Author Topic: Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD - Launches 23rd May (Read 94339 times)

Ali · « **Reply #160 on:** 09 Oct 2008, 11:24 »

Quote from: Pauca sed bona on 07 Oct 2008, 17:06

Hi, just wanted to say I've created an article for Spoonbeaks Ahoy! on Wikipedia:

Finally! I mean... thank you! I'm glad you like the game and I appreciate your effort to get more people interested.

kajlin · « **Reply #161 on:** 03 Nov 2008, 10:53 »

Ali, your Nelly Cootalot is one of the best games I've ever played. Thank you for such a nice game. I hope you won't stop creating new games

Crimson Wizard · « **Reply #162 on:** 23 Apr 2009, 18:26 »

I finished the game some time ago and I wanted to ask this question, but was continiously forgetting to do this

So, sorry for bringing this thread up again... but can anyone explain me the meaning of the joke (or maybe it isn't a joke?) about "Soviet Russia" and "vodka"? I cannot understand a sense of those lines Nelly sais in the context when Bartender tells her she should pay for entering a pirate museum.

Ali · « **Reply #163 on:** 24 Apr 2009, 13:21 »

To save anyone jumping in and trying to defend my shoddy writing. The joke* is simply that people often fatuously compare unfair situations to Soviet Russia. However, the charge-to-enter-pirate-museum situation is actually nothing like Soviet Russia.

It could equally well have run:

FRIDAY: Sorry, it costs 1 daalder to enter the museum.

NELLY: Eh? This is like Thatcherite Britain!

FRIDAY: How?

NELLY: Well... there aren't any miners.

FRIDAY: Damn right! No ID means no service.

Which to be honest is marginally better.

* In the loosest possibly sense of the word.

Crimson Wizard · « **Reply #164 on:** 24 Apr 2009, 13:32 »

Quote from: Ali on 24 Apr 2009, 13:21

To save anyone jumping in and trying to defend my shoddy writing. The joke* is simply that people often fatuously compare unfair situations to Soviet Russia.

Hehe, weird, wasn't much aware of this.
Anyway, thanks for explanation

Ali · « **Reply #165 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 22:25 »

*Blows dust off the old thread...*

Nelly Cootalot now supports a Spanish translation (courtesy of Kawagames) and anti-aliased characters (look at the edges all smooth...).
Hooray! What's the Spanish for hooray...? I forgot to ask...

Check the first post for more details!

If you host an old version of the game, please update it. The game is 4 years old, so bug reports are not welcome, but will be tolerated.

Igor Hardy · « **Reply #166 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 22:41 »

Wow, the anti-aliasing thing really prettifies Nelly a lot!

Haggis · « **Reply #167 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 22:42 »

Ooooooo Nelly Cootalot extra smooth.... no nonsense.

Ali · « **Reply #168 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 17:57 »

A nice chap called Hervé Appriou has translated Nelly Cootalot into French and I'm looking for French-speaking playtesters to play through and proof-read the game.

If you are interested please PM me!

Igor Hardy · « **Reply #169 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 18:06 »

Cripes, I thought it's finally the Nelly Cootalot II release announcement!

Ali · « **Reply #170 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 18:15 »

Mais non. Pardon.

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Dualnames · « **Reply #172 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 20:28 »

Quote from: Ascovel on 02 Dec 2011, 18:06

Cripes, I thought it's finally the Nelly Cootalot II release announcement!

Me too. GOD DAMN IT!

Monsieur OUXX · « **Reply #173 on:** 02 Dec 2011, 20:59 »

Me me me me me! Pick me!
Also, could you directly send the translation file so that I can read through everything and spot all grammar mistakes directly?

LUniqueDan · « **Reply #174 on:** 03 Dec 2011, 09:49 »

Hey! No! Take me instead. I'm in!
Don't take Ouxx.

I speak Swiss French, Walloon, Magwa, Québécois, Modern Monégasque and Ch'tiac/Acadian. While Ouxx probably olny speak that weird stuff found in France.

Pleaaaaaaaaaase.

Monsieur OUXX · « **Reply #175 on:** 04 Dec 2011, 21:53 »

A whole, long, entire weekend wasted

On a separate note: I'm VERY curious to see how the advanced puns have been translated so far.
Even the names -- it's actually a very similar process as the ones from Harry Potter: Voldemort --> Voldemort (obviously), Slytherin -> Serpentard, Cootalot -> ... Moultebécasse?

Ali · « **Reply #176 on:** 05 Dec 2011, 09:00 »

My sweet Lord, pun and silly joke translation is difficult!

From both the French and Spanish translators I kept getting polite emails asking me to explain "brass monkey warmers" or the dangers of "improperly buckled swashes". Thanks for the PMs guys, I'll be in contact soon!

- Al

Monsieur OUXX · « **Reply #177 on:** 05 Dec 2011, 11:42 »

LUnique Dan (and other potential volunteers), I have the translation file, please PM me to get in touch and synchronize.

Ali · « **Reply #178 on:** 24 May 2012, 10:27 »

Call for French Proofreaders!

M'aidez!

Monsieur OUXX has been working away on the French proofreading for a while now, but he needs some help!

As I mentioned earlier, Hervé has translated the game into French, but careful proofreading is essential to maintain the silly puns and (importantly) the language-based puzzles. Monsieur OUXX is half way through the proofreading, do you think you could help with this final push? If so, please contact him or me!

Merci!

thiezar · « **Reply #179 on:** 24 Jun 2012, 10:10 »

Wow. It looks great. I'm gonna play it. I love games with such stylish graphics.

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Author Topic: Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD - Launches 23rd May (Read 94339 times)