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CliffyA on May 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces

I agree with what you are saying, except that "I AM ERROR" isn't actually a bug. The character is intentionally named that in Zelda II, even in the original Japanese.

corrral on May 25, 2022 | [–]

Huh, TIL. I even had the game back in the day, and had no idea that wasn't an actual oversight.

fzzzy on May 25, 2022 | | [–]

Programmer joke. See my sibling comment to yours.

fzzzy on May 25, 2022 | [–]

And "Bagu" is mistranslated; his name is supposed to be "Bug".

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