Yo Bro - It's time for a poll!

[turboswimbz]

So some people in this forum have championed a certain spelling of this game with a damned apostrophe.

THIS CANNOT BE STOOD FOR!

Yo brethren! Rise up with me and using the power of voting in a pole help me put these neigh sayers in place!

I submit to you the evidence for each spelling:

Exhibit 1 Cover art!

Take note of the correct spelling Yo Bro with a trademark symbol - no apostrophe!


Exhibit 2 the HuCARD!

Note the mistake of the idiot who did the lettering and wrongly added an apostrophe - an apostrophe this makes no sense what so ever!
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Exhibit 3 the title Screen!

Note that apparently the programmers thought the title should be Yo, Bro with a comma.  However this adds too silly a pause between the words, therefor the correct way to say it is Yo Bro, as in Yo Bro pass me the controller it is my turn to play in this two player game of Yo Bro.  

[Bardoly]

Hmm...  This is an important question, the answer of which may hold catastrophic ramifications to the Turboverse.  Our community cannot afford to be splintered over this indubitably paramount discussion, so I propose that all who do not toe the party line (once we ascertain what it is, of course), should be castigated harshly, and if they will not recant from their devisive position, then they shall be derided daily until such time as they repent.

[turboswimbz]

Lol... this is a riot. ( :  For the record, let it be known to all persons that I, prior to this moment, have had no stake or interest in the title of this title beyond being cheeky.  However, I would submit to the collective that we need more evidence to make a truly informed decision.

BEHOLD!!!

Exhibit 4

Beyond the conspicuous presence of the apostrophe at the top left of the box's rear, if one looks closely at the fine print at the bottom it can be seen that NEC's trademark is for "Yo' Bro".  Logic be damned, my money is on NEC designating as a trademark the spelling of the game as they wanted it to be.

You would bring the dark and seedy backside into this! 
and yeah let's go off a back of the back that calls this a 1 player game.
I dimiss this. as you all surely must.   

[TheClash603]

It is assuredly Yo' Bro.

The characters in this game are obviously not human's, so they obviously would not worship a human god.  This title is actually a highly insightful look into the religion of the creatures in the game.

Whereas many people are getting hung up on the apostrophe, I think it is time to really question if this is a long or a short O.  In my opinion, the title of the game contains a long O, which makes an "oooo" sound.  This is a play on Hebrew.  Obviously.

The apostrophe is a little wink at another religious piece of literature, the Qur'an.

The developers were secretly trying to push for peace in the Middle East.  By using fun cartoon characters, they thought they could appeal to both sides.  Unfortunately, they failed.

[Aggie Tsubi]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if they actually trademarked all three versions? Just to cover their bases, haha. I mean, the trademark symbol is on them all.

Maybe "Yo'" is short for something. Yodel Bro... Yogurt Bro... Yom Kippur Bro...

[turboswimbz]

Wouldn't it be hilarious if they actually trademarked all three versions? Just to cover their bases, haha. I mean, the trademark symbol is on them all.

Maybe "Yo'" is short for something. Yodel Bro... Yogurt Bro... Yom Kippur Bro...

Damn they knew the fro yo. Revolution was coming. Nec to release first game in 15 years. Fro yo bro!

[Punch]

I tried to search NEC on the USPTO, I found Blazing Lazers, China Warrior, Boxyboy... but no Yo', Bro! At least I've found that the whale logo on the TurboExpress on the movie Enemy of the State was meant for "full line of electronic devices for use in computing, image display, printing, data storage and fingerprint identification." I guess that never took off?

For now I'll settle with "Crappy HuCard" or the "KusoCardo" japanese equivalent.

[Phase]

Pshh, I call it Yo Bro Yo Bro due to the cursive letters which clearly require you say it twice.

Example: Yo bro yo bro pass me the controller.

[sunteam_paul]

V O L F I E V

[galam]

I think I am siding with "apostrophe" here.  There is a higher frequency of uses than non-uses in the spelling of "Yo' Bro".

See more exhibits...

We seem to have left the spine out of the discussion...



Also, the manual is littered with apostrophe spelling...







Now, my opinion is that Yo' is an abbreviation of "YOUR".  As in "Hey, that's Yo' Bro over there!"

[Punch]

V O L F I E V

[turboswimbz]

V O L F I E V

More treachery, it shall always be VOLFIEV - ALWAYS!   

[galam]

We're getting off track of the real "issue" here.

 

[turboswimbz]

EXHIBIT what are we on 6

August/September 91 Turboplay - Yo' Bro!

[galam]

Oh, well done sir. Good find. 

We are also seeing some liberal use of the exclamation point here and there.  !