CREEP STARTED TALKING SEXUAL TO ME ASKING ME IF I LIKE STRIP CLUBS& Saying he needed to hire some new employees to do work in his store 7 days a week& that the pay would be between $150-300 per week depending on how much "work" I wud be willing to do!!!!...I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT GUY MEANT SEX as work!!!! DISGUISTING PIG!!! I'm reporting him! DO NOT GO THERE!!! PERIOD!!!!


I loled.

[turboswimbz]

Betty:

I went to this store to sell some video games and DVDs that I didn't want anymore:.it was a NIGHTMARE...first -I couldn't believe how cheap the guy working there was...THE PRICES IN THIS STORE R A RIP OFF!!! this guy is selling CDs for 15-25 bux some even HIGHER!!! When u can go to target or wallmart and pay 9.99:.I mentioned this to him& he said the CDs I have are rare& not in print anymore..RIDICULOUS! I don't care what he says he is overpriced...EVERYTHING IS!!!..my friend asked about a USED saxophone & he told him he wanted 1000 bux!!!! There are new beautiful saxs' for 350-500!!!!!! NEW NOT USED!!!!...& to top it all off the most HORRIBLE THING WAS THAT THIS CREEP STARTED TALKING SEXUAL TO ME ASKING ME IF I LIKE STRIP CLUBS& Saying he needed to hire some new employees to do work in his store 7 days a week& that the pay would be between $150-300 per week depending on how much "work" I wud be willing to do!!!!...I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT GUY MEANT SEX as work!!!! DISGUISTING PIG!!! I'm reporting him! DO NOT GO THERE!!! PERIOD!!!!


I loled.

one day I'll try to get video from this place. it is fantastic.

[Necromancer]

PCE Ys 4 does?

I know the disc has the apostrophe (two of 'em!).

[Arjak]

On the subject of the Ys pronunciation debacle, when I first got Ys I & II for the Turbo, the manual was in poor shape, so I had to find another. A member of this forum directed me to call this game shop which had one available. The conversation with the guy on the phone went something like this:

Him: Hello?

Me: Hi, I heard you have manual for the TurboGrafx game, Ys?

Him: Huh?

Me: Ys...It's spelled y, s.

Him: Oh, Wise...

Me: 

I think I died a little inside from that.

[Sadler]

Excerpt from a buddy's web comic documenting my argument with a game store employee over Bonk's Big Adventure:


(click for full comic)

[Drakon]

Man, as a native english speaker I still managed to guess how to properly say "Ys" because you know...it's how it's spelled.

[wilykat]

I remember how someone at Kmart once thought that TG-16 was related to Nintendo and would eventually have keyboard and computer stuff, like a next gen console.  NEC and NES are off by only 1 letter (NEC maybe they thought it meant Nintendo Entertainment Computer?)

That Kmart store closed a year later.

[Bardoly]

Noob question.

How is Ys supposed to be pronounced?  Using normal English phonics, I would assume that it would be pronounced WHYSSS.

Haven't you played

(about a minute in)? 

It's pronounce like eese - think geese without the g.

Actually, my only experience with the Ys series is the SNES version, which I only played a very little of, and I don't remember any voice-acting in it.  Since I just got a Turbo Duo last week, I guess that I figured that I would probably try to get this game somewhere down the road, but after watching that video, it has piqued my interest.  Is the game pretty good?